CEFR-informed · Pre-A1
നമസ്കാരം!
A little Malayalam today goes a long way.
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Pre-A1 Malayalam Foundations
Your lessons
01
Start here
Saying hello
I can greet someone and respond to a greeting.
നമസ്കാരം!namaskaaram!
4 min →02Meet someone
Introducing yourself
I can give my name and where I am from using memorized phrases.
എന്റെ പേര് മീര എന്നാണ്.ente peru Meera ennaanu.
6 min →03Check in
How are you?
I can ask and answer how someone is.
സുഖമാണോ?sukhamaano?
5 min →04Keep talking
Yes, no and basic responses
I can say yes, no, or okay and indicate whether I understood.
അതെ, മനസ്സിലായി.athe, manassilaayi.
5 min →05People you love
Family
I can identify my family and say I have one close relative.
ഇത് എന്റെ കുടുംബമാണ്.ithu ente kudumbamaanu.
7 min →06At the table
Food
I can say a basic food or drink preference or need.
എനിക്ക് ദോശ ഇഷ്ടമാണ്.enikku dosha ishtamaanu.
6 min →07Out and about
Going somewhere
I can say where I am going and ask where a familiar place is.
ഞാൻ വീട്ടിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു.njan veettilekku pokunnu.
7 min →08Order with ease
Numbers
I can use one to three in a simple request.
എനിക്ക് രണ്ട് ചായ വേണം.enikku randu chaaya venam.
6 min →09Stay curious
Asking simple questions
I can point to something and ask what it is.
ഇത് എന്താണ്?ithu enthaanu?
5 min →10Sound natural
Everyday Malayalam expressions
I can use a few social expressions to close or smooth a short exchange.
കൊള്ളാം!kollaam!
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