English has one "you" for everyone: your child, your best friend, your grandmother, a stranger. Malayalam has several, and choosing the wrong one can sound rude or oddly cold. It also has two words for "we", and different words for "he" and "she" depending on respect. In this episode: • I and the two kinds of we • The three yous • My, your, our • He, she and the respectful they • Near, far and where: the i, a, e pattern • Listening scene • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: ഞാൻ (njaan) = I നമ്മൾ (nammal) = we, including you, the listener ഞങ്ങൾ (njangal) = we, not including you നമ്മൾ നാളെ പോകും (nammal naale pokum) = we, you and I, will go tomorrow ഞങ്ങൾ നാളെ പോകും (njangal naale pokum) = we, but not you, will go tomorrow നമുക്ക് കഴിക്കാം (namukku kazhikkaam) = let's eat നീ (nee) = you, for children, younger relatives and close friends of your own age നിങ്ങൾ (ningal) = you, polite, and also "you all" നീ എവിടെയാ? (nee evideyaa?) = where are you? to a child or close friend നിങ്ങൾ എവിടെയാ? (ningal evideyaa?) = where are you? polite, or to a group അമ്മ കഴിച്ചോ? (amma kazhicho?) = have you eaten, Amma? Literally "has Amma eaten?" ചേട്ടൻ എപ്പോ വന്നു? (chettan eppo vannu?) = when did you get here, chettan? എന്റെ (ente) = my നിന്റെ (ninte) = your, to nee നിങ്ങളുടെ (ningalude) = your, polite നമ്മുടെ (nammude) = our, including you ഞങ്ങളുടെ (njangalude) = our, not including you നമ്മുടെ വീട് (nammude veedu) = our house, yours and mine ഞങ്ങളുടെ വീട് (njangalude veedu) = our house, not yours 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.