Quick-Start Malayalam Word Bank

Vocabulary flashcards covering high-frequency Malayalam words and phrases from the lecture notes.

namaskāram

hello (formal; safe with elders)

hāy

hi (casual greeting)

sukhamaano?

How are you?

sukhamāṇ.

I’m fine.

nandi

thank you

dayavāyi

please.

kṣamikkəṇam

sorry / excuse me.

śubha rātri

good night.

śariyākū

okay / all right.

ath adipoli!

That’s awesome!

amma

mother

appa

father

aċċan

father (alternative term)

chechi

older sister (respectful)

chetta

older brother (respectful)

kuññu

child / baby

kuṭṭi

kid (endearing term)

snehitha

friend

kāmukan

boyfriend

kāmuki

girlfriend

kuṭumbaṁ

family

virunnākkār

guests

vīṭu

house / home

mēśa

table

kaḻuthu

chair

kiṭakka

bed

aṭuppu

stove

appu

water

chāya

tea

kāppi

coffee

chōru

cooked rice / meal

kari

curry / side-dish

mīnu

fish

kazhikku

to eat

kuṭikkə

to drink

pōkuka

to go

varika

to come

kāṇuka

to see

samsārikka

to speak / talk

cheyyuka

to do / make

iṣṭappaṭuka

to like

vēṇṭuka

to need / want

innu

today

nāḷe

tomorrow

ivitə

here

avitə

there

ēkadēśam

about / roughly

pāl

milk

paḻam

fruit

nalla ruchī

tastes good

santhōṣam

happiness

duḥkham

sadness / sorrow

viśakkunnu

I’m hungry

veruppu

dislike / annoyance

churuppu

energy / alertness

thaḷarnnu

tired

ñān ninnə snēhikkunnu

I love you

onnu

one

raṇṭu

two

mūnnu

three

nāl

four

añchu

five

āru

six

ēḻu

seven

eṭṭu

eight

onpath

nine

paththu

ten

avitə pōvāmo?

Shall we go there?

itheṅṅane paṟayuṁ?

How do you say this?

puḻu paṟaññitt sari

Sorry if I said it wrong.

duśṛhamākallē

Don’t trouble yourself.

vaḷare ruchī!

Very tasty!

ñān pōkunnu

I am going.