English has one "we". Malayalam has two, and choosing wrongly changes who is invited. നമ്മൾ (nammal) = we, including you. In this episode: • The two we words • To us and let's: namukku vs njangalkku • Our: nammude vs njangalude • Warm and casual nammal • You plural: ningal and ningalude • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: നമ്മൾ ഒരുമിച്ച് പോകാം (nammal orumichu pokaam) = we can go together, you and I നമ്മൾ നാളെ കാണും (nammal naale kaanum) = we'll meet tomorrow ഞങ്ങൾ ഇന്നലെ എത്തി (njangal innale ethi) = we arrived yesterday, said to a neighbour നമുക്ക് (namukku) = to us, including you. Note the single "m". ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് (njangalkku) = to us, not you നമുക്ക് പോകാം (namukku pokaam) = let's go നമുക്ക് ഒരു ചായ കുടിക്കാം (namukku oru chaaya kudikkaam) = let's have a tea ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് പോകണം (njangalkku pokanam) = we have to go, said by visitors leaving ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് സമയം ഇല്ല (njangalkku samayam illa) = we don't have time നമ്മുടെ (nammude) = our, yours and mine ഞങ്ങളുടെ (njangalude) = our, not yours ഇത് ഞങ്ങളുടെ വീട് ആണ് (ithu njangalude veedu aanu) = this is our house, said to a visitor നമ്മുടെ വീട് (nammude veedu) = our house, said between family members നമ്മുടെ നാട് (nammude naadu) = our home place, shared by speaker and listener ഞങ്ങളുടെ അമ്മ (njangalude amma) = our mother, said by siblings to a friend നമ്മുടെ അമ്മ (nammude amma) = our mother, said by one sibling to another നിങ്ങൾ എപ്പോൾ വരും? (ningal eppol varum?) = when will you come? നിങ്ങൾക്ക് (ningalkku) = to you 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.