Why do we Malayalees have that infamous accent?

[@AmeSo85]

സൂപ്പർ ... ഇങ്ങനെയൊരു പഠനം ആരും ചെയ്തതായി കണ്ടിട്ടില്ല.. കൂടുതൽ പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു

[@Examiner_Talks]

Thank you. We will post more soon.

[@jyothi9913]

Appreciate the effort you put on to bring the issue out. As far as I have observed, this first language influence was /is an issue transferred to us by our teachers. But, now along with the technological advancements and with use of social media platforms the younger Malayali generation have got a significant improvement in the articulation of English.

[@shantimojumdar1996]

Thanks to a factor called " the interference of the mother tongue", all Indians have their own peculiar accents.

[@Examiner_Talks]

Not just Indians, and it is not just 'first language' that causes the inteference.

[@Aussie_Malayalee]

There is another reason too, which I have figured out way later- our pronunciations originate from upper jaw, mouth teeth area. Most of the time if you go glottal, you get depth in the voice and a light change in the intonation make it hard to place where the speaker is from, but most importantly the listeners especially those whose mother tongue is English wont have any trouble understanding. My favourite accent of all time is Received pronunciation. And then if one gets exposed to a different intonations and pronunciation most of the time, naturally one changes.

[@shantimojumdar1996]

There is Bengali accent,and Marathi accent, Gujarati accent, Tamil accent, Bihari accent, Punjabi accent etc atc. No need to single out Malyalis.

[@Examiner_Talks]

Thanks for the comment. We are Malayalees with the intention to help Malayalees loose that heavy accent. In order to achieve that, i can't be talking about other languages and their accents, can I? Did you just see the thumbnail and comment or watch the video as well? 😜

[@NewBattlefields]

Try to speak with a malayali . Then you can understand value of this comparison.

[@atheist_1.1]

It's not Malyali it's Malayali

[@LifeofAbinz]

Impressive class. Loved it. Keep going. Please avoid the background music, its really annoying.

[@Examiner_Talks]

Sorry for that

[@binduvarma6000]

This is an excellent initiative and I hope you bring out more examples (for eg. the word Queen being pronounced as "Kyoon" ). As a Malayalee myself, I feel that the biggest issues we are facing are: 1. We do not get native English speakers to teach us English. The teachers themselves have learnt from a non-native English speaker, and mostly have learnt the pronunciation the wrong way and pass on the same to generations of students. 2. We Malayalees have a tendency to mock things we don't understand very well, or find difficult to learn. Hence if we see someone speaking an unfamiliar language, especially English, we tend to mock them rather than ourselves try to become better speakers of the language. 3. We lack confidence to speak in English even if we know the language... I have seen many Malayalees in my career as an HR professional, who cannot speak a word of English but write flawlessly. We suffer from inferiority complex here, and the fear of being mocked by others deter us from speaking the language. We have to accept that English is one of the most widely spoken language across India and the world, and in order to find our place in English speaking populations we need to put in the effort to learn the language, or loose out against those who speak better English. Of course, if the life's ambition is to be in Kerala all of our life, there is no need to exert too much to learn English, but at least we should learn our own language better!

[@amanbajwa233]

Not a malyali but I’ve noticed that people who have a thick “Indian” accent in general grew up speaking english with other thick accented Indians. I’m a Gen Z (27 yo) and went to english medium schools growing up, learnt english from Malyali and Punjabi teachers but I picked up an American accent watching American shows and movies. The english we spoke in school was minimal and I didn’t speak english with my friends at all. So it makes sense to me that in order to have a “neutral” accent, your source of english should be neutral as well. You’ll speak english the way you were taught it, exactly how accents work everywhere in the world. Also, I live abroad now and I’ve noticed this first hand, Indians from metro cities like delhi and Bombay have very typical Indian accents whereas Indians from small towns and even villages pick up the American accent so fast mainly because many of them didn’t use enough english in India and this is essentially their first time using English in their daily lives and that makes it easier for them to develop an American accent. Sorry about the rant but I think about this a lot lol.

[@Examiner_Talks]

That is a great observation. Your environment has a great influence on you. As a matter of fact, it has a greater influence on your language than anything else.

