ഇപ്പോൾ എത്ര മണിയായി?
Ippol ethra maniyaayi?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic phrase to ask for the current time
Grammar Note
"-aayi" = "has become/is" (completive/state suffix)
ഇന്ന് ആഴ്ചയിൽ ഏത് ദിവസം?
Innu aazhchayil ethu divasam?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Ask the day of the week
Grammar Note
"-il" = locative suffix "in/among"
ഇന്ന് / നാളെ / ഇന്നലെ
Innu / naale / innale
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic time vocabulary
Grammar Note
Time words in Malayalam often precede the verb
ഈ ആഴ്ച / അടുത്ത ആഴ്ച / കഴിഞ്ഞ ആഴ്ച
Ee aazhcha / aduttha aazhcha / kazhinja aazhcha
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Week-based time expressions
Grammar Note
"kazhinja" = "passed/last" (past participle adjective)
രാവിലെ / ഉച്ചക്ക് / വൈകുന്നേരം / രാത്രി
Raavilé / uchakku / vaikunneeram / raathri
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Parts of the day vocabulary
Grammar Note
Time-of-day words function as temporal adverbs
ഇന്ന് ഏത് തീയതി?
Innu ethu theeyathi?
What is today's date?
Usage
Ask today's date
Grammar Note
"ethu" = "which/what" (interrogative adjective)
ഇത് ഏത് മണിക്ക് തുറക്കും / അടക്കും?
Ithu ethu manikku thurakkum / adakkum?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Ask opening and closing times
Grammar Note
"-um" is the future tense suffix
അവിടെ എത്താൻ എത്ര സമയം വേണം?
Avide etthaan ethra samayam venam?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Ask how long travel takes
Grammar Note
"venam" = "need/necessary"
ഉച്ചക്ക് 3 മണിക്ക് കാണാം.
Uchakku 3 manikku kaanaam.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Set a meeting time at 3 pm
Grammar Note
"-aam" = "let's / shall we" (proposal suffix)
ഇത് ആഴ്ചാന്ത്യങ്ങളിൽ തുറന്നിരിക്കുമോ?
Ithu aazhchantthyangalil thurannirikkunno?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Ask about weekend opening
Grammar Note
"-umo" is the question-forming suffix
ഇത് വളരെ നേരത്തെ / വൈകി.
Ithu valare neraththe / vaikki.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Express that it is too early or too late
Grammar Note
"valare" = "very/too" (intensifier)
ഇത് എന്ന് ആരംഭിക്കും / അവസാനിക്കും?
Ithu ennu aarambhikkum / avasaanikkum?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Ask event start and end times
Grammar Note
"-um" is the future tense suffix
തിങ്കൾ മുതൽ വെള്ളി വരെ
Thinkal muthal velli vare
From Monday to Friday
Usage
State working day range
Grammar Note
"muthal...vare" = "from...to" (range construction)
[തീയതി/സമയം] ഒരു അപോയ്ന്റ്മെന്റ് ബുക്ക് ചെയ്യണം.
[Theeyathi/samayam] oru appointment book cheyyanam.
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Request an appointment at a specific date and time
Grammar Note
"book cheyyanam" = "want to book / need to book"
ഈ മാസം ഏതാണ്?
Ee maasam ethaanu?
What month is it?
