Most descriptions of Kerala's economy are twenty years out of date. This is the working world you would actually enter. It starts with an honest picture: a services economy of tourism, healthcare, education, trade and, increasingly, technology, with tech parks in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode. Then the workplace vocabulary, much of it English written in Malayalam, and the sentences you will use daily, from working from home to asking for more time. Then the culture: hierarchy shown through address, a warmer line between work and personal life, the shared lunch, the tea break and the office WhatsApp group. Words and phrases in this class: ശമ്പളം (shambalam) – salary അവധി (avadhi) – leave, holiday സഹപ്രവർത്തകൻ (sahapravarthakan) – colleague രാജി (raaji) – resignation ഇന്ന് ഓഫീസിൽ പോകുന്നുണ്ടോ? (innu officil pokunnundo?) – are you going to the office today? ഞാൻ വർക്ക് ഫ്രം ഹോം ആണ് (njaan work from home aanu) – I'm working from home മീറ്റിംഗ് എപ്പോഴാണ്? (meeting eppozhaanu?) – when is the meeting? ഇത് എപ്പോഴേക്ക് വേണം? (ithu eppozhekku venam?) – by when is this needed? ഇത് ഇന്ന് തന്നെ വേണോ? (ithu innu thanne veno?) – is this needed today itself? എനിക്ക് കുറച്ച് സമയം കൂടി വേണം (enikku kurachu samayam koodi venam) – I need a little more time ഞാൻ നോക്കിയിട്ട് പറയാം (njaan nokkiyittu parayaam) – I'll look and let you know നാളെ ലീവ് എടുക്കണം (naale leave edukkanam) – I need to take leave tomorrow ഇന്ന് കുറച്ച് വൈകും (innu kurachu vaikum) – I'll be a bit late today In this class: • Kerala's economy now: services, healthcare, education and tech parks • Workplace vocabulary, much of it English written in Malayalam • Sentences for a working day • Hierarchy, address, the shared lunch and the office WhatsApp group Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.