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Ajay Viswanaduni Read the newspaper every day. This will help you a lot.
Q: Sir, we are chatting in English as per our knowledge.
But while talking to others (Directly) in English, the
flow is missing. So how to resolve this one?
A: What is important is practice. The more you speak in
English wrongly or rightly, without any fear of making
mistakes, your English will improve. Don't be afraid of
making mistakes; through mistakes we learn. Avoid
fear. Whenever you have an opportunity, speak only in
English. Language is mostly a matter of practice.
Secondly, listen to English news telecasts every day.
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P.V. Madhu
Q: Dear Educator, please clarify the following
doubts of English grammar.
i) Does communication mean good speaking
skills ONLY? or ALSO includes good skills
of reading, writing, expressing, listening,
smiling, friendly & encouraging nodding?
A: Communication skills mean, not only good
speaking skills, but also communicating
your ideas in writing too, and sometimes
by signs and gestures. It also includes lis-
tening skills.
Q: i) Leaps and bounds ii) Far and wide – -O-öÀéÀ
-Å®Ωnç -à-N’-öÀ?
A: i) Make progress very quickly
ii) Over a large area. Eg: His name spread far
and wide.
G. Nageswara Rao
Q: Most of the times while listening English
news/ conversation on radio, I have
observed, 'I would say' or 'I would recom-
mend' what is the meaning of 'I would' in
the context?
A: 1) Here, 'would' means wish. I would say
= I wish to say.
Q: a) Minister said last year he would con-
struct a club in the town, but not yet con-
structed.
b) Minister said last year he will construct a
club in the town, but not yet constructed.
- Which sentence is correct?
A: Yes, if the work is not completed till now,
we can use will, but would is always better.
'I will say' refers to the future = I am going
to say in future.
Syed Azeez
Q: Sir, please explain correct usage of this
words: Could, would, has, had, been,
might, should, have.
A: 'Could' expresses ability to do something in
the past. Eg: I could understand what he
said yesterday = I was able to understand
what he said yesterday. However, 'could'
means to be able to do something in the
past, but did not do it.
'Would' is often used as the past tense of
will. Eg: He says he will do it (Present tense).
He said he would do it (in the past). Would has
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
Q: Sir, I want to know about tenses. How can we find out
whether it is a present, past or future?
A: Am, is, are, verbs like go (with I, we, you and they) and
goes (with he, she and it), do, does, have, has, verbs
beginning with have / has are all present tense forms.
Was / were, verbs like went, sang, liked, did, had, verbs
beginning with had are all past tense forms.
All verbs beginning with shall / will are future tense
forms.
'Leaps and bounds' means...?
K. Eswaraiah, Guntakal
Q: Sir, please translate the following sen-
tences into Telugu.
1. What is the aim of the land for run.
2. Then what should be the choice for India.
3. I am going fight to the last.
4. I will stick that last.
5. Get tuffs get going.
6. Hard to be parted form.
7. The law is what matters.
8. Father figure. 9. Hands in gloves
10. Get yourself tested
11. He can't see wood for the trees.
12. He took me off to the school.
A: 1) -D-E Ææç-ü¿®Ωs¥ç -ûÁ-LÊÆh -ûª°æp -Å®Ωnç -ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ü¿’.
2) -Å°æ¤p-úø’ -¶μ«®Ω-û˝ -üË-Eo -áç-éÓ-¢√-L?
3) -*-´-J-üΔé¬ -§Ú®√-úø-û√-†’.
4) -üΔ-Eo -ØË-†’ -*-´®Ω -Åç--öÀ≤ƒh-†’.
5) -É-C 'Get tough, get going' = -'Eéπ\-*aí¬ -
Öç-úÕ °æE é¬-E-´¤y—, é¬-F Ææç-ü¿®Ωs¥ç -ûÁ-LÊÆh -ûª°æp
-D-E -Å®Ωnç Ææ-Jí¬ -îÁ°æp-™‰ç.
6) -N-úÕ-§Ú-´-úøç éπ-≠dçæ í¬ -Öç-ô’ç-C.
7) -îª-ôdç -´·-êuç. 8) -ûªç-vúÕ-™«ç-öÀ -¢√-úø’
9) -äéπ-J-ûÓ -äéπ®Ω’ -îË-ûª’-©’ éπ-©°æ-úøç, -´’ç--*/ -îÁúø’
-îËÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊
10) °æ-Kéπ~ -îË®·ç-éÓ
11) -*-†o-*-†o -N-≠æ-ߪ÷-©-†’ -´÷-vûª-¢Ë’ -Å®Ωnç -îËÆæ’èπ◊-E,
°ü¿l -N-≠æ-ߪ÷-©’ °æ-öÀdç-éÓéπ-§Ú-´-úøç
12) -†-†o-ûª-úø’ -•-úÕéÀ -BÆæ’Èé-∞«x-úø’.
other meanings too. 'Would' sometimes means
'wish'. Eg: I would (wish) rather go than stay
here. 'Would' also means preference. It has
other meanings too.
'Has' means to own / possess something,
and 'has' is always used with he, she and it,
whereas 'have' is used with I, we, you, and
they. Eg: a) He/ she has a lot of property.
Eg: b) The car (it) has four wheels. 'Had' is the
past form of have/ has. They had a lot of prop-
erty (in the past). He had a car (in the past).
'Been' is not used independently. It is used
as, have been, has been, and had been. I/ we/
you/ they have been, and he/ she/ it has been
means that I/ we/ you/ they have been, and
he/she/it has been at some place or in some
position starting from sometime in the past and
are there till now or even now.
