Visiting relatives is a big part of any trip to Kerala, and the visit follows a friendly script: you arrive, slip off your sandals, get offered tea, answer the same questions in every house, then take your leave. English speakers usually stumble at the end. They translate "I'm leaving now" directly as ഞാൻ പോകുന്നു (njaan pokunnu), which sounds abrupt, almost like walking out. In this episode: • Arriving • Tea and snacks • Compliments • The questions every relative asks • Leaving the kerala way • An invented scene: visiting chechi • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: ആരൊക്കെയാ ഇത്! (aarokkeyaa ithu!) = Look who's here! This is what a happy host calls out. ഞങ്ങൾ എത്തി (njangal ethi) = we've arrived ചെരുപ്പ് (cheruppu) = sandals, footwear ചെരുപ്പ് പുറത്ത് ഊരിയിടാം (cheruppu purathu ooriyidaam) = I'll leave my sandals outside കയറി വാ (kayari vaa) = come on in, said by the host ഇരിക്ക് (irikku) = sit down, said to close family; ഇരിക്കൂ (irikkoo) is the polite form ശരി, ഒരു ചായ ആകാം (shari, oru chaaya aakaam) = okay, a tea would be nice കുറച്ചു മതി (kurachu mathi) = just a little പഞ്ചസാര കുറച്ചു മതി (panchasaara kurachu mathi) = only a little sugar പലഹാരം (palahaaram) = snacks വീട് നന്നായിട്ടുണ്ട് (veedu nannaayittundu) = the house looks lovely എന്ത് ഭംഗിയാ! (enthu bhangiyaa!) = how beautiful! Great for a garden or a new room. പലഹാരം അടിപൊളി (palahaaram adipoli) = the snacks are awesome ചായ നന്നായിട്ടുണ്ട് (chaaya nannaayittundu) = the tea is really good 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.