The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Marathi. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. 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.
Numbers
Knowing how to count in Marathi is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".
Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers 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.
Numbers in Marathi
Numbers
Marathi
Audio
One
एक Ēka
First
पहिला pahilā
Two
दोन dōna
Second
सेकंद sēkanda
Three
तीन tīna
Third
तिसरा tisarā
Four
चार cāra
Fourth
चौथा cauthā
Five
पांच pān̄ca
Fifth
पांचवा pān̄cavā
Six
सहा sahā
Sixth
सहावा sahāvā
Seven
सात sāta
Seventh
सातवा sātavā
Eight
आठ āṭha
Eighth
आठवा āṭhavā
Nine
नऊ na'ū
Ninth
नववा navavā
Ten
दहा dahā
Tenth
दहावा dahāvā
Eleven
अकरा akarā
Eleventh
अकरावा akarāvā
Twelve
बारा bārā
Twelfth
बारावा bārāvā
Thirteen
तेरा tērā
Thirteenth
तेरावा tērāvā
Fourteen
चौदा caudā
Fourteenth
चौदावा caudāvā
Fifteen
पंधरा pandharā
Fifteenth
पंधरावा pandharāvā
Sixteen
सोळा sōḷā
Sixteenth
सोळावा sōḷāvā
Seventeen
सतरा satarā
Seventeenth
सतरावा satarāvā
Eighteen
अठरा aṭharā
Eighteenth
अठरावा aṭharāvā
Nineteen
एकोणीस ēkōṇīsa
Nineteenth
एकोणीसावा ēkōṇīsāvā
Twenty
वीस vīsa
Twentieth
विसावा visāvā
Thirty three (31)
तेहेतीस tēhētīsa
One hundred (100)
- शंभर-- - śambhara--
Three hundred and sixty (360)
तीनशे साठ tīnaśē sāṭha
One thousand (1000)
एक हजार ēka hajāra
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)
दोन हजार चौदा dōna hajāra caudā
One million
दशलक्ष daśalakṣa
Once
एकदा ēkadā
Twice
दोनदा dōnadā
Now we will try to implement some of the numbers 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 Numbers in a Sentence
Numbers
Marathi
Audio
I'm 30 years old
मी तीस वर्षाची/चा आहे . mī tīsa varṣācī/cā āhē.
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother
मला दोन बहिणी आणि एक भाऊ आहे . Malā dōna bahiṇī āṇi ēka bhā'ū āhē.
English is my first language
माझी प्रथम भाषा इंग्रजी आहे . Mājhī prathama bhāṣā iṅgrajī āhē.
Her second language is Spanish
तिची दुसरी भाषा स्पॅनिश आहे . Ticī dusarī bhāṣā spĕniśa āhē.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact me using the Marathi contact form on the header above.
Vocabulary List about School
Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.
School Words in Marathi
School
Marathi
Audio
Answer
उत्तर Uttara
Book
पुस्तक pustaka
Books
पुस्तके pustakē
Chair
खुर्ची khurcī
Desk
लिहिण्याचे टेबल lihiṇyācē ṭēbala
Dictionary
शब्दकोश śabdakōśa
Laptop
भाषा bhāṣā
Library
ग्रंथालय granthālaya
Notebook (paper notebook)
वही vahī
Page
पान pāna
Paper
कागद kāgada
Pen
पेन pēna
Pencil
पेन्सिल pēnsila
Question
प्रश्न praśna
School
शाळा śāḷā
Student
विद्यार्थी / विद्यार्थिनी vidyārthī/ vidyārthinī
Teacher
शिक्षक śikṣaka
University
विद्यापीठ vidyāpīṭha
Daily Conversation in Marathi
Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Marathi Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Marathi
English
Marathi
Audio
I have a question
मला एक प्रश्न ( पडला) आहे. malā ēka praśna (paḍalā) āhē.
To listen
लक्षपुर्वक ऐकणे Lakṣapurvaka aikaṇē
To read
वाचणे vācaṇē
To speak
बोलणे /भाषण देणे bōlaṇē/bhāṣaṇa dēṇē
To think
विचार करणे vicāra karaṇē
To understand
समजणे samajaṇē
To write
लिहिणे lihiṇē
What's the name of that book?
त्या पुस्तकाचे नाव काय आहे ? tyā pustakācē nāva kāya āhē?
What do you do for a living?
तुम्ही पोटापाण्यासाठी काय उद्योग करता ?/ तु पोटापाण्यासाठी काय उद्योग करतेस /करतोस ? Tumhī pōṭāpāṇyāsāṭhī kāya udyōga karatā?/ Tu pōṭāpāṇyāsāṭhī kāya udyōga karatēsa/karatōsa?
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)
मी शिक्षिका/शिक्षक , कलाकार / अभियंता आहे . Mī śikṣikā/śikṣaka, kalākāra/ abhiyantā āhē.
Oh! That's good!
फारच छान! Phāraca chāna!
Can I practice with you?
मी तुझ्यासह सराव करु शकते/शकतो का ? Mī tujhyāsaha sarāva karu śakatē/śakatō kā?
Fun Facts
Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.
Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Marathi about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Marathi Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Marathi homepage.
