In English, word order tells you who did what: "Anu called Amma" is not "Amma called Anu". English speakers translate directly, keep English order and forget the ending, so they say "njaan amma vilichu", which sounds like "I, Amma, called". Malayalam marks the person who receives the action with a small tail, -e. In this episode: • The big rule: people and animals get -e • The shapes: -e, -ye, -ne, -ine, -vine • Pronouns as objects • Animals at home • One ending, a different meaning • An invented scene: who called whom? • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: അവനെ വിളിക്ക് (avane vilikku) = call him. അമ്മയെ സഹായിക്ക് (ammaye sahaayikku) = help Amma. കുട്ടിയെ നോക്ക് (kuttiye nokku) = look after the child. ചായ കുടിക്ക് (chaaya kudikku) = drink the tea. No -e, because tea is a thing. പുസ്തകം എടുക്ക് (pusthakam edukku) = take the book. വാതിൽ അടയ്ക്ക് (vaathil adaykku) = shut the door. അവൻ (avan) = he → അവനെ (avane) = him അവൾ (aval) = she → അവളെ (avale) = her എന്നെ (enne) = me നിന്നെ (ninne) = you (casual) നിങ്ങളെ (ningale) = you (polite or plural) അവരെ (avare) = them, or him or her respectfully നമ്മളെ (nammale) = us എന്നെ വിളിക്ക് (enne vilikku) = call me. നിന്നെ കണ്ടു (ninne kandu) = I saw you. അവളെ അറിയാമോ? (avale ariyaamo?) = do you know her? പട്ടിയെ കുളിപ്പിക്ക് (pattiye kulippikku) = give the dog a bath. പൂച്ചയെ ഓടിക്ക് (poochaye odikku) = shoo the cat away. അപ്പൂപ്പനെ വിളിക്ക് (appooppane vilikku) = call Grandpa. അമ്മമ്മയെ സഹായിക്ക് (ammammaye sahaayikku) = help Grandma. 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.