The school morning is a checklist shouted across the house: uniform, bag, lunch box, homework, water bottle, bus. English speakers translate directly and ask long questions like "ninte uniform ninte dehathil undo?", which no parent has ever said. Kerala parents use a handful of short check questions ending in -o, a few warnings, and one famous goodbye. In this episode: • Uniform and shoes • Bag, lunch box and water • Homework check • The bus and the hurry • Reminders and gentle warnings • The kerala goodbye • An invented scene: the bus is here • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: യൂണിഫോം ഇട് (uniform idu) = put on your uniform. യൂണിഫോം ഇട്ടോ? (uniform itto?) = have you put on your uniform? ഷൂ ഇട് (shoe idu) = put your shoes on. സോക്സ് എവിടെ? (socks evide?) = where are your socks? ടൈ ശരിയാക്ക് (tie shariyaakku) = fix your tie. മുടി കെട്ടിത്തരാം (mudi kettitharaam) = I'll tie your hair for you. ബാഗ് എടുത്തോ? (bag edutho?) = did you take your bag? എല്ലാം ബാഗിൽ വെച്ചോ? (ellaam bagil vecho?) = did you put everything in your bag? ചോറ്റുപാത്രം എടുത്തോ? (chottupaathram edutho?) = did you take your lunch box? വാട്ടർ ബോട്ടിൽ നിറച്ചോ? (water bottle niracho?) = did you fill your water bottle? പെൻസിൽ ബോക്സ് (pencil box) = pencil case. ഹോംവർക്ക് ചെയ്തോ? (homework cheytho?) = did you do your homework? ഒപ്പിടണോ? (oppidano?) = do I need to sign anything? ഇന്ന് ടെസ്റ്റ് ഉണ്ടോ? (innu test undo?) = is there a test today? മറന്നുപോയോ? (marannupoyo?) = did you forget? 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.