Marathi — the 102 most common words

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If you learn one thing first, learn this. Every word below is high-frequency — you will hear it in the first hour of any real conversation. There are 102 words here, in eight groups you can take one at a time, and every one is written three ways: English, Hindi and Marathi (मराठी) with a pronunciation column.

Why start with frequency? A language is not a wall you climb; it is a snowball. The first 102 words unlock the parts of Marathi that repeat every day — greeting someone, saying what you want, saying who you mean, and saying when. Grammar without vocabulary is silent, and vocabulary without grammar is a shopping list. Start here, then let the grammar page show you how to bolt these words together.

A useful rule of thumb: with a few hundred high-frequency words and one verb pattern, a learner can already manage greetings, shops and simple questions. This page is the densest part of that set.

How to use this page. Do not swallow all 102 words in one sitting. Take one group a day, read the column aloud, cover the pronunciation column and say each word. Then test yourself with the topic quiz and keep the ones that will not stick in the review deck.

Greetings and politeness (15)

#	English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
1	Hello (formal)	नमस्ते	नमस्कार	namaskār
2	Good day (all-day greeting)	शुभ दिन	शुभ दिवस	śubh divas
3	How are you? (formal)	आप कैसे हैं?	तुम्ही कसे आहात?	tumhī kase āhāt?
4	How are you? (familiar, to a man)	तुम कैसे हो?	तू कसा आहेस?	tū kasā āhes?
5	How are you? (familiar, to a woman)	तुम कैसी हो?	तू कशी आहेस?	tū kaśī āhes?
6	I'm fine	मैं ठीक हूँ	मी ठीक आहे	mī ṭhīk āhe
7	Thank you	धन्यवाद	धन्यवाद	dhanyavād
8	Yes / No	हाँ / नहीं	हो / नाही	ho / nāhī
9	Please	कृपया	कृपया	kṛpayā
10	Excuse me / Sorry	माफ़ कीजिए	माफ करा	māph karā
11	Good morning	सुप्रभात	शुभ सकाळ	śubh sakāḷ
12	Good night	शुभ रात्रि	शुभ रात्री	śubh rātrī
13	Goodbye (said by the leaver)	चलता हूँ	येतो	yeto
14	See you again	फिर मिलेंगे	पुन्हा भेटू	punhā bheṭū
15	Welcome	स्वागत है	स्वागत आहे	svāgat āhe

Pronouns (19)

#	English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
1	I	मैं	मी	mī
2	we (excluding you)	हम	आम्ही	āmhī
3	you (formal / plural)	आप / तुम सब	तुम्ही	tumhī
4	you (intimate)	तू	तू	tū
5	he	वह	तो	to
6	she	वह	ती	tī
7	it	यह / वह	ते	te
8	they (masculine / mixed)	वे	ते	te
9	they (feminine)	वे	त्या	tyā
10	this (near, masc)	यह	हा	hā
11	that (far, masc)	वह	तो	to
12	what	क्या	काय	kāy
13	who	कौन	कोण	koṇ
14	where	कहाँ	कुठे	kuṭhe
15	when	कब	केव्हा	kevhā
16	why	क्यों	का	kā
17	how	कैसे	कसा / कशी / कसे	kasā / kaśī / kase
18	how much / how many	कितना	किती	kitī
19	which	कौन-सा	कोणता / कोणती	koṇtā / koṇtī

The 18 verbs you will use every day (18)

#	English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
1	eat	खाना	खाणे	khāṇe
2	go	जाना	जाणे	jāṇe
3	come	आना	येणे	yeṇe
4	do	करना	करणे	karaṇe
5	speak	बोलना	बोलणे	bolaṇe
6	see	देखना	पाहणे	pāhaṇe
7	give	देना	देणे	deṇe
8	take	लेना	घेणे	gheṇe
9	understand	समझना	समजणे	samajaṇe
10	read	पढ़ना	वाचणे	vācaṇe
11	write	लिखना	लिहिणे	lihiṇe
12	live / stay	रहना	राहणे	rāhaṇe
13	like	पसंद करना	आवडणे	āvaḍaṇe
14	love	प्यार करना	प्रेम करणे	prem karaṇe
15	sleep	सोना	झोपणे	zhopeṇe
16	buy	खरीदना	विकत घेणे	vikat gheṇe
17	learn	सीखना	शिकणे	śikaṇe
18	drink	पीना	पिणे	piṇe

