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English → Marathi: Workplace & Career

Office sentences -- job, salary, meeting, leave, project, promotion, interview -- Unit 19 speaking mapped English to Marathi.

6 sentences · Unit 19

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What you will learn

Six workplace and career sentences from Unit 19: studying engineering, having an interview, working in an office, finishing a project, getting a promotion, and business doing well. Each maps the English to the Marathi with the vocabulary from the Work category (42 words).

Traditional occupations double as surnames in Maharashtra -- सुतार, लोहार, सोनार, शिंपी, न्हावी, धोबी -- knowing the word means you recognize the surname too.

Tip: नोकरी = job, पगार = salary, बैठक = meeting, सुट्टी = leave, प्रमोशन = promotion. The modern office words are English loans; the traditional ones are pure Marathi.

English → Marathi, sentence by sentence

I applied for a job.
मी नोकरीसाठी अर्ज केला.
मैंने नौकरी के लिए आवेदन किया।
अर्ज = application. केला = did.
Meeting tomorrow, stay ready.
उद्या मीटिंग आहे, तयार राहा.
कल मीटिंग है, तैयार रहो।
मीटिंग = meeting. तयार = ready.
I am learning new skills.
मी नवीन कौशल्य शिकत आहे.
मैं नया कौशल सीख रहा हूँ।
कौशल्य = skill. शिकत = learning.
I got a promotion.
मला प्रमोशन मिळालं आहे.
मुझे प्रमोशन मिला है।
प्रमोशन = promotion. मिळालं = got.
I want to start a startup.
मी स्टार्टअप सुरू करू इच्छितो.
मैं स्टार्टअप शुरू करना चाहता हूँ।
इच्छितो = want. सुरू = start.
Take time for family, mind health.
कुटुंबासाठी वेळ काढा, आरोग्य लक्षात घ्या.
परिवार के लिए समय निकालो, स्वास्थ्य का ध्यान रखो।
काढा = take out. लक्षात घ्या = pay attention.

Modern office essentials

नोकरी (job), पगार (salary), बैठक (meeting), सुट्टी (leave), संगणक (computer), प्रोजेक्ट (project), प्रमोशन (promotion), इंटरव्यू (interview) -- the words for your first day, your payslip, your career growth.

Traditional professions = surnames

सुतार (carpenter), लोहार (blacksmith), सोनार (goldsmith), शिंपी (tailor), न्हावी (barber), धोबी (washerman), माळी (gardener), गवळी (milkman) -- identical words serve as job titles and family names across Maharashtra.

Common mistakes

✗ Using शिपाई for soldier✓ शिपाई = peon/attendant; सैनिक = soldier

Hindi सिपाही = soldier; Marathi शिपाई is the office attendant. The soldier is सैनिक -- direct false friend.

✗ Confusing काम (work) and नोकरी (job)✓ काम = work (activity); नोकरी = job (position)

मला काम आहे (I have work to do) vs माझी नोकरी आहे (I have a job).

✗ Writing बॉस for boss✓ मालक/अधिकारी -- बॉस is understood but मालक is the Marathi word

Loanwords work but native terms carry more respect in formal contexts.

Quick practice

Answer first, then open the reveal to check yourself.

1. Salary in Marathi?
  1. वेतन
  2. पगार
  3. तनख्वाह
  4. आय

Answer: B. पगार — पगार (pagār) -- everyday word; वेतन is formal.

2. A tailor in Marathi?
  1. सुतार
  2. लोहार
  3. शिंपी
  4. धोबी

Answer: C. शिंपी — शिंपी (śimpī) = tailor; the surname Shimpī comes from this.

3. "I got a promotion" in Marathi?
  1. मला प्रमोशन मिळालं
  2. मी प्रमोशन घेतलं
  3. माझा प्रमोशन झालं
  4. प्रमोशन मी मिळालं

Answer: A. मला प्रमोशन मिळालं — मला प्रमोशन मिळालं -- dative + noun + मिळालं (got).

4. Fill in the blank: उद्या माझं _____ आहे, तयार राहा. (Tomorrow my interview is, be ready.)

इंटरव्यू — Unit 19 sentence -- loanword used as-is.

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Common questions

What is the Marathi word for "salary"?

पगार (pagār) -- everyday; वेतन is formal/official.

Are traditional professions also surnames?

Yes -- सुतार, लोहार, सोनार, शिंपी, न्हावी, धोबी, माळी, गवळी are both job titles and common surnames in Maharashtra.