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.