'Should' = must. He should do it = He
must do it (duty / compulsion / necessity).
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Sanyasirao
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Q: Sir, please translate the following into
English.
1. -Ñ Æœ-¢Á’ç-ô’-™  -@-´ç -Öç-C. VOCABULARY
2. -Ç-úø°œ-©x -îª-ü¿’-´¤ -Å-´-EéÀ -¢Á-©’í∫’.
3. -v°æéπ%-A -´u-´-≤ƒ-ߪ’ç (Ææ’-¶μ«-≠ˇ -§ƒ-™‰éπ®˝ -Å-ØË -¨»-ÆæY-¢Ë-ûªh -
D-E -í∫’-Jç-* -v°æ-î√®Ωç -îËÆæ’hç-ö«®Ω’)
4. -äéπ\-úË, -´’ç-V-Ø√-ü∑¿’-úÌéπ\-úË.
5. éπ-©xç-™  éπ-Fo-öÀ -¢√-†. 6. -¢√Ææh-´ç-™ éÀ -¢Á-©’í∫’ éπ-©.
7. éπ-ûª’h-©’ -ü¿÷Æœ-† -°æ¤ç-V-©’ 8. ®√-ïéÃ-ߪ’ -véÀ-F-úø-©’.
9. -Ø√-†oèπ◊ -vÊ°-´’-ûÓ 10. -îÁ-´’-ô-©’ °æ-öÀdç-î √-úø’.
11. -ØË-†’ -¢√--∞¡x-ûÓ -Å-vT-¢Á’ç-ö¸ ®√®·ç-èπ◊-Ø√o--†’.
12. -؈éπ-†’ -Ø√-Né¬ -ü¿-∞«-Cμé¬-J -ï-© -v°æ-¢Ë-¨¡ç -îË-®·ç-î √®Ω’.
A: 1) This cement has life in it.
2) A woman's education lights up the world.
3) Agriculture without the use of fertilizers / 1. Passionate = Showing or caused by
Organic agriculture. strong feelings (¶μ«¢Ó-üËy-í∫çûÓ Ö†o).
4) There is only one god, that is
Eg: The speaker made a passionate
Manjunath.
request to the listeners not to yield to
5) Rain of tears in the agricultural corruption.
field.
★ Passionate X Apathetic / indifferent (v¨¡ü¿l¥
6) I don't understand the meaning of
™‰E/ ÅØ√-Ææ-éÀhí¬ Ö†o).
it. Perhaps the translation is, 'The
Eg: Some leaders are apathetic/indifferent
dream of light in reality'.
to people's welfare.
7) No correct translation for it.
2. Sumptuous = Expensive and of high
8) Political shadows
quality (î√™« êK-üÁj†/ Öûªh´’ v¨ÏùÀéÀ îÁçC†)
9) To dad with love
Eg: They served us a sumptuous meal.
10) He made me sweat with fear
★ Sumptuous X Economical (-§Ò-ü¿’°j-†).
11) I had them write the agreement.
Eg: In spite of their wealth, they are very
12) The navy chief launched the ship.
economical.
Srinu Saibaba 3. Scandal = An immoral action causing
public anger (v°æï-©èπ◊ éÓ°æç éπL-TçîË ÅN-F-A-éπ-
Q: Sir, please let me know the meaning of the
following words. ®Ω-¢Á’i† °æE).
i) Somebody else ii) Someone else Eg: Most of our ministers are involved in
iii) In some way or the other scandals.
iv) In spite of (eg: In spite of initiate stringent ★ Scandal X honour (íı®Ω´ç)
action on corruption somebody else are 4. Degraded = Show disrespect to someone
catching somewhere else). (á´-J-ØÁjØ√ éÀçîª-°æ-JîË).
A: i) Somebody else = ii) someone else = Eg: Because of his corrupt practices he
some other person. Eg: He did not do it, has been degraded from his
but somebody else/ someone else did it. respectable position.
iii) In some way or the other = in any way. ★ Degraded X Elevate / promote (áûªh-®·†
iv) In spite of = despite. (though / but). ≤ƒn†ç™ Öç/ Ö†o-B-éπ-Jç).
Eg: In spite of his wealth, he does not spend Eg: Because of his honesty he has been
much = He is rich, but he does not spend elevated to a higher position.
much. 5. Antidote = A medicine which acts against
★ Though very strict action is taken, some poison (N≥ƒ-EéÀ N®Ω’-í∫’úø’).
people continue to be corrupt.
Eg: This will act as an antidote to the poi-
Kantipudi Kameswara Rao
son she has taken.
Q: Respected sir, please let me know whether
★ Antidote X venom / poison. (N≠æç)
the following sentence is correct or not.
Eg: He has taken poison to commit sui-
He saw a young lady of no more than 17.
cide.
A: The sentence is correct, though he saw a
young lady of not more than 17 is better.
However, till the age of 18, girls are called O’ -v°æ-¨¡o-©’ °æç-§ƒ-Lq-† -*®Ω’-Ø√-´÷...
girls and not ladies. -≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ, -v°æ-A-¶μº -N-¶μ«í∫ç,
Ñ-Ø√--úø’ 鬮√u-©-ߪ’ç, - ®√-¢Á÷-@ °∂œ-™¸t Æœ-öÃ,
Writer -Å-Ø√-ñ ¸°æ‹®˝, ®Ωçí¬È®-úÕf ->-™«x.
