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If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Marathi, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Marathi, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.


Let’s get started! 🤗
Let’s get started! 🤗
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Listen to the following recording to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Marathi''' (pronunciation from a native speaker):
Listen to the following recording to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Marathi''' (pronunciation from a native speaker):


<span class="notranslate">नमस्कार (namaskār)</span>:
<span class="notranslate">नमस्कार (namaskār)</span>:
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==Main Greetings in Marathi==
==Main Greetings in Marathi==


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* <span class="notranslate">नमस्कार (namaskār)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">नमस्कार! (namaskār)</span>
* प्रणाम! (pra<span class="notranslate">ṇ</span>ām)
* अलक्ष निरंजन्! (alaksh niranjan) address used by sages or hermits
|Hello (General greeting)
|Hello (General greeting)
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* <span class="notranslate">तू कसा आहेस? (tu kasā āhes)</span> ''said to men''  
* <span class="notranslate">तू कसा आहेस? (tu kasā āhes)</span> ''said to a man''  
* <span class="notranslate">तू कशी आहेस? (tu kashī āhes)</span> ''said to female''  
* <span class="notranslate">तू कशी आहेस? (tu kashī āhes)</span> ''said to a woman''  
* तुम्ही कसे आहात? (tumhī kase āhāt) plural or polite (when addressed to a single person) 


* <span class="notranslate">आपण कसे आहात? (āpan kashe āhāth)</span> ''formal''
* <span class="notranslate">आपण कसे आहात? (āpaṇ kashe āhāt)</span> plural or very polite (when addressed to a single person)
|How are you?
|How are you?
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* <span class="notranslate">मी ठीक आहे (mī ṭīk āhe)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">मी ठीक आहे. (mī ṭīk āhe) means: I am fine.</span>
* <span class="notranslate">मस्त (mast)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">मस्त! (mast) informal; means: good.</span>
* <span class="notranslate">मी मजेत आहे (mī majet āhe)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">मी मजेत आहे. (mī majet āhe) informal; means: I am enjoying.</span>
* निवांत. (nivānt) spoken mostly in the countryside; means: I am relaxed.
|Reply to 'How are you?'
|Reply to 'How are you?'
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* <span class="notranslate">आम्ही ... हून आहोत (amhi ... hun āhot)</span> ''said by men''
* <span class="notranslate">आम्ही ... हून आहोत. (amhi ... hun āhot)</span> said on behalf of a group
* <span class="notranslate">मी ... हून आहे (mi ... hun āhe)</span> ''said by female''
* <span class="notranslate">मी ... हून आहे. (mi ... hun āhe)</span> said by a single person
|I'm from ...
|I'm from ...
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* <span class="notranslate">तुमचं स्वागत असो (tumcha svāgat aso)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">तुमचे स्वागत असो. (tumche svāgat aso)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">सुस्वागतम (susvāgatam)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">सुस्वागतम्. (susvāgatam)</span>
|Welcome
|Welcome!
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* <span class="notranslate">खूप दिवसात भेटलो नाही (khup divasāt bhetalo nāhi)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">खूप दिवसात भेटलो नाही. (khup divasāt bhetalo nāhi)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">बरेच दिवस झाले भेट नाही (barech divas zhāle bhet nāhi)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">बरेच दिवस झाले भेट नाही. (barech divas zhāle bhet nāhi)</span>
|Long time no see
|Long time no see.
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!'''<span class="notranslate">मराठी</span> (Marathi)'''
!'''Translation'''
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* <span class="notranslate">तुझं नाव काय आहे? (tujha nāv kāy āhe)</span> ''informal''
* <span class="notranslate">तुझे नाव काय आहे? (tujha nāv kāy āhe)</span> ''informal''
* <span class="notranslate">आपले नाव काय आहे? (āpale nāv kāy āhe)</span> ''formal''
* <span class="notranslate">आपले नाव काय आहे? (āpale nāv kāy āhe)</span> ''formal''
|What's your name?
|What's your name?
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* <span class="notranslate">माझं नाव ... आहे (māzha nāv ... āhe)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">माझे नाव ... आहे. (māzhe nāv ... āhe)</span>
|My name is ...
|My name is ...
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* <span class="notranslate">तुम्हाला भेटून आनंद झाला (tumhālā bhetūn ānanda jhālā)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">तुम्हाला भेटून आनंद झाला. (tumhālā bhetūn ānanda jhālā)</span>
|Pleased to meet you
* तुमचे दर्शन करुन धन्य झालो. (tumche darshan karun dhanya zhālo) spoken to a holy, pious or divine being; jocular when spoken to a normal person
|Pleased to meet you.
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* <span class="notranslate">सु-प्रभात (su-prabhāt)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">सुप्रभात! (suprabhāt)</span>
|Good morning (Morning greeting)
|Good morning! (Morning greeting)
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* <span class="notranslate">शुभ-संध्या (shubh-sandhyā)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">शुभ संध्या! (shubh sandhyā)</span>
|Good evening (Evening greeting)
|Good evening! (Evening greeting)
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* <span class="notranslate">शुभ रात्री (shubha rātrī)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">शुभ रात्री! (shubh rātrī)</span>
|Good night
|Good night!
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
!'''<span class="notranslate">मराठी</span> (Marathi)'''
!'''Translation'''
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* <span class="notranslate">येतो (yeto)</span> ''said by men''
* <span class="notranslate">येतो (yeto)</span> ''said by men''
* <span class="notranslate">येते (yete)</span> ''said by women''
* <span class="notranslate">येते (yete)</span> ''said by women''
* <span class="notranslate">पुन्हा भेटू (pūnhā bhetū)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">पुन्हा भेटू! (pūnhā bhetū)</span>
|Goodbye (Parting phrases)
|Goodbye. (Parting phrases)
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* <span class="notranslate">शुभेच्छा! (shubheccha!)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">शुभेच्छा! (shubheccha!) means: best wishes</span>
* <span class="notranslate">भले होवो! (bhale hoao!)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">भले होवो! (bhale hoao!)</span>
* सद्भाग्य लाभो! (sadbhāgya lābho)
|Good luck!
|Good luck!
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* <span class="notranslate">आयुरारोग्य लाभो (āyurārogya labho)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">आयुरारोग्य लाभो! (āyurārogya lābho) means: may you be blessed with a long life and health</span>
* <span class="notranslate">प्रकृती ठीक असो (prakruti thik aso)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">प्रकृती ठीक असो! (prakrutī thīk aso) means: may you have a good health</span>
|Cheers! Good Health! (''Toasts used when drinking'')
|Cheers! Good Health! (''Toasts used when drinking'')
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* <span class="notranslate">सुखी रहा (sukhi rahā)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">सुखी रहा. (sukhī rahā) means: be happy</span>
* <span class="notranslate">आनंदी रहा (anandi rahā)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">आनंदी रहा. (ānandī rahā) means: be happy</span>
* <span class="notranslate">तुमचा दिवस चांगला जाओ! (tumcha divas changla jao)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">तुमचा दिवस चांगला जाओ! (tumchā divas chānglā jao)</span>
|Have a nice day
|Have a nice day!
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* आशिर्वाद द्या! (āshirwād dyā)
|to ask for blessings
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* सौभाग्यवती भवः (saubhāgyawati bhavah) addressed to a woman (mostly married); means: may you be blessed with a happy married life
* आयुष्यमान् भवः (āyushyamān bhavah) addressed to a young person; means: may you be blessed with a long life
* पुत्रवती भवः (putrawati bhavah) addressed to a fertile woman; means: may you be blessed with a child
|Blessings


