Chapter One; Situation 5: Meeting your class teacher in a shopping mall
Situation 5: Meeting your class teacher in a shopping mall
āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻ ā§Ģ: āĻļāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŽāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§
Jahid meets his class teacher Ms. Shakina in a shopping mall. The conversation they have is somewhat like this:
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŽāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§ āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻšā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŽ:
Jahid: Hello, Maâam! (Formal greeting)
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽ! (āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻŖ)
Ms. Shakina: Hey, Jahid! How are you? (Informal greeting)
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž: āĻāĻ, āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ! āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ? (āĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻŖ)
Jahid: Iâm fine, Maâam. I hope you are also fine. [NB: Avoidance of direct question, as asking direct questions can be perceived as impolite in some situations]
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻž’āĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤[ āĻŦāĻŋ:āĻĻā§āĻ°: āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨/ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤]
Ms. Shakina: Iâm fine too. Shopping for the winter, I guess? [NB: asking direct questions such as why are you here? is impolite in some situations]
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻļā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§? [āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨? āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤/ āĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§]
Jahid: Yes, Maâam.
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
Ms. Shakina: Me too. [NB: Teacher is giving the answers unasked] Are you with your parents?
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž : āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĨ¤ [āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨] āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž’āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§?
Jahid: No, Maâam. Iâm with my uncle.
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻ¨āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻž’āĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
Ms. Shakina: Give my regards to your parents, will you?
āĻŽāĻŋā§āĻ¸ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž: āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻŦā§, āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤ā§?
Jahid: Of course, Maâam.
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻž’āĻŽāĨ¤
Ms. Shakina: Well, enjoy your shopping.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž: āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Jahid: Thank you, Maâam. You too enjoy your shopping. [NB: Avoid saying only âyou tooâ as it is not very formal]
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻž’āĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ [āĻŦāĻŋ:āĻĻā§āĻ°: ‘āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĨ¤]
Ms. Shakina: See you later.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Jahid: Yes, Maâam. [NB: Avoid saying something like âsee youâ as it is not formal]
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻž’āĻŽāĨ¤ [āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§’ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĨ¤]
[N.B: Here Ms. Shakina is controlling the direction of the conversation. In a formal situation like this one, when one will talk to someone elderly, one should not speak until spoken to, and only answer what is asked and should not ask counter questions.]
[āĻŦāĻŋ:āĻĻā§āĻ°: āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§,
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦā§, āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤
āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤]
New Vocabularies:
Word | Meaning | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž | Antonym | Your sentence |
Meet (v) | Come across. Come face to face | āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻž, āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻž | Avoid, evade | I want to meet with him |
Conversation (n) | Dialogue | āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ | There is a conversation between me and my friend | |
Somewhat (adv) | To some extent, a bit | āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻž | Greatly | I know somewhat about that matter |
Guess (v) | Imagine, suppose | āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž | I guess you are fine | |
Regards (n) | Respects, salutations, felicitations | āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻļā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻž | Disregard | Give regards to your parents |
Of course (adv. phr) | Certainly, obviously | āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ | Possibly | Of course, I will help you |
Enjoy (v) | Take pleasure in | āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž | Dislike | I enjoy the game |
Later (adv) | afterwards | āĻĒāĻ°ā§ | Earlier | I will meet you later |