Learn Malayalam മലയാളം
The poetic tongue of God’s Own Country — rounded, expressive and warm. Begin with its distinctive script and speak from day one.
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Week 1 · First Steps
Week 2 · Building Blocks
Week 3 · Conversations
Week 4 · Real Life
Week 5 · Mastery
Vocabulary23 lessons
- Malayalam Alphabet Basics with Audio⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Greetings — 18 Phrases with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Family Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Food and Drinks with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Fruits — Names with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Vegetables — Names with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Animal Names with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Bird Names with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Body Parts with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Clothes Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam House and Furniture Words⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Kitchen Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam School Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Office Vocabulary with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Transport Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Nature Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Numbers with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Colours with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Time and Date Words⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Money and Shopping Words⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Technology Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Feeling Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Festival Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
Phrases9 lessons
- Malayalam Greeting Phrases with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Introduction Phrases⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Polite Phrases with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Restaurant Phrases⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Shopping Phrases⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Travel Phrases with Audio⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Emergency Phrases⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Phone Phrases with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Daily-Life Phrases⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
Conversations11 lessons
- Malayalam Friend Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Family Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Teacher Student Dialogue⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Doctor Patient Dialogue⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Restaurant Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Shopping Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Hotel Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Taxi Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Job Interview Dialogue⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Neighbour Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Traveller Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
Grammar8 lessons
- Malayalam Pronouns Explained with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Nouns with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Verbs with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Adjectives with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Tenses with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Sentence Structure⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Questions with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Negative Sentences⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
Real Life6 lessons
Culture & Fun3 lessons
Quick Reference61 lessons
- Malayalam Particles Guide: ഉം, ഓ, ട്ടോ, അല്ലേ Explained⭐9 min
- Malayalam Honorifics: നീ, നിങ്ങൾ, താങ്കൾ & Titles⭐10 min
- Formal vs Colloquial Malayalam: Written & Spoken Forms⭐9 min
- Manglish & Malayalam Code-Mixing: How Kerala Really Talks⭐9 min
- Malayalam WhatsApp Phrases: Texting Like a Keralite⭐8 min
- Malayalam Social Media Words: Comments, Reels & Trolls⭐8 min
- Malayalam Email Templates: Formal Letters & Applications⭐10 min
- Malayalam Medical Terms: Hospital & Doctor Vocabulary⭐10 min
- Malayalam Legal Terms: Court, Police & Document Words⭐10 min
- Malayalam Business Terms: Trade, Money & Office Words⭐9 min
- Malayalam Tech Vocabulary: Computer & Internet Words⭐8 min
- Malayalam Script Writing Tips: Letters, Chillu & Stroke Order⭐10 min
- Malayalam Typing Guide: Keyboards, Apps & Transliteration⭐8 min
- Malayalam Dialects: Travancore, Cochin & Malabar Differences⭐10 min
- Malayalam Media Guide: Films, News, Music & Books⭐9 min
- Malayalam Marriage Vocabulary: Kerala Wedding Words⭐10 min
- Malayalam Idioms Database: 25+ Expressions with Meanings⭐10 min
- Malayalam Proverbs Database: Pazhanchollukal with Meanings⭐10 min
- Malayalam Verbs Database: 60+ Verbs with Conjugation⭐11 min
- Malayalam Nouns Database: Plurals, Cases & Word Lists⭐10 min
- Malayalam Adjectives Database: Describing Words with Audio⭐9 min
- Malayalam Adverbs Database: How, When & How Often⭐9 min
- Malayalam Postpositions: In, On, With & Under Explained⭐10 min
- Malayalam Conjunctions: And, But, Because & If Explained⭐9 min
- Malayalam Numbers Database: 1 to 100, Money & Counting⭐9 min
- Malayalam Time Expressions: Clock, Days, Months & Calendar⭐9 min
- Malayalam Colours Database: Colour Names with Audio⭐8 min
- Malayalam Food Database: Kerala Dishes & Eating Vocabulary⭐10 min
- Malayalam Family Relations: Kinship Terms Across Communities⭐10 min
- Malayalam Place Names: Kerala Districts & Their Meanings⭐9 min
- Malayalam Travel Phrases: Buses, Trains & Directions⭐10 min
- Malayalam Emergency Phrases: Help, Police & Medical Urgency⭐9 min
- Malayalam Shopping Phrases: Markets, Prices & Bargaining⭐9 min
- Malayalam Restaurant Phrases: Ordering Food in Kerala⭐9 min
- Malayalam Health Phrases: Doctor Visits & Pharmacy Talk⭐9 min
- Malayalam Office Phrases: Meetings, Colleagues & Work Talk⭐9 min
- Malayalam Bank Phrases: Accounts, ATMs & Transactions⭐9 min
- Malayalam Police Phrases: Complaints, Reports & Legal Help⭐9 min
