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ð®‚èô£ñ£?
݃AôˆF™ êó÷ñ£è «ð²õ ªêŒF÷
ð®‚è Ã죶. ãªù¡ø£™ ªêŒFî£O™ Þ¼‚°‹
õ£‚Aòƒèœ èôŠ¹ õ£‚Aòƒèœ Ý°‹.
cƒèœ ݃AôˆF™ êó÷ñ£è «ð²õ
°ö‰¬îèœ ï®ˆî ݃Aô ý£L¾†
F¬óðìƒè¬÷ ݃Aô ꊬ솮½ì¡
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õ£ƒAòƒèœ Iè âO¬ñò£è Þ¼‚°‹.
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݃AôˆF™î£¡ «ò£C‚è «õ‡´‹. îIN™ «ò£C‚è
Ã죶 â¡Á ÜP¾ÁˆîŠð´Aø£˜èœ. Þ‰î ßÁ êKò£?
臮Šð£è îõÁ.  îIN«ô£ Ü™ô¶
݃AôˆF«ô£ «ò£CŠð¶ A¬ìò£¶. 
«ò£Cˆî™ â¡ø ªêò¬ô ¬ìò ͬ÷J¡
Physical Memory-J¡ Íôñ£è ªêŒA«ø£‹.
«ð²ðõK¡ ñùG¬ô:
¾ ¹ˆîèˆF™ Þ¼‚°‹ ݃Aô õ£‚Aòˆ¬î
ÜŠð®«ò «ðê «õ‡´‹.
¾ Þô‚èíŠ H¬öJ¡P «ðê «õ‡´‹.
¾ «õèñ£è «ðê «õ‡´‹.
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«ð²õ àƒèÀ‚° I辋
àÁ¶¬íò£è Þ¼‚°‹ Iè
º‚Aòñ£ù è£óE õ£‚Aò ܬñŠ¹
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Chapter - 2
â¡.â™.ݘ.C MFº¬ø: 1
â´ˆ¶‚裆´èœ:
1.  «ïˆ¶ è¬ì‚° «ð£«ù¡ - I go to the shop
yesterday.
â´ˆ¶‚裆´èœ:
î I › è ô Š ¹ õ £ ‚ A ò ‹ 2 : è¬ì
è¬ ì J ô è £ ¬ê
ªè£´ˆF†´ Üõ¬ù ð£˜.
â¡.â™.ݘ.C MFº¬ø: 5
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õ£‚Aò ܬñŠ¹èœ
Chapter - 3
Sentence Patterns
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/ - Ü™ô¶
sb - ò£ó£õ¶ å¼ ïðK¡ ªðò˜ (Somebody)
do - M¬ù ( Verb )
â¡ø£™ ܬìŠHÂœ ( )
pat: wrong for (doing) sth -
Þ¼‚°‹ õ£˜ˆ¬î¬ò ðò¡ð´ˆF»‹ Ü™ô¶
ðò¡ð´ˆî£ñ½‹ õ£‚Aò‹ ܬñ‚èô£‹.
Ýù¶ is, am, are, was,
pat: be able - be were
«ð£¡ø¬õèO™ ãî£õ¶ 塬ø °P‚°‹.
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â´ˆ¶‚裆´ 1: about
â´ˆ¶‚裆´ 2: about
sent1 ‚° verb-Ýè
õ¼‹. for doing sth Ýù¶ sent1
â¡ø õ£‚AòˆF¡ «ï£‚èˆ¬î °P‚Aø¶)
݃Aô õ£‚Aò‹: I go to market for buying the
vegetables / I go to market to buy the vegetables.
(sent1=I go to market)
ñQî˜è¬÷ ðŸPò
HóF ªðò˜ªê£Ÿèœ
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Pronouns of Humans
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1. I
2. My
3. Mine
Meaning 1: â¡Â¬ìò¶
a. The car is mine - 裘 â¡Â¬ìò¶ Ý°‹.
b. Mine is red car - â¡Â¬ìò¶ C芹Gø 裘 Ý°‹.
c. Your book is big. Mine is small - àƒèÀ¬ìò ¹ˆîè‹ ªðKò¶.
â¡Â¬ìò¶ CPò¶ Ý°‹.
4. Me
5. Myself
6. We
7. Our
8. Ours
9. Us
10. Ourselves
Meaning 1: è÷£è«õ, è«÷ Ü™ô¶ ï£ƒèœ îQò£è (we
ourselves), âƒèÀ‚°œ«÷«ò,
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a. We built the house ourselves / We ourselves built the house -
ï£ƒèœ ï£ƒè÷£è«õ i´ 膮«ù£‹ / è«÷ i´
膮«ù£‹.
b. We changed the book ourselves - ï£ƒèœ âƒèÀ‚°œ÷£è«õ
¹ˆî般î ñ£ŸP‚ªè£‡«ì£‹.
Phrase Meaning 1: (all) by ourselves - îQò£è (syn: alone).
c. We do the work all by ourselves - ï£ƒèœ «õ¬ô¬ò îQò£è
ªêŒA«ø£‹.
11. You
12. Your
Meaning 1: àƒèÀ¬ìò
a. This is your pen - Þ¶ àƒèÀ¬ìò «ðù£ Ý°‹
13. Yours
Meaning 1: àƒèÀ¬ìò¶
a. This is yours - Þ¶ àƒèÀ¬ìò¶ Ý°‹.
Phrase Meaning 1: yours faithfully - àƒèœ ï‹H‚¬è‚° àè‰î,
yours truly - àƒèœ à‡¬ñ»œ÷.
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14. You
16. He
17. His
Meaning 1: Üõ¬ìò
a. This is his shirt - Þ¶ Üõ¬ìò ꆬì Ý°‹.
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18. His
Meaning 1: Üõ¬ìò¶
a. The car is his - 裘 Üõ¬ìò¶ Ý°‹.
b. His is small one - Üõ¼¬ìò¶ CPòî£ù å¡Á Ý°‹.
19. Him
20. Himself
21. She
22. Her
Meaning 1: ÜõÀ¬ìò
23. Hers
Meaning 1: ÜõÀ¬ìò¶
24. Her
25. Herself
26. It
27. Its
28. Its
29. It
30. Itself
32. Their
Meaning 1: Üõ˜èÀ¬ìò ( Þõ˜èÀ¬ìò, ܬõèÀ¬ìò,
Þ¬õèÀ¬ìò)
a. This is their house - Þ¶ Üõ˜èÀ¬ìò i´ Ý°‹.
33. Theirs
Meaning 1: Üõ˜èÀ¬ìò¶ (Þõ˜èÀ¬ìò¶, ܬõèÀ¬ìò¶,
Þ¬õèÀ¬ìò¶)
a. The car is theirs - 裘 Üõ˜èÀ¬ìò¶ Ý°‹.
34. Them
35. Themselves
Üõ˜èœ Üõ˜èÀ‚
b. They change the book themselves -
°œ÷£è«õ ¹ˆî般î ñ£ŸP‚ªè£œÀAø£˜èœ.
Phrase Meaning 1: (all) by themselves - îQò£è ( syn: alone ).
c. You do the work all by themselves - Üõ˜èœ «õ¬ô¬ò îQò£è
ªêŒAø£˜èœ.
36. This
Meaning 1: Þ¶, Þ‰î
a. This is a car - Þ¶ å¼ è£˜ Ý°‹.
b. This car is good (pat: this noun) - Þ‰î 裘 ï¡ø£è Þ¼‚Aø¶.
37. That
Meaning 1: ܶ, ܉î
a. That is a car - ܶ å¼ è£˜ Ý°‹.
b. That car is good ( pat: that noun ) - ܉î 裘 ï¡ø£è Þ¼‚Aø¶.
38. These
Meaning 1: Þ¬õèœ, Þ‰î
a. These are good - Þ¬õèœ ï¡ø£è Þ¼‚Aø¶.
b. You don’t take these - cƒèœ Þ¬õè¬÷ â´‚è£b˜èœ.
c. These cars is good ( pat: these nouns ) - Þ‰î è£˜èœ ï¡ø£è
Þ¼‚Aø¶. Þî¡ å¼¬ñ this car â¡ð¶ Ý°‹.
39. Those
Meaning 1: ܬõèœ, ܉î
a. Those are good - ܬõèœ ï¡ø£è Þ¼‚Aø¶.
b. You don’t take those - cƒèœ ܬõè¬÷ â´‚è£b˜èœ.
c. Those cars is good (pat: those nouns) - ܉î è£˜èœ ï¡ø£è
Þ¼‚Aø¶. Þî¡ å¼¬ñ that car â¡ð¶ Ý°‹.
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40. is
by me - â¡ù£™, â¡ Íôñ£è
Íôñ£è,
from me - â¡QìI¼‰¶,
in me - â¡QìˆF™,
to me - âù‚°,
for me - âù‚è£è,
with me - â¡Âì¡
â¡Âì¡,
through me - â¡ Íôñ£è.
Þ«î ñ£FK us, you, him, her, it, them «ð£¡Á ñŸø
(Þ«î
õ£˜ˆ¬îèÀ‚°‹ ªð£¼œ ªè£œ÷ô£‹.
ªè£œ÷ô£‹.)
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Important
Cognitive Words
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1. About
2. Above
â™ô£õŸPŸ°‹ «ñô£è, Iè
Phrase Meaning 1: above all -
º‚Aòñ£è. ïñ‚° ° ªð£¼œèœ H®ˆF¼‚Aø¶. ÜF™
Iè º‚Aòñ£ù¬î Ãø Þ¶ ðò¡ð´Aø¶. ( syn: most of all /
most importantly / particularly / primarily )
âù‚° ÝŠHœ,
g. I like apple, orange and above all ice cream -
Ýó…² H®‚°‹, â™ô£õŸPŸ°‹ «ñô£è ävAK‹
H®‚°‹.
â™ô£õŸPŸ°‹ «ñô£è,
h. Above all, I eat more vegetables -
 ÜFè 裌èPè¬÷ ꣊H´A«ø¡.
