II
Rakesh: They were talking. Naveen told
éÀçü¿öÀ lesson 1st sample of direct
™ ´’†ç
speech and reported speech Direct
îª÷¨»ç.
and reported speech ņ-í¬ØË ´’†èπ◊ í∫’®Ìh-îËaC,
Quotations/ Inverted commas (" "), ¢√öÀ ™°æ©
Ö†o sentence verb/ verbs quo-
¶µ«í∫ç, Åçü¿’™
tations •ßª’ô Ö†overb ™«çöÀN. Å®·ûË ´’†ç
columns
Ééπ\úø í∫’®Ω’hç--éÓ-¢√-LqçC, Ñ ™ ´’†ç
îËÆæ’hçC Spoken English practice. Åçõ‰
English quotations,
´÷ö«x-úøôç. ´÷ö«x-úË-ô°æ¤púø’
Åçü¿’™¶µ«í∫ç, ü∆E -•-ߪ’öÀ¶µ«í∫ç ™«çöÀN Öçúø´¤
éπü∆. Spoken English ™ ´’†ç í∫’®Ω’hç--éÓ-¢√-Lqç-
ü¿™«x, ¢Á·ü¿öÀ ´uéÀh È®çúÓ ´uéÀhûÓ îÁÊ°p ´÷ô©’
direct speech. ¢Á·ü¿öÀ ´uéÀh îÁ°œp† N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo
È®çúÓ ´uéÀh ûª† ´÷ô™x ÉçéÓ ´uéÀhéÀ îÁ°æpôç/
report îËߪ’ôç, reported speech.
Conversation/ Spoken English practice îËÊÆ-ô-
°æ¤púø’ Ñ N≠æߪ’ç í∫’®Ω’hç--éÓ-¢√L. Quotations,
reported verb ™«çöÀ
¢√öÀéÓÆæç ¢Áûªéπç.
Reporting verb Åçõ‰ reported speech v§ƒ®Ωç-
Gµç-îË-´·çü¿’ ¢√úË tell, ask, request, order,
advise, hope ™«çöÀ ¢√öÀE Ææçü¿-®√s¥Eo •öÀd ´’†¢Ë’
áç°œéπ îËÆæ’èπ◊ç-ö«ç. English ´÷ö«x-úË-ô-°æ¤púø’
¢√úËC reported speech 鬕öÀd, ´’†ç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-
¢√-Lqç-ü¿-™«x äéπ ´uéÀh ņo N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo ÉçéÌ-éπ-JéÀ
Ææp≠ædçí¬ á™« NE-°œç-î√L ÅØËC ´÷vûª¢Ë’. ÉüË-éπü∆,
´’†ç éÀçü¿öÀ lesson ™ Swarna, Rajitha and
Kamala conversation ™ îª÷ÆœçC. Å™«Íí prac-
tice îËü∆lç. Ééπ îªü¿-´çúÕ.
She requested him to ..
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 184
I. Naveen: Leave your book with me. You take
my book and return it tomorrow.
(F °æ¤Ææh-é¬Eoéπ\úø Öç. †’´¤y Ø√
°æ¤Ææh-é¬Eo BÆæ’-èπ◊E Í®°æ¤ AJ-T´¤y)
Ramani: Please let me have both the books.
(È®çúÕç-öÀF BÆæ’-éÓ-E´¤y)
Naveen: OK. Take both of them but make sure
that you return them the day after.
(ÆæÍ®, È®çúø÷ BÆæ’éÓ, Å®·ûË á©’xç-úÕéÀ
éπ*a-ûªçí¬ AJ-T-îËaß˝’)
Ramani: Please allow me to keep them for at
least three days.
(éπFÆæç ´‚úø’ ®ÓV-©Ø√o Öç-éÓ-E´¤y)
Teacher: Stop talking, both of you.
(O’J-ü¿l®Ω÷ ´÷ö«x-úø-éπçúÕ)
Naveen and Ramani: Don't be angry, sir.
