Real-life Marathi
Marathi for Work: First-Day Office Words
First day at a Maharashtra office: 12 work words with Hindi meanings, pronunciation and examples.
The situation
First day in a Maharashtra office: greet colleagues (नमस्कार covers it), learn the words for work, school-talk if there are kids around, and follow conversations. Twelve work words below, all with Hindi meanings and examples.
| Marathi | Pronunciation | Hindi | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| काम | kāmkaam | काम | work | काम वेळेत पूर्ण कर. Finish work on time. |
| कार्यालय | kāryālaykaaryaalay | कार्यालय | office | वडील कार्यालयात जातात. Father goes to the office. |
| पगार | pagārpagaar | वेतन | salary | महिनाअखेर पगार मिळतो. Salary comes at month end. |
| सुट्टी | suṭṭīsuttee | छुट्टी | leave / holiday | उद्या सुट्टी घे. Take leave tomorrow. |
| बैठक | baiṭhakbaithak | बैठक | meeting | दुपारी बैठक आहे. There is a meeting in the afternoon. |
| अभियंता | abhiyantāabhiyantaa | इंजीनियर | engineer | तो अभियंता आहे. He is an engineer. |
| वकील | vakīlvakeel | वकील | lawyer | वकिलांचा सल्ला घे. Take the lawyer’s advice. |
| शिपाई | śipāīshipaaee | चपरासी | peon / attendant | शिपाई टपाल आणतो. The peon brings mail. |
| व्यापारी | vyāpārīvyaapaaree | व्यापारी | merchant | व्यापारी बाजारात विकतो. The merchant sells in the market. |
| नोकरी | nokarīnokaree | नौकरी | job | त्याला नवीन नोकरी मिळाली. He got a new job. |
| काम | kāmkaam | काम | work | काम वेळेत पूर्ण कर. Finish work on time. |
| शाळा | śāḷāshaalaa | स्कूल | school | मुलं शाळेत जातात. Children go to school. |