Looking for practical Arabic (العربية) to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Arabic 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Malayalam-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
مرحبا
നമസ്കാരം(namaskaram)
شكرا
നന്ദി(nandi)
صباح الخير
ശുഭോദയം(shubhodhayam)
مساء الخير
ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം(shubha vaikunneram)
مساء الخير
ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ(shubha sandhya)
تصبح على خير
ശുഭ രാത്രി(shubha raathri)
أراك لاحقا
ശേഷം കാണാം(shesham kaanam)
وداعا
വിട(vida)
ما اسمك؟
നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?(ninte per enthanu?)
اسمي جون
എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ്(ente per John aanu)
كيف حالك؟
സുഖമാണോ?(sukhamaano?)
تشرفت بلقائك
നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം(ninakku kaanaan santhosham)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
هل تتحدث الإنجليزية؟
നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ?(niṅṅaḷ iṅglīṣ saṁsārikkumō?)
لا أتحدث الهندية جيدًا
ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല(ñān hindī nalla rīthiyil saṁsārikkāriḷḷa)