Everyone catches a cold sometimes, and a Kerala family will fuss over you with rice porridge and ginger coffee. Please note: this episode is language practice only, not medical advice. English speakers say "I have a fever", so they try ഞാൻ പനി ഉണ്ട് (njaan pani undu), with "I" as the subject. In this episode: • Body parts • Symptoms • Saying how you feel • The caring questions • Home care and the doctor • An invented scene: kiran has a cold • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: തല (thala) = head കണ്ണ് (kannu) = eye ചെവി (chevi) = ear മൂക്ക് (mookku) = nose തൊണ്ട (thonda) = throat പല്ല് (pallu) = tooth വയറ് (vayaru) = stomach, tummy പുറം (puram) = back കൈ (kai) = hand, arm കാല് (kaalu) = leg, foot ജലദോഷം (jaladosham) = a cold ചുമ (chuma) = cough തുമ്മൽ (thummal) = sneezing മൂക്കടപ്പ് (mookkadappu) = blocked nose തലവേദന (thalavedana) = headache വയറുവേദന (vayaruvedana) = stomach ache തൊണ്ടവേദന (thondavedana) = sore throat ക്ഷീണം (ksheenam) = tiredness, weakness എനിക്ക് പനിയുണ്ട് (enikku paniyundu) = I have a fever എനിക്ക് നല്ല ജലദോഷമാ (enikku nalla jaladoshamaa) = I've got a bad cold എനിക്ക് തലവേദനയാ (enikku thalavedanayaa) = I've got a headache എനിക്ക് ചുമയുണ്ട് (enikku chumayundu) = I have a cough എനിക്ക് വയ്യ (enikku vayya) = I'm not feeling well എനിക്ക് നല്ല ക്ഷീണമുണ്ട് (enikku nalla ksheenamundu) = I feel really tired എന്തു പറ്റി? (enthu patti?) = What happened? What's wrong? വയ്യേ? (vayye?) = Not feeling well? എവിടെയാ വേദന? (evideyaa vedana?) = Where does it hurt? 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.