Hindi → Marathi
Hindi → Marathi: Media & News
Hindi to Marathi news words — political terms, report language and formal register — from Units 23, 24.
What you will learn
Media and news vocabulary from Units 23–24 mapped Hindi to Marathi — political terms (सरकार→सरकार, मंत्री→मंत्री, चुनाव→निवडणूक), report language (रिपोर्ट→अहवाल, जांच→तपास, घोषणा→घोषणा), formal register (इस प्रकार→या प्रकारे, इसलिए→म्हणून). Each row maps the Hindi formal word to the Marathi equivalent with the register note.
Much political vocabulary is shared Sanskrit loans (सरकार, मंत्री, संसद, विधानसभा) — the shifts are in the functional words and the register conventions (Marathi prefers या प्रकारे over इस प्रकार).
Tip: Formal Marathi prefers या प्रकारे (in this manner) over इस प्रकार, म्हणून (therefore) over इसलिए — the logic is the same, the vocabulary is Marathi.
Hindi → Marathi, line by line
Word map
| Hindi | Marathi | English |
|---|---|---|
| buy | खरेदी | |
| sell | विक्री | |
| broker | दलाल | |
| wholesale | व्होलसेल | |
| retail | रिटेल | |
| profit | नफा | |
| loss | तोटा | |
| expense | खर्च | |
| income | उत्पन्न | |
| account | खाते | |
| deposit | टेवी | |
| loan | कर्ज | |
| interest | व्याज | |
| agreement | करारनामा | |
| stamp | स्टॅम्प ड्यूटी | |
| witness | गवाह | |
| clause | क्लॉज | |
| marketing | विपणन | |
| brand | ब्रँडिंग | |
| ad | जाहिरात | |
| customer | ग्राहक | |
| ईमेल | ||
| meeting | मीटिंग | |
| proposal | प्रपोजल | |
| quotation | कोटेशन | |
| news | बातमी | |
| newspaper | वृत्तपत्र | |
| editor | संपादक | |
| journalist | पत्रकार | |
| TV | टीव्ही | |
| radio | रेडिओ | |
| anchor | अँकर | |
| reporter | रिपोर्टर | |
| फेसबुक | ||
| ट्विटर | ||
| इंस्टाग्राम | ||
| online | ऑनलाइन | |
| blog | ब्लॉग | |
| podcast | पॉडकॅस्ट | |
| press release | प्रेस विज्ञप्ती | |
| briefing | ब्रीफिंग | |
| quote | कोट | |
| impartial | निष्पक्षता | |
| objective | वस्तुनिष्ठता | |
| copyright | कॉपीराइट |
Shared Sanskrit loans — free vocabulary
सरकार, मंत्री, मुख्यमंत्री, प्रधानमंत्री, संसद, विधानसभा, चुनाव→निवडणूक, मतदार, मतदान — the political core is shared. Learn the few that shift: चुनाव→निवडणूक, मत→मत (same), पार्टी→पक्ष.
Register shifts — the functional words
इस प्रकार → या प्रकारे, इसलिए → म्हणून, अतः → त्यामुळे, किन्तु → पण/परंतु, यदि → जर. The logic is identical; the vocabulary is Marathi.
Common mistakes
✗ Using चुनाव for election✓ निवडणूक = election (Marathi)
चुनाव is understood but निवडणूक is the standard Marathi word in news and official use.
✗ Writing इस प्रकार in formal Marathi✓ या प्रकारे
Marathi formal register prefers या प्रकारे; इस प्रकार marks the text as Hindi-influenced.
✗ Using इसलिए in writing✓ म्हणून (therefore)
म्हणून is the standard formal connector; इसलिए is Hindi.
Quick practice
Answer first, then open the reveal to check yourself.
1. Election in formal Marathi?
Answer: B. निवडणूक — निवडणूक — the standard Marathi word for election.
2. “Therefore” in formal Marathi?
Answer: B. म्हणून — म्हणून — the standard formal connector.
3. Party (political) in Marathi?
Answer: B. पक्ष — पक्ष (pakṣa) — the standard term; पार्टी is understood.
4. Translate to Marathi: “सरकार ने घोषणा की।”
सरकाराने घोषणा केली. — Ergative government + घोषणा केली (feminine agreement with घोषणा).
You've bridged Hindi → Marathi.
Practice the mappings, reinforce the patterns, and speak naturally.
Common questions
How different is news Marathi from Hindi?
Core political vocabulary is shared Sanskrit loans; functional words shift (इस प्रकार→या प्रकारे, इसलिए→म्हणून, यदि→जर). The grammar (ergative in past, gender agreement) is the same logic.
What is “election” in Marathi?
निवडणूक — the standard word in news, official documents and conversation.