English "with" does two jobs: "I went with Amma" (company) and "I cut it with scissors" (a tool). English speakers translate directly and use one Malayalam word for both, so they say "kathrikayude koode murichu", which sounds like the scissors came along as a friend. Malayalam separates them. In this episode: • Kondu: with a tool • Made with, made from • Because of: kaaranam and kondu • Where -aal still lives • Who did it: no passive needed • An invented scene: the broken plate • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: പേന കൊണ്ട് എഴുതൂ (pena kondu ezhuthoo) = write with a pen. സ്പൂൺ കൊണ്ട് കഴിക്ക് (spoon kondu kazhikku) = eat with a spoon. കൈ കൊണ്ട് കഴിക്ക് (kai kondu kazhikku) = eat with your hand. കത്രിക കൊണ്ട് മുറിക്ക് (kathrika kondu murikku) = cut it with the scissors. സോപ്പ് കൊണ്ട് കൈ കഴുക് (soap kondu kai kazhuku) = wash your hands with soap. തുണി കൊണ്ട് തുടയ്ക്ക് (thuni kondu thudaykku) = wipe it with a cloth. മഴ കാരണം (mazha kaaranam) = because of the rain. പനി കാരണം വന്നില്ല (pani kaaranam vannilla) = he didn't come because of a fever. അർജുൻ ആണ് ഇത് ചെയ്തത് (Arjun aanu ithu cheythathu) = it was Arjun who did this. ആരാണ് ഇത് പൊട്ടിച്ചത്? (aaraanu ithu pottichathu?) = who broke this? ഞാനാണ് (njaanaanu) = it was me. 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.