{| class="wikitable"
!'''<span class="notranslate">मराठी</span> (Marathi)'''
!'''Translation'''
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* <span class="notranslate">आपला प्रवास सुखाचा होवो! (āpalā pravās sukhacā hovo!)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">आपला प्रवास सुखाचा होवो! (āpalā pravās sukhacā hovo!)</span>
|Have a good journey
* आपली यात्रा मंगल होवो! ( āplī yātrā mangal hovo!)
* शुभ यात्रा! (shubh yātrā)
|Have a good journey.
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* <span class="notranslate">क्षमा करा (kshamā karā)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">क्षमा करा. (kshamā karā)</span>
|Excuse me
|Excuse me!
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* <span class="notranslate">माफ करा (māf karā)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">माफ करा. (māf karā) also used for making a denial or rejecting an offer</span>
|Sorry
* <span class="notranslate">क्षमा करा. (kshamā karā)</span> <span class="notranslate">also used for making a denial or rejecting an offer</span>
|Sorry.
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* <span class="notranslate">कृपया (krupayā)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">कृपया (krupayā)</span>
|Please
* कृपा करुन ...
|Please.
Please, ...
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* <span class="notranslate">आभारी आहे (ābhārī āhe)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">आभारी आहे. (ābhārī āhe)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">धन्यवाद (dhanyāvad)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">धन्यवाद. (dhanyāvād)</span>
|Thank you
|Thank you.
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* <span class="notranslate">आपले स्वागत आहे (āpale svāgata āhe)</span>
* <span class="notranslate">आपले स्वागत आहे. (āpale svāgata āhe) means: You're welcome.</span>
|Reply to thank you
|Reply to thank you.


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==Videos==
===How to Greet Someone in Marathi - YouTube===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0tBwOcJY84</youtube>
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/Resources|Resources]]
* [[Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/Drinks|Drinks]]
* [[Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/Love|Love]]
* [[Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/Seasons|Seasons]]
* [[Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/Family|Family]]
* [[Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/Days-(var-वार)|Days (var वार)]]
* [[Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]]
* [[Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/Count-to-10|Count to 10]]
* [[Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/Food|Food]]
* [[Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/Clothes|Clothes]]
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🤗 Marathi Greetings for Everyday Life[edit | edit source]

नमस्कार, Marathi learners! 😃

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Marathi, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Marathi Language[edit | edit source]

Marathi (मराठी) is a language spoken predominantly by Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is one of the 22 languages of India.

