Verb dictionary

Malayalam verbs for real sentences

Verbs help you stop memorizing isolated words and start making useful Malayalam sentences.

Common Malayalam verbs

Roman Malayalam	Meaning	Example	English
varu	come	Ivide varu.	Come here.
poku	go	Namukku pokam.	Let us go.
kazhikku	eat	Kazhikku.	Eat.
kudikku	drink	Vellam kudikku.	Drink water.
parayu	say or tell	Parayu.	Tell me.
kelkku	listen	Kelkku.	Listen.
nokku	look	Nokku.	Look.
irikkuka	sit	Ivide irikku.	Sit here.

Practice prompts

Command practice

Say: come here, sit here, drink water, listen.

Make it polite

Add please before simple requests.

Daily routine

Use verbs to talk about eating, going, coming and drinking.

Word-by-word dictionary entries

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divasam - day
innale - yesterday
innu - today
irikkuka - sit
kazhikku - eat
kelkku - listen
kudikku - drink
nale - tomorrow
nokku - look
parayu - say or tell
poku - go
rathri - night
ravile - morning
uchakku - noon
vaikittu - evening
varu - come

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