English uses one word family, myself, yourself, himself, for several different jobs: "I did it myself", "he himself said so", "I live by myself", "my own house". English speakers hunt for one Malayalam word for "self" and stretch it everywhere. Malayalam splits the work. In this episode: • Thanne: emphasis on a person • Thanne with places, times and things • Thaane: by itself • Swantham and swanthamaayi: own • Ottaykku and thaan • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: ഞാൻ തന്നെ ചെയ്തു (njaan thanne cheythu) = I did it myself അവൻ തന്നെ പറഞ്ഞു (avan thanne paranju) = he himself said so അമ്മ തന്നെ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയതാണ് (amma thanne undaakkiyathaanu) = Amma made it herself ആരാ വന്നത്? അച്ഛൻ തന്നെ (aaraa vannathu? achan thanne) = who came? Achan himself ഇവിടെ തന്നെ (ivide thanne) = right here ഇവിടെ തന്നെ ഇരിക്ക് (ivide thanne irikku) = stay right here ഇന്ന് തന്നെ (innu thanne) = today itself, this very day ഇപ്പോൾ തന്നെ വരാം (ippol thanne varaam) = I'll come right now അത് തന്നെ (athu thanne) = exactly that, that's it ശരി തന്നെ (shari thanne) = quite right, true enough വാതിൽ താനേ അടഞ്ഞു (vaathil thaane adanju) = the door closed by itself ലൈറ്റ് താനേ ഓഫായി (laittu thaane ophaayi) = the light went off by itself സ്വന്തം (swantham) = own. It sits after "my, your, his". എന്റെ സ്വന്തം വീട് (ente swantham veedu) = my own house അവന്റെ സ്വന്തം മുറി (avante swantham muri) = his own room ഇത് എന്റെ സ്വന്തം ആണ് (ithu ente swantham aanu) = this is my own 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.