3. According to
5. After
Meaning 1: Hø°, H¡¹, Ü´ˆîî£è.
a. After the dinner, I go to bed - Þó¾ ꣊𣆴‚° Hø° 
Éƒè ªê™A«ø¡.
b. After leaving the school, he works in the restaurant ( pat: after
doing sth, sent1 ) - ðœO M†ìŠ H¡¹, Üõ¡ àí¾
M´FJ™ «õ¬ô ªêŒAø£¡.
c. After 10 minutes, I go to college - 10 GIìˆFŸ° Hø° 
è™ÖK ªê™A«ø¡.
cƒèœ ºèõK¬ò
d. You write the address after the name -
ªðò¼‚° Hø° Ü™ô¶ ªðò¼‚° Ü´ˆîî£è â¿î¾‹.
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e. I go to Salem. After (that) I go to Trichy ( pat: sent1, After (that)
sent2 ) -  «êô‹ ªê™A«ø¡. Hø°  F¼„C
ªê™A«ø¡.
ܶ Üšõ÷¾î£ù£?. Üî£õ¶,
Phrase Meaning 1: is that all? -
cƒèœ G¬ù‚°‹ ªð£¼œ cƒèœ âF˜ð£˜ˆî¬î Mì âOî£è
A¬ì‚°‹«ð£¶ Þ¶ õ¼‹.
e. The pen is only Rs 20. Is that all? - «ðù£ ªõÁ‹ 20 Ïð£Œ
Ý°‹. æ, ܶ Üšõ÷¾î£ù£?
Phrase Meaning 2: All along sth - sth-¡ â™ô£ «ïóº‹. ( syn: all
the time / during )
f. I work all along the day -   º¿õ¶‹ Ü™ô¶ ï£O¡
â™ô£ «ïóº‹ «õ¬ô ªêŒA«ø¡.
9. Along
f. cƒèœ
You put the pencil on the table along with other pencil -
ªð¡C¬ô «ñ¬üJ¡ «ñ™ ¬õ‚辋, ªð¡C¬ô ¬õ‚°‹
«ð£¶ Þ¬î ñŸø ªð¡C™èÀì¡ «ê˜ˆ¶ ¬õ‚辋.
å¼ ªêò¬ô å¼õ˜
Phrase Meaning 3: along the same lines -
ªêŒî ñ£FK Ü™ô¶ ªê£¡ù ñ£FK ªêŒõ‹. ( syn: similarly
/ likewise )
g. He handled the situation very well. We should act along the same
lines - Üõ˜ Å›G¬ô¬ò ï¡ø£è êñ£Oˆî£˜. ‹ Ü«î
ñ£FK ªêŒò «õ‡´‹.
10. Among
Meaning 1: ñˆFJ™ Ü™ô¶ Þ¬ìJ™. Þ¶ Í¡Á Ü™ô¶ Ü
«ñŸð†ì ªð£¼œèÀ‚° Þ¬ìJ™ ñŸªø£¼ ªð£¼œ Þ¼Šð¬î‚
°P‚°‹. ( °PŠ¹: between â¡ð¶ Þ¼ ªð£¼œèÀ‚° Þ¬ìJ™
ñŸªø£¼ ªð£¼œ Þ¼Šð¬î‚ °P‚°‹ )
a. I walk among the trees -  ñóƒèO¡ ñˆFJ™ ïì‚A«ø¡.
b. The house is among the hills - i´ ñ¬ôèO¡ ñˆFJ™
Þ¼‚Aø¶.
Meaning 2: å¼ °¿M™ Þ¼‚°‹ ñ‚èœ ñˆFJ™, ãî£õ¶ å¡P™
ð£F‚èŠð†ìõ˜èO™ Þõ¼‹ å¼õ˜.
c. The problem gives more worries among the people - Hó„ê¬ù
ñ‚èœ ñˆFJ™ ÜFè èõ¬ôè¬÷ î¼Aø¶.
d. I am one among them - 
Üõ˜èO™ å¼õ˜ Ü™ô¶ ï£Â‹
Üõ˜èO™ å¼õó£è Þ¼‚A«ø¡.
e. The villagers are among the casualities ( syn: include ) -
Aó£ñõ£CèÀ‹ Þø‰îõ˜èO™ Ü샰õ˜.
Phrase Meaning 1: among the other things - º‚Aòñ£è, °PŠð£è.
( syn: specifically / importantly / particularly )
f. I discuss about lots of problems in meeting. Among the other things,
I discuss about poverty -  ÆìˆF™ G¬øò
Hó„ê¬ùè¬÷Š ðŸP Mõ£F‚A«ø¡. ÜF™ º‚Aòñ£è,
 㛬ñ¬òŠ ðŸP Mõ£F‚A«ø¡.
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Phrase Meaning 2: among yourselves / ourselves / themselves -
àƒèÀ‚°œ / âƒèÀ‚°œ / Üõ˜èÀ‚°œ
g. They fight among themselves ( syn: with each other ) - Üõ˜èœ
Üõ˜èÀ‚°œ ê‡¬ìŠ «ð£´Aø£˜èœ.
11. Ago
12. Ahead
Meaning 1: º¡ù£®, º¡ù£™
º¡ù£™, ( syn: in front of, before ) Þ¶ å¼
ªð£¼œ Þ¡ªù£¼ ªð£¼À‚° º¡ù£® Þ¼Šð¬î °P‚Aø¶.
a. The car is ahead of me ( pat: ahead of sth/sb ) - 裘 âù‚°
º¡ù£® Þ¼‚Aø¶ ( °PŠ¹: The car is ahead â¡ø£™
裘 ã«î£ å¼ ªð£¼À‚° º¡ù£® Þ¼‚Aø¶ )
Meaning 2: õK¬êJ™ å¼ ªð£¼œ Þ¡ªù£¼ ªð£¼À‚° º¡ù£®
Þ¼Šð¬î °P‚Aø¶
°P‚Aø¶.
b. Three people are ahead of me ( pat: ahead of sth / sb ) - Í¡Á
«ð˜ âù‚° º¡ù£® Þ¼‚Aø£˜èœ.
c. B is ahead of A ( i.e. A, B, C, D ———> ) - H Ýù¶ ã ‚°
º¡ù£® Þ¼‚Aø¶.
Meaning 3: âF˜è£ôˆF™, ïì‚è«õ‡®ò «ïóˆFŸ° º¡ùî£è«õ
å¼ ªêò™ ïì‚Aø¶.
d. There are big problems ahead/ ahead of us - âF˜è£ôˆF™
ïñ‚° G¬øò Hó„ê¬ùèœ Þ¼‚Aø¶.
e. I think about the exam 4 months ahead ( syn: I think about the
exam 4 months before ) -  ° ñ£îƒèÀ‚° º¡ð£è«õ
«î˜¬õŠ ðŸP «ò£C‚A«ø¡.
f. I cooked the rice two hours ahead -  «ê£Á Þó‡´ ñE
«ïóˆFŸ° º¡ð£è«õ ê¬ñˆ«î¡.
Phrase Meaning 1: ahead of schedule / ahead of time / early -
ïì‚è«õ‡®ò «ïóˆFŸ° º¡ùî£è«õ å¼ ªêò™ ïì‚Aø¶.
g. I completed the work ahead of time -  «õ¬ô¬ò
º¡ùî£è«õ º®ˆ«î¡. Üî£õ¶ õö‚èñ£ù «ïóˆFŸ°
º¡«ð «õ¬ô º®‰¶ M†ì¶.
å¼õ˜ å¼ ªêò¬ô ªêŒò
Phrase Meaning 2: go ahead -
àƒèOì‹ ÜÂñF «è†Aø£˜. Ü‰î ªêò¬ô î£ó£÷ñ£è
ªêŒ»ƒèœ â¡Á cƒèœ ªê£™½õ go ahead â¡Á ªð£¼œ.
h. Can I do this work? yes, go ahead -  Þ‰î «õ¬ô¬ò
ªêŒòô£ñ£? Ý‹, î£ó£÷ñ£è ªêŒ»ƒèœ.
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13. Almost
15. Alone
18. Although
19. Altogether
20. Always
21. And
23. Any
g. I did not buy any other things -  «õÁ â‰î ªð£¼œè¬÷»‹
õ£ƒèM™¬ô.
Meaning 3: any âF˜ñ¬øòŸø õ£‚AòˆF™ õ¼‹«ð£¶ ‘â‰î å¼
ªð£¼À‹ ( â¬î «õ‡´ñ£ù£½‹ ), â‰î å¼ ï𼋠’ â¡ø
ªð£¼¬÷‚ ªè£´‚°‹.
cƒèœ â‰î
h. you should read any document before you sign it -
å¼ ÝõíƒèO½‹ ¬èªò¿ˆ¶ «ð£´õ º¡¹ ܬî
ð®‚è «õ‡´‹.
i. cƒèœ â‰î 裘 «õ‡´ñ£ù£½‹
you can buy any car -
õ£ƒèô£‹ Ü™ô¶ cƒèœ â‰î å¼ è£¬ó «õ‡´ñ£ù£½‹
õ£ƒèô£‹.
Phrase Meaning 1: any minute / at any moment / any time now -
â‰î «ïóˆF½‹.
j. He will come here at any time - Üõ¡ â‰î «ïóˆF½‹ Þƒ°
õ¼õ£¡.
å¼ ªêò™
Phrase Meaning 2: not any more / not any longer -
º¡¹ ï쉶‚ªè£‡®¼‰î¶. Ýù£™ ÞŠªð£¿¶ ܶ
ïì‚èM™¬ô.
k. He doesn’t live here any more - Üõ˜ ÞŠªð£¿¶ Þƒ°
õCŠð¶ Þ™¬ô.
Phrase Meaning 3: not any more - ÞQ«ñ™, ( syn: hereafter / from
this time )
l. Don’t phone me hereafter - ÞQ«ñ™ âù‚° «ð£¡
ªêŒò£b˜èœ.