Email your questions to:
- M. Suresan
pratibhadesk@eenadu.net
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Arun Kumar Swarna, Anantapur
Q: Sir, could you tell me the difference between sports &
games?
A: Sports are individual events, that is, any number of
sportspersons can participate in it. Examples of sports
are running race, high jump, long jump, etc. Games are
team events, that is, games are played by two teams at
a time.
Eg: Cricket, football, hockey, etc.
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2
Q: Sir, éÀçC idioms èπ◊ ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Å®√n©’ -ûÁ-©’°æ-í∫-©®Ω’.
a) Zip your lip b) Don't throw bricks when you live in
a glass house.
A: a) Zip your lip: Shut up your mouth (-ØÓ®Ω’ ´‚ߪ’-´’-†-
úøç).
b) The correct proverb is: Those who live in glass houses
should not throw stones = Those who have faults in
themselves should not find fault with others (-ûª-´’-™ 
ûª°æ¤p©’ -Ö-†o°æ¤p-úø’ -É-ûª®Ω’-© -ûª°æ¤p-©’ -áç-îªèπÿ-úø-ü¿’). -≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ -§ƒ-ûª Ææç-*éπ-© éÓÆæç -îª÷-úøç-úÕ.. www.eenadupratibha.net

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'Mum's the word' means...?
Deepti bottles is purified water to which certain salts
Q: Sir, please explain meanings of the words. and mineral are added.
Renuka, Tirupati
1) Attitude 2) Character Neelima, Medak He assured me of his
Q: éÀçC °æüΔ© Å®√n©’ N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.
A: 1) The way you understand, think of some- Q: Sir, please give me the meanings of the fol- help
1) Condition & Stipulation
thing and the way you behave towards lowing Idioms / Phrases in Telugu with one
2) Go back on (a promise) & Back out (of somebody. example for each.
a promise)
2) The combination of all the qualities of a per- 1. Tone and Tenor 2. Walk a tight rope
3) Crispy & Crunchy son (äéπ ´uéÀh Q©ç – ÅûªE/ Ç¢Á’ í∫’ù«© 3. Between the lines
A: 1) 'Condition' is a rule or a decision you éπ©®- ·éπ). A: 1) 'Tone and tenor' is not a
must agree to, as a part of a contract or Q: Sir, please translate the sentence Standard English expression. Tone
an agreement. into English. ®Ω÷-™¸q -Å-ØË-N -îÁ°æ¤péÓ- means, the quality of the voice of a
★ Stipulation = stating clearly and firmly that ´--ú≈-EÍé, -§ƒ-öÀç-îª-ú≈-EéÀ é¬-ü¿’. person, and tenor means, the highest
something must be done or how it must be A: Rules are there only for saying but Kalali Saraswathi
level of a man's voice. You can take
done. not for practice. Q: Sir, please explain the following:
the meaning of tone and tenor as what
2) Go back on a promise = Not to keep one's Q: Sir, please tell me the difference you wish to say and the voice in which 1) Pulls up 2) Ramp up
promise = back out of a promise. - No dif- between the following words with you say it. But this expression is not 3) Swoops down 4) Mows down
ference. suitable examples. accepted as correct (´’†ç ´÷ö«xúË B®Ω’, A: 1) Pulls up - original form: to pull up = to
3) Crispy = hard and dry in a pleasant way. a) Being b) Been üμÓ®ΩùÀ). scold someone for something wrong they
Eg: A biscuit is crunchy if when we eat it, we A: a) Being = Being now (É°æ¤púø’ Öçúøôç/ 2) To be very cautious / to do something in have done.
feel it is hard and dry (fresh). É°æ¤púø’ Öçúøôç ´©x) such a way that it does not hurt others (î√™« Eg: The teacher pulled up the student for
★ 'Crunchy', on the other hand, refers to the b) Been = Being in the past (í∫ûªç™ Öçúøôç) ñ«ví∫-ûªhí¬ Öçúøôç/ Éûª-®Ω’© ´’†Ææ’èπ◊ ØÌ°œp éπ©-í∫- sleeping in the class.
sound that is made when we eat something Q: What are the differences among: èπ◊çú≈ àüÁjØ√ ´÷ö«x-úøôç/ îËߪ’úøç). 2) Increase or make the price of something
crispy. Eg: You have to walk a tight rope in a quarrel increase.
Filter water, Distilled water, Mineral Water.
Q: Sir, please translate the following sentence between two of your friends. Eg: Because of heavy taxes, the car makes
A: Filter water = water filtered to make it free
into Telugu. 3) To try to understand the real meaning have ramped up the prices of cars.
from solid impurities.
A: It's time we started work hard - Wrong. behind what a person says / to understand 3) Jump down on something and attack it.
★ Distilled water = water unmixed with any
The correct sentence is: It's time we started something that a person does not say direct- Eg: The kite (í∫-ü¿l) swooped down on the
other substance, solid, liquid, or gas.
working hard = ´’†ç éπ≠d-° ly (äéπJ ´÷ô-™ xE í∫÷úμ≈®Ωnç). chicken and carried it away.
★ Mineral water = Natural water with some
æ æúÕ °æE-îË-ߪ÷-Lq†
Æ洒ߪ’ç á°æ¤púÓ ´îËa-ÆœçC/ Éçûªèπ◊ ´·çüË ´’†ç salts dissolved in it, sold as drinking water. Eg: To understand what he wanted to say, I 4) a) Destroy in great numbers especially in
éπ≠d-°æ æ-úøôç v§ƒ®Ωç-Gμç-î√-LqçC.
