A short class placed at the end of the course, though everything in it belongs at the beginning. Verb last. No gender, articles or verb agreement. Feelings in the dative. Script from day one, not Roman letters. Two words for we. The repair kit before anything else. ചേട്ടാ and ചേച്ചീ, never a casual നീ. A soft no is a no. What to say when people switch to English. Above all: production, not exposure. If you give the course to someone else, give them this class first. Words and phrases in this class: ഞാൻ ചോറ് കഴിക്കുന്നു (njaan choru kazhikkunnu) – I eat rice (verb last) എനിക്ക് വിശക്കുന്നു (enikku vishakkunnu) – I am hungry നമ്മൾ (nammal) – we (including you) ഞങ്ങൾ (njangal) – we (not including you) പതുക്കെ പറയാമോ? (pathukke parayaamo?) – can you speak slowly? ചേട്ടാ (chetta) – elder brother (polite address) ചേച്ചീ (chechee) – elder sister (polite address) നോക്കട്ടെ (nokkatte) – let me see (often no) ശ്രമിക്കാം (shramikkaam) – I'll try (often no) വരാം (varaam) – I'll come (yes) മലയാളത്തിൽ പറയാമോ? (malayaalathil parayaamo?) – can you say it in Malayalam? ഇത്രമാത്രം (ithramaathram) – that's all In this class: • The structural facts that make Malayalam easier than you expect • Why to learn the script immediately, two letters a day • Hearing a soft no, and what to say when people answer in English • Production, not exposure, and finding one person to talk to Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.