Language/Marathi/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

Without learning the Marathi alphabets you will not be able to learn Marathi Barakhadi.

Therefore, it is very important to understand the basics of these alphabets first.

The Marathi language has 36 consonants(व्यंजन) letters, 14 vowels (स्वर) letters.

In the Marathi language, these alphabets are called as मराठी वर्णमाला, मराठी मुळाक्षरे and the Marathi is written in Devnagari, Balabodh (बाळबोध) script.

When you were learning English, you need to learn the English alphabets first. In the same way, if you want to learn Marathi, then you need to learn the Marathi alphabets first.

You will have to study the 36 consonants and the 14 vowels listed in the table below.

Study these alphabets for easy learning of the Marathi language.

Marathi Alphabet Table

Marathi Alphabet Consonants

In the Marathi language, consonants are called मराठी वर्णमाला व्यंजन (Vyanjan).

Letter	क	ख	ग	घ	ङ	च	छ	ज	झ	ञ	ट	ठ	ड	ढ	ण	त	थ	द	ध	न	प	फ	ब	भ	म	य	र	ऱ	ल	व	श	ष	स	ह	ळ	क्ष	ज्ञ
Name	ka	kha	ga	gha	ṅa	ca	cha	ja	jha	ña	ṭa	ṭha	ḍa	ḍha	ṇa	ta	tha	da	dha	na	pa	pha	ba	bha	ma	ya	ra	ṟa	la	va	śa	ṣa	sa	ha	kṣa	jña	śra
IPA	kə	kʰə	ɡə	ɡʱə	ŋə	t͡sə, t͡ʃə	t͡sʰə	ɟjə, zə	ɟjʱə, zʱə	ɲə	ʈə	ʈʰə	ɖə	ɖʱə	ɳə	t̪ə	t̪ʰə	d̪ə	d̪ʱə	nə	pə	pʰə, fə	bə	bʱə	mə	jə	rə	ɽə	lə	wə, və	ʃə	ʂə	sə	ɦə	kʃə	ɟjɲə	ʃrə

Marathi Alphabet Vowels

In Marathi, Vowels are called as मराठी वर्णमाला स्वर (Swar).

Letter	अ	आ	इ	ई	उ	ऊ	ऋ	ए	ऐ	ओ	औ	अं	अः
Diacritic	◌	ा	ि	ी	ु	ू	ृ	ॅ	ै	ो	ौ	ं	ः
Name	a	ā	i	ī	u	ū	ṛ	e	ai	o	au	aṃ	aḥ
IPA	ə	a	i	iː	u	uː	ṛu	e	əi	o	əu	əⁿ	əh

Sources

https://www.shaikhdoctor.com/2021/06/marathi-alphabets.html