However in India, mineral water sold in had to read between the lines. a battle
Eg: The tanks mowed down the enemy army
M. Amarnath Babu, Bhanukota Let none of us talk of it! and killed a number of them.
19) Personnel – Æœ-•sç-C
Q: Sir please translate the following proverbs 20) -¶Ô-ü¿’lí¬ -Ö-†o b) Attack someone by very powerful argu-
into Telugu. ments.
Q: éÀç-C °æ-üΔ-© -´’-üμ¿u -ûË-ú≈-†’ -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.
1. Wonders will never cease! Eg: The opposition party leader mowed
i) Junk food - fast food
2. Worry often gives a small thing a big shad- down the arguments of the Prime
ii) Head set, hand - set
ow Minister.
A) i) Junk food = food not good for our health,
3. Unwillingness easily finds an excuse Q: Give me an example showing diffrence
because it is full of fat, sugar or artificial
4. Variety is the spice of life between assure and ensure.
substances (-Å-Ø√®Óí∫uéπ-®Ω-¢Á ’i-†, éÌ-´¤y °ç-îË
5. Virtue is its own reward A: Assure = tell someone certainly/ guaran-
ǣ慮Ωç) tee.
A: 1) -Ç-¨¡a®√u-©’ -à-Ø√-öÀéà -Åç-ûªç é¬-´¤. ★ Fast food = Cheap and hot food made very
Eg: He assured me of his help.
2) -´÷-†Æœéπ ÇçüÓ∞¡-† -*-†o -N-≠æ-ߪ÷-©-†’ °-ü¿l -F-úø-©’í¬ quickly and served hot. (-îª-´éπ, -¢Ë-úÕ -ǣ慮Ωç. -
★ Ensure = make sure. Please ensure that
-îª÷°œ-Ææ’hç-C. 14) Heath 15) Hershey bar ûªy®Ωí¬ -´ç-úÕ, -¢Ë-úÕí¬ -´-úÕfç-îË -ǣ慮Ωç)
we reach the place safely.
3) -à-üÁj-Ø√ -îË-ߪ’-úøç -É-≠dçæ -™‰-†°æ¤p-úø’ -à-üÓ -äéπ ≤ƒèπ◊ - 16) Kit kat 17) Mounds ii) Head set = a pair of ear phones worn on the
head. Hand set = a cell / mobile phone. - Renuka
üÌ®Ω’èπ◊-ûª’ç-C. 18) Neap tide 19) Personel Q: What is the meaning of 1. Misreading the
4) -¢Áj-N-üμ¿uç -@-N-û√-EéÀ Ææ’í∫ç-üμ¿ç -™«ç-öÀ-C. - Immadisetty Sushma
20) Chubby tea leaves. 2. Punch bag?
5) -´’ç-*-ûª-Ø√-EéÀ -•-£æ›-´’-A -´’ç-*-ûª-†-¢Ë’. Q: Sir, please give the meaning of Mum's the
A: 1) Æ‘-û√éÓéπ-*-©’éπ °®Ω’í∫’-ü¿-©-™  -äéπ -ü¿-¨¡. word? A: 1) Reading the tea leaves at the bottom of
Q: Sir, please translate the words into English. 2) -Å-´’%-û√-EéÀ -Ççí∫x °æ-ü¿ç a cup means, looking for a sign of
Which accent should we prefer for inter-
1) -ߪ’-ü∑Ë-îªa ¥í¬ 2) -Å-¶μ«Ææ’-§ƒ-©’ é¬-´-úøç 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 – -É-´-Fo Ææç-U-ûª -¢√®·-üΔu-© Ê°®Ω’x what will happen in the future. To mis-
views among British and UK Accents?
3) -Ö-†o°æ-∞¡çí¬ 8) -¶μ«®Ω-ûª-üË-¨¡ç-™ -E -äéπ ®Ωéπ-¢Á’i-† -¢Á·Ææ-L. read means to wrongly understand.
A: Mum's the word = Let none of us talk of it
A: 1) license 9, 10) -É-N -î √éÌ-™„-ô’x / Let us be silent/ Let us keep it a secret. It 2) A heavy bag hanging from a rope. Those
2) to be disgraced depends. If the interview is in India, Birtish learning boxing train themselves in box-
11) -á-´È®j-Ø√ Ææ’-©-¶μºçí¬ -´Ææ’h-´¤-©’ °æ-úËÆœ-†°æ¤p-úø’ -¢√-∞¡xèπ◊
3) As is and where is. accent is preferable, but if an American is ing, by hitting the heavy bag.
butter fingers -Öç-ü¿ç-ö«®Ω’.
interviewing you, American accent is bet-
M. Aswini, Timmana Cheruvu
Q: Ææ®˝, éÀç-C °æ-üΔ-©-†’ -ûÁ-©’í∫’-™  -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.
12) -†-N’-™‰-ô°æ¤p-úø’ -´-îËa -¨¡-•lç/ éÃ-©éπ-¢Á’i-† -Åç-¨¡ç
13) -†÷u-ߪ÷®˝\ -†í∫®Ωç-™  -äéπ ®Ó-úø’f
ter. But most of us in India speak with a O’ -v°æ-¨¡o-©’ °æç-§ƒ-Lq-† -*®Ω’-Ø√-´÷...
British accent.
