Daily check-in in Malayalam for your parents (മലയാളം)

A daily WhatsApp check-in and follow-up phone call in Malayalam for your parents in India. See the exact messages they receive, and the replies they can give.

No Indian state has more of its families abroad than Kerala. In many houses in Thrissur, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Malappuram, the only residents are parents in their seventies.

Kerala’s parents are literate and independent, and they read Malayalam. A check-in in their own script is answered every morning, often within minutes.

What your parent sees, in Malayalam

These are the real messages, exactly as they are sent. The English under each one is for you; your parent sees only the Malayalam.

നമസ്കാരം രാധ 🙏 എല്ലാ ദിവസവും WhatsApp-ൽ നിങ്ങളുടെ ആരോഗ്യവിവരം അന്വേഷിച്ച് കുടുംബത്തെ അറിയിക്കാൻ അനൂപ് Athnova Care-നോട് ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്. നിങ്ങൾക്ക് സമ്മതമാണോ?Namaste Radha 🙏 Anoop has asked Athnova Care to check on your health on WhatsApp every day and share updates with your family. Do you agree?

അതെ, സമ്മതം (Yes, I agree)വേണ്ട (No)

അതെ, സമ്മതം

സുപ്രഭാതം രാധ 🙏 ഇന്ന് രാവിലത്തെ മരുന്നുകൾ കഴിച്ചോ?Good morning Radha 🙏 Did you take your morning medicines today?

അതെ, കഴിച്ചു (Yes, taken)ഇതുവരെ ഇല്ല (Not yet)എന്നെ വിളിക്കൂ (Please call me)

അതെ, കഴിച്ചു

വളരെ നല്ലത് രാധ 👍 നല്ലൊരു ദിവസം ആശംസിക്കുന്നു.Very good Radha 👍 Have a nice day.

If they do not answer

About three hours later your parent gets a gentle reminder, and then a phone call in Malayalam. If the calls are not answered, you are alerted, and then the local contacts you chose.

രാധ, സുഖവിവരം അന്വേഷിക്കുകയാണ്. ഇന്ന് സുഖമാണോ?Namaste Radha, just checking in. Are you doing OK today?

സുഖമാണ് (I'm fine)സുഖമില്ല (Not feeling well)

Once a week

നിങ്ങളുടെ ആഴ്ച, രാധ: 7 ദിവസങ്ങളിൽ 6 ദിവസം മരുന്ന് കഴിച്ചു. അനൂപ്-ന് നിങ്ങളുടെ വിവരങ്ങൾ കാണാം. നന്ദി 🙏Your week, Radha: medicines taken on 6 of 7 days. Anoop can see your updates. Thank you 🙏

Replies in their own words

Parents do not always use the buttons. These everyday replies, typed the way people type them, are understood:

Your parent types	Understood as
kazhichu	I have taken them
athe, kazhichu	yes, taken
ithuvare illa	not yet
sukhamilla	I am not well
onnu vilikkoo	please call

Words that suggest an emergency — a fall, chest pain, breathlessness — are recognised too. You are alerted at once and your parent is reminded to call 112.

Where Malayalam is spoken

Malayalam is spoken in Kerala and Lakshadweep, with communities in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai.

Emergency guides for cities where Malayalam is common: Kochi · Thiruvananthapuram · Thrissur · Kozhikode · Kottayam · Kannur

Families abroad

Malayali families abroad are concentrated in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, and increasingly in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Germany and the US.

Questions families ask

Can my parent reply in Malayalam?

Yes. They can tap the buttons, which are in Malayalam, or type or speak in their own words. Replies in Malayalam, including replies mixed with English, are understood.

Is the phone call also in Malayalam?

Yes. If the WhatsApp message is not answered, the reminder and the phone call are in Malayalam.

Can each parent have a different language?

Yes. The language is set for each parent, and you can change it at any time.

Which language does the family app use?

English or Hindi. The family app is for you; your parent only uses WhatsApp and their phone.

All ten languages

Hindi · हिन्दी Tamil · தமிழ்Telugu · తెలుగు Gujarati · ગુજરાતી Marathi · मराठी Bengali · বাংলা Kannada · ಕನ್ನಡ Punjabi · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English · English

Athnova Care tracks and coordinates care. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace a doctor. In a medical emergency in India call 112.