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Vowels Consonants
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Consonant (k) + vowels using vowel signs
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अ उ ओ क ख ग घ ङ अ क ऐ ◌ै कै
a u o k kh g gh xn a ka ai kai
आ ऊ औ च छ ज झ ञ आ ◌ा का ओ ◌ो को
aa oo au ch chh j z yn aa kaa o ko
अं cxh jx zh
इ ि◌ क औ ◌ौ कौ
इ ए
-N-or ट ठ ड ढ ण ki kau
i e i au
-M- t tdh d dhv tn
ई ◌ी क अं ◌ं कं
ई ऐ अः त थ द ध न kee -N-or -M- k-N
ee
ee ai .ah tv th dv dh n
उ ◌ु कु अः ◌ः कः
ऋ लृ प फ ब भ म ku k.ah
u .ah
xru lru p f b bh m
ऊ ◌ू कू ऋ ◌ृ कृ
य र ल व श ष oo koo xru kru
y r l w sh hsh ए ◌े के लृ
स ह ळ ऽ e ke lru
s h hl ksh dn tvr
Common Expressions
Hello na-ma-skaa-r
Can you speak ma-raa-tdhi bo-la-tvaa ye-tva? Not really faa-ra-s naa-hi
Marathi?
How do you know aa-pa-tn tyaa-N-naa ka-se We studied in the aa-mhee dvo-ghe e-kaa-cha
him (her)? o-hla-kha-tvaa? same school. shaa-hle-tv shi-ka-lo.
How long are you in aa-pa-tn e-the ki-tvee wa-r-shaa Around ten years. dva-haa wa-R-sh
US? paa-soo-n a-haa-tv?
How long before this haa program chaa-loo Another 10 dva-haa mi-ni-taa-tv
program starts? whaa-ya-laa a-joo-n ki-tvee minutes chaa-loo ho-ee-l
we-hl aa-he?
How was your trip aa-pa-laa pra-waa-s ka-saa Good. chhaa-n zaa-laa.
here? zaa-laa?
Flight arrived wi-maa-n tho-de oo-shi-raa
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here little late. po-ha-cha-le i-the.
What are your plans aaj raa-tvree kaa-y ka-ra-tnaa-r? I am invited to a maa-zhyaa e-kaa ju-nyaa
for tonight? dinner by my long mi-tvraa-ne je-waa-ya-laa
time friend. bo-laa-wa-le aa-he.
What is your name? aa-pa-la naa-w kaa-y? I am …. mee <name><last name>
What’s the time? ki-tvee waa-ja-le? 9:15 sa-wwaa na-oo
When will this haa program ka-dhi sa-M-pe-l? In an hour e-kaa tvaa-saa-tv
program finish?
Soon. la-wa-ka-ra-ch
Where are you from? aa-pa-tn ku-tdhu-n aa-laa? I am from … mee …. hoon aa-lo
Where is the next hyaa na-N-tva-racxhaa kaa-r-ya- It is in a hall to daa-wee-ka-dee-l hall
program? kra-m ku-tdhe aa-he? the left. ma-dhe aa-he.
Which part of aa-pa-tn Maharashtraachya I am from mee
Maharashtra are you ku-tdha-lyaa bhaa-gaa-tvoo-n Aurangabad. au-ra-N-gaa-baa-dva-chaa.
from? a-haa-tv?
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Speak Marathi! MarathiMitra’s Jump Start Guide for Conversational Marathi
Questions
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How ka-se What kaa-y When ka-dhee, ke-N-whaa
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Where ku-tdhe Who ko-tn Why kaa
Pronouns
I mee We aa-mhee You tvoo, tvu-mhee
He tvo She tvee It tve
They tve (masc), tvyaa (fem) This he That tve
These he (masc), hee (fem) Those tve (masc, neu), Here ithe
tvee (fem), tvyaa
There tvi-the
Numbers
One e-k (१) Two dvo-n (२) Three tvee-n (३)
Four chaa-r (४) Five paa-ch (५) Six sa-haa (६)
Seven saa-tv (७) Eight aa-tdh (८) Nine na-oo (९)
Ten dva-haa (१०) One Hundred sha-M-bha-r (१००) One Thousand ek hazaar (१०००)
Verbs
Drink pee Eat khaa Sleep zo-p
Drive chaa-la-w Speak, Talk bo-l Go jaa
Write li-hee Get aa-tn Give dve
Do ka-r Use waa-pa-r Find sho-dh
Hold dha-r Keep tdhe-w Leave so-d
Useful words
Lunch or je-wa-tn Day dvi-wa-s Night raa-tvra
Dinner
Afternoon dvu-paa-r Morning sa-kaa-l Direction dvi-shaa
Home, gha-r Car gaa-dee Love pre-m
House
Bride and wa-dhoo aa-tni wa-r Mother and aa-ee aa-tni Marriage, la-gna
groom father wa-dee-l Wedding
Relatives naa-tve-waa-ee-k Good chhaa-n Bad waa-eet
OK tdhi-k Yes ho No naa-hee
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Simple Sentences
1. Simple sentences follow SOV - subject object verb (verb root + modifier) order.
Example: I drink tea – mee (subject) cha-haa (object) pi-tvo (verb)
2. Add following modifiers to the any verb roots above to make Marathi verb according to the tense and gender
of the subject.
Tense Masculine Feminine Plural Third Person
Simple present tvo ( तो ) tve (ते ) tvo ( तो ) tvaa-tv (तात )
Simple past lo (लो), laa (ला) le (ले) lo (लो) le (ले)
Simple future ee-n (ईन),e-n(एन) ee-n (ईन) oo (ऊ) tvee-l (तील), e-l (एल)
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