You have learned a central-Kerala Malayalam, and it works everywhere. Then you meet family friends from Kozhikode or Kannur, in the north of Kerala, an area often called Malabar, and suddenly "you" is not ningal but ingal, and "come" sounds like baa. English speakers often assume they are hearing a different language, or that it is "wrong" Malayalam. In this episode: • "you" and "we": ingal and njammal • The question ending -aa • V becomes b, zha becomes ya • Vowels and favourite words • An invented listening lab: a call from kozhikode • How to respond • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: ചങ്ങായി (changaayi) = friend; central കൂട്ടുകാരൻ (koottukaaran) ബേജാറ് (bejaaru) = worry, anxiety; central വിഷമം (vishamam) or ടെൻഷൻ (tension) ബേജാറാവണ്ട (bejaaraavanda) = Don't worry ഒന്നു കൂടി പറയാമോ? (onnu koodi parayaamo?) = Could you say that again? പതുക്കെ പറയാമോ? (pathukke parayaamo?) = Could you say it slowly? 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.