In English, "I broke the glass" is the normal way to confess, even if it slipped from your hand. English speakers translate it directly as ഞാൻ ഗ്ലാസ് പൊട്ടിച്ചു (njaan glaasu pottichu). In Malayalam that can sound as if you broke it deliberately, perhaps in anger. In this episode: • IT BROKE vs I BROKE IT • More happening and doing pairs • Lost and not found • -poyi: it ended up that way • Owning a mistake politely • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: പൊട്ടുക (pottuka) = to break, by itself പൊട്ടിക്കുക (pottikkuka) = to break something ഗ്ലാസ് പൊട്ടി (glaasu potti) = the glass broke ഞാൻ ഗ്ലാസ് പൊട്ടിച്ചു (njaan glaasu pottichu) = I broke the glass, sounds deliberate വീണു (veenu) = it fell വീഴ്ത്തി (veezhthi) = made it fall, dropped it ഫോൺ താഴെ വീണു (phon thaazhe veenu) = the phone fell down തീർന്നു (theernnu) = it ran out, it got finished തീർത്തു (theerthu) = I finished it പാൽ തീർന്നു (paal theernnu) = the milk has run out ഞാൻ ജോലി തീർത്തു (njaan joli theerthu) = I finished the work കേടായി (kedaayi) = it got spoiled, it broke down കേടാക്കി (kedaakki) = someone spoiled it മിക്സി കേടായി (miksi kedaayi) = the mixer broke down നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടു (nashtappettu) = got lost എന്റെ കണ്ണട കാണുന്നില്ല (ente kannada kaanunnilla) = I can't find my glasses മറന്നുപോയി (marannupoyi) = I forgot, it slipped my mind ഉറങ്ങിപ്പോയി (urangippoyi) = I fell asleep, without meaning to വൈകിപ്പോയി (vaikippoyi) = I got late, I ended up late പറഞ്ഞുപോയി (paranjupoyi) = I blurted it out 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.