Question words

Ask better questions in Malayalam

Question words give beginners control in conversation. Start with what, where, who, when, how and how much.

Malayalam question words

Roman Malayalam	Meaning	Example	English
entha	what	Entha ithu?	What is this?
evide	where	Bathroom evide?	Where is the bathroom?
aaru	who	Aaru vannu?	Who came?
eppo	when	Eppo pokum?	When will you go?
engane	how	Engane undu?	How is it?
ethra	how much	Ethra aanu?	How much is it?
enthinu	why	Enthinu?	Why?
etha	which	Etha nallathu?	Which is good?

Practice prompts

Ask location

Ask where the hotel, bathroom and bus stop are.

Ask price

Practise: Ethra aanu? and Vila ethra aanu?

Ask identity

Use aaru to ask who came and who is there.

Word-by-word dictionary entries

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aaru - who
engane - how
entha - what
enthinu - why
eppo - when
etha - which
ethra - how much
evide - where

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