If you are planning a visit, a wedding or a move, this is the class that tells you what each month in Kerala is actually like. Starting from ചിങ്ങം, where the Malayalam year begins in mid-August, you walk through the year one month at a time: what the weather does, what is harvested, when the busiest seasons fall and what people are doing. You meet both monsoons again, the cool clear weeks that make December Kerala's most comfortable month, the exam season of March, the heat of April and May, and the June rains that open the new school year. Words and phrases in this class: ചിങ്ങം (chingam) – first month, mid-August to mid-September കന്നി (kanni) – mid-September to mid-October തുലാം (thulaam) – mid-October to mid-November വൃശ്ചികം (vrishchikam) – mid-November to mid-December ധനു (dhanu) – mid-December to mid-January മകരം (makaram) – mid-January to mid-February കുംഭം (kumbham) – mid-February to mid-March മീനം (meenam) – mid-March to mid-April മേടം (medam) – mid-April to mid-May ഇടവം (idavam) – mid-May to mid-June തുലാവർഷം (thulaavarsham) – the retreating northeast monsoon ഇടവപ്പാതി (idavappaathi) – the southwest monsoon of June കൊന്നപ്പൂ (konnappoo) – golden shower blossom മധ്യവേനലവധി (madhyavenalavadhi) – the long summer school holiday In this class: • The Malayalam months from ചിങ്ങം onward, with dates • Two monsoons, the coolest weeks and the hottest stretch • Harvests, the wedding season and the exam season • What each month means if you are planning a visit Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.