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Case Endings: The Little Tails That Do the Work of English Prepositions | Spoken Malayalam #021
Case Endings: The Little Tails That Do the Work of English Prepositions | Spoken Malayalam #021
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28 paź 2026 00:35
Opis
English puts little words in front of nouns: in the house, to Amma, from the shop, with Achan. English speakers go hunting for those little words in Malayalam and try to place them first. But Malayalam does the same job with endings, little tails stuck onto the END of the noun. In this episode: • The object tail: -e • Of and to: -inte, -ude, -kku, -nu • In, at and from: -il and -il ninnu • With a person: -ode and -ude koode • By means of: -aal and kondu • How nouns change shape • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: അമ്മയെ (ammaye) = Amma (as the object) അമ്മയെ വിളിക്കൂ (ammaye vilikkoo) = call Amma കുട്ടിയെ കണ്ടോ? (kuttiye kando?) = did you see the child? അവനെ (avane) = him എന്നെ (enne) = me ഞാൻ ചായ കുടിച്ചു (njaan chaaya kudichu) = I drank tea അമ്മയുടെ (ammayude) = Amma's കുട്ടിയുടെ (kuttiyude) = the child's അച്ഛന്റെ (achante) = Achan's അനുവിന്റെ (anuvinte) = Anu's വീടിന്റെ (veedinte) = of the house അമ്മയ്ക്ക് (ammaykku) = to Amma, for Amma കുട്ടിക്ക് (kuttikku) = to the child അച്ഛന് (achanu) = to Achan അനുവിന് (anuvinu) = to Anu എനിക്ക് (enikku) = to me, for me അച്ഛന് ചായ കൊടുക്കൂ (achanu chaaya kodukkoo) = give Achan some tea വീട്ടിൽ (veettil) = at home മുറിയിൽ (muriyil) = in the room അടുക്കളയിൽ (adukkalayil) = in the kitchen കാറിൽ (kaaril) = in the car വീട്ടിൽ നിന്ന് (veettil ninnu) = from home കടയിൽ നിന്ന് (kadayil ninnu) = from the shop അമ്മയോട് ചോദിക്കൂ (ammayodu chodikkoo) = ask Amma അവനോട് പറഞ്ഞു (avanodu paranju) = (I) told him 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.
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