Weather words in Malayalam — rain, sun, wind, heat and the monsoon — plus the Malayalam calendar that Kerala actually lives by. This is the most talked-about subject in Kerala and the vocabulary you will use every single day. I am Dr. Reshmi R. Nair, an applied linguist from Kerala. I have taught hundreds of learners to speak Malayalam as it is actually spoken. THE WORDS മഴ - mazha - rain വെയിൽ - veyil - sunshine, the hot direct sun കാറ്റ് - kaattu - wind മേഘം - megham - cloud ഇടി - idi - thunder മിന്നൽ - minnal - lightning മഞ്ഞ് - manju - mist, dew ചൂട് - choodu - heat തണുപ്പ് - thanuppu - cold, coolness ഈർപ്പം - eerppam - humidity കുട - kuda - umbrella, carried against sun as much as rain THE VERB ONLY RAIN USES പെയ്യുക - peyyuka - to fall, used only of rain മഴ പെയ്യുന്നു - mazha peyyunnu - rain is falling മഴ പെയ്തു - mazha peythu - it rained മഴ നിന്നു - mazha ninnu - the rain has stopped മഴ വരുന്നുണ്ട് - mazha varunnundu - rain is coming SENTENCES YOU WILL SAY TODAY ഇന്ന് നല്ല ചൂടാണ് - innu nalla choodanu - it is very hot today ഇന്ന് മഴ പെയ്യുമോ? - innu mazha peyyumo? - will it rain today? കുട എടുത്തോ? - kuda eduttho? - did you take an umbrella? നനഞ്ഞു - nananju - I got wet THE THREE SEASONS ഇടവപ്പാതി - idavappathi - the southwest monsoon തുലാവർഷം - thulavarsham - the northeast monsoon വേനൽക്കാലം - venalkkalam - the hot dry season മഴക്കാലം - mazhakkalam - the rainy season മഞ്ഞുകാലം - manjukalam - the cool season THE MONTHS KERALA COUNTS BY ചിങ്ങം - chingam - mid-August to mid-September, the Malayalam New Year കർക്കടകം - karkkadakam - the monsoon month പഞ്ഞമാസം - panjamasam - the month of scarcity കർക്കടകക്കഞ്ഞി - karkkadakakkanji - the medicinal rice gruel of that month Which season are you in right now, and what is the weather doing? Tell me in Malayalam in the comments. #LearnMalayalam #Malayalam #Kerala