Malayalam vowel signs

One consonant, 13 vowel combinations

Each row pairs an independent vowel with its attached sign and the course’s combined form. None marks the a row without an added vowel sign. A dotted circle shows where a consonant would sit; it is a display aid, not part of the syllable.

Look around the whole written form

Compare കി / കീ and കെ / കേ. Look at the entire shape before deciding which vowel to say. The course’s au combination is കൗ; use the displayed form when comparing the chart with your Mix Lab result.

In Mix Lab →, choose another consonant and the same vowel. Compare the completed shapes and listen to each result. Some combinations are uncommon in everyday words; use the lab to recognise the written pattern.

Move from recognition to recall

1. Choose three rows and read each combined form with its recording.
2. Hide the sound spellings, then identify which vowel each form contains.
3. Change the consonant in Mix Lab and predict the resulting form before listening.
4. Return to a beginner word and look for a vowel sign you just practised.

• Practise ka changes shape →
• Practise ka keeps flowing →