ඇමරිකානු ඉංග්‍රීසි

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    සොරි වෙන්න ඔනි මචන්ල දවස් 2ක් හරිම බිසි උනා, නතුව වැඩෙ නැවැත්තුවෙ නැහැ හොදෙ .. මෙන්න ඉලග කොටස



    පාඩම 6

    (to) cheer someone up -

    කවුරුන් හෝ සතුටට පත් කිරීම (to make someone happy)

    Susan called her friend in the hospital to cheer her up.
    My father has been depressed for weeks now. I don't know what to do to cheer him up.
    ඒ වගේම කවුරුන් හෝ සිත් තැවුලෙන් සිටීනම් එයින් ඔහුට හෝ ඇයට මිදීම සදහා "Cheer up!" කියාත් පවසන්නට පුළුවන්.

    (to) give (someone) credit -

    යමෙකුගේ දායකත්වය අරඹයා ප්‍රශංසා කිරීම (to acknowledge someone's contribution or to recognize a positive trait in someone)
    The scientist gave his assistant credit for the discovery.
    I can't believe you asked your boss for a raise when your company is doing so poorly. I must give you credit for your courage!


    (to) give credit where credit is due -


    ප්‍රශංසාව ලැබිය යුත්තාට ප්‍රශංසාව/ගරුත්වය ලබාදීම (to give thanks or acknowledgement to the person who deserves it)‍.
    I will be sure to thank you when I give my speech. I always give credit where credit is due.

    (to) go into business -


    ව්‍යාපාරයක් ආරම්භ කිරීම (to start a business)
    Jeff decided to go into business selling baseball cards.
    Eva went into business selling her homemade muffins.
    You should go into business selling cookies.


    good thinking -


    හොද අදහසක්, හොද සැලැස්මක් (good idea; smart planning)
    I'm glad you brought an umbrella — that was good thinking!
    You reserved our movie tickets over the Internet? Good thinking!


    (to) have a heart of gold -

    බොහොම කාරුණික කෙනෙක් කියන අර්ථය ලබා දෙයි (to be very kind and giving)
    Alexander has a heart of gold and always thinks of others before himself.
    You adopted five children from a Romanian orphanage? You've got a heart of gold!
    Thanks for baking cookies for me. You've got a heart of gold.


    Help yourself -


    ඔබ විසින්ම කරුණාකර අරගන්න/ කරගන්න වගේ අරුතක් ලබා දෙයි (serve yourself)
    "Help yourselves to cookies and coffee," said Maria before the meeting started.
    You don't need to wait for me to offer you something. Please just help yourself to whatever you want.
    I baked these cookies. Help yourself!


    (to be) in a bad mood -


    අසතුටෙන් හෝ කනස්සල්ලෙන්, කණගාටුවෙන් සිටීම (unhappy; depressed; irritable)
    After her boyfriend broke up with her, Nicole was in a bad mood for several days.
    I don't like to see you in a bad mood. How can I cheer you up?


    just what the doctor ordered -


    මෙයින් දොස්තර මහතා නිර්දේශ කරනු ලැබූවක් ගැන කියන්නේ නැහැ. මෙයින් කියන්නේ යමෙක් වඩාත් ප්‍රියකරන දෙයක් ගැන පැවසීමයි (exactly what was needed)
    Martin wanted a hot drink after spending the day skiing. A cup of hot cocoa was just what the doctor ordered.
    Our trip to Florida was so relaxing. It was just what the doctor ordered!
    I was thirsty. This iced tea is just what the doctor ordered.


    (to) make a bundle -


    ගොඩක් මුදල් උපයා ගැනීමට තමයි මෙහෙම කියන්නේ (to make a lot of money)
    Bob's friend Charles made a bundle in the stock market and retired at age 45.
    Sara made a bundle selling her old fur coats on eBay, a website where you can buy and sell used things.
    If you went into business selling these delicious cookies, you'd make a bundle.


