Learn Marathi Language for Free

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Nov 11

Nowadays, Marathi Language movement is quite strong in Maharashtra. If you happen to be living in Maharashtra and find it difficult to understand Marathi language then we have found some good sources from where you can learn Marathi language.

Quick Lesson on Marathi Words: If you just want to learn a few Marathi words for daily use, then you can visit the site www.maharashtratourism.gov.in of Maharashtra Tourism. This site has some of the English to Marathi translations for day to day life usage. Like- how to say Hello, how are you, thank you, good bye etc in Marathi.

Some useful words:

English	Marathi
Hello	Namaskaar
Listen	Aika
Please	Krupa karoon
Thank you	Dhanyavaad
Welcome	Swaagat (formal) / Yaa (informal)
Goodbye	Nirop gheto
How are you?	Kasey aahat?
Glad to meet you	Tumhala bhetun aanand zhaala
What is your name?	Aaple naav kaay?
Fine	Bara ahey (men) / Bari ahey(women)

Beginner Course in Marathi Language: To learn basics of Marathi language in an hour, you can visit the site http://marathi.tripod.com
Marathi Intermediate Course: If you already know some basic Marathi, then you need some intermediate lessons on Marathi Language. For these lessons you can visit the site www.marathimitra.com
Practice with Marathi speaking people: Yes, this is one of the most important tools in learning a language. You need to talk to people who can speak Marathi. On this site there are many people who are available to talk in Marathi language with you. http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Learn/Marathi.asp
Advanced Marathi – English Dictionary
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has a developed a website that can help you find the English translation of Marathi words. It has more than 25 thousand words. You can access this dictionary here:
http://www.cfilt.iitb.ac.in/wordnet/webmwn/wn.php