Looking for practical Korean (한국어) to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Korean 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 Korean 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.
안녕하세요
നമസ്കാരം(namaskaram)
감사합니다
നന്ദി(nandi)
좋은 아침입니다
ശുഭോദയം(shubhodhayam)
좋은 오후입니다
ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം(shubha vaikunneram)
좋은 저녁입니다
ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ(shubha sandhya)
안녕히 주무세요
ശുഭ രാത്രി(shubha raathri)
나중에 봐요
ശേഷം കാണാം(shesham kaanam)
안녕히 가세요
വിട(vida)
이름이 뭐예요?
നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?(ninte per enthanu?)
제 이름은 존입니다
എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ്(ente per John aanu)
어떻게 지내세요?
സുഖമാണോ?(sukhamaano?)
만나서 반갑습니다
നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം(ninakku kaanaan santhosham)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
영어를 할 수 있나요?
നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ?(niṅṅaḷ iṅglīṣ saṁsārikkumō?)
힌디어를 잘하지 못해요.
ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല(ñān hindī nalla rīthiyil saṁsārikkāriḷḷa)