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100 Malayalam Words which will Help You

Let us get familiar with 100 Malayalam words.
1.    'ethra roopa' or 'enthanu vila' – what is the cost / price?
2.    'vila' – cost / price
3.    ‘kada’ – shop
4.    ‘aalkkar’ – people
5.    ‘all koottam’ – crowd
6.    ‘veyil’ – sunshine
7.    ‘thee’ – fire
8.    ‘paathram’ – vessel/ dish
9.    ‘mazha’ – rain
10.   ‘sukhamano’ - how are you?
11.    ‘varu’ – come
12.    ‘poku’ – go
13.    ‘irikku’ – have a seat / sit
14.    ‘kasera’ – chair
15.    ‘mesha’ – table
16.    ‘thuni’ – cloth
17.    ‘kannadi’ – mirror
18.    ‘chettan’ – elder brother
19.    ‘chechi’ – elder sister
20.    ‘koottukaran – friend
21.    ‘amma’ – mother
22.    ‘achan’ – father
23.    ‘ammooma’ – grandmother 
24.    ‘appoopan’ – grandfather
25.    ‘bhaarya’ – wife
26.    ‘bharthav’ – husband
27.    ‘makan’ – son
28.    ‘makal’ - daughter   
29.    ‘megham’ – cloud
30.    ‘chaaya’ – tea
31.    ‘kaappi’ - coffee   
32.    'oru chaaya venam' – can I have a cup of tea?
33.    'ethra maniyayi' or 'samayam ethrayayi' – what is the time now?
34.    'chorum meen kariyum kittumo' – can I get rice and fish curry?
35.    ‘vellam’ - water
36.    'vellam venam' – can I have some water? / I need water
37.    ‘choodu vellam venam – can I have some hot water?
38.    ‘thanuth vellam venam’ - can I have some cold water?
39.    ‘marunnu’ - medicine
40.    ‘per entha’ - what’s your name?
41.    'vandi' – vehicle
42.    ‘ariyilla’ – don’t know
43.    'naale kaanam' - see you tomorrow 
44.    'aaharam’ / ‘bhakshanam’ – food
45.    'ambalam' - temple 
46.    'palli' - mosque / church 
47.    'kattan chaya' - black tea 
48.    'karikku' - tender coconut   
49.    'venda' – don’t want
50.    'meen curry' - fish curry 
51.    'sadya' - traditional Kerala feast 
52.    'vaikunneram' - evening time 
53.    'raathri' - night time
54.    'ningal' - you  
55.    'thaangal' - you (with respect)   
56.    'ayaal' / 'iyaal' - He
57.    ‘kanji’ - porridge  
58.    ‘vayar vedana’ – stomach ache
59.    'ival' / 'aval' - she 
60.    ‘vedana’ – pain
61.    ‘deham’ – body
62.    ‘deham vedhana’ – body pain
63.    ‘chuma’ – cough
64.    ‘thonda’ – throat
65.    ‘thonda vedana’ – throat pain
66.    ‘nenju’ – chest
67.    ‘thala’ - head
68.    'thala vedana' - head-ache  
69.    'pani' - fever
70.    ‘thanuppu’ - cold
71.    'jala dosham' - cold / flu  
72.    'thummuka' - sneeze 
73.    'paaattu' - song 
74.    'kattan kaappi' - black coffee 
75.    'kutti' - child (boy and girl) 
76.    'aashupathri' - hospital  
77.    'raktham' - blood 
78.    'thenga' - coconut 
79.    'pokenda vazhi' – way to go 
80.    'karimeen fry' - pearl spot fry 
81.    'maram' - tree 
82.    'kaayal' - backwater 
83.    'kallu' - toddy 
84.    'karupp' - black 
85.    'vellupp' - white 
86.    'paisa, roopa' - money
87.    'sooryan' - sun 
88.    'kai' - hand 
89.    'kaal' - leg  
90.    'naale' - tomorrow  
91.    'innale' - yesterday 
92.    'santhosham' - happy 
93.    ‘vishakkunnu’- hungry
94.    'kadal' - sea
95.    'paayasam' - traditional dessert
96.    'paal' - Milk  
97.    'daaham' – thirst
98.    ‘kurumulaku’ – pepper
99.    ‘venam’ – want
100.   ‘madhuram’ - sweet