Kerala neighbourhoods rarely run on street names and house numbers. People give directions by landmarks: the junction, the shop, the bridge, the second bend. If you only know "Where is X?", you will understand the question but not the answer. In this episode: • Asking the way • Left, right and straight • Near and far • Landmarks • Taking an auto • An invented scene: looking for the pharmacy • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: വഴി (vazhi) = way, road, route. ബസ് സ്റ്റാൻഡ് എവിടെയാ? (bus stand evideyaa?) = Where's the bus stand? ഇതിലെ പോകാമോ? (ithile pokaamo?) = Can I go this way? വഴി തെറ്റി (vazhi thetti) = I've lost my way. I took a wrong turn. ഇടത്ത് (idathu) = on the left വലത്ത് (valathu) = on the right ഇടത്തോട്ട് (idathottu) = to the left, leftwards വലത്തോട്ട് (valathottu) = to the right, rightwards നേരെ (nere) = straight നേരെ പോ (nere po) = Go straight. വലത്തോട്ട് തിരിയണം (valathottu thiriyanam) = You have to turn right. തിരിയുക (thiriyuka) = to turn. കട ഇടത്താണ് (kada idathaanu) = The shop is on the left. അടുത്ത് (aduthu) = near, nearby അടുത്താണ് (aduthaanu) = It's near. ദൂരെ (doore) = far away ദൂരം (dooram) = distance എത്ര ദൂരം ഉണ്ട്? (ethra dooram undu?) = How far is it? നടക്കാവുന്ന ദൂരമേ ഉള്ളൂ (nadakkaavunna doorame ulloo) = It's only walking distance. അഞ്ചു മിനിറ്റ് നടന്നാൽ മതി (anchu minute nadannaal mathi) = Just a five-minute walk. കട (kada) = shop പാലം (paalam) = bridge സിഗ്നൽ (signal) = traffic lights വളവ് (valavu) = bend in the road മുന്നിൽ (munnil) = in front of 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.