ഇവിടെ / അവിടെ
Ivide / Avide — Here / There
In short: "Here" is ഇവിടെ (ivide) and "there" is അവിടെ (avide). "This way / this side" is ഇങ്ങോട്ട് (ingottu); "that way" is അങ്ങോട്ട് (angottu).
Variations & related phrases
| Malayalam | Romanised | English |
|---|---|---|
| ഇവിടെ | Ivide | Here |
| അവിടെ | Avide | There |
| ഇങ്ങോട്ട് | Ingottu | This way / over here |
| അങ്ങോട്ട് | Angottu | That way / over there |
When & how to use it
Notice the i- / a- pattern: ivide/avide (here/there), ithu/athu (this/that) - the i is near, the a is far.
Example sentences
| Malayalam | Romanised | English |
|---|---|---|
| ഇത് ഇവിടെ വെക്ക്. | Ithu ivide vekku. | Put this here. |
| അത് അവിടെയാ. | Athu avideyaa. | That's over there. |
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How do you say here in Malayalam?
Here is ഇവിടെ (ivide).
How do you say there in Malayalam?
There is അവിടെ (avide).
How do you say this way in Malayalam?
Say ഇങ്ങോട്ട് (ingottu).
What's the i/a pattern in Malayalam?
i- means near (ivide=here, ithu=this) and a- means far (avide=there, athu=that).