Two-voice. A natural phone call — ‘is this Meera?’, ‘got a minute?’, making a plan, and ‘the signal’s bad, I’ll call back’.
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Transcript
Naina: Halo, Meerayaano? Njaan Nainayaa. Oru minute samsaarikkaan pattumo? Meera: Haay Naina! Pattum pattum, paranjolu. Njaan ippo freeyaa. Entha kaaryam? Naina: Onnumilla, veruthe vilichathaa. Naale vaikunneram namukku kaanaan pattumo ennu chodikkaanaa. Meera: Theerchayaayum! Naale anju manikku aa pazhaya cafeyil kaanaam. Ippo range ithiri prashnamaa, njaan pinne vilikkaam, tto!
Naina: Hello, is this Meera? It’s Naina. Got a minute to talk? Meera: Hi Naina! Sure, sure, go ahead. I’m free right now. What’s up? Naina: Nothing, just called. Wanted to ask if we can meet tomorrow evening. Meera: Definitely! Let’s meet at that old café at five tomorrow. The signal’s a bit bad now — I’ll call you back, okay!
How to use this episode
Play it once just listening. Play it again and say each line aloud with the audio (shadowing). Then hide the transcript and see how much you catch. Ten minutes a day and casual Malayalam starts to feel natural.
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