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aa

oo

ee

xru

ai

lru

au

-N-or
-M
.ah

Consonants

ch
cxh

tv

kh

chh

tdh

th

j
jx

dv

gh

z
zh

dhv

dh

bh

xn

yn

tn

sh

hl

ksh

dn

hsh

tvr

Consonant (k) + vowels using vowel signs

ka
kai
ai
a

kaa
ko
aa
o

ki
kau
i
au

kee -N-or -Mk-N

ee

ku
k.ah
u
.ah

koo
kru
oo
xru

ke
e
lru

Common Expressions
Hello
Can you speak
Marathi?
How do you know
him (her)?
How long are you in
US?
How long before this
program starts?
How was your trip
here?

na-ma-skaa-r
ma-raa-tdhi bo-la-tvaa

ye-tva?

aa-pa-tn tyaa-N-naa ka-se

o-hla-kha-tvaa?
aa-pa-tn e-the ki-tvee wa-r-shaa
paa-soo-n a-haa-tv?
haa program chaa-loo
whaa-ya-laa a-joo-n ki-tvee
we-hl aa-he?
aa-pa-laa pra-waa-s ka-saa
zaa-laa?

What are your plans

for tonight?

aaj

raa-tvree

What is your name?

aa-pa-la

Whats the time?

When will this
program finish?

ki-tvee waa-ja-le?
haa program ka-dhi

Where are you from?

Where is the next
program?
Which part of
Maharashtra are you
from?

aa-pa-tn ku-tdhu-n aa-laa?

hyaa na-N-tva-racxhaa kaa-r-yakra-m ku-tdhe aa-he?
aa-pa-tn Maharashtraachya
ku-tdha-lyaa bhaa-gaa-tvoo-n
a-haa-tv?

naa-w

kaa-y

ka-ra-tnaa-r?

kaa-y?
sa-M-pe-l?

Not really

faa-ra-s

We studied in the
same school.
Around ten years.

aa-mhee dvo-ghe e-kaa-cha

shaa-hle-tv shi-ka-lo.
dva-haa wa-R-sh

Another 10
minutes

dva-haa mi-ni-taa-tv
chaa-loo ho-ee-l

Good.

chhaa-n

Flight arrived
here little late.
I am invited to a
dinner by my long
time friend.
I am .

wi-maa-n tho-de oo-shi-raa

po-ha-cha-le i-the.
maa-zhyaa e-kaa ju-nyaa
mi-tvraa-ne je-waa-ya-laa
bo-laa-wa-le aa-he.
mee <name><last name>

9:15
In an hour

sa-wwaa na-oo
e-kaa tvaa-saa-tv

Soon.
I am from
It is in a hall to
the left.
I am from
Aurangabad.

la-wa-ka-ra-ch
mee . hoon aa-lo
daa-wee-ka-dee-l hall
ma-dhe aa-he.
mee
au-ra-N-gaa-baa-dva-chaa.

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Vowels

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ka-se
ku-tdhe

What
Who

kaa-y
ko-tn

When
Why

ka-dhee, ke-N-whaa
kaa

I
He
They
These

mee
tvo
tve (masc), tvyaa (fem)
he (masc), hee (fem)

We
She
This
Those

aa-mhee
tvee
he
tve (masc, neu),
tvee (fem), tvyaa

You
It
That
Here

tvoo,
tve
tve
ithe

There

tvi-the

How
Where

Pronouns

Numbers
One

e-k ()

chaa-r ()

Four
Ten

tvee-n ()

Three

paa-ch ()

Five

saa-tv ()

Seven

dvo-n ()

Two

tvu-mhee

sa-haa ()

Six

dva-haa ()

aa-tdh ()

Nine

One Hundred

sha-M-bha-r ()

One Thousand

ek

pee
chaa-la-w
li-hee
ka-r
dha-r

Eat
Speak, Talk
Get
Use
Keep

khaa
bo-l
aa-tn
waa-pa-r
tdhe-w

Sleep
Go
Give
Find
Leave

zo-p
jaa
dve
sho-dh
so-d

Eight

na-oo ()

hazaar ()

Verbs
Drink
Drive
Write
Do
Hold

Useful words
Lunch or
Dinner
Afternoon
Home,
House
Bride and
groom
Relatives
OK

je-wa-tn

Day

dvi-wa-s

Night

raa-tvra

dvu-paa-r
gha-r

Morning
Car

sa-kaa-l
gaa-dee

Direction
Love

dvi-shaa
pre-m

Mother and
father
Good
Yes

aa-ee aa-tni
wa-dee-l
chhaa-n
ho

Marriage,
Wedding
Bad
No

la-gna

wa-dhoo

aa-tni

wa-r

naa-tve-waa-ee-k
tdhi-k

waa-eet
naa-hee

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

Simple present

tvo ( )

Simple past

lo (), laa ()

Simple future

ee-n (),e-n()

Feminine
tve ( )
le ()

ee-n ()

Plural
tvo ( )

lo ()

oo ()

Third Person
tvaa-tv ( )
le ()

tvee-l (), e-l ()

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