
English → Marathi
English to Marathi Phrases & Sentences
Everyday English sentences translated into Marathi — with word-by-word mapping and grammar notes, from the Bol Marathi bridge lessons.
What you will learn
24 English → Marathi sentence pairs with word-by-word maps. Watch how English subject–verb–object becomes Marathi subject–object–verb — the single most useful pattern.
| English | Marathi | Word map | Grammar note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hello | नमस्कार | hello → नमस्कार | नमस्कार is used anytime. |
| my name | माझं नाव | my → माझं; name → नाव | नाव = name. |
| how are you | तू कसा आहेस | you → तू; how → कसा; are → आहेस | कसा masc, कशी fem. |
| I am eating | मी खातो आहे | I → मी; eating → खातो; am → आहे | Continuous = verb+तो + आहे. |
| I need | मला पाहिजे | I need → मला पाहिजे | मला पाहिजे = I need. |
| he eats rice | तो भात खातो | he → तो; rice → भात; eats → खातो | भात = rice. |
| ready | तयार | ready → तयार | तयार = ready. |
| help | मदत | help → मदत | मदत = help. |
| my | माझं | my → माझं | Possessive agreement. |
| what where when how who | काय कुठे कधी कसे कोण | what → काय; where → कुठे; when → कधी; how → कसे; who → कोण | Question words stay in place. |
| come go eat (polite) | या जा खा | come → या; go → जा; eat → खा | Imperative forms. |
| need don't want | पाहिजे नको | need → पाहिजे; don't want → नको | पाहिजे = need. नको = don't want. |
| father mother brother sister | वडील आई भाऊ बहीण | father → वडील; mother → आई; brother → भाऊ; sister → बहीण | Marathi specific relation terms. |
| house room kitchen | घर खोली रसोई | house → घर; room → खोली; kitchen → रसोई | खोली = room. |
| rice roti dal vegetable | भात पोळी वरण भाजी | rice → भात; roti → पोळी; dal → वरण; vegetable → भाजी | भाकरी = millet bread. |
| one two three four five | एक दोन तीन चार पाच | one → एक; two → दोन; three → तीन; four → चार; five → पाच | दोन = two. |
| how much little plenty | किती थोडं भरपूर | how much → किती; little → थोडं; plenty → भरपूर | थोडं neuter. |
| good big small | चांगला मोठा लहान | good → चांगला; big → मोठा; small → लहान | Gender agreement. |
| go come return | जाणे येणे फिरणे | go → जाणे; come → येणे; return → फिरणे | Movement verbs. |
| learn do eat | शिकणे करणे खाणे | learn → शिकणे; do → करणे; eat → खाणे | Infinitive + पाहिजे = must. |
| start finish | सुरू करणे पूर्ण करणे | start → सुरू करणे; finish → पूर्ण करणे | Compound verbs. |
| can difficult easy | शकणे अवघड सोपे | can → शकणे; difficult → अवघड; easy → सोपे | Infinitive + शकतो = can. |
| need required | पाहिजे गरज | need → पाहिजे; required → गरज | Infinitive + पाहिजे = must. |
| try succeed fail | प्रयत्न यशस्वी असफल | try → प्रयत्न; succeed → यशस्वी; fail → असफल | आलं = managed. |