    (to be) on edge -

    කම්පනයකින්, මානසික ආතතියකින් හෝ නොරුස්නා සුළු බවකින් පෙළිම දැක්වීමට යොදා ගනී (nervous; irritable)
    Whenever Susan feels on edge, she takes several deep breaths and starts to feel more relaxed.
    Ever since his car accident, Neil has felt on edge.


    out of this world -

    යම් ආහාරයක් හෝ පානයක් ඉතා රසවත් බව දැක්වීමට යොදා ගනී. (delicious)
    Mrs. Field's oatmeal raisin cookies are out of this world!
    Mmmm, I love your chicken soup. It's out of this world!


    (to) pig out [slang] -

    බොහොම පෙරේත කමකින් යමක් කාගෙන කාගෙන යාමට වගේම ඔන්න කාල දාන්න ‍වගේ දෙයක් කීමටත් යොදා ගන්නට පුළුවන් (to eat greedily; to stuff oneself)

    Ted pigged out on hot dogs and hamburgers at the barbeque and then got a stomachache.
    "Nicole, stop pigging out on cookies or you'll never be able to eat your dinner!"
    One can pig out on hotdogs, pig out on candy, pig out on ice cream.
    I baked these cookies for you. Why don't you pig out?
     

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    ඇමරිකානු ඉංග්‍රීසි - පාඩම් අංක 7


    bright and early -

    ගොඩක් උදෑසනින්ම (early in the morning)
    Our flight to Berlin leaves at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, so we'll have to get up bright and early.
    We have lots of cookies to bake so we'll have to start bright and early tomorrow.
    Bob was surprised to see his wife up bright and early in the morning.


    crash course -

    කෙටි සහ කඩිනම් පාඨමාලවක් හෝ උපදෙස් (short and intensive instruction)
    Yesterday, Joan's son sat down with her for a couple of hours and gave her a crash course on using the Internet.
    Rachel had a date on Friday night with an auto mechanic. He gave her a crash course on changing her oil.
    If you need to learn something quickly, you'd better take a crash course.


    Fat chance! -

    කිසිසේත්ම සිදුවිය නොහැකි යන අරුත (definitely not) never in a million years; no way! යන්නෙන් පවා ලබා දෙන්නේ මේ අරුතමයි.
    The boys at school are always laughing at Dana. Will she be invited to the school dance? Fat chance!
    You want to borrow my new car and drive it across the country? Fat chance!


    (to) give it a shot -

    යමක් කරන්නට උත්සහ දැරිම ( to try something)
    I've never tried to make wine in my bathtub before, but perhaps I'll give it a shot.
    You can't open that jar? Let me give it a shot.


    happy camper -

    සතුටින් සිටින්නා කියන අරුත තමයි මෙයින් දෙන්නේ. ඒත් මෙය යොදා ගන්නේ යමෙකු එසේ නොසිටින බව දැක්වීමටයි (a happy person; a satisfied participant)
    When Linda's passport was stolen in Florence, she was not a happy camper.
    Steve is taking five difficult courses this semester. He's not a happy camper!
    Jennifer's boss is lousy and her salary is low. She's not a happy camper.


    (to have) mixed feelings -


    යමක් පිළිබදව සතුටක් එ‍සේත් නැත්නම් ධනාත්මක අදහසක්දළ තවත් අයුරකින් අසතුටක් නැතහොත් ඍනාත්මක ආකල්පයක්ද සිතේ රදවා ගැනීමට මෙය යොදා ගනී ( to feel positive about one aspect of something and negative about another)
    When our houseguests decided to stay for another week, I had mixed feelings. On the one hand, I enjoyed hanging out with them.On the other hand, I was tired of cooking for them.
    I have mixed feelings about the president of our company. He's good with the clients, but he's nasty to his employees.
    Bob wasn't sure he wanted to work for his wife. He had mixed feelings.


    needless to say -

    අමුතුවෙන් කියන්න ඕන නැහැනේ (obviously)
    You've got a test tomorrow morning. Needless to say, you can't stay out late tonight.
    Needless to say, you shouldn't have waited until Christmas Eve to do your shopping. The stores are going to be very crowded!