1) Chrysalis 2) Nectar 3) Accordion 14) -à-D °®Ωí∫-E -á-ûªh®·-† -v°æ-üË-¨¡ç -≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ, -v°æ-A-¶μº -N-¶μ«í∫ç,
4) Clarinet 5) Organ 6) Trumpet 15, 16) -É-N èπÿ-ú≈ -î √éÌ--™‰-õ‰x
Ñ-Ø√--úø’ 鬮√u-©-ߪ’ç, - ®√-¢Á÷-@ °∂œ-™¸t Æœ-öÃ,
17) -*-†o -á-ûªh®·-† -v°æ-üË-¨»-©’ Writer -Å-Ø√-ñ ¸°æ‹®˝, ®Ωçí¬È®-úÕf ->-™«x.
7) Xylophone 8) Alligator 9) Almond joy
10) Baby ruth 11) Butter finger 18) Ææ-´·-vü¿°æ¤ -Ç-ô÷ -§Ú-ô’-™  -Ç-ô’ – -Åç-õ‰ éÀç-ü¿ °æ-úË Email your questions to:
- M. Suresan
12) Crunch 13) Fifth avenue Ææ-´·-vü¿°æ¤-ô-©. pratibhadesk@eenadu.net
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Vasu Chowdary
Q: Sir, explain following words in English
1) -ü¿-úø-ü¿-úø-™«-úÕç-îª-úøç 2) -Ü-úÕ-§Ú-´-úøç
3) °æ®Ω’-´¤ 4) -v°æ-A-≠dæ
5) -ûª-úø-¶«-ô’ 6) -A®Ω’í∫’-™‰-ü¿’
7) -ØË-†’ -Ö-†oç-ûª -´®Ωèπ◊ -FÈé-ç-ü¿’èπ◊ -¶μº-ߪ’ç?
8) -Ø√-ûÓ Â°-ô’déÓ-´-ü¿’l
A: 1) Make someone shake/ shiver in excitement.
2) Come off
K. Venugopal Varma
Q: Respected sir, please explain about "if
conditions" exclusively when we have to
use them.
A: There are three 'if/ conditional clauses'.
1) Probable present: What is stated in this
condition may happen. Eg: If he comes
here his mother will be happy.
There are two clauses here: 1) The 'if'
clause and the main clause, 'his mother will be
happy'. This sentence means that there is a
chance of his coming here, and if he comes
here, his mother will be happy.
2. Improbable present: The second condition
is 'Improbable present'. In this case there is
no chance of anything happening in the
PRESENT. Eg: If he were here I would dis-
cuss the matter with him. Note that 'he' is
followed by 'were'. There is no chance of his
coming here and my discussing the matter
with him.
★ Sometimes the past verb form is also used.
Eg: If my father gave me the money, I
would buy a bike. This means there is no
chance, at present, of his father giving him
the money and his buying a bike.
3. Imaginary past: The third condition is
VOCABULARY
1. Bashful = Shy.
Eg: The young girl was bashful to sing in
the presence of the men.
★ Bashful X Bold.
Eg: She was bold enough to face the audi-
ence and speak out her mind.
2. Crisis = An extremely difficult or danger-
ous situation.
Eg: With all her children and husband
dying in the accident, she was facing a cri-
sis.
★ Crisis X blessing.
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
3 & 4) Prestige 5) Faltering
6) Unopposed / unmatched
7) So long as I am here, why should you fear?
8) Don't have anything to do with me.
Bejjarapu Rajashekhar, Metpally
Q: Sir, please let me know the following in English.
-Ø√èπ◊ -vÊ°-´’ í∫’-Jç-* -ûÁ-LÆœç-C -Åç-õ‰ -Å-C Íé-´-©ç -F -´-™‰x.
A: If I have known about love, it is entirely because of
you.
'Improbable present' means...?
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imaginary past. What is stated here is past
and in the past it did not happen.
Eg: If he had given his daughter the
money, she would have bought a
car. This means, he did not give
her money, and she did not buy a
car - this refers to a past situation
which did not happen.
S.S.K. Musthafa
Q: Sir please explain all the following
sentences what is the difference
among them and give some other examples
for the given sentences.
1. As soon as we reached the station the train
left.
2. No sooner did he getup to deliver his speech
than the hall began to resound with the
cheers.
3. We had scarcely reached the school when
the bell rang.
A: Please note 'as soon as' = no sooner did +
present tense, .... than = scarcely when
Eg: As soon as he came here he started
working = No sooner did he come/ had he
come here than he started working =
Scarcely had he come here when he started
working. As soon as = no sooner than =
scarcely when = immediately after.
Eg: It was a blessing that in his serious dif-
ficulties that he got a paying job.
3. Succulent = juicy (full of juice).
Eg: The orange is a succulent fruit.
★ Succulent X Dry.
Eg: The fruit was dry and yielded no juice.
4. Surmise = guess.
Eg: It is my surmise that he is in the town
hiding, and the police are sure to catch
him.
★ Surmise X certainty.
Eg: It is a certainty that he is going to be
elected as president.
5. Diligent = industrious / very hard working.
Eg: The class is full of diligent students
and I am sure everyone will pass the exam.
★ Diligent X lazy.
Eg: He is very lazy and I am sure he will
not pass the exam.
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-≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ, -v°æ-A-¶μº -N-¶μ«í∫ç,
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-Å-Ø√-ñ ¸°æ‹®˝, ®Ωçí¬È®-úÕf ->-™«x.
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Q: Ææ®˝, éÀç-C -¢√é¬u-©-†’ -Ççí∫xç-™ -à-´’ç-ö«®Ó -ûÁ©’°æí∫-
©®Ω’?
