Malayalam Alphabet: Practice Workbook
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This is a workbook for those who learn to write Malayalam Alphabet. The focus is on the shape of the letters, and on how to write them. The letters are ordered from simple to complex, so that the learners wonโt be intimidated by the few complex ones. The letters are classified into base forms, short forms, and combined forms. A page is devoted for each letter. At the top left you see the letter along with the direction as to how to write it. A star indicates the place to start writing a letter. At the top right you see a little help as to its sound. Also you see a few words in which the letter occurs. Then you see in six rows six sets of the letter in dotted lines in varying sizes. The biggest ones are at the top, and they become smaller as they go down. The learner is not supposed to write all of them together. In the first week, the learner may write only the ones in the first row. He/she may visit as many pages as time permits, but he/she should stay within the first row. In the second week, he/she may come back and do the second row of each of those pages he/she visited. Thus the learner needs to spend a minimum of six weeks to complete the entire book. If the learner is a child, he/she should be directed to stick to the plan of one row per week. Filling each page fully before going to the next wonโt serve the purpose. As the learner writes a letter, he/she needs to sound it too, so that each letter will be associated with the sound it represents. All Malayalam sounds donโt have English equivalents. The learner will have to seek the help of a native speaker if available. The learner may also search in Youtube for Malayalam alphabet pronunciation, and listen from there. There is also a list of a few common words and a few sentences toward the end of the book. This is the very first book a level 1 learner of Malayalam may use. The same authors have made two more books available for the next levels. Learn Basic Malayalam in Six Weeks is level 2, and Speak Malayalam in Ten Weeks is level 3.A reviewer, Shija Abraham, wrote: "Malayalam Alphabet Practice Workbook by John Kunnathu and Lissy John is very well organized with mainly English-speaking people/kids in mind.Equivalent English sound for all vowels and consonants with a practice page is given for each letter. To help beginners, arrows are shown in the direction in which each letter is written. It also covers stressed consonants, consonant combinations, short form of consonants and consonants without a vowel. The book ends with some common words and sentences which also give a short history of the Malayalam language.The book provides a plan to learn the language in 6 weeks. The Kunnathuโs experience as educators is very well displayed in the structure and the content of the book. I highly recommend this book for all beginners."
| Dimensions | 15.24 x 0.84 x 22.86 cm |
| Isbn 10 | 1981126511 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1981126514 |
| Item Weight | 204 g |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 144 pages |
| Publication Date | 1 Dec. 2017 |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
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Fantastic book for beginners
I wanted to learn the Malayalam alphabet from scratch, as a total beginner I have to say that this book is great for this purpose. At first I wasn't sure if it was worth the money, since you can find a lot of information online as well. However, in the book it's explained how to write each letter, in addition to a description what it sounds like. It also advises you to search online for an audio of the pronunciation for each letter. For each letter, there are six columns. The book advises you to fill in one column per week and then move on to the next letter, so that you will have finished the book in 6 weeks mimimum. At the end of the book, there are some words and sentences to practice as well. In my opinion, they could have added a few more pages with words and sentences to practice, but you can find this easily online too. All in all, I think it's definitely worth buying this book, I think it helped me a lot to write and understand the meaning of each letter.
User
Useful for learning Malayalam script
The book is a series of pages on which you can practice writing the Malayalam script. Directions for how to form the symbol are given at the top of the page, and the symbols are printed below in horizontal rows. The reader traces over each symbol to practice writing it, and each line shows smaller copies of the symbol to use as your writing improves. It is helpful to learn the alphabet in the first place, and a useful practice in writing thereafter. I can recommend it especially for new students of Malayalam.
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No audio support
Without listening to the sounds, you ll not be able to successfully learn to pronounce themโฆ Moreover, the list in the back is a joke because what s the use of verbs in the simple past for a beginner? Where are the first small talk phrases? Not recommendable like most of the Malayalam study books ok the market :/ Get an app!
User
Great workbook for beginners
This helps me learn how to draw the letters and where to start. Great workbook for me to learn!
User
Better than expected
This is a very practical book for my 5 year old. She can relate to the English letter comparison. So far she has no issues sitting down and learning the Malayalam letters.
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