Malayalam Basics

This

Ithu

See you later

Pinne kaanaam

See you again

Veendum kaanaam

Sorry

Shemikkanam

No problem

Kozhappamilla

Let's go

Pokaam

Bye

Poyittuh Varaam

My name is Kevin

Ende peru Kevin

How are you?

Sugam ano?

I'm fine

Sugam anu

What's going on?

Endhundu vishesham?

Things are good

Nalla vishesham

Do you understand?

Manassil aayo?

I understand

Manassil aayi

I do not understand

Manassil aayilla

Yes

Athe

No

Ila

That

Athu

Okay

Sheri

Awesome

Adipoli

What is your name?

Ningalude peru endha?

Can you repeat it?

Onnu koode parayamo

Everything

Ellam

I am working

Njan joli cheyunnu

I will work

Njan joli cheyyum

I worked

Njan joli cheythu

I

Njan

You (informal)

Ni

You (formal)

Ningal

He (informal)

Avan

He (formal)

Adheham

She

Aval

They

Avar

We (including listener)

Nammal

We (excluding listener)

Njangal

She is not a teacher

Aval teacher alla

Where are you?

Ningal evide anu?

I don't know

Ariyilla

How do you say...?

... Malayalathil engane parayum?

In which direction is the shop?

Kada engottu anu?

Where are your friends?

Ningaludey koottukaar evide anu?

How much is the fish?

Meen ethra anu?

She is here now

Aval ippol ivide anu

Here

Ivide

There

Avide

Where

Evide

Now

Ippol

Then

Appol

When

Eppol

Today

Innu

That day

Annu

On which day

Ennu

This much

Ithra

That much

Athra

How much

Ethra

Which

Eathu

Tomorrow

Naley

Yesterday

Innaley

In this direction

Ingottu

In that direction

Angottu

In which direction

Engottu

Like this

Ingane

Like that

Angane

How

Engane

to eat

kazhikuka

to play

kalikuka

to walk

nadakuka

to say

parayuka

to listen

shredhikuka

to hear

kelkuka

to talk

samsarikuka

to read / to play (instrument)

vayikuka

to meet

kandumuttaka

to see

kanuka

to visit

sandharshikuka

to learn

padikuka

to love

snehikuka

to marry

kalyanam kazhikuka

to send

ayakuka

to forget

marakuka

to want

venam

to know

ariyuka

to do

cheyyuka

to make

undakuka

to go

pokuka

to come

varuka

to drive

vandi odikuka

to swim

neendhuka

to write

ezhuthuka

to look

nokuka

to call

vilikuka

to ask

chodikuka

to decide

theerumanikuka

to help

sahayikuka

to show

kanikuka

Food

Bhakshanam

What

Endhu

Why

Endhkondu

Who

Aaru

Whose

Aarudey