Glossaries Alive 12 Flashcards
Neha, What is the time right now?
It is 3 o’clock right now
And let us begin from the end
the end
The beginning of the story, the end of the story.
How does the story end?
remarkable, wonderful
a wonderful journey
journey
a long journey
a
wonderful journey
Leisure, free time
Can I have two days off?
Early afternoon
in the early afternoon
in the later afternoon
What were you doing yesterday afternoon?
all day long
He lazes about all day long
mango
Can you get good mangoes in London?
Neha, do you like mangos?
Where you get the best
The best mangos are found in India
to rest
Let’s rest a while.
Neha, would you like to rest?
No, no, right now will work.
Alright
voice, sound
His voice is very soft/faint.
Ask him to speak more loudly
the sound of a radio
the sound of rain falling
poem, poetry
He recited two poems.
Please recite a poem.
or
Yes or no?
Tea or Coffee?
Will you come or not?
kindness, grace
It is very kind of you.
kindly please
kindly phone my brother
kindness
It is very kind of you
regret
I regret I cannot come to day
I am sorry about this.
We regret the delay to passengers.
to lose, to get lost
where did you get lost?
How did the money get lost?
If it’s lost you won’t get it again.
home-minister
The home-minister regrets that he cannot come to the meeting.
Lahore
Lahoret far from Islamabad
It is in Punjab not KPK.
to go off, to set off, to go one’s way
He is gone
Should we be off?
Who knows where they go off to?
to irritate, to tease
My younger brother irritates me.
It is wrong to tease people like this.
Stop teasing me!
to have already done something
I have already eaten.
I have already finished my work.
We have seen this film three times already.
Night had already fallen
apart from, except for
apart from this
Apart from Neha
There was nobody in the house apart from the children.
deliberately
she deliberately wrote the wrong name
He would not do such a thing deliberately.