You now know the endings one by one: -e, -kku, -il, -inte, -ode, kondu, -il ninnu and koode. The real challenge is choosing between them in the middle of a sentence. English speakers translate directly from English prepositions, so every "to" becomes -kku and every "with" becomes koode, and the sentence goes wrong. In this episode: • The decision guide • One sentence, many endings • The error clinic • Same person, different jobs • An invented scene: the busy saturday • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: അമ്മ അനുവിന് ഒരു പേന കൊടുത്തു (amma Anuvinu oru pena koduthu) = Amma gave Anu a pen. അർജുൻ മീരയോട് വഴി ചോദിച്ചു (Arjun Meerayodu vazhi chodichu) = Arjun asked Meera the way. കിരണിനെ വിളിക്ക് (Kiranine vilikku) = call Kiran. കിരണിന് കൊടുക്ക് (Kiraninu kodukku) = give it to Kiran. കിരണിനോട് പറയൂ (Kiraninodu parayoo) = tell Kiran. കിരണിന്റെ മുറി (Kiraninte muri) = Kiran's room. കിരണിന്റെ കൂടെ പോ (Kiraninte koode po) = go with Kiran. 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.