- Malayalam Airport Phrases: Check-in, Security & Gulf Flights⭐9 min
- Malayalam Hotel Phrases: Rooms, Bookings & Homestays⭐9 min
- Malayalam Phone Phrases: Calls, Voice Notes & Gulf Family⭐9 min
- Malayalam Greetings Database: Namaskaram & Daily Hellos⭐8 min
- Malayalam Introductions: Names, Origins & Meeting People⭐9 min
- Malayalam Polite Phrases: Thanks, Sorry & Requests⭐9 min
- Malayalam Daily Life Phrases: Morning to Night Vocabulary⭐9 min
- Malayalam Festivals Database: Onam, Vishu & Thrissur Pooram⭐10 min
- Malayalam Film Vocabulary: Mollywood Words & Movie Talk⭐9 min
- Malayalam Literature Terms: Writers, Forms & Reading Words⭐10 min
- Malayalam News Vocabulary: Headlines, Politics & Reporting⭐10 min
- Malayalam Sports Vocabulary: Football, Cricket & Kerala Games⭐9 min
- Malayalam Weather Vocabulary: Monsoon, Heat & Rain Words⭐9 min
- Malayalam Education Terms: School, College & Exam Words⭐9 min
- Malayalam Agriculture Terms: Coconut, Spices & Farming Words⭐9 min
- Malayalam Fishing Vocabulary: Fish Names, Boats & Coast Words⭐9 min
- Malayalam Gulf Migration Terms: Visa, Leave & Pravasi Words⭐10 min
- Malayalam Abbreviations: KSRTC, SSLC & Everyday Short Forms⭐8 min
- Malayalam Loanwords: Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese & English⭐10 min
- Malayalam Similar Sounding Words: Minimal Pairs That Trip You Up⭐10 min
- Malayalam Spoken Shortcuts: How Fast Speech Really Sounds⭐9 min
- Malayalam Grammar Cheatsheet: Every Rule on One Page⭐10 min
- Malayalam Career Paths: Jobs That Use the Language⭐10 min
Downloads5 lessons
- Malayalam Vocabulary Guide PDF: 1000 Essential Words⭐9 min
- Malayalam Grammar Guide PDF: Rules, Tables & Examples⭐10 min
- Malayalam Phrase Book PDF: Pocket Phrases for Travel⭐9 min
- Malayalam Conversation Guide PDF: Full Dialogues to Practise⭐10 min
- Malayalam Quick Revision Sheet: One Page, Everything Core⭐8 min
Beginner35 lessons
- Malayalam Alphabet Basics with Audio⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Greetings — 18 Phrases with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Family Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Food and Drinks with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Fruits — Names with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Vegetables — Names with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Animal Names with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Bird Names with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Body Parts with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Clothes Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam House and Furniture Words⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Kitchen Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam School Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Office Vocabulary with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Transport Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Nature Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Numbers with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Colours with Audio⭐⏱️ 12 minutes
- Malayalam Time and Date Words⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Money and Shopping Words⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Technology Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Feeling Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Festival Words with Audio⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Greeting Phrases with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Introduction Phrases⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Polite Phrases with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Restaurant Phrases⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Shopping Phrases⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Travel Phrases with Audio⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Emergency Phrases⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Phone Phrases with Audio⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Daily-Life Phrases⭐⏱️ 13 minutes
- Malayalam Festival Culture⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Food Culture with Audio⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Dress Culture with Audio⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
Intermediate25 lessons
- Malayalam Friend Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Family Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Teacher Student Dialogue⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Doctor Patient Dialogue⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Restaurant Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Shopping Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Hotel Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Taxi Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Job Interview Dialogue⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Neighbour Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Traveller Conversation⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Pronouns Explained with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Nouns with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Verbs with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Adjectives with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Tenses with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Sentence Structure⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Questions with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 14 minutes
- Malayalam Negative Sentences⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Airport Phrases⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Bank Phrases with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Hospital Phrases⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Shopping Mall Phrases⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Office Phrases with Audio⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
- Malayalam Police Station Phrases⭐⭐⏱️ 15 minutes
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Words by Theme
Greetings 10
Polite 9
Family 14
Food 13
Feelings 4
Travel 11
Weather 8
Emotions 8
Body 8
Home 8
Shopping 8
Common verbs 14
Adjectives 10
Social 4
Life 4
Time 11
Real Sentences
Introductions 5
- എന്റെ പേര് രാമു.Eṉṟe pēr Rāmu.My name is Ramu.
