Looking for practical Afar to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afar phrase first, then the Malayalam translation (മലയാളം) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Malayalam.
Tip: pick five Malayalam phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Nagaad
നമസ്കാരം(namaskaram)
Galatooma
നന്ദി(nandi)
Bariis
ശുഭോദയം(shubhodhayam)
Galab
ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം(shubha vaikunneram)
Haal
ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ(shubha sandhya)
Haalka habeen
ശുഭ രാത്രി(shubha raathri)
Ilaa mar kale
ശേഷം കാണാം(shesham kaanam)
Nagaad
വിട(vida)
Maa magacaa?
നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?(ninte per enthanu?)
Magacaygu waa John
എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ്(ente per John aanu)
Iska waran?
സുഖമാണോ?(sukhamaano?)
Aad baan ku faraxsanahay
നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം(ninakku kaanaan santhosham)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Inni ingiriisi maahaa?
നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ?(niṅṅaḷ iṅglīṣ saṁsārikkumō?)
Hindi maahaa hinjiru
ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല(ñān hindī nalla rīthiyil saṁsārikkāriḷḷa)