A complete open-source resource to learn Marathi language from scratch
मराठी भाषा शिकण्यासाठी संपूर्ण मार्गदर्शक
English: Welcome to the comprehensive Marathi language learning repository! Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to improve your existing skills, this resource provides everything you need to master Marathi - from the Devanagari alphabet to advanced literature. Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.
मराठी: मराठी भाषा शिकण्यासाठीच्या या संपूर्ण भांडारात आपले स्वागत आहे! आपण संपूर्ण सुरुवातीचे असाल किंवा आपल्या विद्यमान कौशल्यांमध्धे सुधारणा करू इच्छित असाल, या संसाधनात देवनागरी वर्णमालेपासून ते प्रगत साहित्यापर्यंत मराठी मास्टर करण्यासाठी आवश्यक असलेले सर्वकाही उपलब्ध आहे. मराठी ही एक इंडो-आर्यन भाषा आहे, जी प्रामुख्याने महाराष्ट्रातील मराठी लोकांद्वारे बोलली जाते. ही महाराष्ट्राची अधिकृत भाषा आणि गोवा राज्याची सह-अधिकृत भाषा आहे आणि भारतातील 22 अनुसूचित भाषांपैकी एक आहे.
| Feature | English | मराठी |
|---|---|---|
| 🔤 Alphabet | Complete Devanagari script guide with pronunciation | उच्चारासह संपूर्ण देवनागरी लिपी मार्गदर्शक |
| 📊 Numbers | Cardinal and ordinal numbers, time, and dates | मूळ संख्या आणि क्रमवार संख्या, वेळ आणि तारखा |
| 📚 Grammar | Comprehensive grammar from basics to advanced | मूलभूत ते प्रगत संपूर्ण व्याकरण |
| 📖 Vocabulary | 1000+ words organized by frequency and theme | वारंवारता आणि विषयानुसार 1000+ शब्द |
| 💬 Conversations | Real-life dialogues for all situations | सर्व परिस्थितींसाठी वास्तविक संवाद |
| 📰 Reading | Graded reading materials from simple to complex | सोप्या ते जटिल ग्रेडेड वाचन सामग्री |
| ✍️ Writing | Handwriting guides and writing practice | हस्ताक्षर मार्गदर्शक आणि लेखन सराव |
| 🎭 Culture | Festivals, traditions, cuisine, and arts | सण, परंपरा, पाककला आणि कला |
| 🎯 Practice | Quizzes, exercises, flashcards, and games | क्विझ, व्यायाम, फ्लॅशकार्ड आणि खेळ |
| 🛠️ Tools | Transliteration, TTS, and quiz generators | ट्रान्सलिटरेशन, TTS आणि क्विझ जनरेटर |
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Start with the Alphabet → 01-Alphabet
- Learn the 12 vowels (स्वर) and 36 consonants (व्यंजन)
- Practice Barakhadi (बाराखडी) combinations
- Master pronunciation with our guides
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Learn Basic Numbers → 02-Numbers
- Count from 0 to 100
- Learn ordinal numbers
- Practice telling time and dates
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Build Vocabulary → 04-Vocabulary
- Start with the Top 100 most common words
- Learn greetings and essential phrases
- Expand to themed vocabulary
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Understand Basic Grammar → 03-Grammar
- Learn about gender (लिंग)
- Understand sentence structure (SOV)
- Master present tense verbs
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Practice Conversations → 05-Conversations
- Self-introduction
- Greetings and farewells
- Simple daily activities
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Deepen Grammar Knowledge → 03-Grammar
- All tenses (present, past, future)
- Complex sentence structures
- Advanced grammar topics
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Expand Vocabulary → 04-Vocabulary
- Top 500 words
- Idioms and proverbs
- Specialized vocabulary
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Practice Reading → 06-Reading
- Folk tales and short stories
- Newspaper articles
- Blogs and essays
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Real-world Conversations → 05-Conversations
- At restaurant, market, hospital
- Phone conversations
- Making plans
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Master Advanced Grammar → 03-Grammar/advanced-grammar
- Passive voice
- Conditional sentences
- Reported speech
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Read Literature → 06-Reading/advanced
