Time Words in Malayalam
This list brings together the most common Malayalam words for talking about time: parts of the day, units like hour and minute, and everyday words such as today, tomorrow and now. These words appear constantly in conversation, so they are among the first ones worth memorizing. Tip: combine them freely, e.g. innu raavile means 'this morning' and naale raathri means 'tomorrow night'.
| Malayalam | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ഇന്ന് | innu | today |
| നാളെ | naale | tomorrow |
| ഇന്നലെ | innale | yesterday |
| മറ്റന്നാൾ | mattannaal | day after tomorrow |
| ഇപ്പോൾ | ippol | now |
| പിന്നീട് | pinneedu | later |
| രാവിലെ | raavile | morning |
| ഉച്ച | ucha | noon, midday |
| വൈകുന്നേരം | vaikunneram | evening |
| രാത്രി | raathri | night |
| അർദ്ധരാത്രി | ardharaathri | midnight |
| മണിക്കൂർ | manikkoor | hour |
| മിനിറ്റ് | minittu | minute |
| സെക്കൻഡ് | sekkandu | second (unit of time) |
| ദിവസം | divasam | day |
| മാസം | maasam | month |
| വർഷം | varsham | year |
| സമയം | samayam | time |
| നേരത്തെ | nerathe | early |
| വൈകി | vaiki | late |
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- Days of the Week in Malayalam
- Months in Malayalam
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- Fruits and Vegetables in Malayalam
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