Intro Flashcards
1
Q
Hello
A
Namaskaaram
2
Q
Thank you
A
Nanni
3
Q
Goodbye
A
Poyittu-Varaam
Ahm
4
Q
See you soon/see you later
A
Pinne Kaanam
5
Q
See you again
A
Veendum kaanam
6
Q
See you tomorrow
A
Nale kaanam
7
Q
I am sorry /excuse me
A
Kshamikkanam
8
Q
No problem
A
Kuzhappamilla
9
Q
Sounds good
A
Kollaam
Ahm
10
Q
Nothing
A
Onnumilla
11
Q
Enough
A
Mathi
12
Q
Is/am/are
A
Aanu
13
Q
Was, were
A
Aa-yirunnu
Ah eeee-rue-new
14
Q
You
A
Ni, ningal
15
Q
Has, have
A
Undu
(Ohndu)
16
Q
Speak/say it
A
Parayu
Informal para
17
Q
Speak Loudly
A
Urakke parayu
Ooo-rah-Kay
18
Q
Everyone
A
Ellavarum
e- LA-va-ROOM
19
Q
Together
A
Onnichu
Nee (tongue forward)
20
Q
Right/okay
A
Sheri
21
Q
That is right
A
Sheriyanu
22
Q
Is that right?
A
Sheriyano?
23
Q
That’s not right
A
Sheriyalla
24
Q
Understood
A
Manassilayi
25
Do you understand?
Manassilayo
26
What is this?
Ithu enthaa?
27
Please
Daya-vaayi
Daye-ya vah-eee
28
Welcome
Swagatham
29
It doesn’t matter
Saramilla
Sahramilla
30
Be seated
Irikkyu
31
Have tea
Chaiya kudikku
32
Come inside
Aka-thekku varu
Ahga thaykya vahrew
33
What is your name?
Ningalude Peru enthaanu?
Ningalude Peru entha?
34
How are you?
(Ninakku) sugham aano?
35
I am fine
Enikku sugham aanu.
36
Where is your house?
Ningalude Veedu Evide-yanu ?
37
What is your job?
Ningalude joli enthanu?
Entha joli chayunnu?
38
What’s new?
Endu -undu visheshum?
Ende-ohnduh
39
Do you know Malayalam?
Ningalkku Malayalam ariyamo?
40
I know a little Malayalam
Enikku Malayalam kurachu ariyam.
41
I don’t know Malayalam.
Enikku Malayalam ariyilla.
42
I was busy
Nyan busy aa-yiroonew
43
I’m Anne.
Nyan Anne annu.
44
You
Ni (informal), ningal (plural and formal uses) ninne
45
Traditional Kerala Dance/theater
Kathakali
(Story-play)
46
Malayalam sentence structure
Subject object verb.
47
I (action or state of being)
Njan
48
I (what I feel, have/possess, wish, know and the negation of)
Ennikka
49
To say/speak Root verb
Parayuka
50
Everyone together say
Ellavarum onnichu’ parayu
Room. Uh’
51
Say slowly
Pathukke parayu
Uh-Kay
52
Say again
Veendum parayu
Doom
53
Did eat?
Unu’ kazhicho?
54
Ate
Kazhichu
55
Didn’t eat
Kazhichilla
56
Sourabh is here
Sourabh eevide ohnduh
