English changes the adjective to compare: big, bigger, biggest. English speakers look for a Malayalam "bigger" and translate directly, word by word, "this room is more big than that room". Malayalam adjectives never change. In this episode: • The building blocks • X is bigger than y • More and less: prices and amounts • The most and the best • The same as and like • Comparing people kindly • An invented scene: choosing a room • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: വലിയ (valiya) = big. In fast speech it often sounds like "valya". ചെറിയ (cheriya) = small. കൂടുതൽ (kooduthal) = more. കുറവ് (kuravu) = less, low. ഏറ്റവും (ettavum) = most. ഇതിനെക്കാൾ (ithinekkaal) = than this. അതിനെക്കാൾ (athinekkaal) = than that. എന്നെക്കാൾ (ennekkaal) = than me. നിന്നെക്കാൾ (ninnekkaal) = than you (casual). വലുത് (valuthu) = a big one. With -aanu it becomes valuthaanu = is big. ഇതിന് വില കൂടുതലാണ് (ithinu vila kooduthalaanu) = this is more expensive. അതിന് വില കുറവാണ് (athinu vila kuravaanu) = that is cheaper. ഇവിടെ വില കുറവാണ് (ivide vila kuravaanu) = prices are lower here. പൊക്കം (pokkam) = height. കുറച്ചു കൂടി (kurachu koodi) = a little more. കൂടുതൽ വേണം (kooduthal venam) = I need more. ഏറ്റവും വലിയ മുറി (ettavum valiya muri) = the biggest room. ഏറ്റവും നല്ലത് (ettavum nallathu) = the best one. ഏതാണ് നല്ലത്? (ethaanu nallathu?) = which one is better? ഇതാണ് നല്ലത് (ithaanu nallathu) = this one is better. ആർക്കാണ് പൊക്കം കൂടുതൽ? (aarkkaanu pokkam kooduthal?) = who is taller? പോലെ (pole) = like, as. 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.