
Unit 02 of the Bol Marathi curriculum
Possession, questions and verbs for daily situations. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.
जिवंत मराठी • Survival Marathi · मूलभूत परिचय • Basic Introduction
Unit 02
Survival Marathi: Essential Verbs & Everyday Questions
Possession, questions and verbs for daily situations.
What you will learn
दैनंदिन परिस्थितींसाठी आवश्यक भाषा कौशल्ये.
- Survive in daily situations · दैनंदिन जीवनातील महत्त्वाचे संभाषणे
- Build basic greeting skills · मूलभूत अभिवादन व परिचय
- Learn 50 high-frequency words · 50+ उच्च-वापर शब्दे
Speaking practice sentences
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Practice
Try saying it
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Hindi → Marathi bridges
- तैयार → तयार — तयार = ready.
- मदद → मदत — मदत = help.
- मेरा → माझं — Possessive agreement.
- क्या कहाँ कब कैसे कौन → काय कुठे कधी कसे कोण — Question words stay in place.
- आइए जाइए खाइए → या जा खा — Imperative forms.
- चाहिए नहीं चाहिए → पाहिजे नको — पाहिजे = need. नको = don't want.
Grammar notes
असणे - Positive
मी आहे, तू आहेस, तो/ती आहे, आम्ही/आपण आहोत, तुम्ही आहात, ते आहेत.
The verb to be (āhe) agrees with the subject: mī āhe, tū āhes, to/tī āhe, āmhi/āpaṇ āhot, tumhī āhāt, te āhet.
असणे - Negative
मी नाही, तू नाहीस, तो/ती नाही, आम्ही/आपण नाहोत, तुम्ही नाहात, ते नाहीत.
Negation of to be: nāhī replaces āhe and also agrees - mī nāhī, tū nāhīs, to/tī nāhī, āmhi nāhot, tumhī nāhāt, te nāhīt.
Possession
माझं (my), तुझं (your), त्याचं (his/her). लिंगानुसार: माझा/माझी/माझे.
Possessives: mājhē (my), tujhē (your), tyāchē (his/her). They agree with the thing owned - mājhā dādā, mājhī āī, mājhē grām.
Question Words
काय = what, कुठे = where, कधी = when, कसे = how, कोण = who.
Question words: kāy (what), kuthe (where), kadhi (when), kase (how), koṇ (who). They usually stand right before the verb.
Imperatives
तू रूप - क्रियापद मूळ (जा, खा). तुम्ही रूप - या/आ (जाया).
Informal (tū) commands use the bare verb root: jā (go), khā (eat). Polite (tumhī) commands add -ā: jā-ā, khā-ā.
Polite Requests
कृपया मदत करा. मला पाणी पाहिजे. नकार: मला नको.
Polite requests: kṛpayā madat karā (please help), malā pāṇī pāhije (I would like water). To decline politely: malā nako (I do not need it).
Culture notes
- Marathi Manus Spirit — Marathi Manus represents Maharashtra's people identity.
- Dadar Flower Market — Dadar Flower Market is Maharashtra's largest.
- Dabbawala System — Mumbai's Dabbawalas deliver home-cooked meals.
- Vada Pav — Vada Pav is Maharashtra's most famous street food.
- Koli Dance — Traditional Koli folk dance mimicking fishing.
- Modi Script Heritage — Modi script is Marathi's historical script.
How to practice this unit
Read each Marathi sentence aloud, check it against the Hindi, then cover the Marathi and recall it from the English. In the app the same unit adds listening quizzes, speaking checks, sentence building and review before you forget.
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Lesson complete.
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