A collocation is a pair of words that naturally go together, like English "make tea", "catch a cold" or "take a photo". Every language has its own partners, and they rarely match. The typical mistake is translating the English verb directly. In this episode: • The kitchen • Weather and power • Body, feelings and health • The daily routine • When english says take, make or tell • An invented scene: a rainy evening • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: ചായ ഇടുക (chaaya iduka) = to make tea ചായ ഇടട്ടെ? (chaaya idatte?) = Shall I make tea? ചോറ് വെക്കുക (choru vekkuka) = to cook rice കറി വെക്കുക (kari vekkuka) = to make curry വെള്ളം തിളപ്പിക്കുക (vellam thilappikkuka) = to boil water ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുക (bhakshanam kazhikkuka) = to eat a meal ചായ കുടിക്കുക (chaaya kudikkuka) = to drink tea മഴ പെയ്യുക (mazha peyyuka) = to rain. Rain "pours"; it does not just "come". മഴ പെയ്യുന്നുണ്ട് (mazha peyyunnundu) = It's raining. കറന്റ് പോകുക (current pokuka) = the power goes off കറന്റ് വരുക (current varuka) = the power comes back കറന്റ് പോയി (current poyi) = The power's gone. ലൈറ്റ് ഇടുക (light iduka) = to switch on the light ഫാൻ ഇടുക (fan iduka) = to switch on the fan തുണി ഉണക്കുക (thuni unakkuka) = to dry clothes പനി പിടിക്കുക (pani pidikkuka) = to catch a fever ജലദോഷം പിടിക്കുക (jaladosham pidikkuka) = to catch a cold ഉറക്കം വരുക (urakkam varuka) = to feel sleepy. Sleep "comes" to you. ദേഷ്യം വരുക (deshyam varuka) = to get angry ചിരി വരുക (chiri varuka) = to feel like laughing 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.