ഇത് മലയാളത്തിൽ എങ്ങനെ പറയും
ithu malayālathil engane parayum
The English phrase "how to say this in malayalam" is translated into Malayalam as ഇത് മലയാളത്തിൽ എങ്ങനെ പറയും (ithu malayālathil engane parayum).
A question used to ask for the translation of a specific word or phrase into the Malayalam language.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ithu (this), malayālathil (in Malayalam), engane (how) and parayum (will say).
How does it change in a sentence?
In written Malayalam, a question mark is added to the end of the phrase to indicate it is a question.
How do you pronounce it?
ithu malayālathil engane parayum
Did you know?
- While മലയാളം is a palindrome in the English alphabet, the characters in the native script are not mirrors of each other and do not form a palindrome.
- The phrase ഇത് മലയാളത്തിൽ എങ്ങനെ പറയും can change its verb depending on the social hierarchy of the person being asked, as Malayalam has distinct levels of formality.
- Although the phrase uses the future tense verb പറയും (parayum), meaning 'will say', it is the standard way to ask a question about a general truth in the present tense. Using the present tense for this specific question would actually sound unnatural.
Examples in context
- മലയാളത്തിൽ ഇത് എങ്ങനെ പറയാം?How to say this in Malayalam
Example conversation
Manoj is learning Malayalam and asks Lakshmi for help with a word.
- ലക്ഷ്മി Lakshmiമനോജ്, എന്താണ് പ്രശ്നം?manoj, enthanu prashnam?Manoj, what is the problem?
- മനോജ് Manojലക്ഷ്മി, ഇത് മലയാളത്തിൽ എങ്ങനെ പറയും?lakshmi, ithu malayalathil engane parayum?Lakshmi, how do you say this in Malayalam?
- ലക്ഷ്മി Lakshmiഇതിനെ 'നന്ദി' എന്ന് പറയും.ithine 'nandi' ennu parayum.You say this as 'nandi'.
- മനോജ് Manojശരി, മനസ്സിലായി. നന്ദി!shari, manassilayi. nandi!Okay, I understand. Thanks!
