You in Malayalam

നീ (nee) is you to one person, and it is familiar: parents, friends and classmates use it freely, while strangers and elders get a polite form instead. Choosing wrongly is noticed at once.

Most common translation

നീ (nee)

You, the person spoken to; nee to one person informally and ningal politely or to more than one.

നീ എവിടെ പോകുന്നു?

nee evide pokunnu?

Where are you going?

All Malayalam words for “you”

അങ്ങ് (angu) and അവിടുന്ന് (avidunnu) are the honorific forms, and ഇവിടം (ividam) literally means this place, used as a respectful you the way English once used your honour.

Common questions

How do you say you in Malayalam?

നീ (nee) to someone you are close to. A separate polite form covers everyone else and also serves as the plural.

Is nee rude?

To an elder or a stranger, yes. The choice between the familiar and the polite form is not optional in Malayalam.