Listen in Malayalam
Listen is കേൾക്കുക (kelkkuka) in Malayalam, the verb for hearing and for paying attention to what is said. Parents, teachers and radios all call on it. When the stress is on careful attention, ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുക (shraddhikkuka) is used.
Most common translation
To listen, to hear, to pay attention to what is said; listening. Paying attention to a sound; hearing someone with care.
അമ്മ പറയുന്നത് കേൾക്കൂ.
amma parayunnathu kelkkoo
Listen to what mother says.
All Malayalam words for “listen”
- കേൾക്കുക (kelkkuka) — To listen, to hear, to pay attention to what is said; listening. Paying attention to a sound; hearing someone with care.
- ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുക (shraddhikkuka) — Pay attention to, care for or listen to diligently or earnestly.
- ശ്രവിക്കുക (shravikkuka) — Hear, listen to, heed.
kelkkuka covers both hearing and listening, shraddhikkuka adds the sense of attending closely, and shravikkuka is a formal, Sanskritic equivalent.
Common questions
How do you say listen in Malayalam?
കേൾക്കുക (kelkkuka).
How do you tell someone to pay attention?
ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുക (shraddhikkuka), to attend to something with care.