The day ends the same way in every home: dinner, clearing up, locking up, lights off and a story for the little ones. English speakers often look for a word-for-word "Good night", and find the formal ശുഭരാത്രി (shubharaathri), which sounds like a greeting card. Kerala families mostly just say "good night" in English, or something warmer and more practical: ഉറങ്ങിക്കോ (urangikko) = off to sleep now. In this episode: • Calling everyone to dinner • Clearing up • Locking up • Lights and bedtime • Story time • An invented scene: good night, anu • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: അത്താഴം (athaazham) = dinner, the night meal അത്താഴം റെഡി! (athaazham ready!) = Dinner's ready! എല്ലാവരും വാ (ellaavarum vaa) = everyone, come ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കാൻ വാ (bhakshanam kazhikkaan vaa) = come and eat ടിവി ഓഫ് ചെയ്തിട്ട് വാ (TV off cheythittu vaa) = switch off the TV and come ചൂടാറും (choodaarum) = it'll go cold പാത്രം എടുത്തു വയ്ക്ക് (paathram eduthu vaykku) = clear the plates away മേശ തുടയ്ക്ക് (mesha thudaykku) = wipe the table ഞാൻ പാത്രം കഴുകാം (njaan paathram kazhukaam) = I'll wash the dishes ബാക്കി ഫ്രിഡ്ജിൽ വയ്ക്ക് (baakki fridgil vaykku) = put the leftovers in the fridge ഇന്ന് ആരുടെ ഊഴമാ? (innu aarude oozhamaa?) = whose turn is it today? വാതിൽ അടച്ചോ? (vaathil adacho?) = did you close the door? പൂട്ടിയോ? (poottiyo?) = did you lock it? ഗേറ്റ് പൂട്ടി (gate pootti) = I've locked the gate ജനൽ അടയ്ക്ക് (janal adaykku) = close the window 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.