Looking for practical Japanese (日本語) to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Japanese 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: read the Malayalam line out loud three times, then cover the Japanese side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
こんにちは
നമസ്കാരം(namaskaram)
ありがとう
നന്ദി(nandi)
おはようございます
ശുഭോദയം(shubhodhayam)
こんにちは
ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം(shubha vaikunneram)
こんばんは
ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ(shubha sandhya)
おやすみなさい
ശുഭ രാത്രി(shubha raathri)
じゃね
ശേഷം കാണാം(shesham kaanam)
さようなら
വിട(vida)
お名前は何ですか?
നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?(ninte per enthanu?)
私の名前はジョンです
എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ്(ente per John aanu)
お元気ですか?
സുഖമാണോ?(sukhamaano?)
はじめまして
നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം(ninakku kaanaan santhosham)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
英語を話せますか?
നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ?(niṅṅaḷ iṅglīṣ saṁsārikkumō?)
ヒンディー語があまり話せません
ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല(ñān hindī nalla rīthiyil saṁsārikkāriḷḷa)