Looking for practical Chinese (Simplified) (中文) to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chinese (Simplified) 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 Chinese (Simplified) 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)
谢谢
നന്ദി(nandi)
早上好
ശുഭോദയം(shubhodhayam)
下午好
ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം(shubha vaikunneram)
晚上好
ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ(shubha sandhya)
晚安
ശുഭ രാത്രി(shubha raathri)
再见
ശേഷം കാണാം(shesham kaanam)
再见
വിട(vida)
你叫什么名字?
നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?(ninte per enthanu?)
我叫约翰
എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ്(ente per John aanu)
你好吗?
സുഖമാണോ?(sukhamaano?)
很高兴认识你
നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം(ninakku kaanaan santhosham)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
你会说英语吗?
നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ?(niṅṅaḷ iṅglīṣ saṁsārikkumō?)
我说印地语说得不好。
ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല(ñān hindī nalla rīthiyil saṁsārikkāriḷḷa)