Family words (father, mother, siblings) and the warm host lines — ‘come in, sit, shall I make tea?’
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Transcript
Veettile kaaryangal parayaan kurachu vaakkukal padhikkaam, tto. Achan, amma, chettan, chechi, aniyan, aniyathi — ithokke veettile aalukalaa. Aarengilum vannaal parayaam, ‘vaa, akathu kayari irikku. Enthengilum kazhikkano? Oru chaaya edukkatte?’ Vishakkunnundenkil parayaam, ‘choru vilambatte?’ Pokaanerathu parayaam, ‘pinneyum varane, tto.’ Ithrayum arinjaa ethu veettilum nammal oraaleppole idapazhakaam!
Let’s learn a few words for talking about home. Father, mother, elder brother, elder sister, younger brother, younger sister — these are the people of the house. If someone visits, say ‘come in, sit down. Want something to eat? Shall I make a tea?’ If they’re hungry, ‘shall I serve some rice?’ When they leave, ‘do come again, okay.’ Know this much and you can mingle like family in any home!
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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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