Family (13)

#	English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
1	mother	माँ	आई	āī
2	father	पिता	बाबा	bābā
3	brother	भाई	भाऊ	bhāū
4	sister	बहन	बहीण	bahīṇ
5	son / boy	बेटा / लड़का	मुलगा	mulgā
6	daughter / girl	बेटी / लड़की	मुलगी	mulgī
7	husband	पति	नवरा	navrā
8	wife	पत्नी	बायको	bāyko
9	friend (male)	दोस्त	मित्र	mitra
10	friend (female)	सहेली	मैत्रीण	maitrīṇ
11	family	परिवार	कुटुंब	kuṭumba
12	grandmother	दादी / नानी	आजी	ājī
13	grandfather	दादा / नाना	आजोबा	ājobā

Colours (6)

#	English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
1	red	लाल	लाल	lāl
2	blue	नीला	निळा	niḷā
3	green	हरा	हिरवा	hiravā
4	yellow	पीला	पिवळा	pivaḷā
5	white	सफ़ेद	पांढरा	pāṇḍharā
6	black	काला	काळा	kāḷā

Core nouns (13)

#	English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
1	book	किताब	पुस्तक	pustak
2	house / home	घर	घर	ghar
3	work	काम	काम	kām
4	school	स्कूल	शाळा	śāḷā
5	teacher	शिक्षक	शिक्षक	śikṣak
6	student	छात्र / छात्रा	विद्यार्थी	vidyārthī
7	car	गाड़ी	गाडी	gāḍī
8	road	सड़क	रस्ता	rastā
9	money	पैसा	पैसे	paise
10	day	दिन	दिवस	divas
11	week	हफ़्ता	आठवडा	āṭhvaḍā
12	month	महीना	महिना	mahinā
13	year	साल	वर्ष	varṣa

Time words (11)

#	English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
1	today	आज	आज	āj
2	tomorrow	कल (आने वाला)	उद्या	udyā
3	yesterday	कल (बीता)	काल	kāl
4	now	अब	आत्ता	āttā
5	later	बाद में	नंतर	nantar
6	morning	सुबह	सकाळ	sakāḷ
7	noon	दोपहर	दुपार	dupār
8	evening	शाम	संध्याकाळ	sandhyākāḷ
9	night	रात	रात्र	rātra
10	What time is it?	कितने बजे हैं?	किती वाजले?	kitī vājle?
11	3 o'clock	तीन बजे	तीन वाजले	tīn vājle

Days of the week (7)

#	English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
1	Sunday	रविवार	रविवार	ravivār
2	Monday	सोमवार	सोमवार	somvār
3	Tuesday	मंगलवार	मंगळवार	mangaḷvār
4	Wednesday	बुधवार	बुधवार	budhvār
5	Thursday	बृहस्पतिवार	गुरुवार	guruvār
6	Friday	शुक्रवार	शुक्रवार	śukravār
7	Saturday	शनिवार	शनिवार	śanivār

What to do after these 102

You now own the skeleton of Marathi. The next step is not more words — it is sentences. Take five verbs from the list above and build one sentence each about your own day. Then read the grammar basics guide for the word order (मी भात खातो), and the speaking-alone plan so the words come out of your mouth and not just off the page.

More guides in this course

Beginner's guide — MarathiHow to learn from scratch, and the honest first 30 days.
Alphabet, letter by letter — MarathiEvery letter with the sound it makes.
Grammar basics — MarathiWord order, verbs and the sentence ladder.
Phrases for travel — MarathiStations, hotels, fares and the phrases you will use.
Numbers 1 to 100 — MarathiCounting, prices and time — with the counting pattern.
Common mistakes — MarathiThe traps learners fall into in this language, and the fix for each one.
How to read the script — MarathiA step-by-step path from letters to reading real sentences.
vs Hindi — MarathiWhat Hindi speakers already know, and what trips everyone else up.
Practise speaking alone — MarathiShadowing, self-talk and a routine you can keep without a tutor.