This class is for people arriving in Kerala to live, not to visit, and it covers what nobody teaches in the first month. Five blocks: finding a house and the questions to ask before you rent (above all about water), the utilities and the bills, the people who keep a household running and how to address them, the things that break, and money in everyday life. You get an all-purpose 'it is not working' frame from the negative present (കത്തുന്നില്ല, കറങ്ങുന്നില്ല), and you learn why the advance deposit can be large and why a house found through people you know usually beats one found through an agent. Words and phrases in this class: വാടക (vaadaka) – rent അഡ്വാൻസ് (advance) – advance deposit വാടക എത്രയാണ്? (vaadaka ethrayaanu?) – how much is the rent? വെള്ളം ഉണ്ടോ? (vellam undo?) – is there water? ഒന്ന് കാണിച്ചുതരാമോ? (onnu kaanichutharaamo?) – could you show me around? കറന്റ് പോയി (current poyi) – the power has gone കറന്റ് വന്നു (current vannu) – the power is back ഗ്യാസ് തീർന്നു (gas theernnu) – the gas has run out ഇത് ശരിയാക്കാൻ പറ്റുമോ? (ithu shariyaakkaan pattumo?) – can this be fixed? എത്രയാകും? (ethrayaakum?) – how much will it come to? ടാപ്പ് ചോരുന്നു (tap chorunnu) – the tap is leaking ലൈറ്റ് കത്തുന്നില്ല (light kathunnilla) – the light is not working ചോർച്ചയുണ്ട് (chorchayundu) – there is a leak In this class: • Renting: rooms, rent, advance and the water question • Bills, gas cylinders and കറന്റ് പോയി • Calling the plumber or electrician, and addressing them as ചേട്ടാ • Describing faults with the negative present Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.