Millions of Malayali families live with one foot abroad. Someone works in the Gulf, in Europe, in North America or in Australia, and the family talk is full of leave, flights, video calls and going home. English speakers who marry into these families, and children who grow up abroad, hear this talk every week but cannot join it. In this episode: • The core words: naadu, pravaasi, leave • What every returning relative hears • The grandparent video call • Children who understand but answer in english • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: നാട്ടിൽ പോകുക (naattil pokuka) = to go home to Kerala ഗൾഫിൽ (gulfil) = in the Gulf ലീവിൽ വന്നിട്ടുണ്ട് (leevil vannittundu) = (he) has come home on leave എപ്പോ എത്തി? (eppo ethi?) = when did you arrive? അവിടെ എങ്ങനെയുണ്ട്? (avide enganeyundu?) = how is it over there? എന്നാ തിരിച്ചു പോകുന്നത്? (ennaa thirichu pokunnathu?) = when are you going back? ആകെ ക്ഷീണിച്ചല്ലോ (aake ksheenichallo) = you look really tired ഇന്നലെ രാത്രി എത്തി (innale raathri ethi) = I arrived last night അവിടെ സുഖമാണ് (avide sukhamaanu) = it's fine over there രണ്ടാഴ്ച കഴിഞ്ഞ് പോകും (randaazhcha kazhinju pokum) = I'll go back after two weeks ഇനി നാട്ടിൽ സെറ്റിൽ ആകണം (ini naattil settil aakanam) = I want to settle back home now മോളേ, കഴിച്ചോ? (mole, kazhicho?) = dear (girl), have you eaten? മോനേ, സുഖമാണോ? (mone, sukhamaano?) = dear (boy), are you well? വലിയ കുട്ടി ആയല്ലോ (valiya kutti aayallo) = you've grown so big ശബ്ദം കേൾക്കുന്നില്ല (shabdam kelkkunnilla) = I can't hear 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.