- ഞാൻ ഹൈദരാബാദിൽ നിന്ന് വന്നു.Ñāṉ Hyderabad-il ninnu vannu.I am from Hyderabad.
- എനിക്ക് ഇരുപത് വയസ്സ്.Enikku irupath vayass.I am twenty years old.
- ഞാൻ ഒരു വിദ്യാർത്ഥിയാണ്.Ñāṉ oru vidyārthiyāṇ.I am a student.
- നിങ്ങളെ കണ്ടതിൽ സന്തോഷം.Niṅṅaḷe kaṇṭatil santōṣam.Happy to meet you.
Daily needs 5
- എനിക്ക് വെള്ളം വേണം.Enikku veḷḷam vēṇam.I need water.
- ബാത്ത്റൂം എവിടെ?Bāthtrūm eviṭe?Where is the bathroom?
- ഇത് എത്ര?It ethra?How much is this?
- ദയവായി പതിയെ പറയൂ.Dayavāyi pathiye paṟayū.Please speak slowly.
- എനിക്ക് മനസ്സിലായില്ല.Enikku manassilāyilla.I did not understand.
Feelings 5
- എനിക്ക് സന്തോഷമാണ്.Enikku santōṣamāṇ.I am happy.
- എനിക്ക് വിശക്കുന്നു.Enikku viśakkunu.I am hungry.
- എനിക്ക് ദാഹിക്കുന്നു.Enikku dāhikkunu.I am thirsty.
- എനിക്ക് ക്ഷീണമാണ്.Enikku kṣīṇamāṇ.I am tired.
- എല്ലാം നന്നായിരിക്കുന്നു!Ellām nannāyirikkunu!Everything is good!
At the market 5
- ഒരു കിലോ ആപ്പിൾ തരൂ.Oru kilō āppiḷ tarū.Give me one kilo of apples.
- വില കുറയ്ക്കൂ.Vila kuṟaykkū.Please reduce the price.
- വേറെ എന്തെങ്കിലും വേണോ?Vēṟe enthengilum vēṇō?Do you need anything else?
- ഇത് എനിക്ക് ഇഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടു.It enikku iṣṭappeṭṭu.I liked this.
- ബിൽ തരൂ, ദയവായി.Bill tarū, dayavāyi.Give me the bill, please.
On the phone 4
- ഹലോ, ആരാണ് സംസാരിക്കുന്നത്?Halō, ārāṇ saṁsārikkunnath?Hello, who is speaking?
- ദയവായി ഒരു നിമിഷം കാത്തിരിക്കൂ.Dayavāyi oru nimiṣam kāththirikkū.Please hold on a moment.
- ഞാൻ പിന്നെ വിളിക്കാം.Ñāṉ pinne viḷikkām.I will call back later.
- സിഗ്നൽ മോശമാണ്.Signal mōśamāṇ.The signal is bad.
Making plans 4
- നാളെ കാണാമോ?Nāḷe kāṇāmō?Shall we meet tomorrow?
- ഏത് സമയത്ത്?Eth samayath?At what time?
- വൈകുന്നേരം അഞ്ചു മണിക്ക്.Vaikunnēram anju maṇikku.At five in the evening.
- അവിടെ വെച്ച് കാണാം.Aviṭe vecch kāṇām.Let us meet there.
Opinions 4
- ഇത് നല്ലതാണ്.it nallatāṇ.This is good.
- എനിക്ക് ഇഷ്ടമല്ല.enikk iṣṭamalla.I don’t like it.
- വളരെ സുന്ദരം!vaḷare sundaram!Very beautiful!
