Language/Marathi/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

🤗 Marathi Greetings for Everyday Life

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.

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Marathi Language

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

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

नमस्कार (namaskār):

Main Greetings in Marathi

मराठी (Marathi)	Translation
नमस्कार (namaskār)	Hello (General greeting)
तू कसा आहेस? (tu kasā āhes) said to men तू कशी आहेस? (tu kashī āhes) said to female आपण कसे आहात? (āpan kashe āhāth) formal	How are you?
मी ठीक आहे (mī ṭīk āhe) मस्त (mast) मी मजेत आहे (mī majet āhe)	Reply to 'How are you?'
आपण कोठले आहात? (āpaṇ kōthale āhāt?)	Where are you from?
आम्ही ... हून आहोत (amhi ... hun āhot) said by men मी ... हून आहे (mi ... hun āhe) said by female	I'm from ...
तुमचं स्वागत असो (tumcha svāgat aso) सुस्वागतम (susvāgatam)	Welcome
खूप दिवसात भेटलो नाही (khup divasāt bhetalo nāhi) बरेच दिवस झाले भेट नाही (barech divas zhāle bhet nāhi)	Long time no see

मराठी (Marathi)	Translation
तुझं नाव काय आहे? (tujha nāv kāy āhe) informal आपले नाव काय आहे? (āpale nāv kāy āhe) formal	What's your name?
माझं नाव ... आहे (māzha nāv ... āhe)	My name is ...
तुम्हाला भेटून आनंद झाला (tumhālā bhetūn ānanda jhālā)	Pleased to meet you
सु-प्रभात (su-prabhāt)	Good morning (Morning greeting)
शुभ-संध्या (shubh-sandhyā)	Good evening (Evening greeting)
शुभ रात्री (shubha rātrī)	Good night

मराठी (Marathi)	Translation
येतो (yeto) said by men येते (yete) said by women पुन्हा भेटू (pūnhā bhetū)	Goodbye (Parting phrases)
शुभेच्छा! (shubheccha!) भले होवो! (bhale hoao!)	Good luck!
आयुरारोग्य लाभो (āyurārogya labho) प्रकृती ठीक असो (prakruti thik aso)	Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)
सुखी रहा (sukhi rahā) आनंदी रहा (anandi rahā) तुमचा दिवस चांगला जाओ! (tumcha divas changla jao)	Have a nice day

मराठी (Marathi)	Translation
आपला प्रवास सुखाचा होवो! (āpalā pravās sukhacā hovo!)	Have a good journey
क्षमा करा (kshamā karā)	Excuse me
माफ करा (māf karā)	Sorry
कृपया (krupayā)	Please
आभारी आहे (ābhārī āhe) धन्यवाद (dhanyāvad)	Thank you
आपले स्वागत आहे (āpale svāgata āhe)	Reply to thank you