In many Kerala neighbourhoods you simply phone the local shop, read out a list and the groceries arrive at the door. English speakers trip on two things. First, they keep English word order: "I need one kilo rice" becomes "enikku venam oru kilo ari", with venam in the middle. In this episode: • The grocery list • How much: quantities • On the phone • Prices and delivery • When the order is wrong • An invented scene: meera phones the shop • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: അരി (ari) = rice പഞ്ചസാര (panchasaara) = sugar വെളിച്ചെണ്ണ (velichenna) = coconut oil പാൽ (paal) = milk മുട്ട (mutta) = egg, eggs പരിപ്പ് (parippu) = lentils, dal ചായപ്പൊടി (chaayappodi) = tea powder കാപ്പിപ്പൊടി (kaappippodi) = coffee powder ആട്ട (aatta) = wheat flour റവ (rava) = semolina ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ് (urulakkizhangu) = potato സോപ്പ് (soap) = soap ഒരു കിലോ (oru kilo) = one kilo അര കിലോ (ara kilo) = half a kilo കാൽ കിലോ (kaal kilo) = a quarter kilo രണ്ട് പാക്കറ്റ് (randu packet) = two packets ഒരു ലിറ്റർ (oru litre) = one litre പത്ത് മുട്ട (pathu mutta) = ten eggs ഒരു കിലോ അരി വേണം (oru kilo ari venam) = I need a kilo of rice അര ലിറ്റർ പാൽ വേണം (ara litre paal venam) = I need half a litre of milk ഒന്ന് എഴുതിക്കോളൂ (onnu ezhuthikkoloo) = please note it down അത്രേ ഉള്ളൂ (athre ulloo) = that's all ഇതൊക്കെ ഉണ്ടോ? (ithokke undo?) = do you have all this? പാൽ തീർന്നു (paal theernnu) = the milk has run out കിലോയ്ക്ക് എത്രയാ? (kiloykku ethrayaa?) = how much per kilo? 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.