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•öÀd, ü∆Eo report îËߪ’ôç
Vinamra: Are you sure which train we are trav-
elling by and on which date?
(´’†ç à -võ„®·-Ø˛™ , à ûËD ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-Ø√o¢Á÷
Fèπ◊ éπ*aûªçí¬ ûÁ©’≤ƒ?)
Vismaya: Of course I am. We are going by the
AP Express on the 30th. Let there be
no doubt about it.
(áçü¿’èπ◊ ûÁL-ߪ’ü¿’?´’†ç 30-† -á.°œ. áé˙q-
vÂ°Æˇ™ ¢Á∞¡ŸhØ√oç.)
(Of course I am – ûÁ-L-ߪ’-éπ-§Ú-´ôç
àçöÃ? ¶«í¬ ûÁ©’Ææ’ ÅE.)
Vinamra: Then what about the reservation.
(´’J- -J-ïÍ®y-≠æ-Ø˛ Ææçí∫-ûËç-öÀ?)
Vismaya: That's the travel dept's business. Let
them do it.
(ÅC v°æߪ÷ùN¶µ«í∫ç ¢√-∞¡x ¶«üµ¿uûª. -Ç °æE
¢√∞¡Ÿx îËߪ÷-L.)
Vinamra: What about the director's travel
arrangements?
(-´’-J -úÁjÈ®éπd®˝ -v°æ-ߪ÷-ù -à®√p-ôx Ææçí∫-A?)
Vismaya: It's not our business. Let his PA (per-
sonal assistant) take care of them.
(´’†èπ◊ Ææç•çüµ¿ç ™‰ü¿’. Çߪ’† °œ.-á.
îª÷Ææ’éÓ-¢√Lq† N≠æߪ’ç ÅC.)
Vinamra: How long are we to be in Delhi
(´’†ç -úµÕ-Mx-™ áEo ®ÓV-©’ç-ú≈L?)
Vismaya: Let's make the best of the trip. Let's
stay there for two or three days after
the conference. We can do a bit of
shopping and sight seeing too.
(Ñ v°æߪ÷-ù«Eo ´’†ç ÆæCy-E-ßÁ÷í∫ç
îËÆæ’èπ◊çü∆ç. Ææ´÷-¢Ë¨¡ç ûª®√yûª Åéπ\úø
È®çúø’ ´‚úø’ ®ÓV-©’çü∆ç. é¬Ææh -≥ƒ°œçí˚,
ÂÆj-ö¸Æ‘-®·çí˚ èπÿú≈ îËü∆lç.)
Make the best of = üË-E-ØÁj-Ø√
ÆæCy-E-ßÁ÷í∫ç îËÆæ’éÓ-´ôç.
Sight seeing =
°æ®√u-ôéπ Ææn©ç îª÷úøôç.
Vinamra: Won't the director object?
(´’J úÁjÈ®éπd®˝ Ŷµºuç-ûª®Ωç-
îÁ-G-ûË-ØÓ?/ úÁjÈ®éπd®˝ Ŷµºu-ûª®Ωç
îÁ°æpú≈?) M. SURESAN
Vismaya: Let him. But why should he?
We are going to stay there for the
extra days, at our expense.
(îÁ°æpF. ÅÆæ©’ Ŷµºuç-ûª®Ωç áçü¿’èπ◊
îÁ§ƒpL? Ç È®çvúÓ-V©’ ´’†ç ´’† ê®Ω’a©
O’ü¿ Öçö«ç.)
Vinamra: Let's tell him of it in advance. Getting
leave for the two days will be easy.
(Å®·ûË ÑN≠æߪ’ç Çߪ’-†èπ◊ ´·ç-üË
îÁ-•’--ü∆ç. Å°æ¤púø’ Ç È®ç-úø’®Ó-V-©èπ◊ ÂÆ©´¤
BÆæ’éÓ-´úøç -Ææ’-©-¶µºçí¬ Öçô’çC.)
Vismaya: Why are you so worried about it? Let
him not grant leave. He will see what
happens.
(àçôçûª éπçí¬®Ω’ °æ-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o´¤? ÂÆ©-N-´y-
èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúøF îª÷ü∆lç. Çߪ’-†Íé
ûÁ©’-Ææ’hçC.)
°j Conversation ™ let î√™«-≤ƒ®Ω’x ´*açC. Let
Ö†o sentences †’ report îËÊÆ-ô-°æ¤púø’ ñ«ví∫-ûªhí¬
îËߪ÷L. Let †’ ¢√úË Ææçü¿-®√s¥Eo •öÀd, ü∆E-èπ◊†o Å®√nEo
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
´÷®Ω’ûª÷ Öçô’çC.
