Malayalam Letters

Let's now learn the Malayalam letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.

ക	[k] as in kit
ഖ	[kh] as in bach
ഗ	[g] as in gold
ഘ	[gh] as in Ghana
ങ	[n] as in nice
ച	[ch] as in China
ഛ	[chh] as in choke
ജ	[j] as in vision
ഝ	[jh] as in John
ഞ	[ñ] as in onion
ട	[ṭ] as in time
ഠ	[ṭh] as in team
ഡ	[ḍ] as in that
ഢ	[ḍh] as in this
ണ	[ṇ] as in noon
ത	[th] as in think
ഥ	[thh] as in thread
ദ	[d] as in dream
ധ	[d] as in day
ന	[n] as in noon
പ	[p] as in play
ഫ	[ph] as in phone
ബ	[b] as in bat
ഭ	[bh] as in bhal
മ	[m] as in milk
യ	[y] as in yes
ര	[r] as in ring
ല	[l] as in life
വ	[v] as in vast
ശ	[ṣ] as in sea
ഷ	[sś] as in brass
സ	[s] as in sun
ഹ	[h] as in hot
ള	[ḷ] as in love
ഴ	[ḻ] as in light
റ	[ṟ] as in ring
ൠ	[rr] as in rabbit
ാ	[a] as in act
ി	[i] as in ink
ീ	[ī] as in eat
ു	[u] as in Uzbakistan
ൂ	[u] as in Uzbakistan
ൃ	[r] as in rock
െ	[e] as in egg
േ	[e] as in egg
ൈ	[ai] as in ice
ൊ	[o] as in old
ോ	[o] as in old
ൌ	[au] as in how
അ	[a] as in at
അ	[a] as in Alabama
ആ	[aa] as in mass
ഇ	[i] as in India
ഉ	[u] as in Uzbakistan
ഓ	[oo] as in tool
ഈ	[ii] as in weed
ഊ	[uu] as in mood
ഋ	[r] as in raft
ഌ	[l] as in light
ഏ	[ee] as in weed
ഐ	[ai] as in ice
ഒ	[o] as in old
ഔ	[au] as in how
ൠ	[rr] as in rabbit
ൡ	[ll] as in million
എ	[e] as in egg
്	[] as in none
ം	['] as in none
ഃ	['] as in none

The above letters in Malayalam should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Malayalam, Malayalam homepage, or Malayalam Grammar. Malayalam quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.

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