24. Anybody / Anyone
Meaning 1: anybody «èœM ñŸÁ‹ Gð‰î¬ù õ£‚AòˆF™ õ¼‹
«ð£¶ ‘ò£ó£õ¶ Ü™ô¶ ò£¼‚è£õ¶’ â¡ø ªð£¼¬÷‚ ªè£´‚°‹.
a. Does anyone want drink? - ò£ó£õ¶ ð£ù‹ °®‚è
M¼‹¹Al˜è÷£?.
ò£ó£õ¶ ⡬ù 𣘂è
b. If anyone sees me, I will give gift -
õ‰î£™,  ªõ°ñF õ¡.
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Meaning 2: anybody âF˜ñ¬ø õ£‚AòˆF™ õ¼‹ «ð£¶ ‘ò£K캋’
â¡ø ªð£¼¬÷‚ ªè£´‚°‹.
c. I did not speak to anyone / anybody -  ò£K캋
«ðêM™¬ô.
Meaning 3: anybody âF˜ñ¬øòŸø õ£‚AòˆF™ õ¼‹ «ð£¶ ‘ò£ó£õ¶
å¼ˆî˜ Ü™ô¶ ò£˜ «õ‡´ñ£ù£½‹’ â¡ø ªð£¼¬÷‚ ªè£´‚°‹.
( syn: any of you )
d. Anybody can do this - ò£˜ «õ‡´ñ£ù£½‹ Þ¬î
ªêŒòô£‹.
Phrase Meaning 1: anybody else / anyone else - «õÁ ò£¬óò£õ¶
e. You call anyone else - cƒèœ «õÁ ò£¬óò£õ¶ ÊH´ƒèœ.
d. You can buy this book anywhere - cƒèœ Þ‰î ¹ˆî般î ⃰
«õ‡´ñ£ù£½‹ õ£ƒèô£‹.
Phrase Meaning 1: anywhere else - «õÁ ⃫èò£õ¶
e. You take him anywhere else - cƒèœ Üõ¬ó «õÁ ⃫èò£õ¶
Æ®‚ªè£‡´ ªê™½ƒèœ.
Phrase Meaning 2: anywhere between one to ten / anywhere from
one to ten - å¡Á ºî™ ðˆ¶ õ¬óJ™ Þ¼‚°‹ ãî£õ¶ å¼
â‡. ( pat: anywhere between sth1 to sth2 / anywhere from sth1 to
sth2 )
28. Apart
31. Around
Meaning 1: å¼ ªð£¼¬÷ ²ŸP½‹ / ²ŸP
a. The students stand around the school - ñ£íõ˜èœ ðœO¬ò„
²ŸP½‹ GŸAø£˜èœ.
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 «èñó£
g. I look around the shop for buying the camera -
õ£ƒ°õ è¬ì¬ò Ü™ô¶ è¬ìJ™ àœ÷
«èñó£‚è¬÷ ²ŸPŠ 𣘂A«ø¡.
Phrase Meaning 4: l am just looking -  è¬ìJ™ Ü™ô¶
âƒèò£õ¶ Þ¼‚°‹ ªð£¼œè¬÷ ªõÁñ«ù 𣘂A«ø¡ (
Ýù£™ ⶾ‹ õ£ƒèM™¬ô ).
å¼ ªêŒF Ü™ô¶ «ï£Œ âOF™
Phrase Meaning 5: go around -
Ü™ô¶ «õèñ£è ðó¾õ¬î Þ¶ °P‚Aø¶.
h. The bird flu goes around the whole country - ðø¬õ‚ 裌„ê™
 º¿õ¶‹ «õèñ£è ðó¾Aø¶ ( syn: spread / catch ).
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32. As
Meaning 1: Þ¼ ªð£¼œè¬÷ Ü™ô¶ ªêò™è¬÷ «õÁð´ˆF
裇H‚è Þ¶ ðò¡ð´Aø¶.
Üõ‚°‹ âù‚°‹ å«ó õò¶ Ý°‹
a. He is as old as me -
Ü™ô¶ Üõ‚° âšõ÷¾ õò«î£ Üšõ÷¾ õò¶
âù‚°‹ Þ¼‚Aø¶.
b. He is twice as old as me - Üõ‚°
â¡Â¬ìò õò¬î Mì
Þ¼ñ샰 ÜFè‹. Üî£õ¶, Üõ¡ õò¶ Þ¼ ñ샰
ÜFè‹ ( â¡Â¬ìò¬î Mì ). ( °PŠ¹: He is two years
older than me â¡ø£™ Üõ‚° ⡬ù Mì Þó‡´ õò¶
ÜFè‹ Ý°‹ ).
c. She sings well as much as I do ( sing ) ( pat: as - adj - as - sent 1
) -  â‰î Ü÷¾‚° ï™ô£ ð£´A«ø«ù£ ܉î Ü÷¾‚°
ÜõÀ‹ ð£´Aø£œ.
Meaning 2: å¼õ˜ â¡ùõ£è «õ¬ô ªêŒAø£˜, å¼ ªð£¼œ â¶õ£è
ðò¡ð´ˆîŠð´Aø¶, å¼õK¡ «î£Ÿø‹ â¶õ£è Ü™ô¶ âšõ£Á
è£íŠð´Aø¶ â¡ø ªð£¼œèÀì¡ õ¼Aø¶.
d. He works as a teacher - Üõ˜ ÝCKòó£è «õ¬ô ªêŒAø£˜.
e. The stone is used as a table - è™ «ñ¬üò£è
ðò¡ð´ˆîŠð´Aø¶.
f. He dressed as a king - Üõ˜ Üóê¬ù «ð£¡Á / «ð£ô à¬ì
ÜE‰î£˜. ( syn: He dressed like a king / His dress looks like a
king / His dress looks as if a king / His dress looks as though a
king )
Meaning 3:  â¡ù ªê£¡ù«ù£ Ü«î ñ£FK ªêŒ, Þ¼‚Aø¬î
Þ¼‚AøŠð®«ò M´ƒèœ, Üõ˜ ¬õˆF¼‚Aø ªð£¼œ ñ£FK«ò
Þõ¼‹ ¬õˆF¼‚Aø£˜, Üõ˜ å¼ ªêò¬ô ªêŒî ñ£FK«ò Þõ¼‹
Ü‰î ªêò¬ô ªêŒAø£˜ â¡ø ªð£¼œèÀì¡ õ¼Aø¶.
g. Do as I say / Do what I say -  â¡ù ªê£™Aø«ù£ ܬî
ªêŒ.
h. Keep the things as they are - ªð£¼œèœ âŠð® Þ¼‚Aø«î£
ÜŠð®«ò ¬õ‚辋.
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a. You do the work as much as possible -
º®»«ñ£ Üšõ÷¾ «õ¬ô ªêŒ»ƒèœ.
33. At
36. Because
37. Been
39. Behind
40. Below
41. Beneath
42. Beside
43. Besides
a. I need money. Besides that / And besides, I need car ( pat: sent 1;
Besides that / And besides, sent 2 ) - âù‚° ðí‹ «î¬õ.
«ñ½‹ âù‚° 裘 «î¬õ.
b. Besides working as a teacher, he does part time job ( pat: Besides
doing as sth, sent 2 ) - Üõ˜ ÝCKòó£è «õ¬ô ªêŒõ¶ì¡,
ð°F «ïó «õ¬ô»‹ ªêŒAø£˜.
c. Besides me, there are five people - â¡Âì¡ «ê˜ˆ¶ 䉶
«ð˜ Þ¼‚Aø£˜èœ.
«êôˆ¶ì¡ «ê˜ˆ¶,
d. Besides Salem, I went to Trichy and Ooty -
 F¼„C ñŸÁ‹ ᆮ ªê¡«ø¡.
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44. Between
Meaning 1: Þ¼ ªð£¼œèÀ‚° Þ¬ìJ™ å¼ ªð£¼œ Þ¼‚Aø¶,
Þ¼ è£ôƒèÀ‚° Þ¬ìJ™ Þ¼‚°‹ ã«î£ å¼ «ïó‹, Þ¼
ªêò™èÀ‚° Þ¬ìJ™ Þ¼‚°‹ ã«î£ å¼ ªêò™ «ð£¡ø 輈¶è¬÷
Ãø Þ¶ ðò¡ð´Aø¶. ( °PŠ¹: ðô ªð£¼œèÀ‚° Þ¬ìJ™ ãî£õ¶
å¼ ªð£¼œ Þ¼Šð among â¡Á ªð£¼œ. )
a. I am ( in ) between Kumar and Raja -  °ñ£¼‚°‹
ó£ü£¾‚°‹ Þ¬ìJ™ Þ¼‚A«ø¡.
cƒèœ
b. You come to my office between 3 PM and 5 PM -
â¡Â¬ìò ܽõôèˆFŸ° ñ£¬ô 3 ñŸÁ‹ 5 ñE‚°
Þ¬ìJ™ õ£¼ƒèœ.
c. 裘
The car is halfway / exactly between the lorry and the bus -
Iè„êKò£è ðv‚°‹ ñŸÁ‹ ô£K‚°‹ Þ¬ìJ™ Þ¼‚Aø¶.
裘 ñŸÁ‹ ðv‚°
d. It is 2 meter between the car and the bus -
Þ¬ìJ™ 2 e†ì˜ Þ¬ìªõO Þ¼‚Aø¶.
Phrase Meaning 1: sth1 / sb1 comes bewteen sth2 / sb2 and sth3 /
sb3 - sth1 / sb1 Ýù¶ sth2 / sb2 ñŸÁ‹ sth3 / sb3 ‚° Þ¬ìJ™
Hó„ê¬ù¬ò ãŸð´ˆ¶Aø¶.
Üõ‚°‹
e. The money comes between him and her -
ÜõÀ‚°‹ Þ¬ìJ™ ðíˆFù£™ Hó„ê¬ù ãŸð´Aø¶.
