Essential Marathi Phrases


Sometimes you don't have time to learn long lists of words and phrases. All you want to know are the bare essentials for communicating to get what you need, or where you need to go.

Here are the bare minimum of Marathi words and phrases you need to know to survive.

Learn the Top 10 Phrases if you only have time for the barest minimum. If you need or want more, then take a look at the Top 20 Phrases, Top 30 Phrases and the Extra Phrases.

If you need help with pronunciation, please see the Pronunciation Guide below. Here are ten easy phrases to get you started ... The Top 10 ... nəməskar. Hello. bai. punha bheTu. Goodbye. apəN ingreji bolTa ka? Do you speak English? məla səmjat nahi. I don't understand. kincit. A little. hoy. nahi. ho. nahi. Yes. No. yaci kimət kiti? How much is it? he khup məhag ahe. bara/Thik. Too expensive. OK. krupəya. Please. (khup) dhənyəvad. (khup) abhari ahe. Thank you (very much).

Here are ten more phrases that will help you make new friends and ask for directions ... The Top 20 ...
	apəle nav kay ahe? What is your name? majhe nav ... ahe. My name is ... apəN kəse ahat? How are you? mi Thik ahe. aNi apəN? Fine. And you? ... kuThe ahe? Where is ...? shochalai kuThe ahe? puruS/striya Where is the toilet? Men/Women maf kəra. kshəma kəra. Sorry. Excuse me. kahi hərkət nahi. No problem. məla ... pahije ahe. I want ... məla ... nəko ahe. I don't want ...

Here are another ten phrases to help you make a little more conversation and to get around ... The Top 30 ...

apəN kuThale? Where are you from? mi osTreliya-ca. I am from Australia. məla bil pahije ahe. The bill, please. mi hərəvəle ahe. I'm lost. thamba! prəthiksha kəra! Stop! Wait! yethe, tethe. Here, there. Tæksi. hoTel. vimanatəL. sthanək. Taxi. Hotel. Airport. Station. məla ... avəDəto. I like ... məla ... avəDət nahi. I don't like ... ek, don, tin, car, panc. one, two, three, four, five. səha, sat, aTh, nəu, dəha. six, seven, eight, nine, ten. *Or choose your country: amerike - America kænəDa - Canada inglənDa - England ayarlənD - Ireland nyu jhilənDa - New Zealand

Here are some extra words and phrases you might find useful, especially if you have dietary needs or allergies ... Useful Extras ...

ayurarogy labho! Cheers! cangəle / va-iT good / bad moTha / ləhan, choTya big / small jəvəL / dur near / far kəmi / jastə less / more ek jastə / purese another / enough mi shakahari ahe. I am vegetarian. mi mans khat nahi. I don't eat meat. ... kombDi ... ... chicken. ... masa ... ... fish. məla daNe ci ælərji ahe. I am allergic to nuts. ... shengdaNe ... ... peanuts. ... masa ... ... fish. ... sagəri annə ... ... seafood. ... aNDi ... ... eggs.