English says "it is raining" and "it is hot", with a little empty "it" at the front. English speakers copy that and try to say "athu mazha aanu", "it is rain". That is not how Malayalam talks about weather. In this episode: • Rain, the star of kerala weather • Heat, cold and wind • The seasons • Trees, plants and fruit • Birds, water and the view • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: മഴ (mazha) = rain മഴ പെയ്യുന്നുണ്ട് (mazha peyyunnundu) = it's raining മഴ വരുന്നുണ്ട് (mazha varunnundu) = rain is on its way മഴ നിന്നു (mazha ninnu) = the rain has stopped ഇടി (idi) = thunder മിന്നൽ (minnal) = lightning കുട (kuda) = umbrella കുട മറക്കല്ലേ (kuda marakkalle) = don't forget the umbrella ഞാൻ ആകെ നനഞ്ഞു (njaan aake nananju) = I got completely wet ചൂട് (choodu) = heat ഇന്ന് നല്ല ചൂടാണ് (innu nalla choodaanu) = it's really hot today തണുപ്പ് (thanuppu) = cold, coolness ഇന്ന് നല്ല തണുപ്പുണ്ട് (innu nalla thanuppundu) = it's quite cool today വെയിൽ (veyil) = sunshine നല്ല വെയിലാണ് (nalla veyilaanu) = it's very sunny കാറ്റ് (kaattu) = wind, breeze നല്ല കാറ്റുണ്ട് (nalla kaattundu) = there's a nice breeze കാലാവസ്ഥ (kaalaavastha) = weather മഴക്കാലം (mazhakkaalam) = rainy season, the monsoon വേനൽക്കാലം (venalkkaalam) = hot season, summer മഴക്കാലത്ത് (mazhakkaalathu) = during the monsoon തെങ്ങ് (thengu) = coconut tree തേങ്ങ (thenga) = coconut മാവ് (maavu) = mango tree മാങ്ങ (maanga) = mango പ്ലാവ് (plaavu) = jackfruit tree ചക്ക (chakka) = jackfruit വാഴ (vaazha) = banana plant 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.