Phrase Meaning 2: between you and me - å¼
óèCò‹ àƒèÀ‚°‹
âù‚°‹ ñ†´‹ Þ¼‚膴‹. Üî£õ¶ óèCòˆ¬î
ñŸøõ˜èOì‹ ªê£™ô£b˜èœ.
f. Üõœ Üõ¬ù
Between you and me, she killed him -
ªè£¡ÁM†ì£œ. Þ‰î óèCò‹ àƒèÀ‚°‹ âù‚°‹
ñ†´‹ Þ¼‚膴‹.
45. Beyond
Meaning 1: å¼ Þ숬î ®»‹, å¼ °PŠH†ì è£ôˆFŸ°
ÜŠ¹øº‹ å¼ ªêò™ ïì‚Aø¶.
a. The cattle grazes beyond the river - 裙ï¬ìèœ ÝŸ¬øˆ
® «ñŒAø¶.
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46. Both
Meaning 1: Þ¼õ¼‹, Þ¼ ªð£¼œèÀ‹.
a. Both the apples / Both of the apples are good - Þó‡´
ÝŠHœèÀ‹ ï¡ø£è Þ¼‚Aø¶.
b. You both go to party - cƒèœ Þ¼õ¼‹ 𣘆®‚°
ªê™½ƒèœ.
47. But
 ðìˆFŸ°
a. I like to go to movie. But, I have no money -
«ð£è M¼‹¹A«ø¡. Ýù£™, â¡Qì‹ ðí‹ Þ™¬ô.
Meaning 2: îMó, cƒè÷£è ( syn: except / apart from )
b. I can come any day but thursday -  Mò£ö‚Aö¬ñ îMó
â‰î ï£À‹ õ󺮻‹.
c. There is no one but me - ⡬ù îMó ò£¼‹ Þ™¬ô.
48. By
49. Down
51. Due to
Meaning 1: è£óíˆ¬î °P‚è Þ¶ ðò¡ð´Aø¶ ( ãªùQ™ Ü™ô¶
ãªù¡ø£™ )
a. I do not come here due to fever ( pat: sent 1, due to sth ) -
裌„êLù£™  Þƒ° õóM™¬ô. Þƒ° sth Ýù¶
è£óíˆ¬î‚ °P‚°‹. ( syn: because of / owing to )
52. During
Meaning 1: å¼ è£ôˆF¡ â™ô£ «ïóº‹ Ü™ô¶ å¼ è£ô‚è†ì‹
º¿õ¶‹, å¼ è£ô‚è†ìˆF¡ ã«î£ å¼ «ïóˆF™.
53. Each
54. Early
Meaning 1: å¼ ªêò™ ܶ ïì‚èM¼‚°‹ «ïóˆFŸ° º¡ð£è«õ
ïì‚Aø¶ ( syn: ahead / earlier ), å¼ è£ô‚è†ìˆF¡ Ýó‹ð G¬ô
Ý°‹.
a. He arrived early / earlier - Üõ˜ º¡ð£è«õ õ‰¶ M†ì£˜
Ü™ô¶ õ‰¶ «ê˜‰î£˜.
Üõ˜ 10 GIì‹
b. He arrived 10 minutes early / earlier -
º¡ð£è«õ õ‰¶ M†ì£˜ Ü™ô¶ õ‰¶ «ê˜‰î£˜.
c. She came here early morning - Üõœ ÜF裬ôJ™ Þƒ°
õ‰î£œ Ü™ô¶ Üõœ 裬ô â¡ø‚ è£ôè†ìˆF¡
Ýó‹ðˆF™ õ‰î£œ.
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Phrase Meaning 1: It is too early to say that sent 1 / It is too early that
sent 1 - sent 1 - ¬ò °P‚°‹ ªêòô£ù¶ Üî¡ Ýó‹ð G¬ôJ™
Þ¼Šð ܬîŠðŸP ÞŠªð£¿¶ å¡Á‹ Ü™ô¶ ªîOõ£è
ªê£™ô º®ò£¶.
Üõ˜ 裘
d. It is eary to say that he will win the car race -
ð‰îòˆF™ ªõŸP ªðÁõ£˜ â¡Á ÞŠªð£¿¶ ªîOõ£è
ªê£™ô º®ò£¶.
Phrase Meaning 2: It is early days yet - Þ¶ ޡ‹ Ýó‹ð
G¬ôJ™  Þ¼‚Aø¶. Ýîô£™ ªê£™½õ å¡Á‹
Þ™¬ô.
55. Either
Meaning 1: Þó‡´ ªð£¼œèO™ ãî£õ¶ å¡Á. Üî£õ¶ Þ¶ Ü™ô¶
ܶ.
cƒèœ ÝŠHœ Ü™ô¶
a. You eat either apple or orange -
Ýó…C™ ãî£õ¶ 塬ø ꣊H´ƒèœ.
cƒèœ ¹ˆîèƒèO™ ãî£õ¶ 塬ø
b. You take either books -
â´ˆ¶‚ªè£œÀƒèœ. ( syn: you take any of the books - cƒèœ
â‰î ¹ˆîèˆ¬î «õ‡´ñ£ù£½‹ â´ˆ¶‚ªè£œ÷ô£‹. )
Meaning 2: cƒèœ ªê£™½‹ âF˜ñ¬øò£ù õ£‚Aò‹ âù‚°‹
ªð£¼‰¶‹. Üî£õ¶ âù‚°‹ Ü«î G¬ô.
c. I don’t eat yet. Me either / I don’t either / Me too -  ޡ‹
꣊HìM™¬ô. âù‚°‹ Ü«î G¬ô / ï£Â‹ .
d. I can’t swim. Me either - âù‚° c‰î ªîKò£¶. âù‚°‹ .
Þ¼ ªêò™èO™ cƒèœ â¬î
Phrase Meaning 1: either way -
ªêŒî£½‹ M¬÷¾ å«ó ñ£FKò£è Þ¼‚°‹.
cƒèœ èP
e. You eat meat or bean, either way you get protein -
Ü™ô¶ d¡ ꣊H´ƒèœ. Þ󇮽‹ Ü™ô¶ Þ󇮙
â¬î ꣊H†ì£½‹ cƒèœ ¹«ó£†®¡ ªðøô£‹.
å¼ ªêòL¡ M¬÷¾
Phrase Meaning 2: could go either way -
âŠð® «õ‡´ñ£ù£½‹ Þ¼‚èô£‹. Üî£õ¶ ï™ôî£è¾‹
Þ¼‚èô£‹ Ü™ô¶ ªè†ìî£è¾‹ Þ¼‚èô£‹.
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f. The cricket match is between India and England. The match could
go either way - AK‚ªè† «ð£†® Þ‰Fò£¾‚°‹
ÞƒAô£‰¶‚°‹ Þ¬ìJ™ ïì‚Aø¶. «ð£†®J¡ M¬÷¾
âŠð® «õ‡´ñ£ù£½‹ Þ¼‚èô£‹. Üî£õ¶, «ð£†®J™
ò£˜ «õ‡´ñ£ù£½‹ ªõŸPŠªðøô£‹.
56. Else
Meaning 1: «õÁ â¡ø ªð£¼O™ õ¼‹. Þ¶ anything, something,
everything, anyone, someone, everyone, anywhere, somewhere,
everywhere, nothing, no one, nowhere «ð£¡ø õ£˜ˆ¬îèÀì‹
ñŸÁ‹ «èœM õ£˜ˆ¬îèÀì‹ «ê˜‰¶ õ¼‹. ( °PŠ¹: anything
else - «õÁ ãî£õ¶, something else - «õÁ ãî£õ¶, everything else
- «õÁ 嚪õ£¡Á‹ / ñŸø¶ 嚪õ£¡Á‹ / ñŸø¶ â™ô£‹, anyone
else - «õÁ ò£ó£õ¶, someone else - «õÁ ò£ó£õ¶, everyone else -
«õÁ 嚪õ£¼õ¼‹ / ñŸø â™ô£¼‹ , anywhere else - «õÁ
⃫èò£õ¶, somewhere else - «õÁ ⃫èò£õ¶, everwhere else -
«õÁ 嚪õ£¼ ÞìˆF½‹ / ñŸø 嚪õ£¼ ÞìˆF½‹ / ñŸø â™ô£
ÞìˆF½‹, nothing else - «õÁ ⶾ‹ Þ™¬ô, no one else - «õÁ
ò£¼‹ Þ™¬ô, nowhere else - «õÁ ⃫軋 Þ™¬ô ).
a. I eat something else -  «õÁ ãî£õ¶ ꣊H´A«ø¡.
b. I eat anything else ( I like ) -  ( âù‚° H®ˆî ) «õÁ ãî£õ¶
꣊H´A«ø¡.
c. I have nothing else - â¡Qì‹ «õÁ ⶾ‹ Þ™¬ô.
d. Who else will come here? - «õÁ ò£˜ Þƒ° õ¼õ£˜?
Meaning 2: Ü¬î ªêŒ Þ™¬ôªò¡ø£™ Þ¶ ïì‚°‹.
e. You study now, or else, you will fail ( syn: sent1, or else, sent2 ) -
cƒèœ ÞŠªð£¿¶ 𮻃èœ. Þ™¬ôªò¡ø£™ /
Þ™¬ôªòQ™, cƒèœ ªðJô£AM´i˜èœ.
Phrase Meaning 1: what else can I / sb do / say ? - «õÁ â¡ù
 ªêŒõ¶ Ü™ô¶ ªê£™õ¶?
f. Do you sell your land? What else can I do? I have no money -
cƒèœ àƒèÀ¬ìò Gôˆ¬î MŸAl˜è÷£? «õÁ â¡ù 
ªêŒò º®»‹? â¡Qì‹ ðí‹ â¶¾‹ Þ™¬ô.
