Looking for practical Cantonese to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Cantonese 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: when a Malayalam phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Cantonese wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
你好
നമസ്കാരം(namaskaram)
多謝
നന്ദി(nandi)
早唞
ശുഭോദയം(shubhodhayam)
午安
ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം(shubha vaikunneram)
晚上好
ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ(shubha sandhya)
晚安
ശുഭ രാത്രി(shubha raathri)
再見
ശേഷം കാണാം(shesham kaanam)
再見
വിട(vida)
你叫咩名?
നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?(ninte per enthanu?)
我叫John
എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ്(ente per John aanu)
你好嗎?
സുഖമാണോ?(sukhamaano?)
好高興見到你
നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം(ninakku kaanaan santhosham)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
你會講英文嗎?
നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ?(niṅṅaḷ iṅglīṣ saṁsārikkumō?)
我不太會講印地語
ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല(ñān hindī nalla rīthiyil saṁsārikkāriḷḷa)