Marathi

Marathi - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Marathi language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

शून्य

shūnya

zero

1

एक

ek

one

2

दोन

don

two

3

तीन

tīn

three

4

चार

chār

four

5

पाच

pāch

five

6

सहा

sahā

six

7

सात

sāt

seven

8

आठ

āṭh

eight

9

नऊ

nau

nine

10

दहा

dahā

ten

11

अकरा

akrā

eleven

12

बारा

bārā

twelve

13

तेरा

terā

thirteen

14

चौदा

chaudā

fourteen

15

पंधरा

pandhrā

fifteen

16

सोळा

soḷā

sixteen

17

सतरा

satrā

seventeen

18

अठरा

aṭhrā

eighteen

19

एकोणीस

ekoṇīs

nineteen

20

वीस

vīs

twenty

30

तीस

tīsa

thirty

40

चाळीस

chāḷīs

forty

50

पन्नास

pannās

fifty

60

साठ

sāṭh

sixty

70

सत्तर

sattar

seventy

80

ऐंशी

aiṃshī

eighty

90

नव्वद

navvad

ninety

100

शंभर

shaṃbhar

hundred

1K

हजार

hajār

thousand

1M

दशलक्ष

dashalakṣa

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

पांढरा

pāṇḍharā

white

काळा

kāḷā

black

🔴

लाल

lāl

red

🔵

निळा

niḷā

blue

🟡

पिवळा

pivḷā

yellow

🟢

हिरवा

hirvā

green

🟣

जांभळा

jāmbhaḷā

purple

🟤

तपकिरी

tapkirī

brown

🟠

केशरी

keśarī

orange

🌸

गुलाबी

gulābī

pink

सोनेरी

sonerī

gold

🌑

चांदी

cāndī

silver

☁️

राखाडी

rākhāḍī

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

कुत्रा

kutrā

dog

🐱

मांजर

mājar

cat

🐴

घोडा

ghoḍā

horse

🐮

गाय

gāy

cow

🐷

डुक्कर

ḍukkar

pig

🐦

पक्षी

pakṣī

bird

🐟

मासा

māsā

fish

🐭

माऊस

mā'ūs

mouse

🦊

कोल्हा

kolhā

fox

🐇

ससा

sasā

rabbit

🐻

अस्वल

asval

bear

🐼

पांडा

pāṇḍā

panda

🐨

कोआला

ko'ālā

koala

🐘

हत्ती

hattī

elephant

🐢

कासव

kāsav

turtle

🦒

जिराफ

jirāph

giraffe

🦆

बदक

badak

duck

🕷️

कोळी

koḷī

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

कुटुंब

kuṭumb

family

🧔

पुरुष

puruṣ

man

👩

स्त्री

strī

woman

👦

मुलगा

mulgā

boy

👧

मुलगी

mulgī

girl

👶

मूल

mūl

child

👨‍🦳

वडील

vaḍīl

father

👩‍🦳

आई

āī

mother

👴

आजोबा

ājobā

grandfather

👵

आजी

ājī

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

भाऊ

bhāū

brother

👩‍🦱

बहीण

bahīṇ

sister

🧑

मित्र

mitra

friend

👥

लोक

lok

people

🙋

व्यक्ती

vyaktī

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

घर

ghar

house

🏢

इमारत

imārat

building

🏫

शाळा

shāḷā

school

🏪

दुकान

dukān

store

🛣️

रस्ता

rastā

road

🌆

शहर

shahar

city

🌳

झाड

jhāḍ

tree

💧

पाणी

pāṇī

water

☀️

सूर्य

sūrya

sun

☁️

ढग

ḍhag

cloud

📚

पुस्तक

pustak

book

🖊️

पेन

pen

pen

📱

फोन

phon

phone

🔑

किल्ली

killī

key

🚗

कार

kār

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

सफरचंद

sapharcand

apple

🍌

केळी

keḷī

banana

🍞

पाव

pāv

bread

🧀

चीज

chīj