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57. Elsewhere
58. Enough
59. Even
60. Eventually
Meaning 1: è¬ìCJ™, ÞÁFò£è. Üî£õ¶ Cô è£ôƒèœ èNˆ¶
ÞÁFò£è å¼ ªêò™ ïìŠð¬î °P‚Aø¶. ( syn: lastly / at the end /
finally )
Üõ¡ è¬ìCJ™ Ü™ô¶
a. He eventually escaped from the jail -
ÞÁFò£è ªüJL™ Þ¼‰¶ îŠHˆ¶ æ®M†ì£¡.
b. Eventually, I got the job - ÞÁFò£è ( ðô «ð£ó£†ìˆFŸ°
Hø° ) Üõ‚° «õ¬ô‚ A¬ìˆî¶.
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嚪õ£¼ °ö‰¬î»‹
a. Every child should drink water -
臮Šð£è î‡a˜ °®‚è «õ‡´‹.
b. They see each other every day / daily - Üõ˜èœ 弈°
å¼ˆî˜ åšªõ£¼ ï£À‹ / Fùº‹ 𣘈¶‚ ªè£œAø£˜èœ.
Phrase Meaning 1: every time / whenever - ⊪𣿪î™ô£‹
å¼ ªêò¬ô ªêŒAl˜è«÷£ Ü™ô¶ å¼ ªêò™ ïì‚Aø«î£,
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64. Everything
65. Everywhere
Meaning 1: cƒèô£è, îMó ( syn: apart from, but ) ( °PŠ¹: apart from
Þ¼ ªð£¼œè¬÷ ªè£‡´œ÷¶. Üî£õ¶, except ñŸÁ‹ besides )
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a. The shop is open everyday except sunday -
ë£JŸÁ‚Aö¬ñ îMó â™ô£ ï£À‹ Ü™ô¶ Fùº‹
Fø‚èŠð´‹.
b. The students are good except that they make more noise ( pat:
sent1, except that, sent2 ) - ñ£íõ˜èœ ÜFè êˆî‹
«ð£´õ¬î îMó Üõ˜èœ ï™ôõ˜èœ. ( other pat: a. sent1,
except to sth; b. sent1, except in sth )
67. Far
68. Fast
Meaning 1: Þ¶ M¬ù¬ò»‹, ªðò˜„ªê£™¬ô»‹ I¬èŠð´ˆ¶‹.
fast - faster - fastest «ð£¡ø¬õèœ adjective-M¡ ðôõ¬èò£ù
õ®õƒèœ Ý°‹. Þ¶ «õèñ£ù, «õèñ£è â¡ø ªð£¼œèÀì¡
õ¼Aø¶.
a. He walks fast - Üõ¡ «õèñ£è ïì‚Aø£¡.
Üõ¡ óJ™ âšõ÷¾ «õèñ£è
b. He runs as fast as train -
æ´Aø«î£ Üšõ÷¾ «õè‹ æ´Aø£¡. Üî£õ¶, óJ™
«õèñ£è æ´Aø¶. Ü«î Ü÷¾‚° Üõ¡ æ´Aø£¡.
c. Þ¶ «õèñ£ù 裘 Ý°‹. Üî£õ¶,
This is a fast car -
«õèñ£è ªê™ô‚îò 裘 Ý°‹.
Phrase Meaning 1: I am in fast -  Móî‹ Þ¼‚A«ø¡.
69. Following
Meaning 1: Ü´ˆ¶ õ¼‹ ªêŒF, ªð£¼œ, ñŸÁ‹ ðô. ( syn: next ),
W›è‡ì 輈¶ ( Þ¶ ¹ˆîèˆF™ ÜFèñ£è õ¼‹ ), å¼ ªêò½‚°Š
Hø° Þ¡ªù£¼ ªêò™ ïì‚°‹.
«ïŸÁ âù‚°
a. I had fever yesterday. The following day I was fine -
裌„ê™ Ü®ˆî¶. Ü´ˆî   ïôñ£è Þ¼‰«î¡.
b. You use the following methods for the payment: DD and cash -
cƒèœ W›è‡ì º¬øè¬÷ ðí‹ ªê½ˆ¶õ
ðò¡ð´ˆî¾‹: ®.® ñŸÁ‹ ðí‹.
c. Following the lecture, students can ask question ( pat: following
sth1, sent1, Üî£õ¶ sth1 - ‚°Š Hø° sent1 ïì‚°‹ ) - ð£ì‹
ïìˆFòŠ Hø°, ñ£íõ˜èœ «èœM‚ «è†èô£‹.
«ð£¼‚°Š Hø°
d. People left the country following the war -
ñ‚èœ ï£†¬ì M†´ ªõO«òPù£˜èœ.
70. For
Meaning 1: Þ‰îŠ ªð£¼œ Þõ¼‚è£è Ü™ô¶ Þõ¼‚°ˆî£¡. å¼
ªêòL¡ «ï£‚èˆ¬î °PŠH´Aø¶, å¼ ªêò™ âšõ÷¾ «ïó‹
Ü™ô¶ è£ô‹ ïì‚Aø¶ «ð£¡ø ªð£¼œèÀì¡ õ¼Aø¶.
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71. From
k. 
I worked in the company. From then on, I wore shoes -
è‹ðQJ™ «õ¬ô ªêŒ«î¡. ÜŠªð£¿FL¼‰¶ 
è£ôEè¬÷ ÜE‰«î¡.
Phrase Meaning 3: time + from now / in / by / within - å¼ °PŠH†ì
è£ôˆFŸ°œ.
l. I finish the work 10 days from now / in 10 days / by 10 days / within
10 days -  10 èÀ‚°œ «õ¬ô¬ò º®‚A«ø¡. (
°PŠ¹: 10 days later / 10 days after â¡ø£™ 10 èœ
èNˆ¶ Ü™ô¶ 10 èÀ‚°Š Hø° ).
72. Hereafter
73. Hereby
a. I don’t like the job. I hereby resign the job - âù‚° «õ¬ô
H®‚èM™¬ô. âù«õ  «õ¬ô¬ò ó£pù£ñ£
ªêŒA«ø¡. ( syn: as a result / so that / thus / hence )
74. Herein
75. Herewith
76. How
77. However
78. In
79. Inside
c. I sit inside the car / I sit in the car -  裘 àœ«÷
à†è£˜‰F¼‚A«ø¡ /  è£K™ à†è£˜‰F¼‚A«ø¡.
Phrase Meaning 1: He is inside / He is in the jail - Üõ¡ ªüJL™
Þ¼‚Aø£¡.
80. Instead
82. Ironically
86. Meanwhile
87. Neither
Meaning 1: Þó‡´ ªð£¼œèO™ ܶ¾‹ Þ™¬ô Þ¶¾‹ Þ™¬ô.
a. Would you like tea or coffee? Neither, Thanks - cƒèœ
¯ Ü™ô¶
è£H °®‚Al˜è÷£? âù‚° Þó‡´«ñ «õ‡ì£‹. ï¡P.
b. Neither of them can cook - Üõ˜èO™ Þ¼õ¼‚°‹ ê¬ñ‚è
ªîKò£¶.
c. The bus is neither beautiful nor safe ( pat: neither sth1 / sb1 nor
sth2 / sb2 ) - ðv Üöè£è¾‹ Þ™¬ô, ð£¶è£Šð£è¾‹
Þ™¬ô.
Meaning 2: cƒèœ ªê£™½‹ âF˜ñ¬øò£ù õ£‚Aò‹ âù‚°‹
ªð£¼‰¶‹. Üî£õ¶ âù‚°‹ Ü«î G¬ô.
d. I don’t eat yet. Me neither / Neither do I / Me too -  ޡ‹
꣊HìM™¬ô. âù‚°‹ Ü«î G¬ô / ï£Â‹ .
e. I can’t swim. Me neither - âù‚° c‰î ªîKò£¶. âù‚°‹
.
88. No
Meaning 1: å¼ «èœM‚° ðFô£è õ¼‹ «ð£¶ Þ™¬ô Ü™ô¶
«õ‡ì£‹ âù ªð£¼œð´Aø¶.
cƒèœ ¯¬ò M¼‹¹i˜è÷£?
a. Do you like tea? No, Thanks -
Þ™¬ô, ï¡P. ݃AôˆF™ ݃A«ôò˜èœ Þ™¬ô â¡ø
õ£˜ˆ¬î‚° No Thanks â¡Á ÃÁõ£˜èœ.
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91. No more
Meaning 1: not any more - º¡¹ ïì‰î å¼ ªêò™ ÞŠ«ð£¶
ïìŠðF™¬ô.
a. I drink no more -  ÞŠ«ð£ªî™ô£‹ °®ŠðF™¬ô.
b. He is no more - Üõ˜ ÞŠ«ð£¶ àJ¼ì¡ Þ™¬ô.
92. Nothing
93. Now
96. Off
97. Often
101. Onto / On to
102. Over
103. Owing to
104. Past
105. Same
108. Sincerely
110. Some
113. Something
120. That
Üõ¡ 10
h. He walks for 10 miles. With that, he goes to school -
¬ñ™èœ ïì‚Aø£¡. Hø° Üõ¡ ðœO‚° ªê™Aø£¡.
Phrase Meaning 2: that’s why - Üîù£™ , that’s where - ܃«è
 Ü™ô¶ Þƒ«è , that’s what - ܬî , Þ¬î .
i. I hit him. That’s why, he fell down -  Üõ¬ù Ü®ˆ«î¡.
Üîù£™ , Üõ¡ W«ö M¿‰î£¡.
j. Þ¶
This is Selliamman Nagar. That’s where, I live -
ªê™Lò‹ñ¡ ïè˜ Ý°‹. Þƒ«è ,  õC‚A«ø¡.
k. That’s what I told him - ܬî  Ü™ô¶ Þ¬î  
ÜõQì‹ ªê£¡«ù¡.
l. That’s what I think - ܬî   G¬ù‚A«ø¡.
