Family life runs on time: when to eat, when the school bus comes, which day the relatives visit. English speakers tend to say clock times the English way, "five thirty", "quarter past four", and translate each word. Malayalam has its own short, neat patterns: one word for "half past five", a little ending for "at", and a handy set of words for today, tomorrow and the day after. In this episode: • Asking and telling the time • "at" a time: the little ending • Parts of the day • Today, tomorrow and the week • Months and dates • Listening scene • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: മണി (mani) = o'clock, hour on the clock എത്ര മണിയായി? (ethra maniyaayi?) = what time is it? അഞ്ച് മണി (anchu mani) = five o'clock അഞ്ചര (anchara) = half past five. Ara means half, and it glues on to the number. ഏഴര (ezhara) = half past seven ഒമ്പത് മണി ആയി (ompathu mani aayi) = it's nine o'clock, literally "it has become nine" നാലേകാൽ (naalekaal) = quarter past four പത്തേമുക്കാൽ (pathemukkaal) = quarter to eleven, literally "ten and three quarters" അഞ്ച് മിനിറ്റ് (anchu minittu) = five minutes അര മണിക്കൂർ (ara manikkoor) = half an hour ഏഴ് മണിക്ക് (ezhu manikku) = at seven o'clock അഞ്ചിന് (anchinu) = at five ഏഴരയ്ക്ക് (ezharaykku) = at half past seven രാവിലെ (raavile) = in the morning ഉച്ചയ്ക്ക് (uchaykku) = at midday, around lunchtime വൈകുന്നേരം (vaikunneram) = in the evening രാത്രി (raathri) = at night രാവിലെ ഏഴ് മണിക്ക് (raavile ezhu manikku) = at seven in the morning 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.