This is a much more formal word than in English and there is no actual direct translation of the word "hello".
good-bye
പോയിട്ടു വരട്ടെ
pōyiṭṭu varaṭṭe
[ˈpoːjiʈːu(.)ˌʋəɾəʈːe]
please
ദയവായി
dayavāyi
[ˈd̪əjəʋaːji]
This is slightly more formal than in English and not used as often.
thank you
നന്ദി
nanni
[ˈn̪an̪ːi]
It is written as if it were pronounced [ˈn̪an̪d̪i]
How much is that?
അതിന്റെ വില എന്താണു
atiṉṯe vila entāṇu
[ˈat̪ˌinte(.)ˌʋilə(.)ˌen̪t̪aːɳŭ]
yes
അതെ / ശരി
ate / śari
[ˌat̪e] / [ɕəɾi]
അതെ is used to say something is true, but ശരി is used when one is agreeing that one will do something.
no
ഇല്ല / അല്ല
illa / alla
[ˈilːə] / [ˈalːə]
Use ഇല്ല when talking about an action, the presence of someone/something and also used to say someone/something does not have something) and അല്ല when talking about the nature of someone/something.
sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം / പൊറുക്കണം
kṣamikkaṇam / poṟukkaṇam
[ˈkʂəmikʲːəɳəm] / [ˈporukːəɳəm]
These words both mean "forgive" in the imperative mood ("me" is implied and is not normally used in this context), and can be made more polite by saying "ദയവായി" first.
