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Brahmam: Hi Vishnu, any idea where Siva
might be?
(P´ áéπ\-úø’ç-úÌîÓa à¢Á’iØ√ ûÁ©’≤ƒ)?
Vishnu: Not in the least. You call Ganesh.
He might know.
Ganesh
(ÅÆæ©’ ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ü¿’. phone
èπ◊
îË®·. Åûª-EéÀ ûÁL-ߪ’-´îª’a.)
Not in the least= ÅÆæ©’ ™‰ü¿’.
Brahmam: Has he a cell? Let me have the
number
cell
(Åûª-EéÀ Number
Öçü∆. É´¤y)
Vishnu: He hasn't a cell/ He has no cell. He
fears it might affect his heart if he
carries it in his pocket, and his ear,
if he hears from it- because of radi-
ation.
heart
(™‰ü¿’. ÅC ñ‰•’™ °ô’d-èπ◊çõ‰ èπ◊,
ü∆EoNçõ‰ îÁNéÀ üÁ•s ÅE ÅûªE ¶µºßª’ç)
Brahmam: So how do I get at him now?
(´’J ÅûªEo °æô’d-éÓ-´ôç ᙫ?)
Get at = îË®Ω’-éÓ-´-ôç/- °æ-ô’d-éÓ-´ôç
Vishnu: He might be at office now Ringup
his office. You might be able to con-
tact him.
(Åûª-E°æ¤púø’ office ™ Öçúø-´îª’a. Åéπ\-
úÕéÀ Phone îÁß˝’. †’´y-ûªEo Åéπ\úø
°æô’d-éÓ-´îª’a).
Contact: Ææç•ç-üµ¿ç/- ä-éπ-JûÓ communication
Öçúøôç
Brahmam: Any idea who else might know
Siva's whereabouts now? I want
him urgently.
Siva
(§ÚF É°æ¤-úÁ-éπ\-úø’-Ø√oúÓ îÁ°æp-í∫-©-
¢√∞¡Ÿx ÉçÈé-´-®ΩØ√o ÖØ√o®√?ÅûªEo éπ©’-Ææ’-
éÓ-´ôç î√-™« Å´-Ææ®Ωç).
Vishnu: Try his home. Here's the number.
But they might all be out.
phone
(¢√Rxç-öÀéÀ îÁß˝’. -É-CíÓ -†ç-•®˝.
Å®·ûË ¢√∞Îx-´®Ω÷ Éçöx ™‰éπ-§Ú-´îª’a).
(Try= v°æߪ’-Aoç* îª÷úø’. ûÁ©’Ææ’ éπü∆: out:
Éçöx ™‰éπ-§Ú-´ôç; In = Éçöx Öçúøôç)
É´Fo might combination ûÓ Ö†o verbs Ö†o
sentences éπü∆. I mean, °j Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù-™ -EN.
Might combination ûÓ verbs English ™ ûª®Ω-
îª’í¬ ¢√-úø’-ûª’ç-ö«ç. Åçü¿’-éπE might combina-
tion ûÓ ´îËa verbs †’ í∫’-Jç-* ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´ôç
´·êuç/ -Ö-°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-éπ®Ωç.
Might Combination Verbs:
a) Might be ('be' form);
b) Might+ 1st Regular doing word - might know,
might come, might like, etc.
1) Might, present ™é¬F,future ™é¬F, Åçõ‰
É°æ¤úø’é¬F, Ééπ-´·çü¿’é¬F, expresses doubt
(ÆæçüË£æ«ç) and uncertainty (Ææç-Cí∫l¥-ûª). Åçõ‰
ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Öçúø-´îª’a, ®√´îª’a ÅE '´îª’a— °æü∆©èπ◊
Ææ´÷†ç.
a) Might be - ÉC 'be' form; Å®Ωnç: Öçúø-´îª’a.
-v°æ-¨¡o:
-Éç-Tx-≠ˇ-™ -¶«í¬ -´÷-ö«x-ú≈-©ç-õ‰ -àç
-îË-ߪ÷-™ Ææ-©£æ… -É-´yí∫-©®Ω’.