[@atheist_1.1]

Malyali ❌ Malayali ✅

[@bdhxjdmambdj4657]

മലയാളിക്ക് pronunciation ശരിയാക്കാൻ: 1. മലയാളം വായിൽ നിന്നുള്ള സ്വരം ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു, ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമ്പോൾ throat ല്‍ നിന്ന് സ്വരം പുറപ്പെടുവിക്കാൻ പ്രാക്ടീസ് ചെയ്യുക. 2. upper lips ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമ്പോൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കാതിരിക്കുക. 😊 നല്ല improvement ഉണ്ടാകും

[@novametallica]

I don't understand one thing, the people who pronounce Iron as "Airen" are the ones saying we have a bad accent!

[@abilashgsp]

നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് പഠിക്കുകയും പഠിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തോളൂ. നല്ല കാര്യം. പക്ഷേ അതിനു മലയാളഭാഷയെ പരിഹസിക്കേണ്ട കാര്യം ഇല്ല. ലോകത്ത് ഒരു ഭാഷയെയും പരിഹസിക്കുന്നത് ശരിയല്ല. കാരണം ഓരോ സ്ഥലത്തും ഉള്ള ആളുകളുടെ സ്വയം പ്രകാശനം ആണ് ഭാഷ. അവർക്ക് ലോകത്തെ അറിയാനും അറിവുകളും ആവശ്യങ്ങളും സ്വന്തം വികാരങ്ങളും ഒക്കെ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള വഴിയും ആണത്. അതിനെ കളിയാക്കുന്നത് ശരിയല്ല. ഇനി ഭാഷയുടെ സയന്റിഫിക് വശങ്ങൾ നോക്കിയാൽ നിങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞത് മുഴുവൻ അബദ്ധം ആണ്. ശശി തരൂർ പറയുന്നത് ബ്രിട്ടനിലെ ആക്സന്റ് മാത്രം ആണ്. ലോകത്ത് കൂടുതൽ പേരുടെ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് അമേരിക്കൻ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ആണ്. അങ്ങനെ അമേരിക്കൻ, ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് എന്നീ രണ്ടു വകഭേദങ്ങൾ മാത്രം അല്ല ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ഭാഷയിൽ ഇന്ന് ഉള്ളത്. ആസ്ട്രേലിയൻ, ഇന്ത്യൻ ആഫ്രിക്കൻ ഒക്കെ ഉണ്ട്. അതൊന്നും തെറ്റ് ആണെന്ന് പറയുന്നതിൽ കാര്യമില്ല. കൂടുതൽ മലയാളികൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് പറഞ്ഞ് തുടങ്ങുമ്പോൾ മലയാളി ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് എന്ന ഒരു വകഭേദം തീർച്ചയായും ഉണ്ടാകും. ലോകത്ത് ഇന്നേവരെ ഉണ്ടായിട്ടുള്ള ഒരു വ്യാകരണ ഗ്രന്ഥവും ഡിക്ഷണറി പുസ്തകവും ഭാഷ ഉണ്ടാവുന്നതിനു മുമ്പ് ഉണ്ടായത് അല്ല. ആളുകൾ സംസാരിച്ചു ഒരു ശീലം ഉണ്ടായതിനു ശേഷം വളരെ കഴിഞ്ഞാണ് നിയമപുസ്തകങ്ങൾ ഒക്കെ എഴുതുന്നത്. ആ നിയമങ്ങൾ ഒന്നും ഫിസിക്സ് നിയമങ്ങൾ പോലെ ഉറച്ചത് അല്ല.

[@muhsinashihabudheen7337]

True language is continuously changing

[@GargiSingh-op2je]

Yes I completely agree

[@Examiner_Talks]

ആരാണ് മലയാളത്തെ പരിഹസിച്ചത്? Accept it or not people mock us for their accent. I have lived the last 20 years of my life outside Kerala, and I have personally experienced it. What is സയന്റിഫിക് വശം? No accent is wrong accent, No accent is right accent. The only one to assume that any accent is better or right is 'you'. Had you watched the video, understood the purpose and then commented, it would be useful. Rather than one based on 'assumptions'.

[@Examiner_Talks]

@@muhsinashihabudheen7337 Language is always evolving. What comes to you mind when you hear the word 'mouse'? Though I didn’t quite get what you mean by 'true' language.

