Which bus, what time, buy a ticket, ‘stop at the next stop’, plus platform and seat for trains.
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Transcript
Basilum trainilum yaathra cheyyaan ithrayum arinjaa mathi, tto. Bus standil chodikkaam, ‘Ernakulathekku ethu basaa? Ethra manikkaa bus?’ Conductorod parayaam, ‘oru ticket Ernakulathekku.’ Irangaanerathu parayaam, ‘chetta, aduthа stoppil nirthane.’ Trainaanenkil chodikkaam, ‘ee train ethra manikkaa? Ethu platformilaa? Ente seat evideyaa?’ Ithrayum arinjaa evideyum dhairyamaayi yaathra cheyyaam!
This much is enough to travel by bus or train. At the bus stand ask, ‘which bus goes to Ernakulam? What time is the bus?’ Tell the conductor, ‘one ticket to Ernakulam.’ When getting off, ‘brother, please stop at the next stop.’ For a train, ask ‘what time is this train? Which platform? Where’s my seat?’ Know this much and you can travel anywhere with confidence!
How to use this episode
Play it once just listening. Play it again and say each line aloud with the audio (shadowing). Then hide the transcript and see how much you catch. Ten minutes a day and casual Malayalam starts to feel natural.
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