Adverbs

Malayalam Lesson 18 (Adverbs and Animals)

Duration: 30 mins

In this 18th lesson we will explore the Malayalam adverbs, vocabulary list about animals and finally farewell phrases. We will be using both vocabulary and grammar to ensure that you know how to use the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Malayalam Classes.

Adverbs

In addition to adjectives, adverbs are very essential. This includes adverbs of time ", frequency, manner and place. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "yesterday", "always", "quickly", "here" etc. Adverbs can modify adjectives and verbs.

Below is a list of 30 adverbs that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Malayalam, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Adverbs List in Malayalam

Adverbs Malayalam Audio
Alreadyകഴിഞ്ഞു
kaḻiññu
Immediatelyഉടന്‍
uṭan
Laptop
Latelyഅടുത്തകാലത്ത്‌
aṭuttakālatt‌
Next weekഅടുത്ത ആഴ്ച
aṭutta āḻca
Nowഇപ്പോള്‍
ippēāḷ
Soonതാമസിയാതെ
tāmasiyāte
Stillഇനിയും
iniyuṁ
This morningഇന്ന് രാവിലെ
inn rāvile
Todayഇന്ന്
inn
Tomorrowനാളെ
nāḷe
Tonightഇന്നുരാത്രി
innurātri
Yesterdayഇന്നലെ
innale
Yetഇതുവരെ
ituvare
Anywhereഎവിടെയും
eviṭeyuṁ
Everywhereഎല്ലായിടത്തും
ellāyiṭattuṁ
Hereഇവിടെ
iviṭe
Thereഅവിടെ
aviṭe
Almostഏകദേശം
ēkadēśaṁ
Aloneഒറ്റക്ക്
oṟṟakk
Carefullyസശ്രദ്ധം
saśrad'dhaṁ
Quicklyവേഗം
vēgaṁ
Reallyശരിക്കും
śarikkuṁ
Slowlyസാവധാനം
sāvadhā
Togetherഒരുമിച്ചു
orumiccu
Veryവളരെ
vaḷare
Alwaysഎപ്പോഴും
eppēāḻuṁ
Neverഒരിക്കലുമില്ല
orikkalumilla
Rarelyവിരളമായി
viraḷamāyi
Sometimesചിലപ്പോള്‍
cilappēāḷ

Let's put some of the adverbs above into full Malayalam sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Malayalam Adverbs in a Sentence

English Malayalam Audio
Do you like it here?നിങ്ങൾക്ക് അവിടം ഇഷ്ടമാണോ ?
niṅṅaḷkk aviṭaṁ iṣṭamāṇēā ?
See you later!പിന്നീട് കാണാം
pinnīṭ kāṇāṁ
Thank you very much!വളരെ നന്ദി
vaḷare nandi
I really like it!എനിക്ക് ശരിക്കും ഇഷ്ടമായി
enikk śarikkuṁ iṣṭamāyi

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about Animals

Here is a list of 25 words related to farm and wild animals as well as insects. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to talk about pets you have in the house or farm.

Animals List in Malayalam

Animals Malayalam Audio
Animalമൃഗം
mr̥gaṁ
Bearകരടി
karaṭi
Birdപക്ഷി
pakṣi
Butterflyചിത്രശലഭം
citraśalabhaṁ
Catപൂച്ച
pūcca
Cowപശു
paśu
Dogപട്ടി
paṭṭi
Donkeyകഴുത
kaḻuta
Eagleപരുന്തു
paruntu
Elephantആന
āna
Farmവിളനിലം / വളർത്തു മൃഗങ്ങളെ വളർത്തുന്ന സ്ഥലം
viḷanilaṁ / vaḷarttu mr̥gaṅṅaḷe vaḷarttunna sthalaṁ
Forestകാട്
kāṭ
Goatആട്
āṭ
Horseകുതിര
kutira
Insectകീടം
kīṭaṁ
Lionസിംഹം
sinhaṁ
Monkeyകുരങ്ങു
kuraṅṅu
Mosquitoകൊതുക്
keātuk
Mouseഎലി
eli
Rabbitമുയല്‍
muyal
Sheep (plural)ചെമ്മരിയാടുകൾ
cem'mariyāṭukaḷ
Snakeപാമ്പ്‌
pāmp‌
Spiderചിലന്തി
cilanti
Tigerകടുവ
kaṭuva

Daily Conversation in Malayalam

Finally, a list of sentences using the vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Malayalam Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Malayalam

English Malayalam Audio
Do you have any animals?നിങ്ങൾക്ക് ഏതെങ്കിലും മൃഗങ്ങളുണ്ടോ?
niṅṅaḷkk ēteṅkiluṁ mr̥gaṅṅaḷuṇṭēā?
Do you sell dog food?നിങ്ങൾ പട്ടിക്കുള്ള തീറ്റ വിലക്കുന്നുണ്ടോ?
niṅṅaḷ paṭṭikkuḷḷa tīṟṟa vilakkunnuṇṭēā?
I have a dogഎനിക്ക് ഒരു പട്ടി ഉണ്ട്
enikk oru paṭṭi uṇṭ
Monkeys are funnyകുരങ്ങന്മാർ രസകരമായ ജീവികളാണ്
kuraṅṅanmār rasakaramāya jīvikaḷāṇ
She likes catsഅവൾക്ക് പൂച്ചകളെ ഇഷ്ടമാണ്
avaḷkk pūccakaḷe iṣṭamāṇ
Tigers are fastകടുവകൾ വേഗതയുള്ളവയാണ്
kaṭuvakaḷ vēgatayuḷḷavayāṇ
Good morning!സുപ്രഭാതം
suprabhātaṁ
Good afternoon!
Good evening!
How are you? (polite)സുഖമാണോ?
sukhamāṇēā?
How are you? (friendly)സുഖമല്ലേ?
sukhamallē?
What's up? (colloquial)എന്തുണ്ട്?
entuṇṭ?
I'm fine, thank you!സുഖമായിരിക്കുന്നു, നന്ദി
sukhamāyirikkunnu, nandi
And you? (polite)താങ്കളോ?
tāṅkaḷēā?
And you? (friendly)നീയോ? / നിങ്ങളോ?
nīyēā? / niṅṅaḷēā?

Fun Facts

Did you know? Commonly used adverbs constitute about 15% of sentences in Malayalam. That means they should not be ignored because sooner or later you will need to use them.

Congratulations! You finished your 18th lesson in Malayalam about adverbs, and animals. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Malayalam Vocabulary. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Malayalam homepage.