English speakers "buy" a ticket and "get off" a bus, so they translate those verbs word by word and end up saying something a Kerala conductor has to think about. In Malayalam you "take" a ticket, you "climb into" a bus and you "climb down" from it, and the same verb root changes slightly when someone else drops you off. This episode gives you the bus stand, the train station and the auto rickshaw: asking where a bus goes, getting a seat, telling the conductor you are getting off, and agreeing a fair price with an auto driver without sounding rude. In this episode: • Getting on and getting off • At the bus stand • Seats and stops • At the train station • The auto rickshaw • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: കയറുക (kayaruka) = to get on, to climb in ഇറങ്ങുക (iranguka) = to get off, to climb down ബസ്സിൽ കയറി (bassil kayari) = got on the bus ഇവിടെ ഇറങ്ങി (ivide irangi) = got off here കയറ് (kayaru) = get in, to a child or close friend എവിടെ ഇറക്കണം? (evide irakkanam?) = where should I drop you? എവിടെ ഇറങ്ങണം? (evide iranganam?) = where should I get off? ഈ ബസ് തൃശ്ശൂർ പോകുമോ? (ee bas thrissoor pokumo?) = does this bus go to Thrissur? ഒരു ടിക്കറ്റ് (oru tikkattu) = one ticket രണ്ട് ടിക്കറ്റ് (randu tikkattu) = two tickets ടിക്കറ്റ് എടുത്തോ? (tikkattu edutho?) = did you get the ticket? എത്രയാ? (ethrayaa?) = how much is it? ബസ്സിൽ നല്ല തിരക്കാണ് (bassil nalla thirakkaanu) = the bus is really crowded തിരക്ക് (thirakku) = rush, crowd സീറ്റ് ഉണ്ടോ? (seettu undo?) = is there a seat? Learn Spoken Malayalam at Home: a complete course in everyday spoken Malayalam for English speakers. Native Malayalam pronunciation, every phrase in Malayalam script, Manglish and English, plus a language bridge comparing Malayalam with other world languages. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.