– -áç.-¢Áçéπ-õ‰-¨¡y®ΩÈ®-úÕf, -<®√-©
-ï-¢√-•’:
Spoken English
v°æA-¶µº™ ÉÆæ’h†o
exercises regular practice
í¬
English paper
îËߪ’çúÕ. îªü¿-´ôç
continue îËߪ’çúÕ. *†o *†o English story
books èπÿú≈ îªü¿-´çúÕ. ûª°æpéπ ´÷ö«x-úø-í∫-©®Ω’–
üµÁj®Ωuçí¬ ´÷ö«x-úøôç v§ƒ®Ωç-GµÊÆh.
-v°æ-¨¡o: i) -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ-™... consist, collapse, cultiva-
tion... -O-öÀ-E -á-™« °æ-©é¬-L?
ii) A. How do you go to home?
B. I go home by rickshaw. éπÈ®Íéd-Ø√?
Spoken English
-Ñ-Ø√-úø’ -Ç-C¢√®Ωç 8 -ï-†-´-J 2006
b) Might + 1st Regular doing word (see, go,
come, etc) Might see = îª÷úø-´îª’a (ÆæçüË£æ«ç),
Might go = ¢Á∞¡x-´îª’a, Might come = ®√´îª’a.
´’† Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ sentence äéπ-≤ƒJ îª÷ü∆lç.
a) Any idea where Siva might be?
P´ áéπ\-úø’ç-úÌîÓa à´’Ø√o ûÁ©’≤ƒ?
b) You call Ganesh. He might know
í∫ù‰-≠ˇèπ◊ phone îÁß˝’. Åûª-EéÀ ûÁL-ߪ’-´îª’a.
c) He fears it might affect his heart...
í∫’çúÁ üÁ•s A†-´-îªaE... ÅûªE ¶µºßª’ç.
d) You might be able to contact him there
Might èπ◊ ´’®Ó Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç: Manager: ؈÷ ÅüË Å†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o, Å®·ûË î√-™«
Féπ-ûª†’ Åéπ\úø üÌ®Ωéπ-´-a/ -ûª-í∫-™Ôa. a) You might try his office phone number if you ê®Ω’a Ŵa éπü∆ ÅE ņ’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o.
e) But they might all be out are unable to get his home. Supdt.:
é¬E, O’Í®-´’-†’-éÓ-éπ-§ÚûË, ´’†èπ◊ ü∆E-´©x
Åçü¿®Ω÷ •ßª’-öÀéÀ ¢Á∞¡Ÿxç-úÌa. Phone
Åûª-EçöÀ Office phone try
üÌ®Ω-éπ\-§ÚûË, business áèπ◊\´´¤ûª’çC, sir. áèπ◊\´
鬕öÀd îª÷¨»®Ω’ éπü∆, might, present ™, future ™ îËߪ’çúÕ. customers ´îËa Å´-鬨¡ç Öçô’çC éπü∆,
Åçûª éπ*a-ûªç-é¬E N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo ûÁ©’°æ¤ûª’ç-ü¿E– Might b) You might call the helpline in sir.
be/ Might + 1st RDW (Regular Doing Word) case of trouble. Manager: Ñ Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç budget ™ adjust
trouble,
O’Íé-´’Ø√o help line
Öçõ‰, èπ◊ phone
≤ƒüµ¿u-¢Á’i, ï®Ω-í∫-éπ-§Ú-´-îªaØË N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo îËߪ’-´-îªaç-ö«®√?
ûÁ©’-°æ¤-ûª’çC. îËߪ’çúÕ. Supdt.: ؈’ budget prepare îËÊÆ-¨»†’.
In case of= Å®·ûË, helpline= äéπ ÆæçÆæn ´©x
O’®Ì-éπ\-≤ƒJ ÅC -îª÷Æœ E®Ωgߪ’ç BÆæ’éÓ-
Ææ£æ…ߪ’ç §Òçü¿-ö«-EéÀ îËߪ÷-Lq† phone) ´îª’a, sir.
