First step towards marathi

Lets start our lessons here only, without spending any more-time.

I think rather than teaching alphabets, its good to start with words that we can use in our daily routines.

So here we go.

I am going to introduce some numerals in this post.

Try to use these number pronunciations in your daily use, so that you get used to them.

Number	English pronunciation	Marathi pronunciation in English script	Marathi pronunciation
1	one	ek	एक
2	two	don	दोन
3	three	teen	तीन
4	four	char	चार
5	five	pach	पाच
6	six	saha	सहा
7	seven	sath	सात
8	eight	aath	आठ
9	nine	nawu	नवु
10	ten	daha	दहा
11	eleven	akaraa	अकरा
12	twelve	bara	बारा
13	thirteen	tera	तेरा
14	fourteen	chauwda	चौदा
15	fifteen	pandhara	पंधरा
16	sixteen	sola	सोला
17	seventeen	sataraa	सतरा
18	eighteen	atharaa	अठरा
19	nineteen	ekonawis	एकोनाविस
20	twenty	wis	विस
25	twenty five	panchawis	पंचवीस
30	thirty	tis	तीस
35	thirty five	pastis	पस्तीस
40	forty	chalis	चालीस
45	forty five	panchechalis	पंचेचालिस
50	fifty	pannas	पन्नास
55	fifty five	pancchawann	पंच्चावन्न
60	sixty	saath	साठ
65	sixty five	pasashhtha	पासष्ट
70	seventy	sattar	सत्तर
75	seventy five	panchyahattar	पंचाहत्तर
80	eighty	enshi	एंशी
85	eighty five	panchyaenshi	पंच्येंशी
90	ninety	nawwood	नव्वद
95	ninety five	panchyanawu	पन्चानव
100	hundred	shambhar	शंभर
150	one fifty	deedashe(the-dashe) OR ekashe pannas	दीडशे OR एकशे पन्नास
200	two hundred	donashe	दोनशे
250	two fifty	adeechashe OR donashe pannas	अडीचशे OR दोनशे पन्नास
300	three hundred	teenashe	तीनशे
350	three fifty	teenashe pannas OR teenashe pannas	तीनशे पन्नास
400	four hundred	charashe	चारशे
500	five hundred	pachashe	पाचशे
1.5	one and half	deed	दिड
2.5	two and half	aadeech	अडीच
3.5	three and half	sade-teen	साडेतीन
4.5	four and half	sade-char	साडेचार
5.5	five and half	sade-pach	साडेपाच

I will like to hear from you always for any kind of suggestions, comments or the way we should proceed.

So practice it, there is another article coming in queue.... :-)

I am back after a long break....

I started this blog with so many expectations in mind, about teaching rather giving a try of teaching "Marathi" and posting regularly, but as everyone's life has ups and downs I am not an exception for the same.

After long personal issues and crisis, I think I can manage to write some post on regular intervals hence forth :-)

Cheers...

PREFACE

Hi,


This blog is for people who want to learn Marathi. If you know either of English or Hindi.


This blog should help you in learning Marathi. At least at primary level, most of the things you will find helpful in your day to day communication.


I am a software engineer by profession in a private software firm.


I was always asked by many of my friends who wanted to learn Marathi. I just wanted to spread this learning program to people who are willing to learn Marathi.


I don't know the politics which is currently going on. I am not in favor or oppose of anybody. But knowing local language is always good. Please don't miss understand me, I have many friends even out of Maharashtra, India.


Hope they find it useful and hope my local friends support me.

Will like to read your comments and suggestions.