- Classic literature excerpts
- Poetry (कविता)
- Essays and novels
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Understand Culture → 08-Culture
- Festivals and traditions
- History and famous personalities
- Regional variations
| Module | Topics | Duration | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet | Vowels, Consonants, Barakhadi | 2 weeks | Start → |
| Numbers | 0-100, Ordinals, Time, Date | 1 week | Start → |
| Basic Grammar | Gender, Simple Sentences | 2 weeks | Start → |
| Essential Words | Top 100, Greetings | 2 weeks | Start → |
| Simple Talks | Introductions, Daily Activities | 2 weeks | Start → |
| Module | Topics | Duration | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Tenses | Past, Future, Continuous | 3 weeks | Start → |
| Vocabulary | Top 500, Themed Words | 4 weeks | Start → |
| Conversations | Real-life Situations | 3 weeks | Start → |
| Reading | Stories, Articles | 4 weeks | Start → |
| Writing | Letters, Paragraphs | 2 weeks | Start → |
| Module | Topics | Duration | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Grammar | Passive, Conditional | 3 weeks | Start → |
| Literature | Poetry, Essays, Classics | 4 weeks | Start → |
| Culture | History, Arts, Traditions | 4 weeks | Start → |
| Idioms | Proverbs, Sayings | 2 weeks | Start → |
| Specialized | Business, Technical | 3 weeks | Start → |
| # | Vowel | Transliteration | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | अ | a | like 'u' in 'but' | अन्न (anna - food) |
| 2 | आ | aa | like 'a' in 'father' | आई (aai - mother) |
| 3 | इ | i | like 'i' in 'bit' | इमारत (imarat - building) |
| 4 | ई | ii | like 'ee' in 'see' | ईद (iid - festival) |
| 5 | उ | u | like 'u' in 'put' | उद्या (udya - tomorrow) |
| 6 | ऊ | uu | like 'oo' in 'boot' | ऊन (uun - sunlight) |
| 7 | ऋ | ru | like 'ri' in 'rig' | ऋषि (rushi - sage) |
| 8 | ए | e | like 'e' in 'bed' | एक (ek - one) |
| 9 | ऐ | ai | like 'ai' in 'aisle' | ऐन (ain - mirror) |
| 10 | ओ | o | like 'o' in 'go' | ओळख (olakh - identity) |
| 11 | औ | au | like 'ou' in 'out' | औषध (aushadh - medicine) |
| 12 | अं | am | like 'um' in 'gum' | अंग (ang - body) |
| 13 | अः | aha | aspirated 'a' | अः (exclamation) |
| Consonant | Transliteration | Example |
|---|---|---|
| क | ka | कमल (kamal - lotus) |
| ख | kha | खडा (khada - stone) |
| ग | ga | गाडी (gadi - car) |
| घ | gha | घर (ghar - house) |
| ङ | nga | अंग (ang - body) |
| Consonant | Transliteration | Example |
|---|---|---|
| च | cha | चहा (chaha - tea) |
| छ | chha | छत (chhat - roof) |
| ज | ja | जग (jag - world) |
| झ | jha | झाड (jhad - tree) |
| ञ | nya | ज्ञान (dnyan - knowledge) |
| Consonant | Transliteration | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ट | ta | टॉपी (topi - cap) |
| ठ | tha | ठिकाण (thikan - place) |
| ड | da | डोके (doke - head) |
| ढ | dha | ढग (dhag - cloud) |
| ण | na | प्राण (pran - life) |
| Consonant | Transliteration | Example |
|---|---|---|
| त | ta | तलवार (talwar - sword) |
| थ | tha | थंडी (thandi - cold) |
| द | da | दादा (dada - elder brother) |
| ध | dha | धन (dhan - wealth) |
| न | na | नाव (nav - name) |
| Consonant | Transliteration | Example |
|---|---|---|
| प | pa | पाणी (pani - water) |
| फ | pha | फूल (phul - flower) |
| ब | ba | बाजार (bajar - market) |
| भ | bha | भाऊ (bhau - brother) |
| म | ma | माती (mati - soil) |
| Consonant | Transliteration | Example |
|---|---|---|
| य | ya | यज्ञ (yajna - sacrifice) |
| र | ra | रस्ता (rasta - road) |
| ल | la | लाडू (ladu - sweet) |
| व | va | वन (van - forest) |
| Consonant | Transliteration | Example |
|---|---|---|
| श | sha | शहर (shahar - city) |
| ष | sha | षष्ठी (shashthi - sixth) |
| स | sa | सूर्य (surya - sun) |
| Consonant | Transliteration | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ह | ha | हात (hat - hand) |