1. -¢√-úÕ-ûÓ -FÍéç °æ-E?
2. -¢√-úÕ-ûÓ -FÈéç-ü¿’èπ◊?
3. -ØË-†’ -¢Ë®Ω’-¨¡-†é¬\-ߪ’-©èπ◊ 鬰æ-™« -Ö-Ø√o-†’ (-Åç-õ‰ -
á´®Ω÷ -üÌç-T-L-ç-îªèπ◊ç-ú≈ -Öç-úËç-ü¿’èπ◊)
4. -Åéπ\-úÕ -†’ç-* -´-îËa-ô°æ¤p-úø’ -à-üÁj-Ø√ -BÆæ’èπ◊-E
®√, -A†-ú≈-EéÀ
5. -Ü®Óx -ÜÍ®-Tç°æ¤ -î √-™« °∂æ’-†çí¬ -ï-J-Tç-C.
6. -§Ò-ü¿’l-ØËo -™‰-* -üÌ--úÓx-éÀ/ °®Ω-öxéÀ -´-î √a-†’.
A: 1) What have you to do with him? Lakshmann Makineedi
2) How are you concerned/ what have Q: Sir, please explain when should we use
you to do with him? could, would?
3) I am watching the ground nut crop. A: Could is the past tense of can. Could
4) When you come back from there, means the ability to do something in the
get something for me to eat. past, but it is uncertain if it was done or
5) The procession in the town was grand. not. He could help me = He had the abil-
6) As soon as I got up I came to the back yard. ity to help me, but he might not have
helped me.
Thirumal Reddy Pabbathi
★ 'Would' has a number of meanings. 1) It
Q: What is the meaning of sentence"what a
is used as the past tense of will. Eg: I
mess"?
think he will help me (present tense). The
A: Everything is in confusion / disorder.
past tense for this is: I thought he would
Harshita help me.
Q: -§Òí∫-úøh-©-ûÓ -´·ç-îÁ-ûªh-ú≈-Eo -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ-™  -à-´’ç-ö«®Ω’? 2) It also means 'wish'. Eg: I would he were
here. (= I wish he were here).
A: He submerged him in praises.
3) Would also refers to a past habit: Those
days I would go for a walk every morn-
Writer ing.
4) Would is used in polite requests:
- M. Suresan Eg: a) Would you like to have a cup of
coffee? b) Would you mind helping me?
5) Would refers to a possibility. Eg: I would
6 Paucity = Scarcity. discuss the matter with him and settle it
Eg: There is a paucity of funds for imple-
menting this programme.
once for all.
6) 'Would' expresses a strong possibility:
★ Paucity X Surplus. Eg: He would be here tomorrow.
Eg: The US has surplus funds and can These are the important uses of 'would'.
help other countries. K. Saraswathi
7. Lethargy = Laziness. Q: Sir, 1) what is the difference between
Eg: The students in the class are full of project, programme?
lethargy. 2) Programme, program which one is cor-
★ Lethargy X Active. rect?
Eg: He is very active and is always seen 3) Shrugged off
working. 4) Tribute - for this word is there any other
8. Vandalism = Destruction of property. meaning?
Eg: The rowdies indulge in vandalism and 5) Projections
destroyed public property A: 1) A programme is the order of things in
★ Vandalism X Preserve. which you do certain things.
Eg: The students in the class took an oath ★ A project on the other hand what you have
to preserve the property of their decided to do. It is a single item.
school. 2) Both are correct. Programme is Biritish
9. Opulent = Wealthy and luxurious. spelling, and program is American
Eg: The people in the US are opulent. spelling.
★ Opulent X poor. 3) The past tense of shrug off = treating
Eg: The people in Ethiopia are very poor. something as not very important.
10. Docile = mild. 4) Tribute also means praise. We pay tributes
Eg: The cow is a docile animal. to Mahatma Gandhi.
5) Projections = 1) Estimates 2) Something
★ Docile X Arrogant.
Eg: Duryodhana was very arrogant.
getting out - something coming out.
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Maguluri Kalpana
Q: Sir please tell me the tips for speak English and how
to learn English very easily? Give me some sugges-
tions.
A: Read the English newspaper every day for 30 to 45
minutes. Listen to English news telecasts. Speak in
English to people who know English. The more you
speak English, the better can you speak. Practice is
important. Practise writing short paragraphs of 100 to
Ðû¦è[ª šïj°ë]ô¦ò°ë 2
150 words on any topic of your choice, and show it to
those who know English very well.
G.Bhavani, Anakapalle
Q: Sir, what is the difference between Look down and
Play down? Please explain the meanings
A: To look down means to see what is below you.
The actual phrase, however, is to look down upon =
To treat someone with no respect / to treat them as low.
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5) ÞœªJ êŸí£pè[Ù. eg: His words were beside the
mark, as he did not talk about the subject.