ãŸèù«õ ªê£¡ù õ£‚AòˆF¡
Phrase Meaning 3: that of -
ªð£¼¬÷ °P‚è Þ¶ ðò¡ð´Aø¶.
m. The car made in England is same as that of India - ÞƒAô£‰F™
îò£K‚èŠð†ì 裼‹ Þ‰Fò£M™ îò£K‚èŠð†ì 裼‹
( that of India ) å«ó ñ£FKò£è Þ¼‚Aø¶. Þ¬î ÞŠð®»‹
â¿îô£‹: The car made in England is the same as the car
made in India ( that of = the car made in )
n. Your height is same as that of mine / Your height is same as my
height - àƒèÀ¬ìò àòóº‹ â¡Â¬ìò àòóº‹ å«ó
ñ£FKò£è Ü™ô¶ Ü÷õ£è Þ¼‚Aø¶.
Phrase Meaning 4: those who - ò£ªó™ô£‹...Üõ˜èœ, that’s it -
å¼ ªêò™ º®‰¶ M†ì¶, that’s to say - Üî£õ¶ êKò£è
ªê£¡ù£™, not ( all ) that + adjective - adjective-M¡ ªð£¼œ ܉î
Ü÷¾‚° Þ™¬ô.
o. Those who appears for the exam are called for the interview -
ò£ªó™ô£‹ «î˜¾ â¿Fù£˜è«÷£ Üõ˜èœ «ï˜è£í½‚°
ܬö‚èŠð´Aø£˜èœ.
p. Those who wears red shirt, please go to other side - ò£ªó™ô£‹
C芹 ꆬì ÜE‰F¼‚Aø£˜è«÷£ Üõ˜èœ îò¾ ªêŒ¶
Ü´ˆîŠ ð‚èˆFŸ° «ð£è¾‹.
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a. Mix the flour. Then / (After that), add eggs - ñ£¬õ ï¡ø£è
èô‚辋. Hø°, º†¬ìè¬÷ «ê˜‚辋.
Phrase Meaning 1: until then - ܶõ¬ó‚°‹.
b. We meet next week. Until then bye bye -  Ü´ˆî õ£ó‹
ê‰F‚èô£‹. ܶõ¬ó‚°‹ 죆ì£.
c. The results come next month. Until then, we don’t know anything
- «î˜¾ º®¾èœ Ü´ˆî ñ£î‹ õ¼Aø¶. ܶõ¬ó‚°‹,
âƒèÀ‚° ⶾ‹ ªîKò£¶.
Phrase Meaning 2: from then on / since then - ÜŠ«ð£FL¼‰¶,
back then / in those days - ܉î è£ôˆF™, ܉î êñòˆF™, ܉î
èO™, ÜŠ«ð£¬îò èO™.
d. I met him in 1980. From then on / Since then, we are good friends
-  Üõ¬ó 1980™ ê‰Fˆ«î¡. ÜŠ«ð£FL¼‰¶, èœ
ï™ô ï‡ð˜è÷£è Þ¼‚A«ø£‹.
e. My father got the salary of Rs 200. In those days, that is big amount
- â¡Â¬ìò ÜŠð£ 200 Ï𣌠ê‹ð÷‹ ªðŸø£˜. ܉î
èO™ ܶ ªðKò ªî£¬è Ý°‹.
f. Back then, people got married at the age of 15 - ܉î
èO™
Ü™ô¶ ܉î è£ôˆF™ ñ‚èœ 15 õòF™ F¼ñí‹
ªêŒ¶‚ªè£‡ìù˜.
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122. There
Meaning 1: there å¼ õ£‚AòˆF™ ºîL™ õ‰î£™ “Þ¼‚Aø¶ Ü™ô¶
ïì‚Aø¶” â¡ø ªð£¼Àì‹, there å¼ õ£‚AòˆF™ è¬ìCJ™
õ‰î£™ “܃«è” â¡ø ªð£¼Àì‹ õ¼‹.
ÝŠHœ Þ¼‚Aø¶. Þ¶ ¬è¬ò 裇Hˆ¶
a. There is an apple -
Ü™ô¶ ¬è¬ò c†® ÝŠHœ Þ¼‚Aø¶ â¡Á ÃÁõ¶
Ý°‹.
b. There was accident in Salem - «êôˆF™ Mðˆ¶ ïì‰î¶.
c. Is there any milk left? - 𣙠ãî£õ¶ eî‹ Þ¼‚Aøî£?
d. The pen is there - «ðù£ ܃«è Þ¼‚Aø¶.
e. You go there - cƒèœ ܃«è «ð£è¾‹.
123. Thereafter
Meaning 1: ÜŠ Hø°
a. First, Two people bought the car. Thereafter, more people bought
the car - ºîL™ Þó‡´ «ð˜ 裘 õ£ƒAù£˜èœ. ÜŠ
Hø°, ðô˜ 裘 õ£ƒAù£˜èœ.
127. Through
128. Throughout
129. Till
132. Together
133. Too
134. Towards
Meaning 1: º¡«ù£‚A, å¼ ªð£¼¬÷ «ï£‚A.
a. He walks towards the river - Üõ¡ ÝŸ¬ø «ï£‚A ïì‚Aø£¡.
b. He runs towards the bus - Üõ¡ ðv¬ú «ï£‚A æ´Aø£¡.
135. Under
Meaning 1: å¼ ªð£¼O¡ W«ö, å¼ ªð£¼O¡ Ü®J™. (°PŠ¹:
Þ å¼ ªð£¼O¡ Ü®Šð°F ( underneath / bottom ) â¡Á
ªð£¼œð죶.)
a. You put the box under the bed - cƒèœ ªð†®¬ò 膮½‚°
Ü®J™ ¬õ‚辋.
b. Write your name under / below the picture - àƒèÀ¬ìò
ªðò¬ó ðìˆFŸ° W«ö â¿î¾‹.
c. He wears the banian under the shirt - Üõ¡
ꆬ산 Ü®J™
Ü™ô¶ àœ«÷ ðQò¡ ÜE‰F¼‚Aø£¡.
Meaning 2: å¼ â‡E¡ ñFŠ¹ Þ W«ö Ü™ô¶ Þ¬îMì
°¬øõ£è Þ¼‚Aø¶, å¼ ªêò™ ÞõK¡ îô¬ñJ™ Ü™ô¶
ÜFè£óˆF™ ïì‚Aø¶ «ð£¡ø ªð£¼œèÀì¡ õ¼Aø¶.
d. The toy is not suitable for children under / below 5 years -
ªð£‹¬ñ 5 õ¼ì õòFŸ° W«ö àœ÷ °ö‰¬îèÀ‚°
àè‰î¶ Ü™ô.
e. The price of the car is under 5 lacs - è£K¡ M¬ô 5 ô†êˆFŸ°‹
°¬øõ£è Þ¼‚Aø¶.
f. The strike is under him - «ð£ó£†ì‹ ÜõK¡ îô¬ñJ™
ïì‚Aø¶.
g. The strike is happened under him - «ð£ó£†ì‹ ÜõK¡
îô¬ñJ™ ïìˆîŠð´Aø¶.
Phrase Meaning 1: under + noun - nounQ¡
ªð£¼œ ð£¶
ï쉶‚ªè£‡®¼‚Aø¶ Ü™ô¶ ïì‚Aø¶, under + noun - å¼
ªð£¼œ nounQ¡ ªð£¼÷£™ 膴Šð£†´‚°œ Þ¼‚Aø¶
Ü™ô¶ ð£F‚èŠð´Aø¶.
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136. Underlying
137. Underneath
138. Unless
Meaning 1: If not - ºî™ õ£‚AòˆF™ Þ¼‚°‹ õ£‚Aò‹ âF˜ñ¬øò£è
Þ¼‰î£™, Þó‡ì£õ¶ õ£‚AòˆF™ Þ¼‚°‹ ªêò™ ïì‚°‹.
a. Unless you study, you will fail / If you do not study, you will fail -
cƒèœ ð®‚èM™¬ô â¡ø£™, cƒèœ ªðJô£A M´i˜èœ.
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139. Unlike
140. Unlikely
142. Upon
147. Used to
Meaning 1: å¼ ªêò¬ô º¡¹ ªêŒF¼Šd˜èœ. Ýù£™ ð£¶
Ü‰î ªêò¬ô ªêŒòñ£†¯˜èœ.
 G¬øò
a. I used to eat more mutton ( pat: use to do sth ) -
݆®¬ø„C ꣊H†´‚A†´¼‰«î¡. Üî£õ¶ º¡¹ 
G¬øò ݆®¬ø„C ꣊H†«ì¡. Ýù£™ 𣶠
݆®¬ø„C¬ò ꣊H´õF™¬ô.
Phrase Meaning 1: be used to do sth - å¼ ªêò¬ô ªêŒò cƒèœ
àƒè¬÷ ðö‚èŠð´ˆF ªè£œÀî™. ( syn: get used to / adapt to
 è´ƒ°Oó£ù
b. I was used to live in the cold weather -
î†ðªõŠðG¬ôJ™ õ£ö ðöA ªè£‡«ì¡.
148. Very
Meaning 1: I辋
a. He is very good boy - Üõ¡ I辋 ï™ô ¬ðò¡.
b. Thank you very much - àƒèÀ‚° I辋 ï¡P Ü™ô¶
àƒèÀ‚° I‚è ï¡P.
149. Via
Meaning 1: õNò£è, Þ¶ å¼ á¼‚° â‰î õNò£è ªê™õ¶ â¡ø
ªð£¼O™ õ¼‹.
a. You go to Mettur via Mechari - cƒèœ «ñ†Ç¼‚° «ñ„«êK
õNò£è «ð£è¾‹.
150. Way
Meaning 1: Þ¶ å¼ ªðò˜ªê£™ Ý°‹. º¬øèœ Ü™ô¶
õNº¬øèœ, õN, ð£¬î, F¬ê.
a. This is the best way to eat ( pat: way to do sth ) - Þ¶
꣊H´õ IèCø‰î õN Ý°‹.
b. Please tell me the way to the bank - îò¾ªêŒ¶ âù‚°
«ðƒ‚°‚° «ð£è õN ªê£™½ƒèœ.
c. You go this way - cƒèœ Þ‰î õNJ™ ªê™½ƒèœ.
d. Which way is North? - â‰î F¬ê õì‚° Ý°‹?
