A course is only finished when you can use it without a script. The biggest trap at the end is the oldest one: under exam pressure, English speakers slip back into word-by-word translation, saying ഞാൻ വിശക്കുന്നു (njaan vishakkunnu) instead of എനിക്ക് വിശക്കുന്നു (enikku vishakkunnu) = I'm hungry. This final exam checks the whole course in six sections: listening, translation, endings, verb forms, politeness and real speech. In this episode: • Section a: listening (decode the line) • Section b: translation into malayalam • Section c: choose the ending • Section d: verb forms • Section e: politeness and respect • Section f: real speech and slang • Congratulations and next steps • Language bridge • Practice: your first week after the course • Self-check questions with answers 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.