II -Ñ-Ø√-úø’ -¨¡Ÿ-véπ¢√®Ωç 6 -ï-†-´-J 2006

Laxman: Hi Ramu, may the new year bring you Ravi: Please go ahead. What is the matter?
all happiness. (àçö îÁ°æpçúÕ)
(éÌûªh Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç Fèπ◊ ÆæçûÓ≠æç ûÁ*a Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ 'May' ņ’-´’A – Permission
°ö«d-©E éÓ®Ω’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o†’.) Åúø-í∫-ö«-EéÀ ¢√úø’-ûª’Ø√oç éπü∆. ´’†-éπçõ‰ °j≤ƒn®·
Ramu: So may it to you, Laxman. ¢√∞¡x permission í¬E, ´’†ç î√-™« íı®Ω-NçîË
(Fèπÿ Å™«Íí ï®Ω-í¬-©E Ø√ éÓJéπ) ¢√∞¡x permission í¬F Åúø-í¬-©-†’-èπ◊-†o-°æ¤púø’, May,
question form ™ I/ we ûÓ ¢√úøû√ç.
Laxman: Thank you.
1) May I sit here?
Lessons
Éçûªèπ◊´·çü¿’ ™ May Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬©’ permission
(ØËE-éπ\úø èπÿ®Óa-´î√a?)
éÌEoç-öÀE ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oç éπ∫ü∆. Ñ Â°j 2) May I use your phone?
Sentences ™ May Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç îª÷úøçúÕ. ÉN (O’ phone permission
¢√-úø’éÓ´î√a?)
Wishes èπÿ, Greetings (ÅGµ-†ç-ü¿-†©’) èπÿ 3) May I know your name? / May I know who 4) 'May' in statement forms some times is used
Bhavan: -•£æ›-¨» -Öç-úÌ-a. ؈’ ´’Sx °œ©’≤ƒh-†’.
¢√úøû√ç. Éçü¿’™ îª÷Ææ’h-Ø√o®Ω’ éπü∆, Laxman, you are? in place of 'shall' to express orders in a polite Åçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ •ßª’ô wait îËߪ’-´îª’a O’®Ω’.
Ramu †’ wish îËÊÆ--ô°æ¤púø’, Ramu, Laxman (O’ Ê°-Í®ç-ö/ -O’-È®-´®Ó ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´î√a?) and formal way. O’®Ω’ front room ™ èπÿ®ÓaçúÕ.
†’ wish îËÊÆ--ô°æ¤púø’ May ¢√úø’-ûª’-Ø√o®Ω’. Å®·ûË ÉC °æ‹Jhí¬ Å°æ-J-*-ûª’-©ûÓ. 5) May in the beginning of a statement is used Interview Å®·ç-ûª-®√yûª èπÿú≈ O’®Ω’
É™«çöÀ Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x May á°æ¤púø÷ Sentence 4) How long may I keep this book? for expressing wishes and blessings. âü¿’í∫çô© ´®Ωèπ◊ ¢Á∞¡x-èπÿ-úøü¿’.
´·çü¿’ç-ô’çC, Åçõ‰ Sentence May ûÓ (ØËF °æ¤Ææhéπç áEo ®ÓV-©’ç--éÓ-´îª’a?) Sravan: result á°æ¤úø’ ûÁ-L-ߪ’-´îª’a?
v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç Å´¤-ûª’çC. May ûÓ v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç ÅßË’u Now practice the following in English.
May official/ formal í¬ permission É´y-ú≈-E-éÀ Bhavan: Í®°æ¤ ≤ƒßª’çvûªç ´®Ωèπ◊ O’®Ω’ expect
É™«çöÀ sentences, blessings èπ◊ èπÿú≈, Åçõ‰ statement form ™ (you ûÓ ´·êuçí¬) a) Anil: Good morning, Sir. O’®Ω’ ´÷èπ◊ high îËߪ’-éπçúÕ.