    (to) not have a clue -

    කිසිම දෙයක් දන්නේ නැහැ (to know nothing about)
    Bob talks about working at McDonald's, but the truth is he doesn't have a clue about making hamburgers.
    "Do you know how to fix a broken printer?" - "No, I don't have a clue!"
    Bob had never baked anything before in his life. He didn't even have a clue about how to turn the oven on.


    (to) not sleep a wink -


    පොඩ්ඩක් වත් නිදා ගත්තේ නැහැ/මුළු රැය පුරාව නිදිවර්ජිතව (to be awake all night)
    Ted was so nervous about his chemistry test that he didn't sleep a wink the night before.
    It's not surprising that Jill didn't sleep a wink last night. She drank a large cup of coffee before going to bed.
    Nicole was up all night finishing her Spanish homework.- She didn't sleep a wink.


    (to) work like a dog -

    ඉතාම මහන්සි වී යමක් වෙනුවෙන් වැඩ කිරීම (to work very hard)
    Larry became an investment banker after college, and now he works like a dog.
    Al worked like a dog on his term paper and got an "A+" on it.
    Last week I worked 80 hours. I really worked like a dog.
     
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    පහුගිය දවස් වල මෙ වැඩෙ පොඩ්ඩක් නැවතිලයි තිබුනෙ , සොරි වෙන්ඩ ඔනි ඇ... තවත් උබලට වැදගත් වෙයි කියල හිතෙන සෙට් එකක් හම්බ උනා idioms and expressions ඉවර කරල දාන්නම්
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    ඔන්න එහෙනම් පාඩම් අංක.08


    (to) beat around the bush -

    කියන තියෙන දෙයක් කෙලින් කියන්නේ නැතිව වෙන වෙන දේවල් කියමින් වටේ යන එකට තමයි මෙහෙම කියන්නේ (to talk around the subject; to avoid getting to the point)
    Kara beat around the bush for an hour, then finally told us she needed a ride to Kennedy Airport.
    If you want something, tell me. Don't beat around the bush!


    dime a dozen -

    සාමන්‍ය දේවල්/ විශේෂත්වයක් නැහැ‍/සුලභයි (so plentiful as to be nothing special; common)
    Reality TV shows are a dime a dozen these days.
    There are so many Starbucks coffee shops in Manhattan, they're a dime a dozen.
    If you're looking for a new suit, you shouldn't have a problem. Clothing shops in this town are a dime a dozen.


    Good for you! -

    ප්‍රශංසාවට ලක් කිරීම (Good job! Well done!)
    You won $100,000 on the TV game show Jeopardy? Good for you!
    You passed your math test? Good for you!

    hard times -

    කෙනෙක් යම් අසනීපයකට ලක්වීම, මුදල් අතින් හිඟපාඩුවට ලක්ව තිබීම, එහෙමත් නැත්නම් හිත‍වතෙකු අහිමිව දුකට පත්ව තිබීම හෝ වෙනයම් අසීරුවකට ලක්ව තිබෙන කාලයකට මෙලෙස හදුන්වයි.
    (a time of difficulty)
    Since his wife left him for her dentist, Dan has been going through hard times.
    Nancy's family is going through hard times. Her father just lost his job.


    (to be) in good spirits -

    සතුටින් පසුවනවා යන අරුත පෙන්වීමට යොදාගනී (happy; in a good mood)
    After she won the tennis tournament, Elizabeth was in good spirits.
    Sam was in good spirits after receiving his Christmas bonus.
    I'm in good spirits today because I got a promotion at work.

    made of money -

    ලොකු ධනවතෙක් යන්න දක්වයි (very rich)
    My neighbor is re-modeling his house to look like Versailles. He doesn't have good taste, but he certainly is made of money .
    Max should be willing to loan you $10,000 to start your new business. He's made of money.
    Renting an apartment on Park Avenue in Manhattan is difficult, unless you're made of money.