Usage
Ask what month it currently is
Grammar Note
"ethaanu" = "which one is it?" (identification question)
ഒരു ദിവസം
Oru divasam
One day
Usage
Word for a duration of "one day"
അര ദിവസം
Ara divasam
Half a day
Usage
Word for a half-day duration
ഒരു ആഴ്ച
Oru aazhcha
One week
Usage
Word for a one-week duration
ഒരു മാസം
Oru maasam
One month
Usage
Word for a one-month duration
ഒരു വർഷം
Oru varsham
One year
Usage
Word for a one-year duration
തിങ്കളാഴ്ച
Thinkalaazhcha
Monday
Usage
Word for the day "Monday"
ചൊവ്വാഴ്ച
Chovvaazhcha
Tuesday
Usage
Word for the day "Tuesday"
ബുധനാഴ്ച
Budhanaazhcha
Wednesday
Usage
Word for the day "Wednesday"
വ്യാഴാഴ്ച
Vyaazhaazhcha
Thursday
Usage
Word for the day "Thursday"
വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച
Velliyaazhcha
Friday
Usage
Word for the day "Friday"
ശനിയാഴ്ച
Shaniyaazhcha
Saturday
Usage
Word for the day "Saturday"
ഞായറാഴ്ച
Njaayaraazhcha
Sunday
Usage
Word for the day "Sunday"
ഇന്ന്
Innu
Today
Usage
Word to point at and say "today"
നാളെ
Naale
Tomorrow
Usage
Word to point at and say "tomorrow"
ഇന്നലെ
Innale
Yesterday
Usage
Word to point at and say "yesterday"
മറ്റന്നാൾ
Mattannal
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Word for two days from now
മിനിഞ്ഞാന്ന്
Mininjaannu
The day before yesterday
Usage
Word for two days ago
ഇപ്പോൾ
Ippol
Now
Usage
Word for "right now"
പിന്നെ
Pinne
Later
Usage
Word for "later"
ഒരു മണിക്കൂർ
Oru manikkoor
One hour
Usage
Word for a duration of "one hour"
രണ്ട് മണിക്കൂർ
Randu manikkoor
Two hours
Usage
Word for a duration of "two hours"
മുപ്പത് മിനിറ്റ്
Muppathu minittu
Thirty minutes
Usage
Word for a duration of "thirty minutes"
രാവിലെ
Raavile
Morning
Usage
Word for the time of day "morning"
ഉച്ച
Ucha
Midday
Usage
Word for the time of day "midday"
വൈകുന്നേരം
Vaikunneram
Evening
Usage
Word for the time of day "evening"
രാത്രി
Raathri
Night
Usage
Word for the time of day "night"
അർദ്ധരാത്രി
Ardharaathri
Late night
Usage
Word for the time of day "late night"
എല്ലാ ദിവസവും
Ella divasavum
Every day
Usage
Word for the frequency "every day"
എല്ലാ ആഴ്ചയും
Ella aazhchayum
Every week
Usage
Word for the frequency "every week"
എല്ലാ മാസവും
Ella maasavum
Every month
Usage
Word for the frequency "every month"
ഈ ആഴ്ച
Ee aazhcha
This week
Usage
Word for "this week" on its own
അടുത്ത ആഴ്ച
Aduttha aazhcha
Next week
Usage
Word for "next week" on its own
കഴിഞ്ഞ ആഴ്ച
Kazhinja aazhcha
Last week
Usage
Word for "last week" on its own
ആഴ്ചാന്ത്യം
Aazhchaanthyam
Weekend
Usage
Word for "weekend"
ജനുവരി
Januvari
January
Usage
Gregorian month name; Kerala also has its own Malayalam calendar (ചിങ്ങം and so on), but dates are handled in Gregorian months
ഫെബ്രുവരി
Phebruvari
February
Usage
Gregorian month name, for stating a booking or arrival date
മാർച്ച്
Maarchu
March
Usage
Gregorian month name; Kerala's heat starts building in earnest around now
ഏപ്രിൽ
Epril
April
Usage
Gregorian month name; Vishu, the Malayalam new year, falls in this month
മേയ്
Mey
May
Usage
Gregorian month name; the first signs of the monsoon arrive late in the month
ജൂൺ
Joon
June
Usage
Gregorian month name; the southwest monsoon makes landfall in Kerala this month
ജൂലൈ
Joolai
July
Usage
Gregorian month name; the wettest month and the traditional Ayurveda treatment season
ഓഗസ്റ്റ്
Ogastu
August
Usage
Gregorian month name; Onam and the snake boat races often fall around now
സെപ്റ്റംബർ
Septambar
September
Usage
Gregorian month name, for stating a booking or arrival date
ഒക്ടോബർ
Oktobar
October
Usage
Gregorian month name; the northeast monsoon brings a second round of rain
നവംബർ
Navambar
November
Usage
Gregorian month name; the rain eases and the good travel season begins
ഡിസംബർ
Disambar
December
Usage
Gregorian month name; Kerala's peak tourist season, when rooms are hardest to book
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