Excuse us this once.
(éÓ°æp-úø-èπ◊çú≈ ´’´’t-Lo Ñ äéπ\-≤ƒ-JéÀ
éπ~N’ç-îªçúÕ ≤ƒ®˝)
Teacher: Concentrate on the lesson. Keep your
mouths shut or get out of the class.
(§ƒ®∏Ωç O’ü¿ ü¿%≠œd °ôdçúÕ. ØÓ®Ω’ -´‚-Ææ’-
éÓçúÕ ™‰ü∆ •ßª’-öÀ-Èé-Rx-§ÚçúÕ)
Naveen: Please, don't be cross, sir.
(ü¿ßª’-îËÆœ éÓ°æp-úø-éπçúÕ ≤ƒ®˝)
Teacher: Be silent, then (
Å®·ûË E¨¡z-•lçí¬ ÖçúøçúÕ)
Naveen: OK. Sir. (Å™«Íí ≤ƒ®˝)
´ ´ ´ ´ ´
II. Mahesh: Why was the teacher angry with
Naveen and Ramani?
(Naveen, Ramani O’ü¿ teacher
áçü¿’èπ◊ éÓ°æç ´*açC?)
Spoken English -§ƒ-ûª -¢√u≤ƒ-©éÓÆæç -éÀxé˙ -îË-ߪ’ç-úÕ.. URL: http://www.eenadu.net/spoken/spoken.htm
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ í∫’®Ω’-¢√®Ωç 13 -V-™„j 2006
Ramani to leave her book with him,
and to take his book and return it the
next day.
(¢√∞¡Ÿx ´÷ö«x-úø’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o®Ω’. Ç¢Á’ °æ¤Ææh-é¬Eo
ûª†-éÀ*a, ûª† °æ¤Ææh-é¬Eo BÆæ’-èπ◊E, ´’®Ω’-ÆæöÀ
®Ó>-´y-´’E †OØ˛ ®Ω´’-ùÀûÓ ÅØ√oúø’.)
Mahesh: I heard Ramani's words. She request-
ed him to let her have both the books.
(®Ω´’ùÀ ´÷ô©’ ؈’ NØ√o†’. È®çúø’ °æ¤Ææh-
鬩÷ BÆæ’-Èé-∞¡x-E-´y-´’E Ŷµºu-Jnç-*çC) Å™«é¬èπ◊çú≈ éÀçü¿öÀ lesson ™ ™«í¬ á°æ¤púø’
Rakesh: Naveen then told her to take both of ïJ-T† Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù†’ Å°æ¤púË report îËÊÆh tell/ ask/
them but to make sure she returned
them the day after next.
request/ order/ wish ™«çöÀ verbs†’ I Regular -Ñ passage †’ Report îËߪ’çúÕ
doing word/ II Regular doing word/ am+ing,
(Å°æ¤púø’ È®çúø’ °æ¤Ææh-鬩÷ BÂÆ\-∞¡}-´’F, is+ing, are+ing/ have+pp/ has+pp (past par- (English ™ Gí∫_-®Ωí¬).
éπ*a-ûªçí¬ á©’xçúÕ (È®çvúÓ-V© ûª®√yûª) ticiple) form begin
™ îË≤ƒhç.) Kowmudi: F birthday Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥çí¬ ´îËa-
AJ-T-´y-´’F, Naveen ®Ω´’-ùÀûÓ ÅØ√oúø’.) °j† †OØ˛èπÿ ®Ω´’ùÀéà í∫ûªç™ ïJ-T† Ææ綵«-≠æ- ¢√®Ωç ††’o ÆœE´÷èπ◊ BÆæ’ÈéRx
Mahesh: I was sitting next to Ramani. So I ù†’ ´’Ê£«≠ˇ, ®Ω¢Ë’≠ˇ reported speech ™
dinner É´¤y.
heard her. She requested him to îÁ°æ¤h-Ø√o®Ω’. Direct speech †’ç* reported èπ◊ Kavitha: †’´¤y punctual í¬ ´÷ Éç-öÀéÀ
allow her to keep them for at least ´÷Í®a-ô-°æ¤púø’, Ææçü¿-®√s¥Eo •öÀd éÀçC ´÷®Ω’p©’
three days.