Ñ È®çúø’ Sentences ™ ™«í¬ might †’ Ææ÷îª- Answers:
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 94
†-©’/- Ææ-©-£æ…©’ É´y-ö«-EéÀ èπÿú≈ ¢√úøû√ç– a)
´·êuçí¬ ´’†-éπçõ‰ °ü¿l-¢√-∞¡xèπ◊, ´’†éπçõ‰ °j≤ƒn®· Prabhu: We are playing the match today, aren't
¢√∞¡xèπ◊ Ææ÷îª-†-L-´y-ö«-EéÀ î√™« ´’®√u-ü¿-éπ-®Ωçí¬. we?
You might call the helpline
Varma: Yes. But (I'm
Ñ Å®ΩnçûÓ Might èπÿ, Éçûªèπ◊´·çü¿’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊†o Rajasekhar (Senior Manager):
Manmohan, the power bills are going up. afraid) it might
May èπ◊ î√™« §ÚLéπ Ö†oô’x ûÁ©’-≤ÚhçC éπü∆.
Can't we make do with two air conditioners rain.
Might, may éπØ√o áèπ◊\´ ÆæçüË-£æ…Eo ´uéπh-°æ-®Ω’-
instead of four? Prabhu: In case/ If it
Ææ’hçC. Åçõ‰ May -¢√-úÕ-†°æ¤p-úø’ áèπ◊\´ rains when
(Manmohan, billséπÈ®çö¸ ¶«í¬ áèπ◊\-´®·§Úûª’-
≤ƒüµ¿u´’ßË’u Å´-鬨¡ç -Öç-ô’ç-ü¿-†o-´÷-ô. Ø√o®·.3 AC machines •ü¿’©’ È®ç-úÕçöÀûÓ might the
1 a) Sunil may come this evening
Ææ®Ω’l-éÓ-´îª’a éπü∆? match we?
Ñ ≤ƒßª’çvûªç Ææ’F™¸ ®√´îª’a. Manmohan (Manager): Varma: (It) might be this M. SURESAN
b) Sunil might come this evening That might not be much use, sir. Power bills weekend.
Ñ ≤ƒßª’çvûªç Sunil ®√´-îËa¢Á÷. may be less, but the staff might not work so Prabhu: What might be our chances of win-
Sentence (a) ™éπØ√o (b) ™ ÆæçüË£æ«ç áèπ◊\´. efficiently. ning?
Sunil may come ņo-°æ¤úø’ Ææ’F™¸ ´îËa Ææ÷îª- cur-
(Åü¿ç-ûª Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-éπ®Ωç é¬éπ-§Ú-´îª’a. ü∆E´©x Varma: Ah... we might win...
†©’ áèπ◊\´, Sunil might come ņo-°æp-öÀ-éπØ√o. rent ê®Ω’a ûªí∫’_-ûª’ç-üË¢Á÷ é¬E, Æœ•sçC Åçûª Prabhu: What's the doubt?/ Why the doubt?
2 a) It may rain (´®Ω{ç ®√´îª’a) – doubtful sir)
Ææ´’-®Ωn-ªçí¬ °æE-îË-ߪ’-éπ-§Ú-´îª’a, Varma: The pitch might not help our players.
b) It might rain (Highly doubtful) Manager, Sr Manager
í∫´’-Eç-î√®Ω’ éπü∆. éÀîËa Prabhu: You might try Gopala Rao among our

´’†ç Éçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊†o might ¢Á·ü¿öÀ Ö°æ- Might
´’®√u-ü¿-éπ-®Ω-¢Á’i† Ææ÷ – ¢√úÕ. bowlers. The pitch might favour him.
'What do you think of this method?'
