Marathi Nouns

Welcome to the third Marathi lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Marathi to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

potatoes बटाटे [baTaaTe]

tomatoes टोमॅटो [TomaTo]

onions कांदे [kaande]

carrots गाजरे [gaaajare]

fruits फळे [phaLe]

apples सफरचंदे [sapharchande]

bananas केळी [keLi]

oranges संत्री [santri]

Nouns Grammar Rules

In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Marathi + Pronunciation
do you have milk? [verb + noun] तुमच्याकडे दूध आहे काय? [tumchyaakade doodh aahe kaay?]
I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] माझ्याकडे दूध आणि कॉफी आहे [maajhyaakaDe doodh aaNi kauphi aahe]
he has three apples [number + plural noun] त्याच्याकडे तीन सफरचंदे आहेत [tyaachyaakaDe teen sapharchande aahet]
she only has one apple [number + singular noun] तिच्याकडे एकच सफरचंद आहे [tichyaakaDe ekach sapharchand aahe]
we live in a small house [adjective + noun] आम्ही एका छोट्या घरात राहातो [aamhi ekaa chhoTyaa gharaat raahaato]
I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] मला आपली न्याहारी आवडली [malaa aapli nyaahaari aavaDali]

The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.

bread पाव [paav]

milk दूध [doodh]

butter लोणी [loNi]

cheese चीज [cheej]

coffee कॉफी [kauphy]

sandwich सॅन्डविच [sanDvich]

meat मांस [maauns]

chicken कोंबडी [kombaDi]

fish मासा [maasaa]

breakfast न्याहारी [nyaahaari]

lunch दुपारचे जेवण [dupaarche jevaN]

dinner रात्रीचे जेवण [raatriche jevaN]

Conversation in Marathi

Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Marathi - Pronunciation
Do you speak (English/ Marathi)? तुम्ही इंग्रजी/मराठी बोलू शकता काय? [tumhi ingraji/maraathi bolu shaktaa kaay?]
Just a little अगदी थोडेसे [agadi thodese]
I like Marathi मला मराठी आवडते [malaa mraathi aavdte]
Can I practice with you? मी तुमच्यासोबत सराव करू शकतो काय? [mi tumchyaasobat saraav karu shakto kaay?]
How old are you? तुमचे वय काय? [tumche vay kaay?]
I'm thirty three years old मी तेहेतीस वर्षांचा आहे [mi tehetis varshaanchaa aahe]
It was nice talking to you तुमच्याशी बोलायला बरे वाटले [tumchyaashi bolaaylaa bare vaatle]

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