English puts a separate word, "if", at the start: IF it rains, we won't go. English speakers search for a Malayalam "if" to put first, and some even use എങ്കിൽ (enkil) = if, as a stand-alone word in front of the sentence. In Malayalam, "if" is an ending glued onto the verb, and the "if" part comes first, the result second. In this episode: • "if" with actions: -aal • "if" with states: -enkil • "if not", "unless": -illenkil • "even if": -aalum • Wishes: "if only" • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: പെയ്തു (peythu) = rained → പെയ്താൽ (peythaal) = if it rains വന്നു (vannu) = came → വന്നാൽ (vannaal) = if (you) come കഴിച്ചു (kazhichu) = ate → കഴിച്ചാൽ (kazhichaal) = if (you) eat പോയി (poyi) = went → പോയാൽ (poyaal) = if (you) go കണ്ടു (kandu) = saw → കണ്ടാൽ (kandaal) = if (someone) sees മഴ പെയ്താൽ നമ്മൾ പോകില്ല (mazha peythaal nammal pokilla) = if it rains, we won't go നേരത്തെ വന്നാൽ കാണാം (nerathe vannaal kaanaam) = if you come early, we can meet അമ്മ കണ്ടാൽ ദേഷ്യപ്പെടും (amma kandaal deshyappedum) = if Amma sees, she'll be cross സമയം ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ (samayam undenkil) = if there's time സമയം ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ വരൂ (samayam undenkil varoo) = come if you have time വേണമെങ്കിൽ (venamenkil) = if you want വേണമെങ്കിൽ എടുത്തോ (venamenkil edutho) = take it if you want ഇഷ്ടമാണെങ്കിൽ (ishtamaanenkil) = if you like it ഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ (illenkil) = otherwise, if not മഴ പെയ്താലും ഞാൻ വരും (mazha peythaalum njaan varum) = even if it rains, I'll come 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.