ÇQ-®Ωy-îª-Ø√-©èπ◊ èπÿú≈ ¢√úøû√ç. school ™ teacher, Sir. -N’-´’t-Lo äéπ-≤ƒJ Answers:
¢√úøû√ç. Superior status ™ Ö†o-¢√∞¡Ÿ} éÀçC
éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-ú≈-EéÀ ´î√a†’. Anil: Good morning sir. You were our
¢√∞¡xûÓ ´÷ö«x-úøôç °æ‹®Ωh-®·† ûª®√yûª, O’Jéπ ¢Á∞¡x- teacher in the high school. I have
´îª’a ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ May ¢√úø-û√®Ω’. Murthy: -†’-´¤y -Ø√èπ◊ í∫’®Ω’h-Ø√o-´¤ -Å-E-™¸. -î√-™«é¬-©ç come to see you.
1) You may go now. Murthy: I remember you, Anil. (I am) happy to
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-ûª®√y-ûª -E-†’o éπ-©’Ææ’éÓ-´-ôç Ææç-ûÓ-≠æç.-
O’Jéπ ¢Á∞¡x-´îª’a. (permission É´yôç) É°æ¤p-úËç -îËÆæ’h-Ø√o-´¤? see/ meet you, though after a long
time. What are you (now)?
Anil: (I am) going to the states for higher
studies. I got the visa the day before

When may I know the result? (yesterday). I've come for your bless-
ings.
Murthy: You have my blessings always. May
you have a happy journey and may
2) You may use my phone if you want. you study well and prosper (°jéÀ
Keshav: Hi Jagan, when are you starting for Anil:
°j îªü¿’-´¤-©èπ◊
(O’®Ω’, 鬴-LÊÆh Ø√ phone -¢√-úø’éÓ-´îª’a) ®√´-ôç)there!
Delhi?
Anil: Today is my birthday too, sir.
Å¢Á’-Jé¬ ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-
(Delhi éÀ á°æ¤úø’ •ßª’-™‰l®Ω’ûª’Ø√o´¤?) permission É´yôç. Sir.
Ø√o†’, Murthy: I am very happy. May you live long in
Jagan: In a few hours from now. The train is Å™«Íí éÌçîÁç ´’®√u-ü¿í¬ (Åçûª E≠æ \-®Ω{í¬ ¢Á·†oØË visa health and happiness!
at 3.30 é¬èπ◊çú≈) orders É´y-ö«-EéÀ èπÿú≈ statement ´*açC. O’ ÇQ- Anil: Thank You, sir.
Train 3.30
(Ééπ éÌCl í∫çô-©èπ◊. éÀ) form ™ May ¢√úøû√ç. Ææ’q© éÓÆæç Murthy: You are welcome.
Keshav: I am going home now. I may not be 1) You may not leave office before 5 (May you have a happy journey = Wish you
able to come to station to see you off.
´î√a†’. M. SURESAN
(âü¿’í∫çô-©èπ◊ ´·çü¿’ O’®Ω’ Ç°∂‘Ææ’†’ç* ¢Á-∞Ô}-ü¿’l) Murthy: Fèπ◊ Ø√ ÇQ-Ææ’q- a happy journey; may you live long = Wish
May you have a very happy journey! you a long and healthy life)
(ØËEç-öÀéÀ ¢Á∞¡ŸhØ√oE°æ¤púø’. Fèπ◊ OúÓ\-L-´y-ö«- order ™„-°æ¤púø÷ Öçö«®·. F v°æߪ÷ùç Ææ’êçí¬
b) Sravan: May I come in (sir)?
EéÀ station èπ◊ ®√™‰éπ§Ú´îª’a. F v°æߪ÷ùç 2) You may not smoke here ïJT, †’´yéπ\-úø ¶«í¬ îªCN °jéÀ ®√¢√-©E
Ø√ ÇQ-Ææ’q©’ (May ¢√úøçúÕ). Bhavan: Please do/ do come in. Have a seat/
ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ≤ƒí¬-©E Ø√ éÓJéπ.) (O’J-éπ\úø smoke îËߪ’-èπÿ-úøü¿’) – order. Please sit down.
Jagan: May you have a happy time in your Anil: Ñ®Ó- V Ø√ birthday èπÿú≈. Sir.