    (to) make a splash -

    යමක් සම්බන්ධයෙන ජනප්‍රියත්වය ඉක්මනින් ලබා ගැනීම පෙන්වීමට මෙය යොදා ගනු ලැබේ. (to win popularity quickly)
    Nicole's beautiful cousin Cecilia from Santo Domingo really made a splash at the high school dance.
    Those new jeans really made a splash. All the kids are wearing them.
    Ted performed at his high school dance. He knew he'd made a splash when all the girls started singing along.


    (to) pay (someone) back -

    ලබා ගත් ණයක් නැවත ගෙවීම (to repay a loan or debt)
    Nicole paid her friend back the $10 she borrowed.
    You can borrow $50, but don't forget to pay me back!


    pipe dream -

    ඉටු කර ගත නොහැකි බලාපොරොත්තුවලට මෙසේ හදුන්වයි (an unrealistic hope)
    Susan would like to move to New Zealand and write romance novels, but she knows that's just a pipe dream.
    You want to become a famous actor on Broadway? That sounds like a pipe dream.
    Susan thinks that Ted's plan to become a famous rock star is a pipe dream.


    (to) shell out -

    ගෙවීම පිළිබදව තමයි පවසන්නේ හැබැයි වටිනාකමට වැඩියෙන් යන්න දැක්වීමට යොදා ගන්න පුළුවන් (to pay (often more than one would like))
    Bob shelled out $5,000 for Nicole's piano lessons before she decided she'd rather play the flute.
    How much am I going to have to shell out to get two ticket to the Rolling Stones concert?
    Nicole wants to attend Yale, but her parents don't want to shell out $100,000 for the tuition.


    (to) take (something) by storm -

    මේකෙනුත් කියන්නේ ජනප්‍රියත්වය ඉක්මනින් දිනා ගැනීම ගැනම තමයි (to win popularity quickly)
    The play "The Producers" really took New York by storm.
    That new restaurant really took Chicago by storm!
    My friend's daughter paints beautiful pictures. In a few years, she'll take the art world by storm.


    (that's or those are) the breaks -

    සිදුවන යම් අසුභදායක දෙයක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඔබට කිසිවක් කළ නොහැකි බව කියා පෑමට යොදා ගත හැක. (when something bad happens and you can't do anything about it)
    By the time we got to the theater, the new Harry Potter movie was already sold out. Oh well, that's the breaks!
    Your glasses fell on a rock and broke while you were fishing? Those are the breaks!

    wise guy [slang] -

    අපි සමහර වෙලාවට කියන්නේ "මිනිහා හරි පණ්ඩිතයෙක්", ඒ කියන්නේ ඔහු හරි නුවණක්කාරයෙක් කියන එක නෙමෙයි අර ඕනවට වඩා උදුම්මගෙන ඉන්න එක හරි ඊට සමාන දේවල් කරන කෙනාට කියන්නේ. අන්න ඒකම තමයි මෙයිනුත් කියන්නේ. ඒ වගේම අනුන් සම්බන්ධයෙන් නිරතුරුවම සමච්චලයට කථා කරන අයටත් මෙය යොදා ගන්න පුළුවන් (a smart aleck; one who makes a lot of
    sarcastic comments)
    When Mrs. Lee asked Joey what he wanted to be when he grew up, he said, "An adult." She told him not to be such a wise guy.
    That clerk in the video store is a real wise guy. He's always making nasty comments about the customers.
    Being a wise guy can be fun, but it might not make you popular with your teachers.


    man of the hour -

    මෙයින් පවසන්නේ ඒ අවස්ථාවේ, හෝ ආසන්නම මොහොතේ වඩාත් අවධානය දිනා ගත් තැනැත්තා පිළිබදවයි.
    1. A man in whose honor a gathering is held.
    2. A man who is currently an object of public attention.

    අටවැනි පාඩමත් ඉවරයි....
     
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