[@abduljaleelkodakkat9577]

"I appreciate your addressing the misconceptions around 'wrong' English pronunciation! Thanks for pointing out the main reason why many Malayalees struggle with correct pronunciation." Would you like any further adjustments?

[@dnapolren]

I am a native Tamizh with a kannada brought up.. Tamizh tends to have only one letter for two sounds unlike Kannada - like Ta and Da have one letter in Tamizh.. Kannada rescued me here..

[@sjmediaonline]

The main culprit is the way we write English in Malayalam. And then how the primary teachers inject first words into our minds in schools.

[@Examiner_Talks]

Ohooo...Did you watch the video?

[@deepaksingh3172]

Malyali accent is cute. Let it be❤

[@ameyaanu6548]

ചേട്ടൻ പറഞ്ഞതൊക്കെ മണ്ടത്തരം ആണെങ്കിലും... മലയാളികൾ അല്പം ഒന്ന് ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുന്നത് നല്ലതാണ്.... കാരണം നമ്മൾ പറയുന്നത് പലപ്പോഴും പലർക്കും മനസ്സിലാകില്ല... പറഞ്ഞത് മനസ്സിലായില്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭാഷയുടെ പ്രധാന ഉദ്ദേശം തന്നെ നിറവേറുകയില്ല..... ഒരു ന്യൂട്രൽ ആക്സിഡന്റിനായി എല്ലാവരും ശ്രമിക്കുകയും സ്കൂളുകളിൽ അത് പഠിപ്പിക്കുകയും വേണം.... എന്ന് കഴിഞ്ഞ 15 വർഷമായി ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് പഠിക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന ഞാൻ

[@Examiner_Talks]

മൗനം വിദ്വാന് ഭൂഷണം. 😆

[@binduvarma6000]

neutral accident?

[@aleyammarenjiv7978]

Telugus and northiees can't pronuce Z . For zoo they will say joo. English is not my mother tounge. Australian, American, English all pronunciations differ. Philippinos can't say f. They say pour for four. Arabs have cant pronunce V Or B . I can't remember. I am lucky to study and work from people from different states and countries. Malayalam have more vocabulary than others. In hindi yesterday and tomorrow is kal. Kaal is time. I am born in Kottayam, studied in village schools in malayalam medium school. But we were told to read reader's digest to learn pronunciations. After pree degree I moved to college where multinationals studied. For office work my grandfather's brother spoke as I couldn't speak English. Today people ask me which school I studied. I proudly say village schools. We have to hear English news , read English news papers, periodicals and novels. This gentleman's English also too heavy

[@Examiner_Talks]

😊

[@paperclips1306]

Z sound is not there in Telugu both in script as well as spoken language. Telugu must be spoken as is written in modern Telugu. And what is written for literature should not be used for spoken language. There should not be deviations of sounds we speak from the script. But regardless there are dialects because of natural language evolution and then there is standard Telugu, which is mostly used in upper coastal andhra. Read and speak exactly how you write. This is how Telugu is taught. No pronunciation must change from the script. In this regard, Telugu is distinct from all indian languages. Hindi is Highly unphonetic. They don't read exactly what is written. Like wise Bengali. And Tamils and malayalis have a pronunciation different from the script.

[@Examiner_Talks]

Almost all those languages are supposed to be spoken the way they are written, but people pronounce them different due to various factors. Having lived in Hyderabad for more than a decade, I can say that the 'z' 'dz' interchange doesn't happen with everyone.

[@fitnessjack6860]

as a tamil guy ,Tamil accent also is infamous. lots of pronunciation are messed up.. infact all southers tend to have heavy MTI

[@Examiner_Talks]

Its not just us South Indians, everyone has an accent. It's true that Tamizh speakers too have their distinct issues in pronunciation, some of which are quite heavy.

[@sjmediaonline]

Also, you yourself is thinking in Malayalam and then translating to english and talking slowly. When you start thinking in English, your presentation would improve.

[@Examiner_Talks]

Aliya...nee evide aayirunnu ithrayum kalam? I guess you must my appachi's son, that's why you know about the 'language' I think in, why I am 'talking' slowly etc... If you aren't then sorry, but then, you know nothing about 'I' as a person, so the wisest thing to do is to stay mum. (being polite here) BTW, do you use 'is' or 'are' when 'you' is the subject?

