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'.

MalayalamPronunciationEnglish
ഇന്ന്innutoday
നാളെnaaletomorrow
ഇന്നലെinnaleyesterday
മറ്റന്നാൾmattannaalday after tomorrow
ഇപ്പോൾippolnow
പിന്നീട്pinneedulater
രാവിലെraavilemorning
ഉച്ചuchanoon, midday
വൈകുന്നേരംvaikunneramevening
രാത്രിraathrinight
അർദ്ധരാത്രിardharaathrimidnight
മണിക്കൂർmanikkoorhour
മിനിറ്റ്minittuminute
സെക്കൻഡ്sekkandusecond (unit of time)
ദിവസംdivasamday
മാസംmaasammonth
വർഷംvarshamyear
സമയംsamayamtime
നേരത്തെneratheearly
വൈകിvaikilate

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