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153. Whatever
àƒèÀ‚° â¡ù™ô£‹
a. You eat whatever you want -
H®‚Aø«î£ ܬî ꣊H´ƒèœ.
b. I buy the car whatever the price is - â¡ù M¬ôò£è Þ¼‰î£½‹
 裘 õ£ƒ°A«ø¡.
c. àƒèÀ‚° â¡ù™ô£‹
You take whatever you need -
«î¬õŠð´Aø«î£ ܬîªò™ô£‹ â´ˆ¶‚ªè£œÀƒèœ.
 â¡ù ªê£¡ù£½‹ Üõ¡
d. He listens whatever I say -
èõQ‚Aø£¡ Ü™ô¶ «è†Aø£¡.
e. I don’t care whatever you do - cƒèœ â¡ù ªêŒî£½‹ 
èõ¬ôŠðì ñ£†«ì¡.
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154. When
160. Whichever
Meaning 1: â‰î... Ü™ô¶ â‰î ñ£FK...
â‰î ñ£FK ¹ˆîè‹
a. You take whichever book you like -
àƒèÀ‚° H®‚Aø«î£ ܬî â´ˆ¶‚ªè£œÀƒèœ.
â‰î ðv ºîL™
b. Whichever bus comes first, you go in that -
õ¼Aø«î£ ÜF™ cƒèœ «ð£ƒèœ Ü™ô¶ «ð£è¾‹.
161. While
Meaning 1: Ü«î êñòˆF™, Üî£õ¶ Þ¼ ªêò™èœ å«ó êñòˆF™
ïì‚Aø¶ â¡ð¬î Þ¶ °P‚Aø¶.
 裬ô àí¾
a. I eat breakfast. While, I watch TV -
꣊H´A«ø¡. Ü«î êñòˆF™,  ®M 𣘂A«ø¡.
162. Who
Meaning 1: ò£˜? ò£¬ó? ò£¼‚°? ò£Kì‹? ( °PŠ¹: with whom? -
ò£¼ì¡? by whom?-ò£ó£™? to whom? - ò£¼‚°? )
a. Who is the boy? - ò£˜ ¬ðò¡?
b. Who / Whom do you give the book? - ò£¼‚° Ü™ô¶ ò£Kì‹
¹ˆîè‹ ªè£´ˆb˜èœ?
c. Who / Whom to ask about this matter - Þ‰î Mêòˆ¬îŠ ðŸP
ò£Kì‹ Ü™ô¶ ò£¬ó «è†ð¶?
d. I know who / whom to vote - ò£¼‚° 憴 «ð£ì «õ‡´‹
â¡Á âù‚° ªîK»‹.
e. Who give the money? - ðí‹ ªè£´‚Aø¶ ò£˜?
Meaning 2: who-Ýù¶ relative pronoun Ýè ðò¡ð´Aø¶. Þî¡
ªð£¼œèÀ‚° W›è‡ì â´ˆ¶‚裆´è¬÷ 𣘂辋.
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f. CPòî£è Þ¼‚°‹
The boy who is small is doing the work -
¬ðò¡ «õ¬ô¬ò ªêŒ¶‚ªè£‡®¼‚Aø£¡.
g. I met the girl who is 10 years old -  ªð‡¬í ê‰Fˆ«î¡
ÜõÀ‚° 10 õò¶ Ý°‹.
Phrase Meaning 1: who knows? - å¼ Mêò‹ à‡¬ñò£
Þ™¬ôò£ Ü™ô¶ å¼ ªêò™ ïì‰îî£ Þ™¬ôò£ â¡Á
ò£¼‚° ªîK»‹?
h. A: Does he get job? B: who knows? - Üõ‚° «õ¬ô
A¬ì‚Aøî£? ò£¼‚° ªîK»‹?
163. Whoever
164. Whole
Meaning 1: º¿õ¶‹ ( syn: all )
a. I clean the house whole day ( syn: whole noun ) -  
º¿õ¶‹ i†¬ì ²ˆî‹ ªêŒA«ø¡.
165. Whose
166. Why
167. Widely
168. With
Meaning 1: àì¡
a. I go to salem with him -  ÜõÂì¡ «êô‹ ªê™A«ø¡.
b. Mix the sugar with water - c¼ì¡ ꘂè¬ó¬ò èô‚辋.
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169. Within
170. Without
Phrase Meaning 1: without sth - sth Þ™ô£ñ™ å¼ ªêò¬ô
ªêŒõ¶ Ý°‹
a. I go to salem without him-  Üõ¡ Þ™ô£ñ™ «êô‹
«ð£A«ø¡.
b. I travel daily without the car -  裘 Þ™ô£‹ Fùº‹ ðòí‹
ªêŒA«ø¡.
c. He went there without permission - Üõ¡ ܃«è ÜÂñF
Þ™ô£ñ™ ªê¡ø£¡.
171. Yes
Meaning 1: Ý‹ Ü™ô¶ êK, å¼ «èœM‚° ðF™ ªê£™ô Þ¶
ðò¡ð´Aø¶.
cƒèœ ªð£ˆî£¬ù
a. Did you touch the button? yes -
ªî£†¯˜è÷£? Ý‹. Ü™ô¶ Ýñ£‹.
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172. Yesterday
Meaning 1: «ïŸÁ
a. I come / came to Salem yesterday -  «ïŸÁ «êô‹ õ‰«î¡.
173. Yet
******
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Chapter - 6
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Tamil Situations
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English Sentence Patterns
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70. ꣊𣆴 ªêô¬õ  𣈶‚A«ø¡ - I bear the food cost or expense
/ I pay (for) the food expense.
71. ꘂè¬ó ãî£õ¶ Þ¼‚Aøî£? - Is there any sugar? (pat: Is there any
sth?)
72. ꘂè¬ó ãî£õ¶ eF Þ¼‚Aøî£? - Is there any sugar left? (pat: Is
there any sth left?)
73. Üõ˜ Þø‰¶M†ì£˜ - He died / He expired / He passed away
74. Üõ˜ MðˆF™ Þø‰¶M†ì£˜ - He died in an accident.
75. Üõ˜ 裌„êLù£™ Þø‰¶M†ì£˜ - He died of fever ( pat: die of
disease )
76. ޶  - It is me.
77. ï£Â‹ Üõ‹ Þ¬î ªêŒ«î£‹ - He and I did this (pat: he and I)
78. ÝvðˆFK‚° «ð£Œ ªó£‹ð è÷£J´„C - It is a long time since I
went to hospital.
79. è¬ì‚° «ð£Œ ꣂèô† õ£ƒA†´ õ£ - Go to the shop and buy the
chocolate.
80. ð£™è£ó˜ õ‰F†ì£ó£? - Has the milk-man come? / Did the milk-
man come?
81. «êô‹ ðv «ð£J´„ê£? - Has salem bus gone? / Did salem bus go?
82. èó‡† õ‰F¼„ê£? - Has the current come? / the current or power
has come?
83. Üõ¬ù ï‹H â‰î H«ó£òüùº‹ Þ™¬ô - There is no use of believing
him.
84. Þ¬î ðŸP (Þ¬î «ð£Œ) 죂ìKì‹ Mê£K„C†´ õ£ - You inquire or
ask the doctor about this.
85. ÞŠð ñE 6 - It is 6 o’clock now.
86. ÞƒA¼‰¶ «êôˆ¶‚° 30 A«ô£ e†ì˜ - It is 30 KM to salem from
here.
87. Üõ¬ù «ð£Œ Æ®‚A†´ õ£ - You go and bring him
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88. Üõ¬ù Þƒ° õó ªê£™ - You ask him to come here (pat: ask sb to
do sth)
89. ÜõKì‹ «ðù£ «èœ - You ask him for a pen (pat: You ask sb for
sth) / Would you ask him for a pen?
90. ¬ê‚A¬÷ îœO‚A†´ «ð£ - Walk the bicycle.
91. °ö‰¬î¬ò ¬èH®„C Æ®‚A†´ «ð£ - Walk the child.
92. °ö‰¬î ïì‚Aø¶ - The child walks.
93. Üõ¡ 裼‚° ÜFè ðí‹ «è†Aø£¡ - He asks more money for
the car
94. Åì£ è£H ªè£‡´ õ£ - Bring the hot coffee / Bring the coffee with hot
95. «õèñ£è «ð² - Speak fast
96. Y‚Aóñ£ «ð² - Speak quickly
97. àì«ù «ð² - Speak immediately
98. ñ¬ö õó ñ£FK Þ¼‚°¶ - It is about to rain (pat: S + be + about to
do sth )
99. ñ£´ «ñŒõ îò£ó£è Þ¼‚Aø¶ - The cow is about to graze / The
cow is ready to graze
100. ñ£´ Üõ¬ù Þ¿ˆ¶ W«ö îœOM†ì¶ - The cow pulled him down
/ the cow pulled him and made him fall.
101. Üõ¬ó °ö‰¬î¬ò É‚è ªê£™½ƒè - Ask him to lift /carry the child
102. cƒè è‡í£® «ð£†´‚A†´¼‚Al˜è÷£? - Do you wear the glass /
spectacles?
103. Þšõ÷¾ «ïó‹ â¡ù ªê…C‚A†´¼‰b˜èœ - What did you do this
much time?
104. Üšõ÷¾ «ïó‹ â¡ù ªê…C‚A†´¼‰b˜èœ - What did you do that
much time?
105. Þ¶õ¬ó‚°‹ â¡ù ªê…C‚A†´¼‰b˜èœ - What did you do so far /
till now?
106. ܈î¬ù «ð¼‹ ܃«è «ð£J†ì£ƒè - That many people went there
/ All people went there.