[@samwienska1703]

4:15 Historically speaking, it is the Tamils who are tigers. I mean the Cholas 😂🤪 But, only the Malayalees are retaining their Dravidian accent in their speech. Chillaksharams are nothing but Pure consonants. They are common to all the Indian languages if not at least to the South Indian languages.

[@Examiner_Talks]

Well, the question is, is it പുലി or കടുവ 🤣 in the pic?

[@AnilkumarKurup-lk1zy]

Paddy - പാടി 😂 (pady) ദിസ്‌ ഈസ്‌ റൈറ്റ്. Simple - simpal, bottle - battal, apple - ആപ്പിൾ 😊aപ്പിൾ 👍, harappa- ഹാരപ്പ 😊 ഹരപ്പ 👍sure- ഷുവർ 😊 ഷോർ 👍

[@Examiner_Talks]

Thanks for the list bruh. Will use it in one of the videos.

[@buggybrains]

sir can you please make a video to learn Malayalam!!

[@Examiner_Talks]

I wish I could. Unfortunately, I don’t feel qualified enough to teach Malayalam.

[@buggybrains]

@@Examiner_Talks noo don't say that being Malayali itself is a qualification to teach basic malayalam

[@dandevil1891]

@@buggybrainsMalayalam and Telugu are quite difficult to learn.

[@buggybrains]

@@dandevil1891 I am from Andhra Pradesh(Telugu) sir.

[@buggybrains]

@@dandevil1891 I do know Telugu very well sir.

[@vsaravind85]

Good luck

[@Examiner_Talks]

Thank you

[@NewBattlefields]

കൊള്ളാലോ...

[@maanasim]

You still need to work on your "only"!

[@Examiner_Talks]

Sure... Thank you

[@passionbringshappiness1517]

Well, coz Malls do not speak out boldly ..a bit they do hold back, its lack of confidence, which keeps them low toned and the fear of criticism, coz Malls cant take that! Accents are normal for any non native English speakers! opinionated?? ...C'est la Vie

[@Examiner_Talks]

True to a great extent.

[@AnilkumarKurup-lk1zy]

Malayalis pronunciations are totally wrong.

[@longerodds5077]

Malayalis can be mocked for many other reasons too. Should I list them??

[@Examiner_Talks]

പോടാ

[@longerodds5077]

@@Examiner_Talks Kelkan vaiya, alle??

[@Examiner_Talks]

@@longerodds5077 Nee dhairyamayi parayadey 😉

[@longerodds5077]

@@Examiner_Talks 1. Socialism within Kerala. Capitalism outside Kerala. Mallus are the most hypocritic people on earth. Commies who speak socialism in Kerala are well employed in UK, USA and Gulf Countries.

[@AnilkumarKurup-lk1zy]

Malayalis says പ്രോനൗണ്സ്യേഷൻ instead പ്രൊന്ൻസിയേഷൻ

[@Examiner_Talks]

Almost everyone in India does bruh. And transliteration isn't quite helpful here because they both are still wrong.

[@diputhampi5625]

പത്തിരുനൂറ് വർഷങ്ങൾ ഇന്ത്യ (നേരിട്ടല്ലെങ്കിലും കേരളവും) ഭരിച്ചിട്ടും, മര്യാദയ്ക്ക് തിരുവനന്തപുരം എന്നും, തൃശ്ശിവപേരൂർ എന്നും, കോഴിക്കോട് എന്നും പറയാൻ പറ്റാതെ ഒടുക്കം അതിന്റെയൊക്കെ പേര് വരെ മാറ്റിയിട്ട് പോയ സായിപ്പിന്റെ ഭാഷയിലെ വാക്കിന്റെ ഉച്ചാരണം അല്പം മാറുന്നതാണോ ഇത്ര വലിയ സംഭവം?

[@atheist_1.1]

Malayalikal mathram alla Ella India karum angane anu parayunne

[@sajeebhussain]

He himself is struggling to pronounce distinguish v and w

[@Examiner_Talks]

സെരി saaaar. നിങ്ങൾ പുലി തന്നെ. 'Grammar lessons നന്നായിരിക്കും'. കൃതജ്ഞത for the comment