cheese

🥩

मांस

māns

meat

🥛

दूध

dūdh

milk

कॉफी

kŏphī

coffee

🍵

चहा

chahā

tea

💧

पाणी

pāṇī

water

🍺

बिअर

bi'ar

beer

🍷

वाईन

vāīn

wine

🍽️

अन्न

anna

food

🍳

अंडी

aṇḍī

egg

🍚

भात

bhāt

rice

🥕

भाज्या

bhājyā

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

दिवस

divas

day

🌙

रात्र

rātra

night

तास

tās

hour

🗓️

आठवडा

āṭhavaḍā

week

📅

महिना

mahinā

month

🗓️

वर्ष

varṣa

year

🗓️

सोमवार

somvār

Monday

🗓️

मंगळवार

maṅgaḷvār

Tuesday

🗓️

बुधवार

budhavār

Wednesday

🗓️

गुरुवार

guruvār

Thursday

🗓️

शुक्रवार

shukravār

Friday

🗓️

शनिवार

shanivār

Saturday

🗓️

रविवार

ravivār

Sunday

🌅

सकाळ

sakāḷ

morning

🌆

संध्याकाळ

saṃdhyākāḷ

evening

🕛

आता

ātā

now

🔜

लवकरच

lavkarach

soon

🕒

वेळ

veḷ

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

बोलणे

bolṇe

speak

🚶

चालणे

cālṇe

walk

🏃

धावणे

dhāvṇe

run

🍽️

खाणे

khāṇe

eat

🍷

पिणे

piṇe

drink

😴

झोपणे

jhopṇe

sleep

📖

वाचणे

vācaṇe

read

✍️

ಲಿಹಿणे

lihiṇe

write

👀

पाहणे

pāhaṇe

see

👂

ऐकणे

aikaṇe

hear

💭

विचार करणे

vicār

think

🤔

जाणणे

jāṇṇe

know

❤️

প্রেম करणे

prem

love

👍

आवडणे

āvaḍaṇe

like

👋

येणे

yeṇe

come

🚪

उघडणे

ughaḍaṇe

open

🔒

बंद करणे

bandh

close

💡

शिकणे

śikṇe

learn

देणे

deṇe

give

💸

खरेदी करणे

kharedī

buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

आनंदी

ānandī

happy

😢

दुःखी

duḥkhī

sad

😠

रागावलेला

rāgāvalēlā

angry

👍

चांगला

cāṅgalā

good

👎

वाईट

vāīṭa

bad

⬆️

मोठा

moṭhā

big

⬇️

लहान

lahān

small

🆕

नवीन

navīn

new

🕰️

जुना

junā

old

💯

अनेक

anek

many

🤏

काही

kāhī

few

🥵

गरम

garam

hot

🥶

थंड

ṭhaṇḍa

cold

💪

शक्तिशाली

śaktiśālī

strong

👶

अशक्त

aśakta

weak

सुंदर

sundara

beautiful

👹

कुरूप

kurūp

ugly

योग्य

yogya

correct

चुकीचा

cukīcā

wrong

जलद

jalada

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

आणि

āṇi

and

➡️

पण

paṇ

but

👉

किंवा

kiṃvā

or

🤔

कारण

kāraṇ

because

👉

म्हणून

mhaṇūn

so

🤨

तथापि

tathāpi

however

🤔

म्हणून

mhaṇūn

therefore

देखील

dekhīl

also

🕒

जेव्हा

jevhā

when

🤔

जर

jar

if

🕒

आधी

ādī

before

🕒

नंतर

nantar

after

🕒

पासून

pasūn

since

🕒

दरम्यान

daramyān

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

शिक्षक

śikṣak

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

डॉक्टर

ḍôkṭar

doctor

👩‍💻

अभियंता

abhiyaṁtā

engineer

👨‍🍳

शेफ

śeph

chef

🧑‍🌾

शेतकरी

śetkarī

farmer

👮

पोलिस अधिकारी

polīs

police officer

🧑‍🎨

कलाकार

kalākār

artist

🧑‍💼

कार्यालय कर्मचारी

kāryālay

office worker

🔬

वैज्ञानिक

vaijñānik

scientist

🛒

विक्रेता

vikretā

salesperson

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