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Introduction
In today's lesson, we will learn some basic Malayalam words related to family. We will look at the main terms, a dialogue and related lessons.
Main Terms
Below is a table of some common Malayalam words related to family.
| Word in Malayalam | Pronunciation | Translation in English |
|---|---|---|
| അമ്മ | amma | mother |
| അച്ഛന് | acchan | father |
| ഭാര്യ | bharya | wife |
| പിതാവ് | pitavu | husband |
| കുടുംബം | kudumbam | family |
| സഹോദരന് | sahodaran | brother |
| സഹോദരി | sahodari | sister |
| ചക്ക | chakka | son |
| കുഞ്ഞ് | kunju | daughter |
| മകള് | makal | children |
| മാമിന് | mamin | uncle |
| മാമില് | mamil | aunt |
| താത്പിതാവ് | thathpitavu | grandfather |
| താത്യാ | thathya | grandmother |
Dialogue
Here is a short dialogue using some of the words above.
- Person 1: അമ്മയെ എന്താണ് ചെയ്യുന്നത്? (ammaye enthanu chennuunath?) – What is your mother doing?
- Person 2: അമ്മ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല. അച്ഛന് കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല. കുഞ്ഞ് കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല. ചക്ക കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല. മകള് കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല. (amma kazhinjilla. acchan kazhinjilla. kunju kazhinjilla. chakka kazhinjilla. makal kazhinjilla.) – My mother is not here. My father is not here. My daughter is not here. My son is not here. My children are not here.
Related lessons
Here are some other lessons related to Malayalam vocabulary: