YUNOVA · Spoken Malayalam
Module 12: Professional Malayalam
Malayalam for business and customers
Key points
- Greet customers politely with namaskaram.
- Use the respectful ningal when speaking to customers.
- Learn words for price (vila), bill and payment.
Polite negotiation in Malayalam
Key points
- Ask the price with ithinu ethra aanu?
- Kurachu kurakkamo? asks politely for a small discount.
- Stay friendly and thank the seller even if you do not buy.
Giving a short speech in Malayalam
Key points
- Open by greeting the audience, for example ellavarkkum namaskaram.
- Keep to one main idea with two or three short points.
- Close by thanking everyone with nanni.