Bored – Calling Someone; Day: 56
Bored – Calling Someone
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ – āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¨
The conversation when you call someone might sound something like this.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¨Â āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
“Hello.”
“āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§.”
“Hi Jane, this is Jill. Do you have time to talk?”
“āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§?”
“Hi Jill, sure, I was just watching TV.”
“āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”
“What are you watching?”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ?”
“I was just watching a re-run of friends. How about you? What are you doing?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨? āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨?”
“Nothing much. I really wanted to start studying for the Psychology test coming up,
but I can’t seem to motivate myself.”
“āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
As you can see, Even though Jill is very bored, she didn’t say that she was bored. To sensitive people, they can misinterpret the situation. If I am bored and I call you, then that could mean that I am only calling you because I have nothing better to do. So if you are not very close friends, it is better to say something like, ‘nothing much’ instead of ‘I am bored.’
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻ° āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ ‘āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤’-āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ ‘āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻž’-āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
If you are very close friends with someone, then the conversation can be more direct and honest.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ āĻšāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
“What are you doing?”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻā§?”
“I’m doing the laundry.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m so bored. I have nothing to do.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤”
“Why don’t you come over and help me with the laundry?”
“āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ° āĻ¨āĻž?”
“I’d rather do my own house chores. Hey, you wanna take a break from your house work and have coffee at Starbucks with me?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨?”
“Sure, that sounds great. I’ll meet you there in thirty minutes.”
“āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ, āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦāĨ¤”