3 days to go .. so buckle up, prepare yourself .. Just packing up bags won’t do !
Guys we need to learn Malayalam, and I know learning Malayalam in 3 days is a tough task but we can’t always depend on Syril and Siddharth’s Malayalam speaking powers and trusting these guys is HIGHLY DANGEROUS !!
Why?
Let me tell you a short story which happened in college:
One fine Monday afternoon, I was sitting like a sweet innocent boy and was playing snake on my fone, Sidda suddenly had a brilliant idea of bunking KR‘s class. I said “Hell no dude .. It’s freakin KR man .. NOOO” .. but he convinced me to bunk and we both left the class before KR came in. But DAMN .. KR saw us leaving the class and caught us .. The way KR looked at me I thought I was going to DIE! Thank god he didn’t murder me but he looked at sidda in a more Dumbledore way!! (If you know what I mean! :P) some people won’t get this one so check this Link
Moral of the short story: Never listen to SIDDA ! Never !
We have no other option – We have to learn Malayalam.
I have split them into scenarios, which can help us understand the language better, so here it goes…
Scenario #1:
You get down at wayanad and meet a few people, first thing to do when you meet a new person is to say “Hi” or you can just say “namaskaaram” (in a formal style)
PS: Just say “Hiii” in Raka’s style ! Trust me it works brilliantly !
Scenario #2:
You have to pee and it’s really urgent, and you have to ask them “where the rest room is?” They might point to a bush though !! 😛
Let’s face it! This sentence is a real life saver !!
English: “Where is the bathroom ??”
Malayalam: “Bathroom evide ah?”
PS: And then you can ahhhhhhh in the bathroom !!!!
Scenario #3:
We are not just going there to set up a camp fire and do tribal dance around it (Hmm may be ..) but we’ll also be traveling into thick forest and there is a slight possibility of spotting elephants. They might get hyper looking at you and might even chase you !! So what should we do when that happens, run for your life and while running SCREAM so that other Keralites might come and help!!
You have to scream, “help help elephant is chasing us !!!” but how will you say this in Malayalam, check this out –
English: ” Help .. Help .. Elephant .. Elephant !”
Malayalam: “Rakshikoo .. Rakshikoo .. Aana .. Aanaaaaaaaaa !”
PS: Don’t forget to stop yelling after you have escaped from its sight .. They have long ears and might hear you and hunt you down !
Scenario #4:
You see a beautiful girl and you are head over heels in love with the girl, can’t blame you, Kerala chicks are cute (Asin, Nayanthara are Keralites !)
You can walk up to the girl and say “I love you” in a boring normal English.
Saying it in an unknown language and in a different accent is awesome. I love you in Malayalam is “Njan ninne premikkunnu” and add this “Namukku oru cinemekku pokaamo?” (Which means “can we go for a movie?”) If the girl says “Maari Pooku .. Njan ninne verukkunnu” that just means “Get lost, I hate you” .
So get back to the bus we have more places to cover !!!!!!!!
Scenario #5:
We stop by and are searching for a hotel to have lunch ? We meet a few localities and have to ask them for hotel.
English: “I am hungry, where is the hotel ?”
Malayalam: “Enikku vishakunnu, Engene enikku hotlil ettham?”
PS: If they say eh??? Go get sidda or syril to continue the conversation !!
Scenario #6:
You are standing alone in a corner and all of us are busy taking photos. Suddenly a guy grabs your bag and is running away. You have to yell “Stop .. Stop !!!!!!”
English: “Stop! Stop ! Thief ! Thief ! Police !”
Malayalam: “Nirthoooo ! Nirthoooo ! Kallan ! Kallan ! Police !” (Police is still police here)
PS: Run behind him and get your bag, we will still be taking photos so it might be difficult to help!!
Scenario #7:
You need to Pee and run to a nearby bush (Old Habits Die Hard !)
While spraying the bushes, someone from behind tries to (you know) feel you ! You have to scream !!!!!! How ???
English: “Don’t touch me ! Help! Help !”
Malayalam: “Enne thodaruthu ! Rakshikoo ! Rakshikoo !”
English: “Leave me Alone! Help!”
Malayalam: “Enne veruthe vidoo ! Rakshikoo !!”
PS: well screaming and shouting depends – if you are starting to like it then you can allow him to continue ..
More stuff later !!
Peace,
Prashanth. Mac
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