learning malayam to teach my coming baby

[kandiban]

hi ,Jo , San , V, who ever can speak malayam hi guys i am kandi, i would like to learn malayam . from u guys , i hope guys are happy to teach me the basis word and sentence in malayam .. bcos i love malayam .. i also know very small amount of words only.. thank you so much ,, if can email me at ajitkan@hotmail.com or just reply me here.. guys pls pls pls (spelling in english) pls

father - acha
mother -
brother -
sister-
younger brother -
uncle-
big father
small father
big mother
small mother
anuty
sister in law
brother in law
eat
sleep
wake up
hot water
studie
watch movie
let go back
grandfather
grandmother
etc ...................................

[nirosha sen]

Kandiban - The only advice I can give you, is to have someone write whole sentences in Malayalam for you, so that you can at least have a smattering vocabulary Pa!

Otherwise, merely single words would be a huge obstacle and embarassement!

[pradheep]

spoken way is the best. look at kids, how they pick up,language. carttonic malaylam learning vcd dvd's avialble on internet, may be it will help.

[Niranjana]

father - acha
mother - Amma
brother -
sister-
younger brother - Aniyan
uncle- ammavan
big father
small father
big mother
small mother
aunty
sister in law
brother in law
eat - Kazhikkuga
sleep -
wake up
hot water - choodu vellam
studie -padikkunnu
watch movie - movie kaanunu
let go back
grandfather - appoppan
grandmother -ammumma

That's all I know.lol!
What's this Big Father/Small Father stuff. How many fathers will one have? Lol!
Did not understand what you meant by that..since I myself was brought up outside Kerala.

[Niranjana]

Great pic, Nirosha. The woman is a Genetic Masterpiece, isn't she? Goooooood!! If only, I had a quarter of her beauty!

[rajraj]

kandiban:

http://malayalamdictionary.com/

[kandiban]

thank you for u guys support, if someone can give me more than what i need is better tq , guys big father means = fathers elder brother , how sould u call , same goes to big mother thas means mother elder sister ..

[Ilavenil]

Let me try my best.

father - achan
mother -ammae
brother -chettan, anniyan
sister- chechi, aniyathi
uncle- ammavan
big father-? ?valiyachchan
small father-? kochchachan
big mother-valiammae
small mother-chochchammae
eat-kazhikqu
sleeping- ?urangunnu
hot water-soduvellam
studie- padikkinnu
watching movie- chalachitram nokkunnu
let go back- thirichchi pogan vittaeko
grandfather-
grandmother-ammumae

[nirosha sen]

Grand-father - Achan-chen or Appu-pen

Grand-mother - Amma-ma, Acha-ma (father's mum) or even Mutha-chi

Younger aunt - Ellayamma or even Kochu-ma

Father's younger brother - Ellaya-chen or Kocha-pen

Father's elder brother - Mutha-chen or even Vellia-chen

Maternal uncle's wife - Amma-yee

Boiled water - Thala-piche vellum

Hope this is enough, Pa!!

[sonu gopi]

Grand-father – achacha (paternal) / Moothashen (maternal)

Grandmother – achaama / moothashi (paternal) Ammumae / ammu-ma (maternal)

Younger aunt – cheriamma / kochamma (maternal)
Younger uncle – cheriacha / aappen / kochachen (paternal)

Older uncle - Veliachaa / Older aunt - veliammae

Brother – Chettan / Jeshtaan / attaa (elder brother)
- Anijen / Anniyen (younger brother)
Sister – Chechi / achi / Jeshtaathi ( elder sister)
- Anjethi / anniyathi / kochachi (younger elder sister)

Wife – bharya / Husband - bhartav

Boiled water – Tellacha vellum /chudovellam

Malayalam words varies from place to place – as you travel from North Kerala to down south in Trivendrum – words keep changing even when you reach mid-way.

Some Malayalam words spoken by the Hindus/Muslims/Christians too changes accordingly. For eg. Achaa is said by the Hindus for their fathers but it represents the Priest for the Christians. – so they end up calling their dads “papa” or appachen/ammachi for mother. As for the Muslims or “kakas” they say it as Vaappa or Baappa / Ummah (mother).

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL FORUM HUB MOTHERS!

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SONU GOPI