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Time Talk: Ippo, Ithaa and Leaving Without Saying Goodbye | Spoken Malayalam #158
Time Talk: Ippo, Ithaa and Leaving Without Saying Goodbye | Spoken Malayalam #158
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28 oct. 2026 05:31
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English speakers expect "now" to mean now and "bye" to end a visit. In Kerala, ഇപ്പോ വരാം (ippo varaam) = I'll come now, can mean in two minutes or in twenty. And when people leave, they rarely say a word for goodbye. In this episode: • Ippo and ippo thanne • Ithaa varunnu: coming! • Later, after a while, and the days • The leaving ritual • Phone and doorway exits • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: ഇപ്പോ വരാം (ippo varaam) = I'll come now, I'll be there soon ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോ തിരക്കിലാണ് (njaan ippo thirakkilaanu) = I'm busy right now ഇപ്പോ തന്നെ (ippo thanne) = right now, this very moment ഇപ്പോ തന്നെ ചെയ്യണം (ippo thanne cheyyanam) = it must be done right now ഇതാ വരുന്നു (ithaa varunnu) = coming! here I come ദാ, ഇവിടെ ഉണ്ട് (daa, ivide undu) = here, it's right here ഇതാ ചായ (ithaa chaaya) = here's your tea പിന്നെ (pinne) = later, some other time കുറച്ചു കഴിഞ്ഞ് (kurachu kazhinju) = after a while അഞ്ചു മിനിറ്റ് (anchu minute) = five minutes, often a friendly guess, not a clock reading പിന്നെ ചെയ്യാം (pinne cheyyaam) = I'll do it later കുറച്ചു കഴിഞ്ഞ് വിളിക്കാം (kurachu kazhinju vilikkaam) = I'll call after a while ഇന്ന് (innu) = today ഇന്നലെ (innale) = yesterday നാളെ (naale) = tomorrow മറ്റന്നാൾ (mattannaal) = the day after tomorrow ഞാൻ ഇറങ്ങട്ടെ (njaan irangatte) = shall I head off? may I leave? എന്നാൽ ശരി (ennaal sheri) = okay then പോയിട്ട് വരാം (poyittu varaam) = I'll go and come back പോയിട്ട് വാ (poyittu vaa) = go and come back, to someone younger or close 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.
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