ßÁ÷í∫ç. It expresses possibility/ uncertain- b)
ty/ doubt in the present or in the future. (Ñ °æü¿l¥-A í∫’-Jç-* O’Í®-´’-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o®Ω’?) Manager: I want to get rid of all the furniture in
'It might not increase our profits, sir'
(A) India might win the coming cricket series the office and get a new set in its
with Pakistan, atleast Inzamam says so
(ÅC ´’† ™«¶µ«-©†’ °çîª-éπ-§Ú-´îª’a). place./ I want to replace all the old
ï®Ω-í∫-†’†o cricket series ¶µ«®Ωû˝ Èí©--¢Ìa. Now practise the following in English: furniture by a new set.
a) (È®çúÓC simple, better.)
Éçï-´÷¢˛’ Å™« Åçô’-Ø√oúø’.
Prabhu:
´’†ç Ñ®Ó-V match -Çúø’-ûª’Ø√oç, éπü∆? Superintendent:
India may win Åçõ‰ ¶µ«®Ωû˝ ÈíLîË chances
Varma: That might be a good idea. It might
Éçé¬Ææh áèπ◊\´ ņo-´÷ô. Å´¤†’. Å®·ûË ´®Ω{ç ´Ææ’hç-üË¢Á÷?
Prabhu:
´®Ω{ç ´ÊÆh á°æ¤p-úø’ -ÇúÌa ´’†ç? be good to have the walls painted
too, sir.
Varma:
Ñ ¢√®√çûªç Ŵa.
iii) Seminar Ææç-ü¿®√s¥-™x how can we intro- Prabhu:
´’†ç ÈíLîË Å´-é¬-¨»-™‰çö? (That might not be a bad idea, after all. Ñ
duce ourselves? Varma: sentence áèπ◊\´ ¢√u´-£æ…-J-éπç–- ´·-êuçí¬
– -áÆˇ.-ûªéÀs-ߪ÷, -´’-*-M°æ-ôoç
´’†ç... Èí©-´-îËa¢Á÷?
Prabhu: éÌçîÁç °ü¿l¢√∞¡xûÓ ´÷õ‰x-ô-°æ¤úø’, í∫’®Ω’hçC éπü∆:
-ï-¢√-•’:
àçöÀ ÆæçüË£æ«ç?
Varma: Pitch´’† Players èπ◊ help îËߪ’-éπ-§Ú-´- not bad= very good.)
i) consist = éπØ˛-Æ œÆˇd – Æœ ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç îËa-¢Á÷-†E!
Prabhu: ´’† bowlers ™ Gopala Rao †’ O’®Ω’
Manager: That's what I think too. But it might
cost a lot.
collapse = éπ ™«°ˇq – ™« ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç
cultivation = éπLd-¢Á-ß˝’-≠æØ˛ – ¢Áß˝’ ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç try îËߪ’-´îª’a. Åûª-Eéà pitch ņ’-èπÿ- Supdt.: If I might say so, (O’Í®O’ ņ’-éÓ-éπ-§Ú-ûË-
ii) A. How do you go to home ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’– Lç-îª-´îª’a. †çúŒ)We shall have more business,
How do you go home? - correct. b) sir. We might have more customers,
Home 'to' Manager: Ñ §ƒûª furniture Åçû√ BÊÆÆœ éÌûªh fur- sir.
´·çü¿’ ≤ƒ´÷-†uçí¬ ®√ü¿’.
B. I go home by rickshaw, ... niture Å´’-®√a-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o. Manager: Can we adjust this in this year's
iii) Good morning, every body, I am... (name) Superintendent: ÅC ´’ç* idea, sir. ´’† Office budget?/ You feel we can adjust it in
presenting this paper on... (subject). ™‰éπ-§ÚûË èπ◊ èπÿú≈ ´’ç* ®Ω÷°æç ´Ææ’hçC. this year's budget?
Éçé¬, sir, ´’† íÓúø-©-Eoç-öÀéà Supdt.: I've prepared the budget, sir. You
My name is..., presenting this paper on...
paint -¢Ë®·ç-îªôç èπÿú≈ ´’ç*- might just look at it and decide.
üË¢Á÷, sir.
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