Laundry

1. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തുള്ള ലോൺഡ്രി സേവനം എവിടെ?

   Ēṭṭavum aḍuttuḷḷa lōṇḍri sēvanaṁ evidē

   Where is the nearest laundromat / laundry service?

   Usage

   Used to ask the location of the nearest laundry

   Grammar Note

   "Ēṭṭavum" forms the superlative in Malayalam. "evidē?" is the question word for "where?"

2. കഴുകലും ഉണക്കലും എത്ര ചെലവ്?

   Kaḻukalum uṇakkalum etra celavŭ?

   How much does it cost to wash and dry?

   Usage

   Used to ask the price for washing and drying

   Grammar Note

   "-um...-um" is the Malayalam coordinative suffix meaning "both...and."

3. ലോൺഡ്രി എത്ര സമയം എടുക്കും?

   Lōṇḍri etra samayaṁ eṭukkum

   How long does the laundry take?

   Usage

   Used to ask how long laundry takes

   Grammar Note

   "eṭukkum" is the future form of "eṭukkuka" (to take), used for duration.

4. അതേ ദിവസം ലോൺഡ്രി സേവനം ഉണ്ടോ?

   Atē divasam lōṇḍri sēvanaṁ uṇṭō

   Do you offer same-day laundry service?

   Usage

   Used to ask about same-day laundry service

   Grammar Note

   "uṇṭō?" is the yes/no question form of "uṇṭ" (there is) in Malayalam.

5. ഈ ലോലമായ വസ്ത്രം ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ കഴുകാമോ?

   Ī lōlamāya vastraṁ śraddhayōṭe kaḻukāmō

   Can you wash this delicate item carefully?

   Usage

   Used to request careful washing of a delicate item

   Grammar Note

   "-āmō?" is the possibility/permission question suffix in Malayalam.

6. ഈ ഷർട്ട് ഡ്രൈ ക്ലീൻ ചെയ്യണം

   Ī śarṭṭ ḍrai klīn ceyyaṇam

   This shirt needs to be dry-cleaned

   Usage

   Used when a garment requires dry cleaning

   Grammar Note

   "ceyyaṇam" is the obligatory form meaning "must be done" in Malayalam.

7. ഡിറ്റർജന്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഫാബ്രിക് സോഫ്റ്റ്നർ ഉണ്ടോ?

   Ḍiṟṟarjanṟŭ alleṅkil phābrik sōphṭnar uṇṭō?

   Do you have detergent / fabric softener?

   Usage

   Used to ask if detergent or fabric softener is available

   Grammar Note

   English terms "detergent" and "fabric softener" are widely borrowed in Malayalam.

8. എന്റെ തുണി വൃത്തിയല്ല — വീണ്ടും കഴുകാമോ?

   Enṟe tuṇi vṛttiyalla — vīṇṭum kaḻukāmō?

   My laundry is not clean — can you rewash it?

   Usage

   Used to request a rewash when laundry is not clean

   Grammar Note

   "-alla" is the Malayalam negative suffix. "vṛttiyalla" = "not clean."

9. ഞാൻ തന്നെ വാഷിംഗ് മെഷീൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കാമോ?

   Ñān tanne vāśiṃg meśīn upayōgikkāmō

   Can I use the washing machine myself?

   Usage

   Used to ask if self-service washing machines are available

   Grammar Note

   "tanne" means "oneself/own." "-āmō?" is the permission/possibility question suffix.

10. ഇസ്തിരിയിടൽ സേവനം ഉണ്ടോ?

    Istiriyiṭal sēvanaṁ uṇṭō

    Is there an ironing service available?

    Usage

    Used to ask if ironing service is offered

    Grammar Note

    "istiri" is the word for iron (from Arabic). "-iṭal" is the action-nominalizing suffix.

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