VOCABULARY
6) vð§÷«é¨ÚÛîμªiì Þœªô¢ªh. eg: This is the bench-
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7) ÷³üŒx í£è[ÚÛ. eg: I feel as if I were lying on a
P. Nageswara Rao, Amrithanagar bed of thorns.
B. Naresh, Anantapuram Q: Sir, please translate the following sen- 8) ú£Ùë¶ï£„ÙøŒÙ/ Nî¦ë¯ÙøŒÙ. eg: I call in question
Q: Sir please translate the following idioms tences into Telugu. his statement.
into Telugu. 1. No clearance on Sundays. K. Savitri, Chagallu
1. Under a cloud 2. To cut one dead 2. Just chill ya Q: ú£ôÂ, Ú¨ÙC î¦Ú¥uõìª ÎÙÞœxÙö˺ڨ
3. Cut and dried 4. To cast a slur upon 3. Here we go Íìª÷CÙàŸÞœõô¢ª.
5. To dance to one’s tune A: 1) ÎCî¦ô¦õª ÑêŸhô¦õ ñæ°yè¯ ÑÙè[ë]ª. 1. û¶ìª í£±ú£hÚÛÙö˺ ò˹÷ªtõª ÍAÚ¨ú£ªhû¦oìª.
6. Fall to ground 7. Fit as a fiddle 2) ÏC Íô¢–Ù Ú¥÷è[Ù ö˶ë]ª. 2. î¦è…Ú¨ ò°Þ¥ êŸTö°ô³.
8. To fan the flames 9. To gain ground 3) Said when something bad starts 3. ñè…Ú¨ îμü™h îμüŒ‰x ö˶ÚÛð¼ê¶ ö˶ë]ª. 1. Inimical = Harmful / injurious
10. Gift of gab happening. Ôëμjû¦ àμè[ª áJ¸Þåí£±pè[ª 4. ÍêŸè[ª ÞÁè[ÚÛª ÚÛª Cޜޕè[ªêŸªû¦oè[ª. sEÚÛô¢îμªiìz
A: 1) Not trusted or popular because you Íû¶ ÷«å ÍC. 5. Ú¥íƈö˺ڨ Ú¥ú£h àŸ·Ú\ô¢ îμô³u. àŸí£pÞ¥ eg: The climate here is inimical to our
have done something wrong sêŸí£±p à¶ú‡ì Q: Ú¨ÙC â°BóŸ«õÚÛª êμõªÞœªö˺ ÑÙC. health.
6. Ð H Inimical X Favourable sÍìªÚÛ«õîμªiìz
÷ªEù‡E ì÷ªtÚÛð¼÷è[Ùz Íô¦–õêÁð§åª Ñë¯ï£°ô¢éõª êμõªí£Þœõô¢ª.
eg: The minister’s reputation is under a 1. To bell the cat
òËμjÚÛªö˺ ÷³Þœª_J ÚÛÙç˶ ÓÚÛª\÷ í£ådô¢ª.
7. Îîμª ÷ªÙåìª/ Eí£±pìª ÓÞœêÁú‡ÙC. eg: The people here are very favourable
cloud. 2. To bring down the house
8. ê•Ùë]ô¢Þ¥ ô¢Ùè… í£E Ú¥Eë¯ÌÙ. to our activities.
2) Pretend you don’t know someone because 3. Be off one’s head 4. By far
you are angry with them sÖÚÛJ Oªë] ÚÁí£ÙÞ¥ 9. F à¦÷± ìª÷±y à¦÷±. ë¯EÚ¨ Ó÷ô¢« ÔÙ à¶óŸªö˶ô¢ª 2. Oppressed = Treated in a cruel /
5. Beside the mark 6. Bench mark
A: 1) I am sticking pictures in the book. unfriendly manner svÚÛ«ô¢ÙÞ¥, ìÙÞ¥
ÑÙè[åÙ ÷õx î¦üŒ‰x ÷ªìÚÛª êμLóŸªìåªx 7. A bed of thorns 8. To call in question
2) He has had enough blows.
A: 1) í‡LxÚ¨ ÞœÙå ÚÛådè[Ù. ÍEo ÓõªÚÛõª ÖÚÛàÁå à¶J
ìæ¨ÙàŸè[Ùz àŸ«è[åÙ, Íé#î¶êŸÚÛª ÞœªJ à¶óŸªè[Ùz
3) a) Already decided and not to be changed 3) You go or don’t go to school. eg: Aurangzeb oppressed his subjects and
4) He is driving a nail into the wall. levied heavy taxes on them.
í‡LxÚ¨ ÞœÙå ÚÛè…ê¶ ÍC ô¦÷è[Ù êμõªú£ªhÙC,
sÏÙêŸÚÛª÷³Ùë¶ Eô¢gô³ÙàŸªÚÛªìoÙë]ª ÷õx ÍìªÚÛªû¦oô³, Ú¥F Ô ÓõªÚÛ í‡LxÚ¨ ÞœÙå
÷«ô¢aÚÛð¼÷è[Ùz 5) The coffee is tasteless, add some sugar to it. H Oppressed X kind.
b) Simple and easy to understand
ÚÛådÞœõë]ª?
sú£ªõòÅ¡ÙÞ¥ 2) û¦åÚ¥Eo Þ¥F ú‡E÷« Þ¥F àŸ«ú£ªhìoí£±pè[ª àŸí£påªx 6) More than three can’t ride on this bike. eg: Ashoka ruled his people in a kind
Íô¢–÷ªó¶ªu Nù£óŸªÙz 7) She stoked the fire. manner.
4) Bring a bad name to somebody
GÞœ_ô¢Þ¥ Ú•ådè[Ù, ÷ªÙ# íÆ£ªådÙ ÷#aìí£±pè[ª.
sàμè[“ ›íô¢ª 3) ÓÚÛª\÷ ê¦T ÑÙè[åÙ ÷õx ÷ªA êŸí£pè[Ù. eg: He 8) Hurry up, we shall finish the work soon. 3. Flout = Violate sÑõxÙíƇªÙàŸè[Ùz
ê¶÷è[Ùz was off his head because he was drunk 9) Do what you like. None can help you (No eg: Politicians in India often flout the
5) To be under the control of someone 4) à¦ö° ÷ô¢ÚÛª/ ÓÚÛª\÷Þ¥. eg: By far he is the proper translation for this in English). law.
sÖÚÛJ
H Flout X Observe (ð§æ¨ÙàŸè[Ù).
