How to Say "Malayalam" in French

malayalam

/ma.la.ja.lam/masculine

malayalam is the French word for the Malayalam language.

The word is used to name the Malayalam language.

Meaning: language (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The word is pronounced /ma.la.ja.lam/ and has 4 syllables.

The word malayalam is a palindrome in French as well as in English, meaning it reads the same forwards and backwards.
Unlike English where 'Malayalam' is a proper noun, in French, adjectives derived from the language name, like 'malayalam', are not capitalized.
When writing about the language, French speakers will often add the article le before malayalam to treat it as a substantive noun, a habit not found in English.

Il apprend le malayalam.
He's learning Malayalam.
This sentence is useful for seeing how to say someone is learning malayalam.
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Où as-tu appris le malayalam ?
Where did you learn Malayalam?
This sentence is useful for asking where someone learned malayalam.
Tatoeba #11585368 by Julien_PDC, translation #11585377 by shekitten
Tu parles le malayalam ?
Do you speak Malayalam?
This sentence is useful for asking if someone speaks malayalam.
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Oui, je parle malayalam.
Yes, I speak Malayalam.
Comment dit-on "book" en malayalam?
How do you say "book" in Malayalam?
"Book" se dit "pusthakam" en malayalam.
"Book" is called "pusthakam" in Malayalam.
2 more sentences on Tatoeba

Léa and Gabriel are talking about their linguistics class.

Léa

Est-ce que le malayalam est difficile ?
Is Malayalam difficult?
Gabriel

Oui, le malayalam a une grammaire complexe.
Yes, Malayalam has a complex grammar.
Léa

Je voudrais vraiment étudier le malayalam.
I would really like to study Malayalam.
Gabriel

C'est une excellente idée, Léa.
That is an excellent idea, Léa.

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