The 5th Marathi lesson teaches the use of the gender by creating the feminine from the masculine form. In addition to that, I included a vocabulary list about clothes and finally common phrases about origins. 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.
Feminine
Knowing how to derive the feminine from the masculine form is very useful. It can make it easy to have a conversation about family members, pets, or professions. An example would be: "man", "woman", "Cat (fem.)", "cat (masc.)" etc.
Below is a list of 12 masculine and feminine forms 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.
Masculine vs. Feminine in Marathi
Feminine
Marathi
Audio
Boy
मुलगा Mulagā
Girl
मुलगी mulagī
Man
पुरुष puruṣa
Woman
स्त्री strī
Father
वडील vaḍīla
Mother
आई ā'ī
Brother
भाऊ bhā'ū
Sister
बहीण bahīṇa
Actor
अभिनेता abhinētā
Actress
अभिनेत्री abhinētrī
Cat (Masc.)
बोका bōkā
Cat (Fem.)
मांजर mān̄jara
Now we will try to implement some of the forms 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 Gender in a Sentence
English
Marathi
Audio
He is tall
तो उंच आहे . tō un̄ca āhē.
She is tall
ती उंच आहे . Tī un̄ca āhē.
He is a short man
तो गिड्डा /बुटका पुरुष आहे . Tō giḍḍā/buṭakā puruṣa āhē.
She is a short woman
ती गिड्डी /बुटकी स्त्री/बाई आहे . Tī giḍḍī/buṭakī strī/bā'ī āhē.
He is German
तो जर्मन आहे . Tō jarmana āhē.
She is German
ती जर्मन आहे . Tī jarmana āhē.
Japanese men are friendly
जपानी पुरुषांमधे मैत्रभावना असते . Japānī puruṣāmmadhē maitrabhāvanā asatē.
Japanese women are friendly
जपानी स्त्रियांमधे मैत्रभावना असते . Japānī striyāmmadhē maitrabhāvanā asatē.
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Clothes
Below is a list of 20 words related to clothes and wearable accessories. Memorizing them by heart can make it easy for you to shop for clothes and maybe get some good bargains.
Clothes List in Marathi
Clothes
Marathi
Audio
Belt
पट्टा Paṭṭā
Clothes
कपडे kapaḍē
Coat
कोट kōṭa
Dress
पोषाख pōṣākha
Glasses
चष्मा caṣmā
Gloves
हातमोजे hātamōjē
Hat
हॅट hĕṭa
Jacket
जाकीट jākīṭa
Pants (Trousers)
पॅन्ट / पाटलोण / विजार pĕnṭa/ pāṭalōṇa/ vijāra
Ring
अंगठी aṅgaṭhī
Shirt
सदरा / शर्ट sadarā/ śarṭa
Shoes
बूट būṭa
Socks
पायमोजे pāyamōjē
Suit
सूट sūṭa
Sweater
स्वेटर svēṭara
Tie
टाय ṭāya
Umbrella
छत्री chatrī
Underwear
अंतर्वस्त्र/ अंडरवेअर antarvastra/ aṇḍaravē'ara
Wallet
पाकीट pākīṭa
Watch
घडयाळ ghaḍayāḷa
Daily Conversation in Marathi
Finally, these are a couple of phrases used in conversations to express where you are from or where you live etc. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Marathi Phrases page.
Common Expressions in Marathi
Do you like my dress?
तुला / तुम्हाला माझा ड्रेस आवडला का ? tulā/ tumhālā mājhā ḍrēsa āvaḍalā kā?
I lost my socks
माझे पायमोजे हरवले आहेत . Mājhē pāyamōjē haravalē āhēta.
It looks good on you
तुला (ड्रेस) चांगला दिसतो आहे. Tulā (ḍrēsa) cāṅgalā disatō āhē.
She has a beautiful ring
तिच्याकडे सुंदर अंगठी आहे. Ticyākaḍē sundara aṅgaṭhī āhē.
These pants (trousers) are long
या पॅंट लांब आहेत . Yā pĕṇṭa lāmba āhēta.
These shoes are small
हे बुट छोटे /लहान आहेत . Hē buṭa chōṭē/lahāna āhēta.
मी युनायटेड स्टेट्समधुन आले/आलो आहे . Mī yunāyaṭēḍa sṭēṭsamadhuna ālē/ālō āhē.
I'm American
मी अमेरिकन आहे . Mī amērikana āhē.
Where do you live?
तु कुठे रहातेस ?/ तु कुठे रहातोस ?/ तुम्ही कुठे रहाता ? Tu kuṭhē rahātēsa?/ Tu kuṭhē rahātōsa?/ Tumhī kuṭhē rahātā?
I live in the U.S
मी यु.एस.मधे रहाते/रहातो . Mī yu.Ēsa.Madhē rahātē/rahātō.
Do you like it here?
तुला येथे आवडते का ? Tulā yēthē āvaḍatē kā?
Fun Facts
Language Quote: It has been estimated that the number of actively spoken languages in the world today is about 6,000..
Congratulations! You finished your 5th lesson in Marathi about masculine, feminine, and clothes. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Marathi Lesson 6. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Marathi homepage.