Today I will teach you the Malayalam alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Malayalam letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Malayalam contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| ക | [k] like kit |
| ഖ | [kh] like bach |
| ഗ | [g] like gold |
| ഘ | [gh] like Ghana |
| ങ | [n] like nice |
| ച | [ch] like China |
| ഛ | [chh] like choke |
| ജ | [j] like vision |
| ഝ | [jh] like John |
| ഞ | [ñ] like onion |
| ട | [ṭ] like time |
| ഠ | [ṭh] like team |
| ഡ | [ḍ] like that |
| ഢ | [ḍh] like this |
| ണ | [ṇ] like noon |
| ത | [th] like think |
| ഥ | [thh] like thread |
| ദ | [d] like dream |
| ധ | [d] like day |
| ന | [n] like noon |
| പ | [p] like play |
| ഫ | [ph] like phone |
| ബ | [b] like bat |
| ഭ | [bh] like bhal |
| മ | [m] like milk |
| യ | [y] like yes |
| ര | [r] like ring |
| ല | [l] like life |
| വ | [v] like vast |
| ശ | [ṣ] like sea |
| ഷ | [sś] like brass |
| സ | [s] like sun |
| ഹ | [h] like hot |
| ള | [ḷ] like love |
| ഴ | [ḻ] like light |
| റ | [ṟ] like ring |
| ൠ | [rr] like rabbit |
| ാ | [a] like act |
| ി | [i] like ink |
| ീ | [ī] like eat |
| ു | [u] like urge |
| ൂ | [u] like urge |
| ൃ | [r] like rock |
| െ | [e] like egg |
| േ | [e] like egg |
| ൈ | [ai] like ice |
| ൊ | [o] like old |
| ോ | [o] like old |
| ൌ | [au] like how |
| അ | [a] like at |
| അ | [a] like ask |
| ആ | [aa] like mass |
| ഇ | [i] like India |
| ഉ | [u] like urge |
| ഓ | [oo] like tool |
| ഈ | [ii] like weed |
| ഊ | [uu] like mood |
| ഋ | [r] like raft |
| ഌ | [l] like light |
| ഏ | [ee] like weed |
| ഐ | [ai] like ice |
| ഒ | [o] like old |
| ഔ | [au] like how |
| ൠ | [rr] like rabbit |
| ൡ | [ll] like million |
| എ | [e] like egg |
| ് | [] like none |
| ം | ['] like none |
| ഃ | ['] like none |
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