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107. Þˆî¬ù «ð¼‹ Þƒè õ‰F†ì£ƒè - This many people came here.
108. âˆî¬ù «ð˜ ܃«è «ð£ù£ƒè? - How many people went there?
109.  âšõ÷¾ Éó‹ «ð£è‹ - How long we have to go?
110.  ޡ‹ âšõ÷¾ Éó‹ «ð£è‹ - How much longer we have to
go? (pat: how much longer, further...)
111. Þ¶ ã¡ / â¡ù Þšõ÷¾ ªðKê£ Þ¼‚°¶ - Why It is this much
size?
112. ꣋ð£˜ô àŠ¹ Þ¼‚°î£? - Is there salt in the sambar?
113. «ñ«ô Mñ£ù‹ ðø‚°¶ - The plane flies above
114. ¬ê‚Aô è‹H ñ£†®‚A†´ Þ¼‚°¶ - The string sticks in the cycle.
115. v죋¬ð «ðŠðK™ 冴 - Stick the stamp in the paper
116. °‡ÇC¬ò «ðŠð˜ô °ˆ¶ Ü™ô¶ °ˆF¬õ - Stick the pin in the
paper
117. è‡í£®ô ð¬ê 冮‚A†´ Þ¼‚° - The gum is in the glass / the
gum get stuck / is stuck in the glass.
118. è¬ìJ™ «ðŠð¬ó ñ£ˆF‚A†´ õ£ - Change the paper in the shop.
119. º® ªõ†´ - Cut the hair
120. º®¬ò ªõ†®‚A†´ õ£ - get / have your hair cut.
121. Üõ¡ õ‰îŠð  ꣊H†´‚A†´ Þ¼‰«î¡ - He came, at that
time, I was eating.
122. ܉î G¡Â‚A†´ Þ¼‚Aø ¬ðò¡î£¡ Üõ¬÷ Ü®„꣡ - That
standing boy hit her
123. «õ¬ô¬ò å¿ƒè£ ªêŒ - Do the work properly
124. Þ¬î ªêŒò Üõ‚° ªó£‹ð ¬îKò‹ - He has more courage to do
that
125. àù‚° â¡ù ¬îKò‹ Þ¼‰î£ ⡬ù Ü®Šð - How dare you hit
me
126. Üõ¬ù Ü®‚è âù‚° ¬îKò‹ Þ¼‚Aø¶ - I dare to hit him / I have
a dare or courage to hit him.
127. «î¬õJ™ô£ñ â¬î»‹ «ð꣫î - Don’t speak anything unnecessarily.
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128. âƒè «ð£ù£½‹ Üõ¡ ªî£™¬ô î£ƒè º®ò¬ô - I can’t bear /stand
his trouble wherever I go.
129. ⶂªè´ˆî£½‹ Üõ¡ ⡬ù«ò F†´Aø£¡ - He scolds me
whatever happens / He scolds me for anything / He scolds me
always.
130. â™ô£¼‚°‹ Cóñ‹î£¡ - It is trouble or problem for all.
131. ޡ‹ ªè£…ê‹ «ïó‹ èN„² «ð£ƒè - Go after some time.
132. èJÁ ªî£ƒAA†´ Þ¼‚Aø¶ Ü™ô¶ èJÁ ªî£ƒ°Aø¶ - The rope
hangs
133. èJˆ¬î ªî£ƒè M´ - Hang the robe
134. â¡ «ñ™ ê£ò£«î - Don’t lean on me.
135. ñ‡¬í ªõ†´ - Dig the soil.
136. °„C¬ò ªõ†´ - Cut the stick
137. ªó£†®¬ò ªõ†´ - Cut the bread.
138. ðvô ãÁ - Get into the bus
139. ðvô Þ¼‰¶ Þøƒ° - Get off (from) the bus.
140. °ö‰¬î‚° ð£Ö†´ - Feed the child / Give the milk to the child
141. «è£N î£Qòƒè¬÷ ªè£ˆF à‡Aø¶ - Hen pecks the grains
142. Üõ¡ «ê˜ô à†è£˜‰F¼‚°‹ «ð£¶ W«ö M¿Aø ñ£FK Ü™ô¶ Ü÷¾‚°
«ð£J†ì£¡ - He sits in the chair. At the same time, he almost fell
from the chair ( or he was about to fall from the chair).
143. ¬ðŠô î‡a˜ å¿°Aø¶ - The water leaks in the pipe.
144. ð‚ªè†®™ î‡a˜ Gó‹H õNAø¶ - The water overflows in the
bucket
145. Ü´Š¹ âKAø¶ - The stove burns
146. ðö‹ ð¿ˆF¼„ê£? - Did fruit ripe?
147. 裌 ðP„꣄ê£? - Did you pick the vegetable?
148. ÜKC¬ò ²ˆî‹ ªêŒ - Clean the rice
149. ï™ô ðö‚般î èŸÁ‚ªè£œ - Learn good habit
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195. 裼ô èJˆ¬î 膮 Þ¿ - Pull the car by tying the robe in it / Tie
the robe in the car and pull the robe.
196. ºøˆF™ ¹¬ì‚辋 - Winnow /Whittle in the Muram
197. ð£ˆFóˆ¬î ï™ô£ ²ó‡® 迾 - Scrub and clean the utensil well
198. ð£ˆFóˆ¬î «îŒ„² 迾 - Rub and clean the utensil
199. ð£¬ùJô 憬ì Þ¼‚Aø¶ - There is hole in the pot / The hole is
in the pot
200. ð‚èˆF™ âƒèò£õ¶ õƒA Þ¼‚Aøî£? - Is there any bank nearby (/
somewhere near)?
201. ªê¼Š¬ð ªî£†´‚ªè£œ - Wear the chappal
202. Üõ¬ù ÜCƒèŠð´ˆî£«î - Don’t make him nasty / shameful
203. è¬ì‚° «ð£Œ ÜKC õ£ƒA†´ õ£ - Go to shop and buy the rice
204.  ïì‚A«ø¡ - I walk
205. âù‚° ðí‹ «î¬õŠð´Aø¶ - I need money
206. â¡Qì‹ è£˜ Þ¼‚Aø¶ - I have car
207. ð£¬ùJ™ «ê£Á Þ¼‚Aø¶ - The rice is in the pot
208. Y‚Aó‹ ꣊Hì õ£ƒè - come fast / soon to eat
209. â¡ Ãì Ü™ô¶ â¡Âì¡ «êô‹ õ£ƒè - Come to Salem with me
210. i†ô ò£¼? - Who is in the home?
211. cƒè ò£¼ì¡ «ðCA†®¼‚APƒè - Who to talk to? / who do you talk to?
212. ÜFè‹ «ð꣫î - Don’t speak too much / Don’t speak more
213.   Üõ¬ù Ü®„«ê¡ - I myself hit him
214. àóL™ â¡ù ݆´Aø£Œ? - What you grind in the Ural? / What do
you do in the Ural?
215. Ü‹IJ™ â¡ù ܬó‚Aø£Œ? - What you grind in the Ammy? /
What do you do in the Ammy?
216. ÞQò£, ñ‡E™ M¬÷ò£ì£«î - Eniya, don’t play in the soil
217. Hó¹, ñ…²¬õ Ü®‚裫î - Prabu, don’t beat Manju
218. Þ¶ Üõ¡î£¡ - It is him
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335. àƒèÀ‚° ãî£õ¶ àîM «õ‡´ñ£? - Can I help you? / What can
I do for you?
336. ý«ô£, °ñ£˜ «ðê«ø¡, cƒè ò£¼ «ðêø¶ - Hello, (this is) kumar
speaking, May I know who is speaking?
337. Þ¶ °ñ£ó£? - Is this kumar?
338.  °ñ£˜A†ì «ðêô£ñ£? - Can I speak / talk to kumar please?
339. Üõ˜èœ ñ¬ôJ¡ Ü®ð°FJ™ (Üî£õ¶ ñ¬ôJ¡ Ü®õ£óˆF™)
Þ¼‚Aø£˜èœ - They are down the hill
340. Üõ¡ 膮L¡ Ü®J™ Þ¼‚Aø£¡ - He is under / below the bed.
341. Üõ˜ åNè - Down with him
342. 嚪õ£¼ˆFK캋 Þ¬î ðŸP «èÀƒèœ - You ask everyone about
this.
343. 嚪õ£¼ «ðŠðó£ â¡A†ì â´ˆ¶‚ªè£´ - Give me each paper /
Give each paper to me.
344. Þ‰î ¹ˆîèƒèO™ ãî£õ¶ 塬ø â´ˆ¶‚ªè£œ - You take any of
these books.
345. Þ‰î Þó‡´ ¹ˆîèƒèO™ ãî£õ¶ 塬ø â´ˆ¶‚ªè£œ - You take
either of these two books / You take any of these two books.
346. «õÁ ò£˜ Þƒ° õ¼õ£˜? - Who else will come here?
347. cƒèœ «õÁ ãî£õ¶ ꣊H´ƒè - You eat something else.
348. â¡A†ì «ð£¶ñ£ù ðí‹ Þ¼‚Aø¶ - I have enough money.
349. Þ¶ âù‚° «ð£¶‹ - This is enough for me.
350. ꣊H´õ óê‹ «ð£¶ñ£ù¶ - Rasam is enough to eat (pat: is
enough to do sth)
351. Þõù™ô£‹ Ãì ªðKò Ý÷£ ÝJ†ì£¡ - Even he becomes a big
man / rich man.
352. âŠðò£õ¶ Ü™ô¶ ⊪ð£¿î£õ¶ cƒèœ èP ꣊H†´¼‚Al˜è÷£? -
Have you ever eaten mutton? (pat: have you ever done sth?
353. ܉î Þì‹ Iè ªî£¬ôM™ Þ¼‚Aø¶ - That place is very far
354.  Móî‹ Þ¼‚A«ø¡ - I am in the fast.
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