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 √ Translation of Some                Adjectives

  √  बहुत का अनुवाद

1.  वह बहुत सुन्दर है/परम सुंदरी है –

•     She is a cute.
•     She is a smasher.
•     She is a beauty.
•     She is dolly.
•     She is very/ exquistely beautiful.
•     She is very charming.
•     She has a sweet face.

2.  मैं बहुत अच्छा अनुभव कर रहा हूँ–

•    I am feeling fine.
•    I am feeling a one.

3.  चाय बहुत गर्म (नापसंद के लायक) है–

•   Tea is too hot.
•   Tea is rather hot.

4.  चाय बहुत गर्म (पसंद के लायक) है–

•   Tea is fairly hot.

5.  उसे बहुत दर्द हो रहा है–

•   He is having acute/severe/intense pain.
•   He is having excruciating pain.

6.  सीता और राम में बहुत अन्तर है–

•  There is a great/vast/tremendous difference between Ram and Sita.

7.  वह बहुत गरीब है–

•  He is very/extremely/hopelessly poor.

8.  वह बहुत मुनाफ़ा कमाता है–

•  He earns enormous profit.

9.  उनका बहुत स्वागत हुआ–

•  He was given a warm welcome.
• He was given a red carpet welcome.

10.  यहाँ बहुत पानी है–

•   There is a deep water here.
•   There is a vast expense of water here.

How to speak English fluently and confidently : 10 simple tips

1. Start with believing in yourself

“I was afraid to speak. I was scared people would make fun of me. Will they judge me?

One day, I thought if so many people can, even I can. So I spoke in English and my confidence increased.” – Rin Career Ready Academy participant, 2015

2. Listen. Speak. Read. Write. Repeat.

Listena little. Speak a little. Read a little. Write a little. Then, listen a little more. Speak a little more. Read a little more. Write a little more. Do this, till it becomes a habit.

3. Keep your ears open.

English is everywhere. It’s in online videos, news channels, on radio. So listen and build your vocabulary.

4. Find the answer in the question

Questions are like mirrors. Reverse the question, and find the answer.

Does he…?	Yes, he does
Is it…?	Yes, it is
Can you?	Yes, I can

5. Make the mirror your best friend

Speak to it in English, and it will make you feel confident about the way you are speaking.

6. Read full sentences

You learnt Hindi, Tamil or Telugu in full sentences. Then why should learning English be any different. Read full sentences, speak in sentences.

7. Keep calm and do not worry about grammar.

Remember, even those who speak English fluently make grammatical mistakes. But, what they do right, is communicate without worrying about them.

8. Find an English newspaper and learn a word a day

Keep your fear of new English words away.

9. Use the word before it leaves you.

Use the new word immediately to feel confident about it’s usage.

10. Practice. Practice. Practice. Till it makes you perfect.

There are no shortcuts in life. Definitely, no shortcuts to learn English.

Commonly used Idioms

Idiom: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

Every language has its own collection of wise sayings. They offer advice about how to live and also transfer some underlying ideas, principles and values of a given culture / society. These sayings are called "idioms" - or proverbs if they are longer. These combinations of words have (rarely complete sentences) a "figurative meaning" meaning, they basically work with "pictures".

This List of commonly used idioms and sayings (in everyday conversational English), can help to speak English by learning English idiomatic expressions. This is a list, which contains exactly 66 of the most commonly used idioms and their meaning.


Smart Idioms

A hot potato

    Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed

A penny for your thoughts

    A way of asking what someone is thinking

Actions speak louder than words

    People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say.

Add insult to injury

    To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.

At the drop of a hat

   Meaning: without any hesitation; instantly.

Back to the drawing board

    When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.

Ball is in your court

    It is up to you to make the next decision or step

Barking up the wrong tree

    Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person

Be glad to see the back of

    Be happy when a person leaves.

Beat around the bush

    Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.

Best of both worlds

    Meaning: All the advantages.

Best thing since sliced bread

    A good invention or innovation. A good idea or plan.

Bite off more than you can chew

    To take on a task that is way to big.

Blessing in disguise

    Something good that isn't recognized at first.

Burn the midnight oil

   To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting.

Can't judge a book by its cover

    Cannot judge something primarily on appearance.

Caught between two stools

    When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.

Costs an arm and a leg

    This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

Cross that bridge when you come to it

    Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.

Cry over spilt milk

    When you complain about a loss from the past.

Curiosity killed the cat

    Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation.

Cut corners

    When something is done badly to save money.

Cut the mustard [possibly derived from "cut the muster"]

    To succeed; to come up to expectations; adequate enough to compete or participate

Devil's Advocate

    To present a counter argument.

Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched

    This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".

Don't give up the day job

    You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it professionally.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Do not put all your resources in one possibility.

Drastic times call for drastic measures

    When you are extremely desperate you need to take drastic actions.

Elvis has left the building

    The show has come to an end. It's all over.

Every cloud has a silver lining

    Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

Far cry from

    Very different from.

Feel a bit under the weather

    Meaning: Feeling slightly ill.

Give the benefit of the doubt

    Believe someone's statement, without proof.

Hear it on the grapevine

    This idiom means 'to hear rumors' about something or someone.

Hit the nail on the head

    Do or say something exactly right

Hit the sack / sheets / hay

    To go to bed.

In the heat of the moment

    Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.

It takes two to tango

    Actions or communications need more than one person.

Jump on the bandwagon

    Join a popular trend or activity.

Keep something at bay

    Keep something away.

Kill two birds with one stone

     This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time.

English common mistakes always happen

1. According to

• Incorrect: According to me, she should have resigned earlier.
• Correct: In my opinion, she should have resigned earlier.

We do not give our own opinions with according to. 

2. Across and through 

The difference between across and through is similar to the difference between
on and in. We use through to talk about movement in three dimensional spaces
with things on all sides.

• We walked across the field. (= We were on the field.)
• We walked through the wood. (= We were in the wood.)

3. Adjectives ending in -ly 

• Incorrect: She smiled friendly.
• Correct: She smiled in a friendly way.
• Incorrect: He laughed silly.
• Correct: He gave a silly laugh

Here the error lies in using an adjective instead of an adverb. We use adverbs to
modify verbs. Most adverbs end in –ly; there are also a few adjectives that end in –
ly. Examples are: costly, friendly, lively, likely, lonely, lovely, silly and ugly. There
are no adverbs costly/costlily or friendly/friendlily.

4. Ago and before 

• Incorrect: His father died three years before.
• Correct: His father died three years ago.

Ago is used to count back from the present. It is used with a past tense and a time
expression. Before is used when you date back from any point of time which is
made specific.
• I saw him two years before I went to England.

5. All and every 

• Incorrect: Every children need love.
• Correct: Every child needs love.
• Incorrect: All the light was out.
• Correct: All the lights were out.

Every is used with a singular noun. All is used with a plural noun.

6. All right and alright 

The standard spelling is all right, but alright is more common although many
people consider it incorrect.

7. Already and all ready 

• Incorrect: We are already for the show.
• Correct: We are all ready for the show.
• Incorrect: They have all ready arrived.
• Correct: They have already arrived.

All ready means ‘all are ready’. Already means 'by now' or 'sooner than
expected'.

• The train had already left before we reached the station.
• The patient had already died before the doctor arrived.