- തീര്ത്തും ശരി.tīrttum śari.Absolutely right.
Daily 2
- എനിക്ക് വെള്ളം വേണം.Enikk veḷḷaṁ vēṇaṁ.I need water.
- എനിക്ക് വിശക്കുന്നു.Enikk viśakkunnu.I am hungry.
Market 2
- ഇത് എത്ര?It etra?How much is this?
- ബിൽ തരൂ.Bil tarū.The bill, please.
Phone 2
- ഹലോ, ആര് സംസാരിക്കുന്നത്?Halō ār saṁsārikkunnat?Hello, who is speaking?
- ഒരു മിനിറ്റ് നിൽക്കൂ.Oru miniṟṟ nilkkū.Hold on a minute.
Plans 2
- നാളെ കാണാമോ?Nāḷe kāṇāmō?Shall we meet tomorrow?
- വൈകുന്നേരം അഞ്ച് മണിക്ക്.Vaikunnēram añc maṇikk.At five in the evening.
Social 2
- നിങ്ങളുടെ നാട് ഏത്?Niṅgaḷuṭe nāṭ et?Where are you from?
- ആശംസകൾ!Āśaṁsakaḷ!Best wishes!
Life 2
- ഞാൻ ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്നു.Ñān jōli ceyyunnu.I am working.
- മഴ പെയ്യുന്നു.Maḻa peyyunnu.It is raining.
Numbers
Days of the Week
Time & Moments
Common Questions
- ഇത് എന്താണ്?What is this?
- എന്തുകൊണ്ട്?Why?
- എപ്പോള്?When?
- ആര്?Who?
- എങ്ങനെ?How?
- എവിടെ?Where?
- എത്ര പേര്?How many people?
- നിങ്ങള്ക്ക് മലയാളം അറിയാമോ?Do you know Malayalam?
Pronunciation Guide
Plain vs aspirated: ‘tha’ has a puff of air.
Retroflex vs dental: ‘ṭa’ curls the tongue back.
‘ṇa’ is the retroflex ‘n’.
‘śa’ is ‘sh’ as in ‘shoe’.
A Short Story
ദയയുള്ള കര്ഷകന് — The Kind Farmer
ഒരു ഗ്രാമത്തില് ഒരു കര്ഷകന് ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.oru grāmattil oru karṣakan uṇṭāyirunnu.In a village there lived a farmer.
അവന് എല്ലാ ദിവസവും വയലില് പണി ചെയ്തു.avan ellā divasavum vayalil paṇi ceytu.He worked in the field every day.
ഒരു ദിവസം ദാഹിച്ച ഒരു പക്ഷി വന്നു.oru divasaṁ dāhicca oru pakṣi vannu.One day a thirsty bird came.
കര്ഷകന് അതിന് വെള്ളം കൊടുത്തു.karṣakan atin veḷḷa koṭuttu.The farmer gave it water.
ദയയുടെ ഫലം എപ്പോഴും മധുരമാണ്.dayayuṭe phalaṁ eppōḻum madhuramāṇ.The fruit of kindness is always sweet.
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Same Phrase, Five Languages
| English | Telugu | Hindi | Tamil | Kannada | Malayalam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | నమస్కారంNamaskāraṁ | नमस्तेNamaste | வணக்கம்Vanakkam | ನಮಸ್ಕಾರNamaskāra | നമസ്കാരംNamaskāram |
| Thank you | ధన్యవాదాలుDhanyavādālu | धन्यवादDhanyavād | நன்றிNaṉṟi | ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳುDhanyavādagaḷu | നന്ദിNandi |
| Please | దయచేసిDayacēsi | कृपयाKr̥payā | தயவுசெய்துTayavuceytu | ದಯವಿಟ್ಟುDayaviṭṭu | ദയവായിDayavāyi |
| Sorry | క్షమించండిKṣamin̄caṇḍi | माफ़ कीजिएMāf kījie | மன்னிக்கவும்Maṉṉikkavum | ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿKṣamisi | ക്ഷമിക്കണംKṣamikkaṇaṁ |
| Yes | అవునుAvunu | हाँHā̃ | ஆம்Ām | ಹೌದುHaudu | അതെAte |
| No | కాదుKādu | नहींNahī̃ | இல்லைIllai | ಇಲ್ಲIlla | ഇല്ലIlla |