
English → Marathi
English → Marathi: Directions & Navigation
English to Marathi directions — ask where something is, understand left, right, straight and give simple directions — from Unit 08.
What you will learn
Six direction sentences from Unit 08: asking where a place is, understanding left/right/straight, and saying you are lost. Each maps the English phrase to the Marathi with the vocabulary you need at a street corner.
Marathi direction words (डावा, उजवा, सरळ, थांबा) are short and used exactly where English puts left/right/straight/stop -- no new grammar, just vocabulary swap.
Tip: डावा = left, उजवा = right, सरळ = straight, थांबा = stop. Say them while walking -- muscle memory beats flashcards.
English → Marathi, sentence by sentence
The four navigation words
डावा (left), उजवा (right), सरळ (straight), थांबा (stop) -- every direction sentence in Unit 08 is built from these four plus the question word कुठे (where).
Asking where something is
कुठे आहे? (Where is it?) works for anything -- स्टेशन कुठे आहे?, शौचालय कुठे आहे?, होटेल कुठे आहे? The answer will use the same four words: सरळ जा, डावीकडे वळा, उजवीकडे आहे.
Common mistakes
✗ Using बायाँ/दायाँ from Hindi✓ डावा/उजवा -- no sound overlap, must learn fresh
Hindi बायाँ/दायाँ and Marathi डावा/उजवा share zero phonetics. This is pure vocabulary learning.
✗ Saying थांब for stop✓ थांबा -- the imperative ends in ा
थांब is the root; the spoken command is थांबा (stop!) or थांबा एक मिनिट (wait a minute).
Quick practice
Answer first, then open the reveal to check yourself.
1. Left in Marathi?
Answer: B. डावा — डावा = left; उजवा = right.
2. "Go straight" in Marathi?
Answer: C. सरळ जा — सरळ जा (straight go) -- the standard direction command.
3. Where is the station?
Answer: A. स्टेशन कुठे? — स्टेशन कुठे आहे? -- question word + subject + आहे.
4. Fill in the blank: _____ जा, माझे घर उजवीकडे आहे.
सरळ — Straight, then right.
You've learned the phrases.
Practice saying them aloud, get pronunciation feedback, and build fluency.
Common questions
How do you say "turn right" in Marathi?
उजवीकडे वळा -- right-side turn. The verb वळणे (to turn) takes the direction word + एकडे.
What is the word for "stop"?
थांबा -- use it with an auto driver: थांबा एक मिनिट (wait a minute) or just थांबा! (stop!).