This second lesson teaches many important aspect in Marathi like adjectives, vocabulary list about food and finally common phrases about greeting. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Marathi Classes.
Adjectives
Knowing adjectives in Marathi is a powerful skill. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "good", "bad", "right", "wrong" etc. Adjectives are words used to describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence for example: I am happy. Marathi is easy.
Below is a list of 20 adjectives that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Marathi, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Adjectives List in Marathi
Adjectives
Marathi
Audio
Tall
उंच un̄ca
Short
खुजा khujā
Big
मोठा mōṭhā
Wide
रुंद runda
Long
लांब lāmba
Small
छोटा chōṭā
Thick
जाड jāḍa
Thin
काटकुळा kāṭakuḷā
New
नवीन navīna
Old (opposite of new)
जुना junā
Cheap
स्वस्त svasta
Expensive
महाग mahāga
Young
तरुण taruṇa
Old (opposite of young)
वृध्द vr̥dhda
Wrong
चुकीचा cukīcā
Right (correct)
बरोबर, अचूक barōbara, acūka
Good
चांगले / चांगला cāṅgalē/ cāṅgalā
Bad
वाईट vā'īṭa
Difficult
अवघड avaghaḍa
Easy
सोपा sōpā
Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Marathi sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Marathi Adjectives in a Sentence
English
Marathi
Audio
Am I right or wrong?
माझे चुक आहे की बरोबर ? mājhē cuka āhē kī barōbara?
Is he younger or older than you?
तो तुझ्यापेक्षा लहान आहे की मोठा ? Tō tujhyāpēkṣā lahāna āhē kī mōṭhā?
Is the test easy or difficult?
ही परिक्षा सोपी आहे की अवघड ? Hī parikṣā sōpī āhē kī avaghaḍa?
Is this book new or old?
हे पुस्तक नवे की जुने ? Hē pustaka navē kī junē?
This is so expensive
हे फारच महाग आहे . Hē phāraca mahāga āhē.
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Food
Below is a list of 50 words related to food such as fruits, vegetables and edible items. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or off the menu in a restaurant without a problem.
Food List in Marathi
Food
Marathi
Audio
Breakfast
न्याहारी N'yāhārī
Lunch
दुपारचे जेवण dupāracē jēvaṇa
Dinner
रात्रीचे जेवण rātrīcē jēvaṇa
Meal
जेवण jēvaṇa
Apples
सफरचंदे sapharacandē
Avocados
अँव्होकॅडो am̐vhōkĕḍō
Bananas
केळी kēḷī
Beans
घेवडा ghēvaḍā
Bread
पाव pāva
Butter
लोणी lōṇī
Carrots
गाजरे gājarē
Cheese
चीज cīja
Chicken
कोंबडीचे मटन kōmbaḍīcē maṭana
Coffee
कॉफी kŏphī
Corn
मका makā
Cucumbers
काकड्या kākaḍyā
Eggs
अंडी aṇḍī
Figs
अंजीरे an̄jīrē
Fish
मासा māsā
Food
अन्न anna
Fruit
फळे phaḷē
Garlic
लसूण lasūṇa
Grapes
द्राक्षे drākṣē
Ice cream
आइसक्रीम ā'isakrīma
Lemons
लिंबु limbu
Lettuce
सॅलड sĕlaḍa
Meat
बोकडाचे मटण bōkaḍācē maṭaṇa
Milk
दूध dūdha
Olives
ऑलिव्ह ŏlivha
Onions
कांदे kāndē
Orange juice
संत्र्याचा रस santryācā rasa
Oranges
संत्री santrī
Peaches
पीच pīca
Pears
नासपती nāsapatī
Peppers
मिरी mirī
Pineapples
अननस ananasa
Pizza
पिझ्झा pijhjhā
Potatoes
बटाटे baṭāṭē
Pumpkin
भोपळा bhōpaḷā
Salad
कोशिंबीर kōśimbīra
Salt
मीठ mīṭha
Sandwich
सँडविच sam̐ḍavica
Soda (like Coke)
सोडा (जसे कोक) sōḍā (jasē kōka)
Strawberries
स्ट्रॉबेरी sṭrŏbērī
Sugar
साखर sākhara
Tea
चहा cahā
Tomatoes
टोमॅटो ṭōmĕṭō
Vegetables
भाज्या bhājyā
Water
पाणी pāṇī
Watermelon
कलिंगड kaliṅgaḍa
Daily Conversation in Marathi
Finally, a list of sentences using the vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Marathi Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Marathi
English
Marathi
Audio
Are you thirsty?
तुला / तुम्हाला तहान लागली आहे का ? tulā/ tumhālā tahāna lāgalī āhē kā?
I'm hungry
मला भूक लागली आहे. Malā bhūka lāgalī āhē.
Do you have a bottle of water?
तुझ्याकडे / तुमच्याकडे पाण्याची बाटली आहे का ? Tujhyākaḍē/ tumacyākaḍē pāṇyācī bāṭalī āhē kā?
Breakfast is ready
नाश्ता / न्याहारी तयार आहे. Nāśtā/ n'yāhārī tayāra āhē.
भाज्या आरोग्यासाठी चांगल्या आहेत Bhājyā ārōgyāsāṭhī cāṅgalyā āhēta
Hi!
नमस्कार ! / राम राम ! namaskāra! / Rāma rāma!
Good morning!
सुप्रभात Suprabhāta
Good afternoon!
नमस्कार! namaskāra!
Good evening!
नमस्कार! Namaskāra!
Welcome!
सुस्वागतम Susvāgatama
How are you? (informal)
तुम्ही कसे आहात?/ आपण कसे आहात? तुम्ही कशा आहात ? आपण कशा आहात ? tumhī kasē āhāta?/ Āpaṇa kasē āhāta? Tumhī kaśā āhāta? Āpaṇa kaśā āhāta?
How are you? (formal)
तू कसा आहेस? /तु कशी आहेस? Tū kasā āhēsa? /Tu kaśī āhēsa?
What's up? (colloquial)
काय चाललेय ? Kāya cālalēya?
I'm fine, thank you!
मी ठिक आहे . आभारी आहे . Mī ṭhika āhē. Ābhārī āhē.
And you? (informal)
आणि तुम्ही ?/आणि आपण ? Āṇi tumhī?/Āṇi āpaṇa?
And you? (formal)
आणि तू ? Āṇi tū?
Good
चांगले / चांगला Cāṅgalē/ cāṅgalā
Fun Facts
Language Quote that a palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Allowances may be made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers.
Congratulations! You finished your second lesson in Marathi about adjectives, and food. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Marathi Lesson 3. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Marathi homepage.
