I have listed many often-used words below. The first section is Nouns followed by Verbs and English origin malayalm words.
Nouns
പേന peena /pen = pen തറ thara = floor വീട് veedu = house
കട kata = shope അരി ari = rice കറി kari = curry
മരം maram = tree ചെടി cheti =plants പൂവ് puuvu / puu = flower
കടലാസ് kadalaas = paper പേര് peeru = name അച്ഛൻ achan = father
അമ്മ amma = mother പെണ്ണ് pennu = woman ആണ് aanu = man
കുട്ടി kutti = boy/girl ആണ്കുട്ടി aan kutti = boy പെണ്കുട്ടി pen kutti = girl
ആപ്പിൾ apple=apple മാങ്ങ manga = mango വയസ് vayasu = age
പ്രായം praayam = age മാസം maasam = month ദിവസം dhivasam = day
sthalam = place makal = daughter makan =son
mudi = hair mukham = face kai = hand
kaalu = leg kannu = eye chevi = ear
mookku = nose chundu = lip viral = fingers
samayam = time mani = hour
minut = minut watch = watch
onnu = one randu = two
muunnu = three naalu = four
anchu = five aaru = six
eezhu = seven ettu = eight
ompathu = nine pathu = ten
kaal = quarter ara = half
aazhcha = week maasam = month
mannu = soil mala = hill
vellam = water mazha = rain
veyil = sun light
niram = colour vella = white
karuppu = black neela = blue
pacha = green manja = yellow
orange = orange brown ==brown
chuvappu = red violet = violet
maanga = mango chakka = jackfruit
pazham = fruit / banana pappaya = pappaya
kappa = tapioca apple = apple
orange = orange beans = beans
parippu = daal ari = rice
mulaku = chilli malli = koreander
podi = powder mulaku podi = chilli powder
veedu = house, janaala = window
vaathil = door thuunu = pillar
kinar = well (to take water) thengu = coconut tree
mutt'am = courtyard
tt' is prenounced like 't' in 'tata'
'ng' is a nasal sound. It is the fifth consonant. please listen it here.
aana = elephant karadi = bear
puli = leopard kaduva = tiger
patti = dog puucha = cat
pasu = cow aadu = goat
paatt'a = cockroach palli = lizard
kurangan = monkey kazhutha = donkey
ll' is pronounced as stressed la', illustrated in the pronounciation section.
thakkaali = tomato ull'i = onion
saboola * = big onion payar = a kind of beans
beans = beans mulaku = chilli
malli = correander manjal = turmeric
kizhangu = pottato inchi = ginger
cabbage = cabbage cauliflower = cauliflower
vel'utha ull'i = garlic (vel'uppu = white )
uppu = salt vell'am = water
kathi = knife thee = fire
chaaya = tea kaappy / coffee = coffee
ari = rice chooru = cooked rice
kari = curry juice = juice
meen = fish irachi = meat
chicken = chicken beef = beef
bus = bus car = car
train = train flight = flight
cycle = bicycle auto = auto riksha
bike = motor bike loori = truck
scooter = scooter driver = driver
cleaner = cleaner conductor = conductor
ticket checker = ticket checker ticket = ticket
seat = seat bus stop = bus stop
railway station = railway station coach = coach
ticket counter = ticket counter timetable = timetable
road = road zeebra line = zeebra line
line = line horne = horne
kappithaan ** = captain of a ship
sundhari = beautiful girl sundharan = beautiful guy
pranayam = love (romantic)
sabdam / sound = sound number = number
aalukal = people ariku / side = side
jooli = job sthalam = place, land
varsham = year maasam = month
peeru = name sahaayam = help
kaaranam = cause prasnam = problem
paattu = song katha = story
puzha = river dam = dam
group = group idea = idea
mala = mountin, hill maala = chain (jwellery)
palaka = wooden frame thadi = wood
viraku = wood pieces to burn
veedana = pain kaattu = wind
thanuppu = cold chuudu = warm/ hot
Verbs
pookuka = to go varuka = to come
thirichu pookuka = go back ( thirichu = back )
nadakkuka = to walk ooduka = to run
irikkuka = to sit kidakkuka = to lay
parayuka = to say paatuka = to sing
choodikkuka = to ask kelkkuka = to hear, to listen
ezhuthuka = to write vaayikkuka = to read, to play music
instrument
samsarikkuka = to talk
thinnuka = to eat (for animals) kazhikkuka = to eat (for human)
kudikkuka = to drink
cheyyuka * = to do kaanuka = to see, to watch
kodukkuka = to give vaanguka = to buy
kittuka = to get snehikkuka = to love
karayuka = to weep, to cry padikkuka = to study
kallam parayuka = to say lie adikkuka = to beat
pokkuka = to lift thaazhthuka = to bring down
kayaruka = to get into ( eg. car, bus, train etc )
parakkuka = to fly oodikkuka = to drive
vekkuka = to place edukkuka = to take
varuka = to come kondu varuka = to bring
1) Apple kondu varuka =to bring apple
2) Apple kondu varu = bring apple ( please )
kondu pookuka = to take away
iduka = to put sth down, to put on dress
1) aa puuvu basketil idu = (please) put that flower in the basket ( aa= that)
2)nee ee shirt idu = you wear this shirt, please
kalikkuka = to play
Some of the verbs can be made by mixing with english verbs. It is common only in spoken malayalam.