3) You may leave office only after five. Sravan: I have come to attend an interview
new course! When do your classes Murthy: î√™« ÆæçûÓ≠æç. †’´¤y î√-™«-鬩ç Çߪ·-®√-
begins?
(O’®Ω’ âü¿’ ûª®√yûªØË •ßª’öÀéÀ ¢Á-∞¡x-´îª’a) – order ®Ó-í¬u-©ûÓ Öçú≈-©E éÓ®Ω’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o. (May here. I am Sravan. When may I have
(Åçõ‰ Åçûªèπ◊´·çü¿’ ¢Á∞¡xèπÿúø-ü¿E order). the interview?/ When may be my
course
É´-Fo May Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬©’: äéπ-≤ƒJ Ææçví∫-£æ«çí¬ Anil: î√-™« thanks, Sir.
(F éÌûªh ™ †’´¤y ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ¢√úøçúÕ). interview?
classes
îª÷ü∆lç.
Öçú≈L. O’ á°æ¤púø’ -¢Á·-ü¿-©-´¤-
Bhavan: Wait a minute. Let me see... Yes. Your
)
û√®·. Murthy: ´’ç*C.
interview is at 2 in the afternoon.
Keshav: They begin the day after tomorrow. 1) 'May' expresses probability (ïJÍí Å´-鬨¡ç) b) Sravan: ؈’ ™°æ-LéÀ ®√´-î √açúŒ?
Sravan: It's already 1.30 sir. May I
(É°æ¤púË)
(á©’xçúÕ) 2) 'May' expresses doubt (ÆæçüË£æ«ç) Bhavan: ®ΩçúÕ. èπÿ®ÓaçúÕ. have the interview now itself ?
Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ 'May' ûÓ v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç ÅßË’u sen- 3) May in the question form, especially with I/ Sravan: ØËE-éπ\-úÕéÀ interview attend Å´-ú≈-EéÀ
tences ÅFo wishes †’ ûÁ-©°æ-ôç í∫´’-Eç-î √®Ω’ Bhavan: That may be possible. I'll call you
éπü∆. -É-N îª÷úøçúÕ.. We is used for asking for permission in a very ´î√a†’. Ø√ Ê°®Ω’ Sravan. Ø√èπ◊ inter- again. Till then you may wait outside.
u May you live long! formal and polite manner. view á°æ¤p-úø’ç-úÌa? You may sit in the front room. You
Bhavan: îÁ§ƒh-†’ç-úøçúÕ. Ç... O’èπ◊ ´’üµ∆u£æ«oç may not leave here till 5, even after
O’®Ω’ î√-™«é¬©ç @Nç-î√-©E. 'May' for permission is used to ask for per-
(*®Ωç-@´! ÅØË ûÁ©’í∫’ ÇQ-Ææ’qèπ◊ Ææ´÷†ç) mission in a more polite and formal manner
È®çúø’ í∫çô-©èπ◊ interview Öçô’çC. the interview.
u May your business prosper! Sravan: É°æ¤púË äçöÀ í∫çô-†o®Ω Å®·çC éπü¿çúÕ. Sravan: When may I know the result?
than 'can' and 'shall', with I/ We, and 'will',
O’ ¢√u§ƒ®Ωç ÅGµ-´%Cl¥ îÁçü∆L! (éÓJéπ, ÇQÆæ’q) Ø√ interview É°æ¤púË ÖçúÌî√a? (May Bhavan: Well, you may not expect it before
u May you celebrate many more birth days like and 'would' with you (in the question form) ¢√úøçúÕ). tomorrow evening.
this!
É™«çöÀ °æ¤öÀd† ®ÓV©’ î√™« î√-™« -îËÆæ’éÓ-¢√-©-E!
u May you live to be a hundred.
-v°æ-¨¡o: Bí∫ ´çTçC, 鬩’ NJ-TçC, -v°æ-¨¡o: Idioms, usage í∫’-Jç-* -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’. Öûªh´’´÷®Ω_ç English Newspapers, The Hindu
<´’ ´·E-TçC, °æ¤Ææhéπç – ®Ω£æ…-Ø√-¶‰í∫ç, éπ-©÷x®Ω’ ™«çöÀN, *†o *†o story books ûÓ v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµç*
´çüË∞¡Ÿx @Nç-î√L.
u May God bless you!
