Hindi → Marathi
Hindi → Marathi: Work & Career
Hindi to Marathi work words — jobs, office, traditional professions and modern roles — from Units 11, 19, 23.
What you will learn
Work and career vocabulary from Units 11, 19, 23 mapped Hindi to Marathi — modern roles (इंजीनियर→अभियंता, वकील→वकील, डॉक्टर→डॉक्टर), traditional professions (बढ़ई→सुतार, लोहार→लोहार, सुनार→सोनार, दर्जी→शिंपी), office words (नौकरी→नोकरी, वेतन→पगार, मीटिंग→बैठक, छुट्टी→सुट्टी). Each row maps the Hindi to the Marathi with the grammar note.
Many traditional professions are also surnames in Maharashtra — सुतार, लोहार, सोनार, शिंपी, न्हावी, धोबी, माळी, गवळी. Knowing the word means you recognize the surname too.
Tip: Traditional professions = surnames: सुतार, लोहार, सोनार, शिंपी, न्हावी, धोबी, माळी, गवळी. The vocabulary and the family name are identical.
Hindi → Marathi, line by line
Word map
| Hindi | Marathi | English |
|---|---|---|
| school | शाळा | |
| college | कॉलेज | |
| university | विद्यापीठ | |
| interview | इंटरव्हू | |
| resume | बायोडेटा | |
| experience | अनुभव | |
| salary | पगार | |
| office | ऑफिस | |
| meeting | मीटिंग | |
| file | फाइल | |
| ईमेल | ||
| work | काम करणे | |
| finish | पूर्ण करणे | |
| start | सुरू करणे | |
| business | धंदा | |
| customer | ग्राहक | |
| sales | विक्री | |
| profit | नफा | |
| loss | तोटा | |
| promotion | प्रमोशन | |
| increment | इन्क्रीमेंट | |
| skill | कौशल्य | |
| training | प्रशिक्षण | |
| job | नोकरी | |
| application | अर्ज | |
| interview | इंटरव्हू | |
| offer | ऑफर | |
| meeting | मीटिंग | |
| ईमेल | ||
| report | रिपोर्ट | |
| deadline | डेडलाइन | |
| skill | कौशल्य | |
| training | प्रशिक्षण | |
| certificate | सर्टिफिकेट | |
| promotion | प्रमोशन | |
| increment | इन्क्रीमेंट | |
| responsibility | जबाबदारी | |
| entrepreneurship | उद्योजकता | |
| startup | स्टार्टअप | |
| funding | फंडिंग | |
| balance | संतुलन | |
| leave | सुट्टी | |
| health | आरोग्य | |
| family | कुटुंब | |
| 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 |
Traditional professions — surnames you will meet
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.
Modern office
नोकरी (job), पगार (salary), बैठक (meeting), सुट्टी (leave), संगणक (computer), बिल (bill), प्रमोशन (promotion), प्रोजेक्ट (project) — the words for your first day, your payslip, your career growth.
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). Hindi काम/नौकरी follows the same split.
✗ Writing बॉस for boss✓ मालक/अधिकारी — बॉस is understood but मालक is the Marathi word
Loanwords work but the native terms carry more respect in formal contexts.
Quick practice
Answer first, then open the reveal to check yourself.
1. Salary in Marathi?
Answer: B. पगार — पगार (pagār) — everyday word; वेतन is formal.
2. A tailor in Marathi?
Answer: C. शिंपी — शिंपी (śimpī) = tailor; the surname Shimpī comes from this.
3. Leave/holiday in Marathi?
Answer: B. सुट्टी — सुट्टी (suṭṭī) — the everyday word.
4. Fill in the blank: मला ___ मिळालं. (I got a promotion.)
प्रमोशन — Unit 19 office sentence — loanword used as-is.
You've bridged Hindi → Marathi.
Practice the mappings, reinforce the patterns, and speak naturally.
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.