Read, listen and follow along in Malayalam. Start with the alphabet and simple grammar, or choose a story with audio, English translations and useful vocabulary.
Browse the Malayalam stories category →Reading guides
- Read Malayalam From Zero: Every Letter, Sound & Rule — Start with the script and learn how letters and vowel signs work together.
- മലയാളം അക്ഷരമാല — Malayalam Alphabet Chart — Use the vowel and consonant charts as a quick reference while reading.
Grammar
- Malayalam Grammar: Pronouns and Your First Sentences
- Malayalam Grammar: Possession, Location and Undu
Malayalam stories
Press play to hear the Malayalam story and follow the words as they light up. Click a word to replay that part. You can also switch to English letters for reading help, then explore the sentence-by-sentence English translation and vocabulary.
- പൂമ്പാറ്റ — The Butterfly
- പൂച്ചക്കാരു മണികെട്ടും? — Who Will Bell the Cat?
- പൂവൻ കോഴിയും വജ്രക്കല്ലും — The Rooster and the Diamond
- രണ്ടു ചങ്ങാതിമാരും ഒരു കരടിയും — Two Friends and a Bear
- ഉപ്പു കച്ചവടക്കാരന്റെ കഴുത — The Salt Merchant’s Donkey
- തടിയൻ രാജാവും മെലിഞ്ഞ നായയും — Fat King Thin Dog