| Consonant | Transliteration | Example |
|---|---|---|
| क्ष | ksha | रक्षा (raksha - protection) |
| ज्ञ | dnya | ज्ञान (dnyan - knowledge) |
| श्र | shra | श्री (shri - honorific) |
| English | Marathi | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | शून्य | shoonya |
| 1 | एक | ek |
| 2 | दोन | don |
| 3 | तीन | teen |
| 4 | चार | chaar |
| 5 | पाच | paach |
| 6 | सहा | saha |
| 7 | सात | saat |
| 8 | आठ | aath |
| 9 | नऊ | nau |
| 10 | दहा | daha |
| 11 | अकरा | akra |
| 12 | बारा | bara |
| 20 | वीस | vees |
| 30 | तीस | tees |
| 40 | चाळीस | chaalees |
| 50 | पन्नास | pannaas |
| 60 | साठ | saath |
| 70 | सत्तर | sattar |
| 80 | ऐंशी | ainshi |
| 90 | नव्वद | navvad |
| 100 | शंभर | shambhar |
| 1000 | हजार | hajaar |
| 100,000 | लाख | laakh |
| 10,000,000 | कोटी | koti |
| # | English | Marathi | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | मी | mee |
| 2 | You (singular) | तू | tu |
| 3 | He/She/It | तो/ती/ते | to/ti/te |
| 4 | We | आम्ही | amhi |
| 5 | You (plural/respectful) | तुम्ही | tumhi |
| 6 | They | ते | te |
| 7 | This | हा/ही/हे | ha/hi/he |
| 8 | That | तो/ती/ते | to/ti/te |
| 9 | Here | इथे | ithe |
| 10 | There | तिथे | tithe |
| 11 | Who | कोण | kon |
| 12 | What | काय | kaay |
| 13 | Where | कुठे | kuthe |
| 14 | When | कधी | kadhi |
| 15 | Why | का | kaa |
| 16 | How | कसे | kase |
| 17 | Yes | हो | ho |
| 18 | No | नाही | nahi |
| 19 | And | आणि | ani |
| 20 | But | पण | pan |
| 21 | Or | किंवा | kinva |
| 22 | If | जर | jar |
| 23 | Because | कारण | karan |
| 24 | Very | खूप | khup |
| 25 | Also | सुद्धा | sudhha |
| 26 | Now | आता | ata |
| 27 | Then | मग | mag |
| 28 | Today | आज | aaj |
| 29 | Tomorrow | उद्या | udya |
| 30 | Yesterday | काल | kaal |
| 31 | Come | ये | ye |
| 32 | Go | जा | ja |
| 33 | Do | कर | kar |
| 34 | Make | बनव | banav |
| 35 | Say | म्हण | mhan |
| 36 | Speak | बोल | bol |
| 37 | See | पाह | pah |
| 38 | Hear | ऐक | aik |
| 39 | Know | माहीत अस | mahit as |
| 40 | Understand | समज | samaj |
| 41 | Think | विचार | vichar |
| 42 | Want | हवे अस | have as |
| 43 | Give | दे | de |
| 44 | Take | घे | ghe |
| 45 | Bring | आण | aan |
| 46 | Eat | खा | kha |
| 47 | Drink | पी | pi |
| 48 | Sleep | झोप | zop |
| 49 | Sit | बस | bas |
| 50 | Stand | उभे राह | ubhe rah |
| 51 | Walk | चाल | chal |
| 52 | Run | धाव | dhav |
| 53 | Good | चांगले | changale |
| 54 | Bad | वाईट | vait |
| 55 | Big | मोठे | mothe |
| 56 | Small | लहान | lahan |
| 57 | New | नवीन | navin |
| 58 | Old | जुने | june |
| 59 | Hot | गरम | garam |
| 60 | Cold | थंड | thand |
| 61 | House | घर | ghar |
| 62 | Water | पाणी | pani |
| 63 | Food | अन्न | ann |
| 64 | Person | माणूस | manus |
| 65 | Child | मूल | mul |
| 66 | Day | दिवस | divas |
| 67 | Night | रात्र | ratra |
| 68 | Time | वेळ | vel |
| 69 | Year | वर्ष | varsh |
| 70 | Hand | हात | hat |
| 71 | Eye | डोळा | dola |
| 72 | Head | डोके | doke |
| 73 | Mother | आई | aai |
| 74 | Father | बाबा | baba |
| 75 | Brother | भाऊ | bhau |
| 76 | Sister | बहीण | bahin |
| 77 | Son | मुलगा | mulga |
| 78 | Daughter | मुलगी | mulgi |
| 79 | Man | पुरुष | purush |
| 80 | Woman | स्त्री | stri |
| 81 | Sun | सूर्य | surya |
| 82 | Moon | चंद्र | chandra |
| 83 | Tree | झाड | jhad |
| 84 | Flower | फूल | phul |
| 85 | Book | पुस्तक | pustak |
| 86 | School | शाळा | shala |
| 87 | Work | काम | kaam |
| 88 | Money | पैसे | paise |
| 89 | Road | रस्ता | rasta |
| 90 | City | शहर | shahar |
| 91 | Village | गाव | gaav |
| 92 | Country | देश | desh |
| 93 | God | देव | dev |
| 94 | Love | प्रेम | prem |
| 95 | Life | आयुष्य | ayushya |
| 96 | Name | नाव | nav |
| 97 | One | एक | ek |
| 98 | Two | दोन | don |
| 99 | Many | खूप | khup |
| 100 | All | सर्व | sarv |
| English | Marathi | Transliteration | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello/Goodbye | नमस्कार | Namaskar | Formal, all-purpose |
