Lakshmi goes shopping and catches a bus, in Malayalam simple enough to follow line by line. Mangoes, bananas and prices at the market, then a bus stop and the bus into town. The grammar point is three small words that do enormous work: ഇത് (this, near), അത് (that, far) and എത്ര (how much / how many). You also see how a question word simply sits where the answer will go. Each episode works the same way: the story line by line with English, the grammar point, then the story again at speed with no English. Don't skip that last pass. Words and phrases in this class: ചന്ത (chantha) – market ഇത് എന്താണ്? (ithu enthaanu?) – what is this? ഇത് മാങ്ങ ആണ് (ithu maanga aanu) – this is a mango അത് വാഴപ്പഴം ആണ് (athu vaazhappazham aanu) – that is a banana ഒരു കിലോ എത്ര? (oru kilo ethra?) – how much for a kilo? അമ്പത് രൂപ (ambathu roopa) – fifty rupees ലക്ഷ്മി മാങ്ങ വാങ്ങുന്നു (lakshmi maanga vaangunnu) – Lakshmi buys a mango ബസ് വരുന്നു (bus varunnu) – the bus is coming ഈ ബസ് ടൗണിലേക്ക് പോകുമോ? (ee bus townilekku pokumo?) – does this bus go to town? എത്ര (ethra) – how much, how many വാങ്ങുന്നു (vaangunnu) – buys In this class: • Story 3: the market • Story 4: the bus to town • Grammar: ഇത്, അത് and എത്ര, and how questions are built • Three mistakes to avoid, then both stories at speed Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.