*J-TçC.. -É-™«ç-öÀ -¢√--öÀ-E -ï-¢√-•’: °ü¿l novels îªü¿-´ôç, ´·êuçí¬ English news
-ߪ’-ü∑∆-ûª-ü∑¿çí¬ (--´ç-îª-•-úÕç-C,- Idioms ÅØ√o usage ÅØ√o ü∆ü∆°æ¤ äéπõ‰. ¢√úø’-éπ™ magazines îªü¿-´ôç. Vocab books ™«çöÀ ¢√öÀ-
üË´¤úø’ E†’o ÇQ-®Ωy-Cç--í¬éπ! ´©x words, their meanings ûÁ©’-≤ƒh®·, but we
F 'May' È®çúÓ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç ÉC. Éçûªèπ◊´·çü¿’ ´·-†í∫-•-úÕç-C, -Å-E é¬èπ◊ç-ú≈) Ö†o ´÷ô© èπÿ®Ω’p, Ç ´÷ô© èπÿ®Ω’p ¢Á·û√h-EéÀ
don't know how to use them. So read, read
Lessons ™ ´’†ç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-†oC. May, proba-
-Ççí∫xç-™éÀ -á-™« -Å-†’-´- Ö†o Å®√n-EéÃ, Ç ´÷ô© èπÿ®Ω’p™ Ö†o äéÌ\éπ\
and read- that's the best way to improve. Åçû√
bility E ûÁ©’°æ¤-ûª’çC, ÆæçüË-£æ…Eo ´uéπh°æ®Ω’-Ææ’hç-ü¿E Cç-î√-™ -ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ñ‰-ߪ’í∫-©®Ω’.
– ®√°∂æ’-´, -´÷®√\°æ¤®Ωç-
´÷ô Å®√n-EéÀ Ææç•çüµ¿ç Öçúø-éπ-§ÚûË, Ç ´÷ô©
èπÿ®Ω’p idiom Å´¤-ûª’çC. ÅüË ¢√úø’-éπ-™éÀ ´Ææ’hçC idioms,
îªü¿-Nç-ûª-®√yûª Åv°æ-ߪ’-ûªoçí¬ O’èπ◊ í∫’®Ω’h†o
éπü∆! Åçõ‰ Ŵa, Å´-éπ-§Ú-´îª’a ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ.
words language
-ï-¢√-•’: 鬕öÀd ÅC usage Å´¤-ûª’çC. use Åçõ‰ ¢√úøéπç.
u 'May' ´‚úÓ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç É°æ¤púø’ îª÷ü∆lç.
O’ ™ ¢√úË-≤ƒh®Ω’. îªC-¢Ë-Æœç-ûª-®√yûª
Åçõ‰ äéπ word †’ sentence ™ use îËߪ’ôç. Å®Ωnç-é¬E ´÷ô™‰´Ø√o Öçõ‰ Å°æ¤púø’ dictionary
Srinath: May I come in? (؈’ ™EéÀ ®√´î√a?)
i) Bí∫ ´çTçC = the wire bent O’®Ω’ vocabulary, idioms, improve îËÆæ’éÓ-¢√-©çõ‰ Commercials/ Ads
îª÷úøçúÕ. èπÿú≈ ¶«í¬ îªü¿-´çúÕ–
Ravi: Please do.
ii) 鬩’ NJ-TçC = the leg broke Vocabulary O’ü¿ books (Norman Lewis's Word Modern expression ´Ææ’hçC. O©’-†o-°æ¤p-úø™«x
Srinath: May I have a few minutes of your
iii) <´’ ´·E-TçC = The ant drowned. Power Made Easy ™«çöÀN) éÌçûª-´-®ΩÍé Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫- English ™ ´÷ö«x-úøçúÕ.
time?
(O’ Æ洒ߪ’ç é¬Ææh BÆæ’éÓ-´î√a) iv) °æ¤Ææhéπç *J-TçC = The book got torn. °æ-úø-û√®·. Idioms O’ active use ™éÀ ®√¢√-©çõ‰

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