| Hello | नमस्ते | Namaste | General greeting |
| How are you? | तुम्ही कसे आहात? | Tumhi kase aahat? | Formal |
| How are you? | तू कसा आहेस? | Tu kasa ahes? | Informal (male) |
| How are you? | तू कशी आहेस? | Tu kashi ahes? | Informal (female) |
| I am fine | मी ठीक आहे | Mi thik ahe | Response |
| Thank you | धन्यवाद | Dhanyavad | Gratitude |
| Sorry | माफ करा | Maaf kara | Apology |
| Excuse me | क्षमा करा | Kshama kara | Getting attention |
| Good morning | शुभ सकाळ | Shubh Sakal | Morning greeting |
| Good afternoon | शुभ दुपार | Shubh Dupar | Afternoon greeting |
| Good evening | शुभ संध्याकाळ | Shubh Sandhyakal | Evening greeting |
| Good night | शुभ रात्री | Shubh Ratri | Night farewell |
| English | Marathi | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| What is your name? | तुमचे नाव काय आहे? | Tumche nav kay ahe? |
| My name is... | माझे नाव ... आहे | Mazhe nav ... ahe |
| I don't understand | मला समजत नाही | Mala samajat nahi |
| Please speak slowly | कृपया हळू बोला | Kripaya halu bola |
| How much is this? | हे किती आहे? | He kiti ahe? |
| Where is...? | ... कुठे आहे? | ... kuthe ahe? |
| I want... | मला ... हवे आहे | Mala ... have ahe |
| Can you help me? | तुमी माझी मदत करू शकता का? | Tumi majhi madat karu shakta ka? |
| I am learning Marathi | मी मराठी शिकत आहे | Mi marathi shikat ahe |
| I am from... | मी ... पासून आहे | Mi ... pasun ahe |
| Festival | Marathi | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Ganesh Chaturthi | गणेश चतुर्थी | Lord Ganesha's birthday, 10-day festival |
| Diwali | दिवाळी | Festival of lights, 5-day celebration |
| Gudi Padwa | गुढी पडवा | Marathi New Year |
| Holi | होळी | Festival of colors |
| Makar Sankranti | मकर संक्रांत | Kite festival, harvest festival |
| Navratri | नवरात्र | Nine nights of worship |
| Name | Field | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj | History | Founder of Maratha Empire |
| Sant Tukaram | Religion | Famous saint poet |
| Sant Dnyaneshwar | Religion | Wrote Dnyaneshwari |
| Lata Mangeshkar | Music | Legendary playback singer |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Sports | Cricket legend |
| Pu. La. Deshpande | Literature | Renowned writer & humorist |
| Dish | Marathi | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Puran Poli | पुरणपोळी | Sweet flatbread |
| Misal Pav | मिसळपाव | Spicy curry with bread |
| Vada Pav | वडापाव | Potato fritter in bread |
| Pithla Bhakri | पिठले भाकरी | Gram flour curry with millet bread |
| Modak | मोदक | Sweet dumpling, Ganesha's favorite |
| Sabudana Khichdi | साबुदाणा खिचडी | Tapioca dish |
| Tool | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Transliteration Tool | Convert English to Devanagari | Tool → |
| Flashcard Generator | Create custom flashcards | Tool → |
| Quiz Maker | Generate practice quizzes | Tool → |
- 📚 Books - Recommended textbooks and dictionaries
- 🌐 Websites - Online learning platforms
- 📱 Apps - Mobile applications for Marathi
- 🎬 Movies - Marathi cinema recommendations
- 🎵 Music - Songs for language learning
- 📺 YouTube - Educational channels
| Week | Focus | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Foundation | Alphabet, Basic Greetings |
| Week 2 | Numbers | Counting, Time, Dates |
| Week 3 | Vocabulary | Top 100 Words, Family Terms |
| Week 4 | Grammar | Gender, Present Tense, Simple Sentences |
| Month | Focus | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | Basics | Alphabet, Numbers, Basic Grammar |
| Month 2 | Building | All Tenses, Vocabulary Expansion |
| Month 3 | Application | Conversations, Reading, Writing |
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- Tools - Develop helpful tools and scripts
- Documentation - Improve documentation
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