  • With 83 million speakers as of 2011, Marathi ranks 10th in the list of languages with most native speakers in the world.
  • Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali.


How to say "Hello" in Marathi[edit | edit source]

Listen to the following recording to learn how to say “Hello” in Marathi (pronunciation from a native speaker):

नमस्कार (namaskār):

Main Greetings in Marathi[edit | edit source]

मराठी (Marathi) Translation
  • नमस्कार! (namaskār)
  • प्रणाम! (praṇām)
  • अलक्ष निरंजन्! (alaksh niranjan) address used by sages or hermits
 Hello (General greeting)
  • तू कसा आहेस? (tu kasā āhes) said to a man
  • तू कशी आहेस? (tu kashī āhes) said to a woman
  • तुम्ही कसे आहात? (tumhī kase āhāt) plural or polite (when addressed to a single person)
  • आपण कसे आहात? (āpaṇ kashe āhāt) plural or very polite (when addressed to a single person)
 How are you?
  • मी ठीक आहे. (mī ṭīk āhe) means: I am fine.
  • मस्त! (mast) informal; means: good.
  • मी मजेत आहे. (mī majet āhe) informal; means: I am enjoying.
  • निवांत. (nivānt) spoken mostly in the countryside; means: I am relaxed.
 Reply to 'How are you?'
  • आपण कोठले आहात? (āpaṇ kōthale āhāt?)
 Where are you from?
  • आम्ही ... हून आहोत. (amhi ... hun āhot) said on behalf of a group
  • मी ... हून आहे. (mi ... hun āhe) said by a single person
 I'm from ...
  • तुमचे स्वागत असो. (tumche svāgat aso)
  • सुस्वागतम्. (susvāgatam)
 Welcome!
  • खूप दिवसात भेटलो नाही. (khup divasāt bhetalo nāhi)
  • बरेच दिवस झाले भेट नाही. (barech divas zhāle bhet nāhi)
 Long time no see.
  • तुझे नाव काय आहे? (tujha nāv kāy āhe) informal
  • आपले नाव काय आहे? (āpale nāv kāy āhe) formal
 What's your name?
  • माझे नाव ... आहे. (māzhe nāv ... āhe)
 My name is ...
  • तुम्हाला भेटून आनंद झाला. (tumhālā bhetūn ānanda jhālā)
  • तुमचे दर्शन करुन धन्य झालो. (tumche darshan karun dhanya zhālo) spoken to a holy, pious or divine being; jocular when spoken to a normal person
 Pleased to meet you.
  • सुप्रभात! (suprabhāt)
 Good morning! (Morning greeting)
  • शुभ संध्या! (shubh sandhyā)
 Good evening! (Evening greeting)
  • शुभ रात्री! (shubh rātrī)
 Good night!
  • येतो (yeto) said by men
  • येते (yete) said by women
  • पुन्हा भेटू! (pūnhā bhetū)
 Goodbye. (Parting phrases)
  • शुभेच्छा! (shubheccha!) means: best wishes
  • भले होवो! (bhale hoao!)
  • सद्भाग्य लाभो! (sadbhāgya lābho)
 Good luck!
  • आयुरारोग्य लाभो! (āyurārogya lābho) means: may you be blessed with a long life and health
  • प्रकृती ठीक असो! (prakrutī thīk aso) means: may you have a good health
 Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)
  • सुखी रहा. (sukhī rahā) means: be happy
  • आनंदी रहा. (ānandī rahā) means: be happy
  • तुमचा दिवस चांगला जाओ! (tumchā divas chānglā jao)
 Have a nice day!
  • आशिर्वाद द्या! (āshirwād dyā)
 to ask for blessings
  • सौभाग्यवती भवः (saubhāgyawati bhavah) addressed to a woman (mostly married); means: may you be blessed with a happy married life
  • आयुष्यमान् भवः (āyushyamān bhavah) addressed to a young person; means: may you be blessed with a long life
  • पुत्रवती भवः (putrawati bhavah) addressed to a fertile woman; means: may you be blessed with a child
 Blessings
  • आपला प्रवास सुखाचा होवो! (āpalā pravās sukhacā hovo!)
  • आपली यात्रा मंगल होवो! ( āplī yātrā mangal hovo!)
  • शुभ यात्रा! (shubh yātrā)
 Have a good journey.
  • क्षमा करा. (kshamā karā)
 Excuse me!
  • माफ करा. (māf karā) also used for making a denial or rejecting an offer
  • क्षमा करा. (kshamā karā) also used for making a denial or rejecting an offer
 Sorry.
  • कृपया (krupayā)
  • कृपा करुन ...
 Please.

Please, ...

  • आभारी आहे. (ābhārī āhe)
  • धन्यवाद. (dhanyāvād)
 Thank you.
  • आपले स्वागत आहे. (āpale svāgata āhe) means: You're welcome.
 Reply to thank you.

Video: Learn Marathi Phrases - Greetings and General Words[edit | edit source]

Videos[edit | edit source]

How to Greet Someone in Marathi - YouTube[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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