Even fluent speakers forget words. The difference is that they keep talking. English speakers learning Malayalam usually stop dead when one noun is missing, switch to English, or give up the sentence. In this episode: • Placeholders: buy yourself time • Describe the function • Describe shape, size and place • Example, kind and opposite • Asking for the word politely • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: ആ സാധനം (aa saadhanam) = that thing എന്താ അതിന്റെ പേര്? (enthaa athinte peru?) = what's it called? പേര് ഓർമ വരുന്നില്ല (peru orma varunnilla) = the name isn't coming to me പേര് മറന്നു പോയി (peru marannu poyi) = I've forgotten the name ഒരു മിനിറ്റ് (oru minittu) = one minute ഉരുണ്ടത് (urundathu) = the round one നീളമുള്ളത് (neelamullathu) = the long one പരന്നത് (parannathu) = the flat one ചെറുത് (cheruthu) = the small one; വലുത് (valuthu) = the big one അടുക്കളയിൽ ഉള്ളത് (adukkalayil ullathu) = the one in the kitchen ഒന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു തരാമോ? (onnu paranju tharaamo?) = could you tell me? 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.