I am ready.
मी तयार आहे.
मैं तैयार हूँ।
तयार = ready. आहे = am.
English → Marathi
English → Marathi: Daily Needs & Survival
Ask for water, food, help, the bathroom, and say you are hungry or tired -- Unit 02 survival sentences mapped English to Marathi.
What you will learn
Six survival sentences from Unit 02: asking for water, food, help, the bathroom, and expressing hunger or tiredness. Each maps the English need to the Marathi sentence with a speaking tip.
The grammar lever here is the dative pattern मला ... पाहिजे (to me ... is needed) -- it covers water, food, help, and almost every concrete need.
Tip: मला पाणी पाहिजे, मला चहा पाहिजे, मला मदत पाहिजे -- swap the noun, the frame stays identical. Learn one, you have them all.
English → Marathi, sentence by sentence
I need help.
मला मदत पाहिजे.
मुझे मदद चाहिए।
मला = to me. पाहिजे = need.
This is my book.
हे माझं पुस्तक आहे.
यह मेरी किताब है।
माझं = my (neuter).
What is it? Where is it?
काय आहे? कुठे आहे?
क्या है? कहाँ है?
काय = what. कुठे = where.
Please come here.
कृपया इथे या.
कृपया यहाँ आइए।
कृपया = please. इथे = here.
No tea, give water.
मला चहा नको, पाणी द्या.
मुझे चाय नहीं, पानी दो।
नको = don't want. द्या = give.
The मला ... पाहिजे frame
English "I need X" becomes Marathi मला X पाहिजे -- literally "to me, X is needed". The noun (पाणी, चहा, मदत, शौचालय) slots in; the frame never changes.
Body states use the same logic
Hunger and thirst are also needs: मला भूक लागली आहे (hunger has struck me), मला तहान लागली आहे (thirst has struck me). The verb लागणे (to strike/hit) replaces पाहिजे for body states.
Common mistakes
✗ Saying मी पाणी हवे for "I want water"✓ मला पाणी पाहिजे
हवे is colloquial; पाहिजे is the course standard and works for every need.
✗ Using मला for "I am hungry" as मला भूक आहे✓ मला भूक लागली आहे
Hunger is not a static possession -- it arrives (लागणे). The course teaches the dynamic form.
Quick practice
Answer first, then open the reveal to check yourself.
1. "I need help" in Marathi?
Answer: B. मला मदत पाहिजे — मला मदत पाहिजे -- dative + noun + पाहिजे.
2. Where is the bathroom?
Answer: A. शौचालय कुठे आहे? — शौचालय कुठे आहे? -- the full sentence with आहे; dropping it is colloquial.
3. Translate to Marathi: “I am hungry.”
मला भूक लागली आहे. — Unit 02 -- body-state frame with लागणे.
4. Translate to Marathi: “I need tea.”
मला चहा पाहिजे. — Same frame -- swap the noun.
You've learned the phrases.
Practice saying them aloud, get pronunciation feedback, and build fluency.
Common questions
How do you ask for water in Marathi?
मला पाणी पाहिजे -- the universal need sentence. In a hurry, पाणी! also works but the full sentence is polite by default.
Is there a single word for "please"?
कृपया works, but the मला ... पाहिजे frame is already polite -- कृपया is optional.