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Spoken Malayalam phrases

How to Say "Yesterday" in Malayalam

Casual, everyday Malayalam. By Reshmi R Nair, Malayalam Linguist.

ഇന്നലെ
Innale — Yesterday

In short: "Yesterday" in Malayalam is ഇന്നലെ (innale). "Today" is ഇന്ന് (innu) and "tomorrow" is നാളെ (naale).

Time words around "yesterday"

MalayalamRomanisedEnglish
ഇന്നലെInnaleYesterday
ഇന്ന്InnuToday
നാളെNaaleTomorrow
മറ്റന്നാള്MattannaalDay after tomorrow

Example sentences

ഇന്നലെ ഞാൻ വന്നു.Innale njaan vannu.I came yesterday.
ഇന്നലെ മഴ പെയ്തു.Innale mazha peythu.It rained yesterday.

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Reshmi R Nair, Malayalam Linguist

Teaches casual, everyday spoken Malayalam to beginners, NRIs, partners and travellers.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say yesterday in Malayalam?

Yesterday is innale (ഇന്നലെ).

How do you say today and tomorrow?

Today is innu (ഇന്ന്); tomorrow is naale (നാളെ).

How do you say day after tomorrow?

Mattannaal (മറ്റന്നാള്).

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