Early in Malayalam
If you turned up before the expected time, Malayalam says you came നേരത്തെ (nerathe). The word does double duty for early and for earlier, so it can mean ahead of time or at some point further back. Three syllables, ne-ra-tthe, with the stress barely noticeable.
Early, ahead of the usual time, in good time; earlier, before, at a time further back or sooner than usual; previously, earlier, before now; at a time that has already passed.
ഞാൻ ഇന്ന് നേരത്തെ എഴുന്നേറ്റു.
njaan innu nerathe ezhunnettu
I got up early today.
All Malayalam words for “early”
- നേരത്തെ (nerathe) — Early, ahead of the usual time, in good time; earlier, before, at a time further back or sooner than usual; previously, earlier, before now; at a time that has already passed.
- ആരംഭകാലം (aarambhakaalam) — Early days, time of beginning.
- ചെറുപ്പമായ (cheruppamaya) — Young; not old, early in life or growth.
- രാവിലെ (raavile) — In the morning, at dawn, early in the morning.
നേരത്തെ is the everyday adverb. രാവിലെ means in the morning or at dawn, which is how early in the morning is expressed, and ആരംഭകാലം is a noun for the early days or opening period of something.
Common questions
How do you say early in Malayalam?
നേരത്തെ (nerathe).
How do I say early in the morning?
Use രാവിലെ, which already carries in the morning or at dawn; adding നേരത്തെ pushes it towards very early.