Feminine

Malayalam Lesson 5 (Feminine and Clothes)

Duration: 30 mins

The 5th Malayalam lesson teaches the use of the gender by creating the feminine from the masculine form. In addition to that, I included a vocabulary list about clothes and finally common phrases about origins. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see 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.

Feminine

Knowing how to derive the feminine from the masculine form is very useful. It can make it easy to have a conversation about family members, pets, or professions. An example would be: "man", "woman", "Cat (fem.)", "cat (masc.)" etc.

Below is a list of 12 masculine and feminine forms 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.

Masculine vs. Feminine in Malayalam

Feminine Malayalam Audio
Boyആണ്‍ കുട്ടി
āṇ kuṭṭi
Girlപെണ്‍ കുട്ടി
peṇ kuṭṭi
Manപുരുഷന്‍
puruṣan
Womanസ്ത്രി
stri
Fatherഅച്ഛന്‍
acchan
Motherഅമ്മ
am'ma
Brotherസഹോദരന്‍
sahēādaran
Sisterസഹോദരി
sahēādari
Actorനടന്‍
naṭan
Actressനടി
naṭi
Cat (Masc.)കണ്ടൻ പൂച്ച
kaṇṭan pūcca
Cat (Fem.)ചക്കി പൂച്ച
cakki pūcca

Now we will try to implement some of the forms 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 Gender in a Sentence

English Malayalam Audio
He is tallഅവനു നല്ല ഉയരമുണ്ട്
avanu nalla uyaramuṇṭ
She is tallഅവൾക്കു നല്ല ഉയരമുണ്ട്
avaḷkku nalla uyaramuṇṭ
He is a short manഅവനൊരു കുറിയ മനുഷ്യനാണ്
avaneāru kuṟiya manuṣyanāṇ
She is a short womanഅവളൊരു കുറിയ സ്ത്രീയാണ്
avaḷeāru kuṟiya strīyāṇ
He is Germanഅയാൾ ജർമൻകാരനാണ്
ayāḷ jarmankāranāṇ
She is Germanഅവൾ ജർമൻകാരിയാണ്
avaḷ jarmankāriyāṇ
Japanese men are friendly
Japanese women are friendly

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about Clothes

Below is a list of 20 words related to clothes and wearable accessories. Memorizing them by heart can make it easy for you to shop for clothes and maybe get some good bargains.

Clothes List in Malayalam

Clothes Malayalam Audio
Beltബെല്‍റ്റ്‌
belṟṟ‌
Clothesതുണി
tuṇi
Coatപുറം കുപ്പായം
puṟaṁ kuppāyaṁ
Dressവസ്ത്രം
vastraṁ
Glassesകണ്ണട
kaṇṇaṭa
Glovesകയ്യുറ
kayyuṟa
Hatതൊപ്പി
teāppi
Jacketമേല്കോട്ടു
mēlkēāṭṭu
Pants (Trousers)കളസം
kaḷasaṁ
Ringമോതിരം
mēātiraṁ
Shirtഉടുപ്പ്
uṭupp
Shoesഷൂസ്
ṣūs
Socksകാലുറ
kāluṟa
Suit
Sweaterകമ്പിളിക്കുപ്പായം
kampiḷikkuppāyaṁ
Tie
Umbrellaകുട
kuṭa
Underwearഅടിവസ്ത്രം
aṭivastraṁ
Walletപണസഞ്ചി
paṇasañci
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Daily Conversation in Malayalam

Finally, these are a couple of phrases used in conversations to express where you are from or where you live etc. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Malayalam Phrases page.

Common Expressions in Malayalam

Do you like my dress?നിനക്ക് എന്‍റെ വസ്ത്രം ഇഷ്ടമായോ?
ninakk enṟe vastraṁ iṣṭamāyēā?
I lost my socksഎന്‍റെ കാലുറകൾ നഷ്ടപെട്ടു
enṟe kāluṟakaḷ naṣṭapeṭṭu
It looks good on youനിനക്ക് ഇത് നന്നായി ചേരുന്നുണ്ട്
ninakk it nannāyi cērunnuṇṭ
She has a beautiful ringഅവൾക്കു മനോഹരമായ ഒരു മോതിരമുണ്ട്
avaḷkku manēāharamāya oru mēātiramuṇṭ
These pants (trousers) are longഈ കളസത്തിനു നീളക്കൂടുതലാണ്
ī kaḷasattinu nīḷakkūṭutalāṇ
These shoes are smallഈ പാദരക്ഷകൾ ചെറുതാണ്
ī pādarakṣakaḷ ceṟutāṇ
Where are you from?നിങ്ങൾ എവിടെ നിന്നാണ് ?
niṅṅaḷ eviṭe ninnāṇ ?
I'm from the U.Sഞാൻ യു . എസിൽ നിന്നാണ്
ñān yu . esil ninnāṇ
I'm Americanഞാൻ അമേരിക്കക്കാരനാണ്
ñān amērikkakkāranāṇ
Where do you live?നിങ്ങൾ എവിടെയാണ് താമസിക്കുന്നത് ?
niṅṅaḷ eviṭeyāṇ tāmasikkunnat ?
I live in the U.Sഞാൻ താമസിക്കുന്നത് യു. എസിലാണ്
ñān tāmasikkunnat yu. esilāṇ
Do you like it here?നിങ്ങൾക്ക് അവിടം ഇഷ്ടമാണോ ?
niṅṅaḷkk aviṭaṁ iṣṭamāṇēā ?

Fun Facts

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Congratulations! You finished your 5th lesson in Malayalam about masculine, feminine, and clothes. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Malayalam Lesson 6. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Malayalam homepage.