add cheyyuka = to add work cheyyuka = to work
dress cheyyuka = to dress up cook cheyyuka = to cook
repair cheyyuka = to repair pay cheyyuka = to pay
type cheyyuka = to type cut cheyyuka = to cut
drive cheyyuka = to drive use cheyyuka = to use
massage cheyyuka = to massage on cheyyuka = to turn on
off cheyyuka = to turn off
switch iduka = to on the switch ( iduka = to put )
browse cheyyuka = to browse internet
search cheyyuka = to search in internet
More Verbs
Verb past tense
kodukkuka = to give (to a 3rd person) koduthu
tharuka = to give (between 1st and 2nd persons) thannu
aakuka = to be, to become aayi
sammathikkuka = to agree, to allow sammathichu
ariyuka = to know arinju
padikkuka = to study padichu
oorkkuka = to remember oorthu
edukkuka = to take, to carry eduthu
utharam parayuka = to answer (utharam = answer) paranju
pookuka = to go, to leave, to travel pooyi
viizhuka = to fall viinu
thoonnuka = to feel thoonni
aaloochikkuka = to think aaloochichu
nirakkuka = to fill nirachu
jiivikkuka = to live (life) jiivichu
thaamasikkuka = to live at a place thaamasichu
thudanguka = to begin thudangi
pidikkuka = to hold, to catch pidichu
kandu pidikkuka = to find, to discover kandu pidichu
thiirkkuka = to finish thiirthu
ayakkuka = to send ayachu
undaakkuka = to make undaakki
vaanguka = to buy, to get from sb vaangi
kadam vaanguka = to get sth borrowed (kadam = sth borrowed)
kodukkuka = to give koduthu
kadam kodukkuka = to give sb as borrowed
kaasu kodukkuka = to pay (kaasu / panam = money)
upayoogikkuka = to use upayoogichu
kaanuka = to see, to watch kandu
kaanikkuka = to show kaanichu
kazhiyuka = can kazhinju = could
undaavuka = to have undaayi
aavasyam udavuka = to wand, to need (aavasyam = need )
iduka = to put, to drop ittu
nilkkuka = to stand ninnu
thurakkuka = to open thurannu
kalikkuka = to play kalichu
kalippikkuka = to play sb (eg. a kid) kalippichu
murikkuka = to cut murichu
kidakkuka = to lie on a sth kidannu
vekkuka = to lay vechu
nuna parayuka = to lie (say lies) nuna paranju (nuna=lie)
Malayalam words originated from English
aunti uncle book pen paper
news paper radio TV channel currunt voltage light
bulb tube light internet
computer mouse kieboard speaker wire
cup glass plate spoon fork
bread butter jam gas stove fridge
oven clock watch shirt pants
road bus jeep car driver
conductor school college university physics
pharmacy supermarket number bike address
shoe socks sweater bed bedsheet
color number book box chicken
beef curry oven flat tower
torch light switch on/off screen
projector cinema film goodmorning
goodevening thank you sorry hi / hello
chocolate butter tooth paste brush
toilet shower soap powder
cream shelf strore room room
bed room kitchen dining hall hall
step curtain portico balconey
garden dam boat shutter