This episode is language practice only, not medical advice. English speakers say "I have a headache" and "I take medicine", and they translate both straight across. They try "njaan thalavedana", which sounds like "I am a headache", and they look for a verb meaning "take" for medicine. In this episode: • Body parts you will need • Saying what hurts • How long and how much • Allergies and tests • Medicine, the pharmacy and follow-up • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: തല (thala) = head കണ്ണ് (kannu) = eye ചെവി (chevi) = ear പല്ല് (pallu) = tooth തൊണ്ട (thonda) = throat വയറ് (vayaru) = stomach, tummy പുറം (puram) = back കൈ (kai) = hand, arm കാല് (kaalu) = leg, foot തലവേദന (thalavedana) = headache വയറുവേദന (vayaruvedana) = stomach ache തൊണ്ടവേദന (thondavedana) = sore throat എനിക്ക് തലവേദനയുണ്ട് (enikku thalavedanayundu) = I have a headache ഇവിടെ വേദനയുണ്ട് (ivide vedanayundu) = it hurts here എനിക്ക് സുഖമില്ല (enikku sukhamilla) = I'm not well എനിക്ക് പനിയുണ്ട് (enikku paniyundu) = I have a fever ചുമ (chuma) = cough ജലദോഷം (jaladosham) = a cold എനിക്ക് ചുമയുണ്ട് (enikku chumayundu) = I have a cough എന്താ പ്രശ്നം? (enthaa prashnam?) = what's the problem? എത്ര ദിവസമായി? (ethra divasamaayi?) = how many days has it been? രണ്ട് ദിവസമായി (randu divasamaayi) = it's been two days ഇന്നലെ മുതൽ (innale muthal) = since yesterday കുറച്ച് (kurachu) = a little ഭയങ്കര വേദന (bhayankara vedana) = really bad pain എനിക്ക് അലർജിയുണ്ട് (enikku alarjiyundu) = I have an allergy 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.