Malayalam Alphabet

അ

a as in alarm

ആ

aa as in artist

ഇ

i as in it

ഈ

ee as in feet

ഉ

u as in put

ഊ

oo as in spoon

ഋ

ri as in riddle

എ

ae as in paper

ഏ

aae as in crane

ഐ

i as in item

ഒ

o as in orange

ഓ

O as in Open

ഔ

ow as in owl

അം

am as in umbrella

അഃ

aha

ക

ka as in car

ഖ

kha as in khaki

ഗ

ga as in garbage

ഘ

gha as in ghat

ങ

nga

ച

cha as in charm

ഛ

chcha as in achchan

ജ

ja as in jug

ഝ

jha as in jhasham (fish)

ഞ

nja as in njaan(I)

ട

ta as in tumbler

ഠ

tta as in mittaayi (candy)

ഡ

da as in dart

ഢ

dda as in ddakka (a drum)

ണ

nha as in veena

ത

tha as in thunder

ഥ

ththa as in rathham (chariot)

ദ

da as in that

ധ

dha as in dhanam (money)

ന

na as in neck

പ

pa as in papaya

ഫ

pha as in phalam (fruit)

ബ

ba as in balloon

ഭ

bha as in bharani (jar)

മ

ma as in mouse

യ

ya as in yellow

ര

ra as in raathri (night)

ല

la as in love

വ

va as in work

ശ

sha as in sankh (shell)

ഷ

sshha as in shut

സ

sa as in sell

ഹ

ha as in hunt

ള

lla as in mulaku (chilly)

ഴ

zha as in pazham (banana)

റ

rra as in rail