Welcome to the sixth Malayalam lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Malayalam to help you practice your daily phrases. Click on the sound icon to hear the words.
Malayalam cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Malayalam. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.
cow പശു [peṣu] |
goat ആട് [aṭ] |
donkey കഴുത [kḻu th] |
horse കുതിര [ku their] |
dog പട്ടി [peṭeṭei] |
cat പൂച്ച [pu chch] |
mouse എലി [elei] |
bird പക്ഷി [peksśei] |
Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
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