In short: The casual "give me" is താ (thaa); the polite "can you give me?" is തരാമോ? (tharaamo?). Put what you want first: ഒരു ചായ താ (oru chaaya thaa) ("give me one tea").
Variations & related phrases
| Malayalam | Romanised | English |
|---|---|---|
| താ | Thaa | Give (me) (casual) |
| തരാമോ? | Tharaamo? | Can you give me? (polite) |
| ഒരു ... താ | Oru ... thaa | Give me a ... |
| ഇത് തരുമോ? | Ithu tharumo? | Will you give me this? |
When & how to use it
For requests, end with -amo? to be polite (tharaamo? = "would you give?"). Plain thaa is fine with friends and shopkeepers.
Example sentences
| Malayalam | Romanised | English |
|---|---|---|
| ചേട്ടാ, ഒരു വെള്ളം തരാമോ? | Chetta, oru vellam tharaamo? | Brother, can you give me a water? |
| ആ ബാഗ് ഒന്ന് താ. | Aa bag onnu thaa. | Pass me that bag. |
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How do you say give me in Malayalam?
Casually താ (thaa); politely തരാമോ? (tharaamo?).
How do you politely ask for something in Malayalam?
End with -amo?, e.g. തരാമോ? (tharaamo?) ("would you give me?").
How do you say give me one tea in Malayalam?
Say ഒരു ചായ താ (oru chaaya thaa).
How do you say will you give me this?
Say ഇത് തരുമോ? (ithu tharumo?).