ÍDÅìÙö˺ ÑÙè[åÙz
6) A plan / theory failing due to lack of nec- 4. He saw a young lady of not more than 17.
essary information sú£·ôjì eg: People in some foreign countries
5. Inspite of initiate stringent action on corrup-
ú£÷«à¦ô¢Ù
observe laws strictly. They are all
tion somebody else are catching somewhere
ö˶ÚÛð¼÷è[Ù ÷õx NíÆ£õ÷ªó¶ªu í£ëÇ]ÚÛÙ/ ú‡ë¯ÌÄÙêŸÙz
7) Very healthy and strong law abiding.
else.
sÎôÁÞœuÙÞ¥, ñõÙÞ¥
4. Augment = Increase (the size and value
6. I used to have black hair.
ÑÙè[åÙz
8) To make a bad situation worse sÍú£ö˶ of something) by adding to it sšíÙàŸè[Ùz
7. It’s time the bus left.
eg: The supply of food for the flood vic-
8. She is feeling for the switch (find by
ÍëůyìÙÞ¥ Ñìo í£Jú‡–AE ÏÙÚ¥ ÍëůyìÙÞ¥
tims has been augmented.
touching).
à¶óŸªè[Ùz
9) More widely known or become popular H Augment X Reduced sêŸT_ÙàŸñè…ìz
9. Many a man
sÍÙë]JÚ© êμLú‡ ÑÙè[åÙ/ ÏÙÚ¥ ví£â°ë]ô¢é
A: 1) Î Në¯uJ–E ð»Tè…ì ·ôÙèÁ æ©àŸô ÍêŸè[ª. eg: The supply of rations to the army has
been reduced.
ð»Ùë]è[Ùz
10) The ability to speak fluently sÍìô¢_üŒÙÞ¥ 2) û¦ÚÛêŸè[ª ÖÚÛ ú£õ Ïà¦aè[ª.
3) Ó÷J à¶êμjû¦ îμ«ú£TÙàŸñè˶åÙêŸ ÷´ô¢ª^è[ª Ú¥ë]ª 5. Tolerance = The ability to bear difficul-
T. Manu, Anantapuram
ties sú£ï£°ìÙz
÷«æ°xè[ÞœõÞœè[Ùz
Abhi Q: Sir, ‘Hari and I will go to temple’ - Ð ÍêŸè[ª.
î¦Ú¥uEo ‘I and Hari will go to temple’ - Ïö° 4) ÎóŸªì 17 eg: Akbar was known for his religious tol-
Q: Sir could you explain the meaning of this ÔüŒx ÚÛÙç˶ ÓÚÛª\÷ ö˶E Í÷«tô³E
erance.
sentence 'The secret of his good health lies ô¦óŸªè[Ù êŸí£pE ÍÙæ°ô¢ª. N÷JÙàŸÞœõô¢ª. àŸ«ø‹è[ª.
in the fact, that he is gets up before sunrise A: ÎÙÞœxÙö˺ Óí£±pè[«, ‘I’ #÷ô¢ ô¦î¦L. 5) Ð î¦ÚÛuÙö˺ êŸí£±põª Ñû¦oô³. H Tolerance X Intolerance sÍú£ï£°ìÙz
and has a two mile walk every morning.' The usual order is: ÍC Ïö° ÑÙè¯L: In spite of initiating strin- eg: Some Muslims rulers of India were
Here what is the meaning of 'lies in'? You and I, you, he/ she/ they and I, He/ she/ gent action against corruption somebody or notorious for their religious intoler-
A: Lies in = is in sÑÙè[åÙz. The meaning of they and I. the other are being caught somewhere = ance.
the sentence is, He is healthy because he G.S. Rao, Vinukonda ÍNFA í£åx ÚÛJÈìîμªiì àŸô¢uõª Bú£ªÚÛªÙåªìoí£pæ¨Ú©,
gets up early in the morning and takes a Q: Sir, please translate the following into ÓÚÛ\èÁ ÖÚÛàÁå Ó÷ôÁ ÖÚÛô¢ª í£åªdñè[ªêŸ«û¶ Oª ví£øŒoõª í£Ùð§Lqì #ô¢ªû¦÷«...
two mile walk. Telugu. Ñû¦oô¢ª.
6) û¦ Våªd ÏÙêŸÚÛª÷³Ùë]ª ìõxÞ¥ ÑÙè˶C.
þ¼p·Úû ÏÙTxùÃ, ví£AòÅ¡ NòÅ°ÞœÙ,
1. He is the second teacher to praise that stu-
7) ñúà îμü °xLqì ú£÷ªóŸªÙ Óí£±pèÁ Íô³ð¼ô³ÙC.
Ðû¦è[ª Ú¥ô¦uõóŸªÙ, ô¦îμ«@ íƇöËÀt ú‡æ©,
Writer dent.
8) ú‡yà ÚÁú£Ù êŸè[ª÷³êÁÙC.
Íû¦âËÀí£²ôÂ, ô¢ÙÞ¥·ôè…“ >ö°x.
2. He gave me a piece of advice.
3. He is not such a fool as to be cheated by 9) Many a man = Many men = à¦ö°÷ªÙC Email your questions to:
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