Business & Work

1. എനിക്ക് ഒരു മീറ്റിംഗ് ഉണ്ട്

   Enikk oru mīṭṭiṃg uṇṭ

   I have a meeting

   Usage

   Used in a business context to mention having a scheduled meeting

   Grammar Note

   In Malayalam, "to have" is expressed as dative + noun + "uṇṭ". "Uṇṭ" is the existential verb meaning "there is/are".

2. ദയവായി ഈ കരാർ ഒപ്പിടൂ

   Dayavāyi ī karār oppiṭū

   Please sign this contract

   Usage

   Used to formally request a signature on a contract

   Grammar Note

   "Oppiṭū" combines "oppu" (signature) + "iṭuka" (to put), making "to sign". "Dayavāyi" softens the imperative into a polite request.

3. നിങ്ങളുടെ ബിസിനസ് കാർഡ് ലഭിക്കുമോ?

   Niṅṅaḷuṭe bisinas kārḍ labhikkumō?

   May I have your business card?

   Usage

   Used at a business meeting to politely ask for someone's business card

   Grammar Note

   "Labhikkumō" = "labhikka" (to receive) + question suffix "ō". More formal than "uṇṭō?" and appropriate for business settings.

4. ഡെലിവറി ഡേറ്റ് എന്ന് ആണ്?

   Ḍelivari ḍēṭṭ ennu āṇ?

   When is the delivery date?

   Usage

   Used to confirm a delivery or completion date in a business context

   Grammar Note

   "Ennu" = when (question word). "Āṇ" = is (copula). English business loanwords like "delivery" and "date" are directly incorporated.

5. ഈ ഓഫർ അംഗീകരിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു

   Ī ōfar aṃgīkarikkān āgrahikkunnu

   I would like to accept this offer

   Usage

   Used to formally express acceptance of a business offer

   Grammar Note

   "~ān āgrahikkunnu" = I want/desire to ~. For a shorter form, "aṃgīkarikkunnu" (I accept) works in a direct business context.

6. വില കുറച്ചുകൂടി ഇളവ് ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയുമോ?

   Vila kurachu kūṭi iḷav ceyyān kaḻiyumō?

   Can you give a little more discount?

   Usage

   Used in negotiations to ask for a greater discount on a price

   Grammar Note

   "Kaḻiyumō" is the interrogative form of "kaḻiyuka" (to be able). Using polite question forms in negotiations creates a positive impression.

7. ഒരു വീഡിയോ കോൾ ഷെഡ്യൂൾ ചെയ്യാം

   Oru vīḍiyo kōḷ śeḍyūḷ ceyyām

   Let's schedule a video call

   Usage

   Used to propose scheduling a video call for a business meeting

   Grammar Note

   "Ceyyām" = let's do. English business terms like "video call" and "schedule" are directly borrowed into Malayalam business speech.

8. നിങ്ങളുടെ കമ്പനിയെ കുറിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞ് തരൂ

   Niṅṅaḷuṭe kampaniye kuricc paraññ tarū

   Please tell me about your company

   Usage

   Used at the start of a business meeting to learn about the other company

   Grammar Note

   "~ye kuricc" = about ~. "Paraññ tarū" is a polite imperative compound meaning "please tell/explain to me".

9. ഈ പ്രൊജക്ടിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ ഒരുമിച്ച് പ്രവർത്തിക്കാം

   Ī projakṭil ñaṅṅaḷ orumiccu pravarttikkām

   Let's work together on this project

   Usage

   Used to propose collaboration on a project

   Grammar Note

   The suffix "~ām / ~kkām" marks the volitional/hortative "let's". "Ñaṅṅaḷ" = we (exclusive, not including the listener).

10. ഈ ഇൻവോയ്സ് ശരിയാണോ?

    Ī invoys śariyāṇō?

    Is this invoice correct?

    Usage

    Used to verify that an invoice is accurate

    Grammar Note

    "Śari" = correct/right. "Āṇō?" is the interrogative copula "is it?". "Śariyāṇō?" can confirm correctness in any context.

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