This episode is language practice only, not medical advice. When a child is unwell, a Kerala home fills with soft, caring talk: short questions, gentle orders and lots of small reassurances. English speakers listening in often miss the most important phrase, because it is tiny: വയ്യ (vayya) = I'm not up to it, I don't feel well. In this episode: • Key words before you listen • Section one: a slow morning • Section two: making a plan • Section three: porridge, water and rest • Did you catch it? • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: വയ്യ (vayya) = I'm not up to it, I don't feel well നെറ്റി (netti) = forehead ചൂട് (choodu) = heat, a temperature പനി (pani) = fever കഞ്ഞി (kanji) = rice porridge, the classic food for someone unwell വിശപ്പില്ല (vishappilla) = I'm not hungry, no appetite ചൂടുവെള്ളം (chooduvellam) = warm water സ്കൂൾ (skool) = school കുറവ് (kuravu) = improvement, literally "reduction" പുതപ്പ് (puthappu) = blanket പുതച്ചു കിടക്ക് (puthachu kidakku) = lie down under the blanket വിശ്രമിക്ക് (vishramikku) = rest 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.