In one Kerala house you can hear three kinds of Malayalam. Appooppan and Ammamma speak with fewer English words and a gentle old rhythm. Parents mix English freely and give instructions all day. In this episode: • Addressing across the ages • How grandparents talk • How parents talk • How teens talk • Choosing your own style • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: മോനേ (mone) = dear (to a boy), literally son മോളേ (mole) = dear (to a girl), literally daughter മക്കളേ (makkale) = children, dears (to a group) അപ്പൂപ്പാ (appooppaa) = Grandpa, calling him അമ്മമ്മേ (ammamme) = Grandma, calling her പണ്ടൊക്കെ (pandokke) = in the old days ഞങ്ങളുടെ കാലത്ത് (njangalude kaalathu) = in our time ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ പിള്ളേർ (ippozhathe piller) = kids these days, said fondly ഊണ് കഴിച്ചോ? (oonu kazhicho?) = have you had lunch? ഊണ് (oonu) is the main rice meal. നേരത്തെ കിടന്നുറങ്ങ് (nerathe kidannurangu) = go to bed early ഹോംവർക്ക് ചെയ്തോ? (hoomvarkku cheytho?) = did you do your homework? ഫോൺ മതി, ഇനി പഠിക്ക് (phone mathi, ini padikku) = enough phone, now study എത്ര തവണ പറയണം? (ethra thavana parayanam?) = how many times do I have to tell you? ടൈം ആയി, റെഡി ആക് (taim aayi, redi aaku) = it's time, get ready അടിപൊളി (adipoli) = awesome; now used by all ages പൊളിച്ചു (polichu) = that was great, nailed it മച്ചാനേ (machaane) = buddy, mate, between friends എടാ (edaa) = hey (to a boy friend); എടീ (edee) = hey (to a girl friend) ബ്രോ (bro) = bro, borrowed from English 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.