´’üµ∆u£æ«oç 2:30 èπ◊ ®√.
èπÿú≈ îË≤ƒhç.
Kowmudi: Ø√èπ◊ ÆæJí¬_ Ç®ÓV È®çúÕç-öÀéÀ
(®Ω´’ùÀ °æéπ\ØË èπÿØ√o. Ç¢Á’ îÁ°œpçC DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
؈’ NØ√o, éπFÆæç ´‚úø’ ®ÓV-©Ø√o I, You(-ØË-†’, †’´¤y) He, She
í∫’®Ω’h-îË®·, ؈’ ®√èπ◊çú≈ Öçõ‰
Öç-éÓ-E-´y-´’-E ®Ω´’ùÀ ÅúÕ-TçC.) We, You (-¢Ë’-´·, -´’-†ç, O’®Ω’) They îª÷úø’.
Me, You (-Ø√èπ◊, -†-†’o, Fèπ◊, E†’o) Him, her Kavitha: ´îËa-ô°æ¤púø’ O’ îÁ™„xLo èπÿú≈
Rakesh: Then the teacher ordered them both
to stop talking. Us (´’†Lo, ´’†èπ◊/ -´’-´’t-Lo, ´÷èπ◊) Them BÆæ’-èπ◊®√!
(Teacher ¢√∞¡xE ´÷ö«x-úøôç Ç°æ-´’E You (O’èπ◊) Them Kowmudi: ´÷ îÁ™„xL N≠æߪ’ç °æöÀdç--éÓèπ◊.
Çïc-°œç-î√úø’.) My, Your (-Ø√, F) His/ Her ™‰ü¿çõ‰ †’¢Ëy -§∂Ú-Ø˛ îËÆœ ü∆Eo
°œ©’´¤.
Kavitha: Ç N≠æߪ’ç Ø√éÌ-C-™„ß˝’.
†’´‹y-JÍé ûª†ûÓ îÁ°æ¤p.
Kowmudi: Å™«Íí.
ANSWER
t Kowmudi asks/ asked Kavitha to take
Mahesh: Then both of her to a movie and give her a dinner on
Our, Your (-´÷, -´’-†, O’) Their her birthday next week.
them request-
Mine, Yours (-Ø√-C, FC) His/ Her
ed the teacher t Kavitha asks/ asked Kowmudi to go
Ours, Yours (--´÷-C, O’C) Theirs
not to be angry home to Kavitha exactly at 2.30
This ( That
and to excuse These (
-É-C)
-É-N) Those t Kowmudi then tells/ told Kavitha to
them that once. Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow That day, The remind her at 2 that day and see if she
(¢√∞¡x-°æ¤púø’ éÓ°æp-úø- day before, The (Kowmudi) doesn't/ wouldn't come.
´-ü¿lE, Ñ≤ƒ-JéÀ M. SURESAN next day ´®Ω-Ææí¬ t Kavitha asks/ asked Kowmudi to bring
éπ~N’ç-îª-´’E Now Then her sister along.
teacher †’ Ŷµºu-Jnç-î √®Ω’ ) Important:
t Kowmudi then tells/ told Kavitha to
°j ´÷®Ω’p-©Fo Ææçü¿-®√s¥Eo•-öÀd
Rakesh: The teacher was still angry. He îËߪ÷-Lq† ´÷®Ω’p™‰. ÅüË °æEí¬ îËߪ÷-Lq† leave her sister alone or call her her-
ordered them to concentrate on the Å´-Ææ®Ωç ™‰ü¿’. ´·êuçí¬ English ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-†o- self.
