You have been invited to a Kerala wedding next month and you do not know what happens. This class walks you through the day. It starts with the invitation card delivered by hand, and the one time on it that matters, the മുഹൂർത്തം: arrive before it or you miss the wedding. Then what to wear, why cash in an envelope is the world norm and how to find out how much, the short ceremony you must not blink through, the long feast with its leaf etiquette, and the queue to be photographed with the couple. Words and phrases in this class: കല്യാണക്കുറി (kalyaanakkuri) – wedding invitation card മുഹൂർത്തം (muhoortham) – the auspicious moment of the ceremony മുഹൂർത്തം എപ്പോഴാണ്? (muhoortham eppozhaanu?) – when is the auspicious time? എത്ര മണിക്ക് എത്തണം? (ethra manikku ethanam?) – what time should I arrive? സദ്യ എപ്പോഴാണ്? (sadya eppozhaanu?) – when is the feast? എത്ര കൊടുക്കണം? (ethra kodukkanam?) – how much should I give? മണ്ഡപം (mandapam) – wedding pavilion, stage വധു (vadhu) – bride വരൻ (varan) – groom താലി (thaali) – wedding pendant പുടവ (pudava) – ceremonial wedding cloth സദ്യ (sadya) – the feast മതി (mathi) – enough വേണ്ട (venda) – no more In this class: • The invitation card in the hand, and finding the മുഹൂർത്തം • What to wear, and why you never out-dress the couple • Cash in an envelope: the world norm, and how much to give • The short ceremony, the long feast, മതി and വേണ്ട, and the photo queue Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.