Spoken English ™ let
¢√úøéπç î√™«áèπ◊\´. ûª®Ωí¬
¢√úø’-ûª’çö«ç. Åçü¿’-éπE ÅC
Ö†o sentences †’ ᙫ
report îËߪ ÷™ ûÁ© ’-Ææ ’-éÓ-
´ôç î√™« Å´-Ææ®Ωç.
ÅÆæ©’ let ¢√úø’éπ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-
èπ◊çõ‰ ÅC ᙫ report
îËߪ÷™ Ææ’©¶µºçí¬ Å®Ωnç Å´¤-
ûª’çC.
1) Let = allow (Ææ´’t-Aç-
îªôç/ã °æE îÁߪ’u-E-´yôç)
a) Let him go = Allow him
to go = ¢√úÕ-E ¢Á∞¡xF.
b) Let the milk boil = Allow the milk to boil =
§ƒ©’ ´’®Ω-í∫-F/-é¬-í∫F.
c) Let her come in = Allow her to come in =
2)
Ç¢Á’†’ ™°æ-LéÀ ®√F (®Ω´’t†’).
us ´·çü¿’ let (let us...) ¢√úÕûË ÅC v°æA-§ƒ-
ü¿†/Ææ÷ (proposal/ suggestion) Å´¤-ûª’çC.
a) Let us go now = ´’†ç ¢Á-∞¡-ü∆ç °æü¿.
b) Let us (Let's) have some thing to eat
= é¬Ææh àüÁjØ√ Açü∆ç.
Let us not trouble him
c) Let us not trouble him
-Å-ûª-úÕ-E ´’†ç ¶«üµ¿-°-öÔdü¿’l.
3) Let †’ Warning É´y-ú≈-EéÀ (£«îªa-Jç-îª-ú≈-EéÀ) èπÿú≈
¢√úøû√ç.
a) Let him not come here again
-Å-ûª-úÕ-E ´’S} Ééπ\-úÕéÀ ®√F-ߪ’èπ◊/ ®√´-ü¿lE îÁ°æ¤p/
®√èπÿ-úøü¿’.
b) Let him understand we are not afraid of him
Åûª-†çõ‰ ´’†Íéç ¶µºßª’癉ü¿E -Å-ûª-úÕ-E Å®ΩnçîËÆæ’-éÓF.
c) Let her know her limits
Ç¢Á’ £æ«ü¿’l©’ Ç¢Á’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çõ‰ ´’ç*C.
d) Let †’ order/ command èπ◊ èπÿú≈ ¢√úøû√ç.
a) Let him finish the work in an hour
í∫çô-™ °æE °æ‹Jh îËߪ÷L.
b) Let them clear all this mess -
Ñ éπçí¬S Åçû√ ¢√∞¡Ÿx ¨¡Ÿv¶µº-°æ-®Ω-î√L.
let
5) ´’† E®Ωx-é¬~ uEo ûÁ©°æú≈-EéÀ èπÿú≈
¢√úøû√ç.
a) Let him complain to the police.
What do I care = Police èπ◊ com-
plaint îËÆæ ’éÓ-´ ’†’/îËÆæ ’éÓF.
Ø√Íéç
¶µºßª’ç ™‰ü¿’.
b) Let the government do it =
ÅC v°æ¶µº’ûªyç îËߪ÷-Lq† °æE.
ÉN let èπ◊†o Å®√n©÷, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬©’. ´’†ç
let ûÓ Ö†o sentences †’ report îËÊÆ--
ô°æ¤púø’ ü∆E Å®√nEo, ¢√úÕ† Ææçü¿-®√s¥Eo •öÀd reporting
verbs, order, warn, request, ask ™«çöÀN ¢√ú≈L.
I. ´·êuçí¬ let Ö†o sentence ≤ƒ´÷†uçí¬
Imperative í¬ Öçô’çC. 鬕öÀd ü∆Eo imperative
sentence †’ report îËÆ œ-†ô’x, Åçõ‰ let ´·çü¿’
to let °öÀd v§ƒ®Ωç-GµÊÆh ÆæJ-§Ú-ûª’çC éπü∆.
Prasad: Let me go. I have work to do.
Pramod: Let me know first when we have to
start.
Report (Reporting Verb - Past)
Prasad asked Pramod to let him go as he had
work to do.
Pramod in reply asked Prasad to let him know
first when they had to start.
II. Let, suggestion èπ◊ ¢√úÕûË, suggest ÅE v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµç-
îª-´îª’a.
