Internet & WiFi

1. വൈഫൈ പാസ്‌വേഡ് എന്താണ്?

   Vaifai pāssaverd entāṇ?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Ask for the Wi-Fi password at a hotel or café

   Grammar Note

   "Ent" (what) + "āṇ" (is) = "entāṇ" (what is it). Malayalam often contracts question words with the verb.

2. ഒരു സിം കാർഡ് വേണം

   Oru sim kārd veṇam

   I need a SIM card

   Usage

   Request a SIM card at a mobile shop

   Grammar Note

   Jio and Airtel are popular in Kerala. Tourists can buy SIMs with passport and photo at airports in Kochi or Thiruvananthapuram.

3. ഫോൺ ചാർജ് ചെയ്യാൻ ഒരു സോക്കറ്റ് ഉണ്ടോ?

   Fōṇ chārj cheyyān oru socket uṇḍō?

   Is there a socket to charge my phone?

   Usage

   Ask for a power outlet at a hotel or public place

   Grammar Note

   "Cheyyān" is the purposive infinitive of "to do". "Cheyya" (do) + "-ān" (in order to).

4. ഇവിടെ വൈഫൈ ഉണ്ടോ?

   Ivide vaifai uṇḍō?

   Is Wi-Fi available here?

   Usage

   Check Wi-Fi availability at a café or hotel lobby

   Grammar Note

   "Und" (there is) + question "-ō" = "uṇḍō?" (is there?). Malayalam yes/no questions add "-ō" to the verb.

5. ഇന്റർനെറ്റ് പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നില്ല

   Internet pravartthikkunnilla

   The internet is not working

   Usage

   Report an internet connection problem to hotel staff

   Grammar Note

   Negative "-illa" attaches to the verb end. "Pravartthikkunnu" (working) → "pravartthikkunnilla" (not working).

6. UPI ഉണ്ടോ?

   UPI uṇḍō?

   Is UPI payment available?

   Usage

   Check if a shop or facility accepts UPI digital payments

   Grammar Note

   Simple "UPI uṇḍō?" suffices to check payment options. GPay (Google Pay) and PhonePe are widely used in Kerala.

7. ഹോട്ട്സ്‌പോട്ട് ഓൺ ചെയ്യൂ

   Hotspot on cheyyū

   Please turn on the hotspot

   Usage

   Ask a friend or travel companion to activate their mobile hotspot

   Grammar Note

   "Cheyyū" is the polite imperative of "to do". English "on" is a direct borrowing in colloquial Malayalam.

8. ഇന്റർനെറ്റ് സ്പീഡ് നല്ലതാണോ?

   Internet speed nallatāṇō?

   Is the internet speed good?

   Usage

   Check internet speed quality before booking or using

   Grammar Note

   "Nallath" (good) + "āṇ" (is) + "ō" (?) = "nallatāṇō?" (is it good?). Standard yes/no question formation.

9. ഡേറ്റ റീചാർജ് ചെയ്തു

   Dēṟṟa reechārj cheytu

   I recharged the data

   Usage

   Inform a travel companion that you recharged the data plan

   Grammar Note

   "Cheytu" is the past tense of "cheyyuka" (to do). Malayalam past tense is formed by adding "-tu" to the verb stem.

10. ഇവിടെ ഒരു ഇന്റർനെറ്റ് കഫേ ഉണ്ടോ?

    Ivide oru internet café uṇḍō?

    Is there an internet café here?

    Usage

    Find an internet café when you don't have a SIM or data

    Grammar Note

    "Oru" (one/a) functions as an indefinite article. "Oru ___ uṇḍō?" (Is there a ___?) is a versatile existence question.

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