lesson, to keep their mouths shut or to °æ¤púø’. É°æ¤púø’ O’JçéÓ N≠æߪ’ç í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ:
t Kavitha then tells/ told her to leave the
get out. †OØ˛, ®Ω´’ùÀ Ææ綵«-≠æ-ùçû√, imperative (Çïc©’, matter to her, and just to tell her sister
(Teacher Éçé¬ éÓ°æçí¬ ÖØ√oúø’, ¢√∞¡x†’ Ŷµºu-®Ωn-†©÷, Åúø-í∫-ö«©÷ ûÁLÊ° sentences- 鬕öÀd
of it.
lesson O’ü¿ ü¿%≠œd °ôd-´’F, ØÓ®Ω’´‚Ææ’éÓ- reported speech, to + 1st Regular doing word
lesson t Kowmudi said OK.
´’E ™‰ü∆ •ßª’-öÀ-Èé-∞¡}-´’F -Å-Ø√o-úø’.) ûÓ v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµ≤ƒhç– éÀçü¿öÀ ™ îª÷Æœ-†ô’x.)
direct
†O-Ø˛èπ◊, ®Ω´’-ùÀéÀ ïJ-T† Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù†’,
Naveen then requested/ pleaded with
speech indirect speech
™, ™ éÀç-ü¿ °æ-öÀdéπ-™
the teacher again not to be cross.
îª÷úøçúÕ.
´ ´ ´ ´ ´
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Observe: I) The conversation between
1. Naveen (to Ramani): Leave your books µ Naveen told Ramani to
(ÉC í∫ûªç 鬕öÀd)
Naveen and Ramani, and II)
with me. You take the other book and return leave her book with him and take his book
Mahesh and Rakesh reporting the it tomorrow. and return it the next day.
conversation between Naveen and 2. Ramani (to Naveen): Please let me have µ She (Ramani) requested him to let her have
Ramani. both the books. both the books.
O’®Ω’ í∫´’-EçîË Öçö«®Ω’– Part I ™ †OØ˛, ®Ω´’ùÀ 3. Naveen (to Ramani): Take both of them µ Naveen then told her to take both of them
Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù†’, Part II ™ Mahesh, Rakesh and make sure that you return them the day but to make sure she returned them the day
reported (indirect) speech ™ îÁ°æ¤p-éÓ-´ôç. after. after.
ÉC èπÿú≈ í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ. Part II ™, ´’Ê£«≠ˇ 4. Ramani (to Naveen): Please allow me to µ She (Ramani) requested him to allow her to
keep them for at least three days. keep them for at least three days.
®√Íé-≠ˇ†’ ÅúÕ-T† ¢Á·ü¿öÀ v°æ¨¡o: Why was the
teacher angry with Naveen and Ramani? 5. Teacher (to Ramani & Naveen): Stop talk- µ The teacher ordered them both to stop talking.
ing both of you. µ Both of them (Naveen and Ramani) request-
Åçõ‰, Éçü¿’™ was ´©x ´’†èπ◊ ûÁ©’-Ææ’h†o
N≠æߪ’ç: †OØ˛, ®Ω´’-ùÀ© Ææ綵«-≠æù í∫ûªç™ 6. Naveen & Ramani (to teacher): Don't be ed the teacher not to be angry and excuse
angry, sir. Excuse us this once. them that once.
ïJ-Tç-ü¿E, Ç N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo°æ¤púø’ Mahesh, Rakesh
7. Teacher (to Naveen and Ramani): µ He (the teacher) ordered them to concen-
v°æ≤ƒh-N-Ææ’h-Ø√o-®ΩE. Concentrate on the lesson. Keep your trate on the lesson, to keep their mouths
É™« í∫ûªç™ ïJ-T† Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù†’ reported mouths shut or get out of the class shut or get out of the class.
èπ◊ speech èπ◊ ´÷®√a-©çõ‰, told, requested, 8. Naveen (to Teacher): Please, sir, don't be µ Naveen then requested/ pleaded with the
ordered ÅE Past doing word ûÓ v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµ≤ƒhç. cross with us. teacher not to be cross with them.