Vimal: Let's go to a movie
(ÆœE´÷Èé∞«lç °æü¿/ÆœE-´÷-Èé-∞«l´÷?)
(Let's - Let us)
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Lecturer: Let all the students take the test
Kamal: Let's first finish the assignment (´’†ç
without fail.
¢Á·ü¿ô Ñ assignment °æ‹Jh-îËü∆lç.
Report: (Reporting Verb - Past)
(Åçü¿®Ω’ Nü∆u-®Ω’n©’ °æKéπ~ ®√ߪ÷L – ÉC
command éπü∆)
Vimal suggested that they (should) go to a
Report:
a) The lecturer orders that all the students take
the test without fail. (Reporting Verb-
Present)
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
b) The lecturer ordered all the students to take
the test without fail. (Reporting Verb - Past)
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Sub - inspector: Let him not do it again
(Åûª-EC ´’S} îËߪ’-èπÿ-úøü¿’– warning)
movie./ Vimal suggested going to a movie.
Report: a) The sub - inspector warns him not
do it again. (Reporting Verb - Present)
/ Suggested to a movie.
b) The sub - inspector warned him not to do it
Kamal then suggested that they finish the
again (Reporting Verb - Past)
assignment first/ suggested finishing the
let †’ ¢√úË Ææçü¿-®√s¥Eo •öÀd ´’†ç Reporting
assignment.
É™«
verb áç°œéπ îËÆæ’éÓ¢√L ÅE Å®Ωn-¢Á’içC éπü∆.
(Observe the use of suggest in the sentences
Let's now try to report a part of the conversation
above)
at the beginning of the lesson.
É™«Íí Let †’ Warning èπ◊ ¢√úÕûË Warn/ Warns/
Exercise: Report the rest of the conversation at
Warned, Command èπ◊ ¢√úÕûË Command/
the beginning of the lesson with the reporting
Commands/ Commanded ÅF Spoken English
verb in the present and the past tense.
™ report begin îË≤ƒhç.
REPORT (Spoken Form)
DIRECT SPEECH
Reporting Verb Present tense Reporting Verb Past tense
Vinamra asked Vismaya if she
Vinamra: Are you sure Vinamra asks Vismaya if she is sure
was sure which train they were
which train we are which train they are travelling by and
travelling by, and on on which date. travelling by and on which
which date? date.
Vismaya: Of course I Vismaya is of course sure that they Vismaya was of course sure
am. We are going by are going by the AP Express on the they were going by the AP
the AP Express on the 30th. She assures Vinamra that there Express on the 30th. She
30th. Let there be no need not be any doubt about it. assured Vinamra that there
doubt about it. need not be any doubt about it.
Vinamra: Then what Vinamra wants to know about the Vinamra wanted to know about
about the reservation? reservation. the reservation.
Vismaya: That's the Vismaya points out that that's the trav- Vismaya pointed out that that
travel dept's business. el dept's business and that they must was the travel dept's business
Let them do it. take care of it. and they had to take care of it.
Vinamra: What about Vinamra likes to know/ would like to Vinamra liked to know/ would
the director's travel know about the director's travel know about the director's travel
arrangements? arrangements. arrangements.
Vismaya: It's not our Vismaya dismisses it as not their busi- Vismaya dismissed it as not
business. Let his PA ness and says that, his PA must take their business and said that the
take care of it. care of it/ it is for his PA to take care of PA had to take care of it/ it was
it. for his PA to take care of it.
(dismiss = ´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç, ÖüÓu-í∫ç-™ -†’ç-* -Ö-üÓu-T-E-/ Ææ÷\-™¸, é¬-™‰-ñ ¸-™ -†’ç* Nü∆u-JnE BÊÆ-ߪ’ôç.
Ééπ\úÕ Å®Ωnç = ûÓÆœ-§ƒ-Í®-ߪ’-ôç/- éÌ-öÀd-§ƒ-Í®-ߪ’ôç).
It is for him to do it = ÅC Åûª-úø’ îËߪ÷-Lq† °æE. It is for the teacher to say if a student is clever or
not = -N-ü∆u-Jn ûÁL-¢Áj-†-¢√ú≈ é¬ü∆ ÅE îÁ§ƒp-LqçC -öÃ-˝.
Vinamra: How long Vinamra wants to know how long they Vinamra wanted to know how
are we to be in Delhi? are to be in Delhi. long they were to be in Delhi.
Vismaya: Let's make Vismaya suggests that they (should) Vismaya suggested that they
the best of the trip. make the best of their trip and that (should) make the best of their
Let's stay there for two they (should) stay there for two or trip and that they (should) stay
or three days after the three days after the Conference. there for two or three days after
Conference. the Conference.