Welcoming Phrases Flashcards
Do you speak English?
Ningal english sumsarikumo?
Does anyone here speak English?
Ivide aarikulum English sumsarikumo?
I don’t speak English.
Nian English samsarikukayilla.
I am learning English.
Nian English padikukayanu.
How many languages do you speak?
Ningal ethra bashakul samsarikyum?
I speak a little English.
Nyan alpam English samsarikyum.
You speak English very well.
Ningal valare nannayi English samsarikuum.
Where do you learn English?
Ningal evidu ninanu English padichathu?
Am I pronouncing it correctly?
Nyan sheryayi thanneyano ucharikkunatha.
How do you say it in English?
Ithu ningal engane Englishyl pariyuna?
How do you pronounce that?
Ningal anthenganayo ucharigunatha?
How do you spell it?
Ningal athenganeya ezhithanu?
Please could you write it down?
Dayvaii athu erithee kannikyamo?
Can you EXPLAIN this to me?
Ningal ithu ennikya vishadeckerichu tharamu.
TRY to say it.
Athu pariyan shramiku.
What is this called?
Ithune enthanu pariyane?
What does this mean?
Ithunthe arthum en-tha-na?
Can you translate this for me?
Ithenikku thorijanu cheythu tharaamo?
Can you give me an example?
Ningalke oru udaharanam paranja tharamo?
Sorry, I didn’t get that.
Kshamikyanum, enikathu manasilayila.
Can you repeat this?
Ithorru avaarthikamo?
Did you understand?
Ningalke mannasilayo?
I have understood.
Enikku manassil-aye
I understand.
Enikku manasilakumundu.
I study English.
Nyan English padikkunu.
I am studying English.
Nyan English padikukayanu.
I have studied English.
Nyan English padikukayanu.
I was studying English.
Nyan English padikkukyanirannu.
I had studied English.
NYAN English padichitundu.
I will study English.
NYAN English paddikkum.
I will be studying English.
Nyan English padikyuirrikum.
I will have studied English.
Nyan English padichirikyum.
I am currently running.
Nyan oadukayanu.
We are running.
Namal oadukayanu.
You are running.
Ningal oadukayanu.
He is running.
Avan oadukayanu.
She is running
Aval oadukayanu.
It is running.
Athu oadukayanu.
Whose pen is this?
Ithu aarude penayanu?
This is my pen.
Ithu ente penneyanu.
This is your pen.
Ithu ningalde penneyanu.
This is his pen.
Ithu avunde penayanu.
This is her pen.
Ithu avulde penayanu.
This is their pen.
Ithu avande pennayanu.
These are their books.
Ithu avende pusthakangalanu.
Where is the book?
Pusthakam evide?
The book is behind the table.
Pusthakam meshayku porikaylannu.
The book is in the front of the table.
Pusthakam meshayku mun-bhagathanum.
The book is near the table.
Pusthakam meshayku arrikilondu.
The book is next to the table.
Pusthakam meshayku aduthu- ondu.
The book is on top of the table.
Pusthakam meshayku mukalilanu.
The book is under the table.
Pusthakam meshayke aadiyalanu.
There are some books on the table.
Meshayandu mele korichu pusthakangulondu.
The book is in the drawer.
Pusthakam mesheyende-valipin-ullilanu.
What?
Entha?
Why?
Entha- konda?
Why not? (Why don’t you care?)
Enthu-konda kariyilla?
How?
Engane?
When?
Eppol?
Where?
Evide?
Who?
Aaru?
To whom?
Aarkku?
With
Koode
without
Koodeyilla
calendar
calendar
date
thiyathi
today
innu
yesterday
innule
tomorrow
nale
everyday
ella divasum
Day after tomorrow
matte- nalu
once a week
azchayil- orrukyil
once a month
maasathil- orrikyil
day
divasam
What date is it today?
Innu ethrayanu thiyathi?
Today is the 23rd of May.
Innu May Irupathi- Moonu aanu.
My birthday is on the 23rd of May.
May irupathi- moon any end jenmaathinam.
Monday
Thinkalayzcha
Tuesday
Chovazycha
Wednesday
Budhanazchya
Thursday
Vyazhayche
Friday
Velliyazche
Saturday
Sheniyazche
Sunday
Njarayzche
1st Ranking
onamathe
2nd Ranking
randamathe
3rd Ranking
moonamathe
4th Ranking
nalaamathe
5th Ranking
anchamathe
6th Ranking
aaramathe
7th Ranking
ezhamathe
8th Ranking
ettamathe
9th Ranking
onpathamathe
10th Ranking
pathamathe
On the second floor
Randam nilayil
How many?
Ethreyennum?
a few
valure korrichyu
How much?
Ethratholam?
0
poojyam
10
pathu
20
iru-pathu
30
muppathu
40
naalpathu
50
anpathu
60
arupathu
70
ezhupathu
80
enpathu
90
thonnooru
100
nooru
200
irrunooru
300
munnooru
400
nanooru
500
anjooru
600
arunnooru
700
ezhunnooru
800
enooru
900
thollayiram
1000
aayiram
10,000
pathinayirum
100,000
oru leksham
1,000,000
deshaleksham
10,000,000
oru kodi
100,000,000 (10 kodis)
pathu kodi
1,000,000,000 (1 billion or 100 kodis)
nooru kodi