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Unit 03 of the Bol Marathi curriculum

100+ high-frequency words for home life. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.

6 lessons · Family Home Food

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प्रकाशित शब्दसंग्रह • Everyday Vocabulary · कुटुंब घर आहार • Family Home Food

Unit 03

Everyday Marathi Vocabulary: Family, Home & Food Words

100+ high-frequency words for home life.

  • 6 lessons
  • 6 speaking lessons
  • 6 Hindi→Marathi bridges
  • 6 grammar notes
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What you will learn

जिवंत जीवनासाठी आवश्यक उच्च-आवृत्ती शब्दसंग्रह.

  • Learn 100+ high-frequency words · 100+ उच्च-आवृत्ती शब्दे
  • Family home food vocabulary · कुटुंब घर आहार विषयात शब्द
  • Use words in sentences · वाक्य रचनेत शब्द वापरणे

Speaking practice sentences

Lesson 1

माझं कुटुंब मोठं आहे.
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मेरा परिवार बड़ा है।
My family is big.

Lesson 2

मी रसोईत आहे.
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मैं रसोई में हूँ।
I am in the kitchen.

Lesson 3

मला भात व वरण पाहिजे.
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मुझे चावल और दाल चाहिए।
I need rice and dal.

Lesson 4

माझ्याकडे पाच भाऊ आहेत.
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मेरे पाँच भाई हैं।
I have five brothers.

Lesson 5

आज थोडंच खाल्लं आहे.
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आज थोड़ा ही खाया है।
Ate only a little today.

Lesson 6

हे चांगले खाद्य पदार्थ आहे.
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यह अच्छा खाद्य पदार्थ है।
This is a good food item.

Practice

Try saying it

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माझं कुटुंब मोठं आहे.

Hindi → Marathi bridges

  • पिता माँ भाई बहन → वडील आई भाऊ बहीण — Marathi specific relation terms.
  • घर कमरा रसोई → घर खोली रसोई — खोली = room.
  • चावल रोटी दाल सब्जी → भात पोळी वरण भाजी — भाकरी = millet bread.
  • एक दो तीन चार पाँच → एक दोन तीन चार पाच — दोन = two.
  • कितना थोड़ा बहुत → किती थोडं भरपूर — थोडं neuter.
  • अच्छा बड़ा छोटा → चांगला मोठा लहान — Gender agreement.

Grammar notes

Family Relations

वडील, आई, भाऊ, बहीण, दादा/आजोबा, नाना, मावशी, मामा, चुलत.

Family terms: vaḍīl (father), āī (mother), bhāū (brother), bahīṇ (sister), dādā/ājobā (grandfather), nānā (maternal grandfather), māvshī (maternal aunt), māmā (maternal uncle), chulat (cousin).

House Parts

घर, खोली, रसोई, स्नानगृह, बरांडा, आंगण, मजला.

House parts: ghar (house), khōḷī (room), rasoī (kitchen), snānagṛha (bathroom), barāṇḍā (balcony), āṅgaṇ (courtyard), majalā (storey).

Food Items

भात, भाकरी, वरण, भाजी, पोळी, दही, आचार, लोणी.

Food items: bhāt (cooked rice), bhākrī (flatbread), varaṇ (dal), bhājī (vegetables), pōḷī (roti), dahī (yogurt), āchār (pickle), loṇī (cream/ghee).

Numbers 1-20

एक ते वीस: अकरा, बारा, तेरा, चौदा, पंधरा, शोरा, सत्रा, अठरा, एकोणीस.

Numbers one to twenty. Eleven to nineteen are unique words: akarā, bārā, terā, chaudā, pandharā, shorā, satrā, aṭharā, ekūṇīs (literally one-less-than-twenty).

Quantifiers

किती, थोडं, भरपूर, सर्व, काही, कोणताही, एकही.

Quantifiers: kitī (how much/many), thōḍē (a little), bharpūr (plenty), sarva (all), kāhī (some), koṇatā-hī (any), ēkahī (not even one).

Adjectives Agreement

चांगला/चांगली/चांगले. मोठा/मोठी/मोठे.

Adjectives agree with the noun's gender: chāṅgalā/chāṅgalī/chāṅgalē (good), moṭhā/moṭhī/moṭhē (big). Match the adjective ending to the noun.

Culture notes

  • Joint Family System — Joint family system prevalent in Maharashtra.
  • Grihapravesh — Housewarming ceremony after new home.
  • Maharashtrian Thali — Traditional thali components.
  • Cultural Numbers — 9 auspicious, 108 mantra, 3 tridev, 7 saptarishi.
  • Water Carrier — Water carrier was respected in rural areas.
  • Food Donation — Food donation is supreme.

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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