Marathi-Learn

Simple Sentences (साधी वाक्ये)

Practice reading basic Marathi sentences for everyday situations.

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1. Greetings (शुभेच्छा)

देवनागरी

नमस्कार! मी राहुल आहे. तुम्ही कसे आहात?

Transliteration

Namaskār! Mī Rāhul āhe. Tumhī kase āhāt?

English Translation

Hello! I am Rahul. How are you?

Vocabulary List (शब्दसंग्रह)

Marathi	Transliteration	English
नमस्कार	namaskār	hello, greetings
मी	mī	I
आहे	āhe	am (is/are)
तुम्ही	tumhī	you (formal/plural)
कसे	kase	how
आहात	āhāt	are

Comprehension Questions (प्रश्न)

1. What is the speaker’s name?
2. What greeting is used?
3. How would you respond to this question?

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2. Family Introduction (परिवार परिचय)

देवनागरी

माझे नाव सीता आहे. माझे वडील डॉक्टर आहेत. माझी आई शिक्षिका आहे.

Transliteration

Māje nāv Sītā āhe. Māje vadīl dōktar āhet. Mājhī āī shikshikā āhe.

English Translation

My name is Sita. My father is a doctor. My mother is a teacher.

Vocabulary List (शब्दसंग्रह)

Marathi	Transliteration	English
माझे	māje	my (neuter)
नाव	nāv	name
वडील	vadīl	father
डॉक्टर	dōktar	doctor
आहेत	āhet	are
आई	āī	mother
शिक्षिका	shikshikā	teacher (female)

Comprehension Questions (प्रश्न)

1. What is the speaker’s name?
2. What is the father’s profession?
3. What is the mother’s profession?

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3. Daily Activities (दैनंदिन कृती)

देवनागरी

मी सकाळी उठतो. मी प्रत्येक दिवस व्यायाम करतो. नंतर मी नाश्ता करतो.

Transliteration

Mī sakālī uṭhatō. Mī pratyek divas vyāyām kartō. Nantar mī nāshtā kartō.

English Translation

I wake up in the morning. I exercise every day. Then I have breakfast.

Vocabulary List (शब्दसंग्रह)

Marathi	Transliteration	English
सकाळी	sakālī	in the morning
उठतो	uṭhatō	wake up (male speaker)
प्रत्येक	pratyek	every
दिवस	divas	day
व्यायाम	vyāyām	exercise
करतो	kartō	do (male speaker)
नंतर	nantar	then, after
नाश्ता	nāshtā	breakfast

Comprehension Questions (प्रश्न)

1. When does the speaker wake up?
2. How often does the speaker exercise?
3. What does the speaker do after exercising?

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4. At Home (घरी)

देवनागरी

आमचे घर मोठे आहे. घरात चार खोल्या आहेत. आम्ही घरी एकत्र राहतो.

Transliteration

Āmche ghar mōṭhe āhe. Gharāt chār khol’yā āhet. Āmhī gharī ekatra rāhatō.

English Translation

Our house is big. There are four rooms in the house. We live together at home.

Vocabulary List (शब्दसंग्रह)

Marathi	Transliteration	English
आमचे	āmche	our
घर	ghar	house
मोठे	mōṭhe	big
घरात	gharāt	in the house
चार	chār	four
खोल्या	khol’yā	rooms
आम्ही	āmhī	we
एकत्र	ekatra	together
राहतो	rāhatō	live

Comprehension Questions (प्रश्न)

1. Is the house small or big?
2. How many rooms are there?
3. Who lives in the house?

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5. Food (अन्न)

देवनागरी

मला पोळी आवडते. मी दररोज भात खातो. पाणी पिणे चांगले आहे.

Transliteration

Malā pōlī āvdate. Mī darroj bhāt khātō. Pānī pīne chāngle āhe.

English Translation

I like poli (flatbread). I eat rice every day. Drinking water is good.

Vocabulary List (शब्दसंग्रह)

Marathi	Transliteration	English
मला	malā	to me
पोळी	pōlī	flatbread
आवडते	āvdate	like/pleases
दररोज	darroj	every day
भात	bhāt	rice
खातो	khātō	eat (male speaker)
पाणी	pānī	water
पिणे	pīne	to drink
चांगले	chāngle	good

Comprehension Questions (प्रश्न)

1. What food does the speaker like?
2. What does the speaker eat daily?
3. What is good for health according to the text?

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6. Weather (हवामान)

देवनागरी

आज हवामान चांगले आहे. सूर्य चमकत आहे. आकाश निळे आहे.

Transliteration

Āj havāmān chāngle āhe. Sūrya chamkat āhe. Ākāsh nīle āhe.

English Translation

Today the weather is good. The sun is shining. The sky is blue.

Vocabulary List (शब्दसंग्रह)

Marathi	Transliteration	English
आज	āj	today
हवामान	havāmān	weather
सूर्य	sūrya	sun
चमकत	chamkat	shining
आकाश	ākāsh	sky
निळे	nīle	blue

Comprehension Questions (प्रश्न)

1. How is the weather today?
2. What is the sun doing?
3. What color is the sky?

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7. School (शाळा)

देवनागरी

मी शाळेत जातो. माझी शाळा जवळ आहे. मला वाचन आवडते.

Transliteration

Mī shālet jātō. Mājhī shālā javal āhe. Malā vāchan āvdate.

English Translation

I go to school. My school is nearby. I like reading.

Vocabulary List (शब्दसंग्रह)

Marathi	Transliteration	English
शाळेत	shālet	to school
जातो	jātō	go (male speaker)
शाळा	shālā	school
जवळ	javal	near/nearby
वाचन	vāchan	reading

Comprehension Questions (प्रश्न)

1. Where does the speaker go?
2. Is the school far or near?
3. What does the speaker like to do?

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8. Time (वेळ)

देवनागरी

आता संध्याकाळ आहे. सात वाजले आहेत. मी अभ्यास करतो.

Transliteration

Ātā sandhyākāl āhe. Sāt vājle āhet. Mī abhyās kartō.

English Translation

Now it is evening. It is seven o’clock. I am studying.

Vocabulary List (शब्दसंग्रह)

Marathi	Transliteration	English
आता	ātā	now
संध्याकाळ	sandhyākāl	evening
सात	sāt	seven
वाजले	vājle	o’clock (struck)
अभ्यास	abhyās	study

Comprehension Questions (प्रश्न)

1. What time of day is it?
2. What time is it?
3. What is the speaker doing?

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Summary

Key Sentence Patterns Used

Pattern	Example
Introduction	मी [नाव] आहे. (I am [name].)
Possession	माझे [object] आहे. (I have [object].)
Preference	मला [object] आवडते. (I like [object].)
Location	[Location] आहे. (It is [location].)
Action	मी [verb] करतो. (I do [action].)

Practice Tips

1. Read each sentence aloud 3-5 times
2. Try to form your own sentences using the patterns
3. Write the sentences in Devanagari script
4. Practice with a language partner

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