English builds "even if" and "even though" with separate words at the front of the sentence: even if it rains, I'll come. Learners translate the front word and hunt for "even", then attach "if" separately, producing something like മഴ പെയ്താൽ പോലും (mazha peythaal polum), which is understood but stiff. Malayalam usually does it with one small tail on the verb: -aalum. In this episode: • -aalum: even if • -aalum with question words: whatever, whoever, however • -enkilum: even though and at least • Ennaalum and ennittum: even so, and yet • An invented scene: the rainy saturday • How to build them quickly • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: വന്നു → വന്നാൽ → വന്നാലും (vannaalum) = even if (someone) comes പെയ്തു → പെയ്താൽ → പെയ്താലും (peythaalum) = even if it rains പറഞ്ഞു → പറഞ്ഞാൽ → പറഞ്ഞാലും (paranjaalum) = even if (someone) says മഴ പെയ്താലും ഞാൻ വരും (mazha peythaalum njaan varum) = Even if it rains, I'll come എന്ത് പറഞ്ഞാലും (enthu paranjaalum) = whatever you say ആര് വന്നാലും (aaru vannaalum) = whoever comes എത്ര കഴിച്ചാലും (ethra kazhichaalum) = however much (he) eats എവിടെ പോയാലും (evide poyaalum) = wherever (you) go എപ്പോ വിളിച്ചാലും (eppo vilichaalum) = whenever (you) call ഒരു ചായ എങ്കിലും കുടിക്ക് (oru chaaya enkilum kudikku) = At least drink a tea ഒന്ന് വിളിക്കുകയെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യ് (onnu vilikkukayenkilum cheyyu) = At least give a call എന്നാലും (ennaalum) = even so, still എന്നിട്ടും (ennittum) = and yet, in spite of that 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.