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Unit 08 of the Bol Marathi curriculum

The small words that anchor every sentence. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.

6 lessons · In On Under Near Beside

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संबंधी अव्यय • Postpositions · मध्ये, वर, खाली, शेजारी, जवळ

Unit 08

Marathi Postpositions: Location & Relation Markers

The small words that anchor every sentence.

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

स्थान व संबंध दर्शवणारे अव्यय.

  • Locative postpositions · स्थानावाची अव्यय
  • Direction & distance · दिशा व दूरी
  • Usage in sentences · वाक्यात वापर

Speaking practice sentences

Lesson 1

पुस्तक बॅगमध्ये आहे.
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किताब बैग में है।
Book is in the bag.

Lesson 2

कप टेबलवर आहे.
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कप टेबल पर है।
Cup is on the table.

Lesson 3

चप्पल बेडखाली आहे.
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चप्पल बिस्तर के नीचे है।
Slipper is under the bed.

Lesson 4

तो माझ्या शेजारी बसला.
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वह मेरे बगल में बैठा।
He sat beside me.

Lesson 5

मी लाईनमध्ये मागे आहे.
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मैं लाइन में पीछे हूँ।
I am behind in line.

Lesson 6

पुणे कडून मुंबईपर्यंत गेला.
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पुणे से मुंबई तक गया।
Went from Pune to Mumbai.

Practice

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पुस्तक बॅगमध्ये आहे.

Hindi → Marathi bridges

  • में अंदर → मध्ये आत — मध्ये = in.
  • पर ऊपर → वर वरच्या बाजूला — वर = on.
  • नीचे नीचे → खाली खालच्या बाजूला — खाली = under.
  • पास बगल में → जवळ शेजारी — जवळ = near. शेजारी = beside.
  • पीछे आगे → मागे पुढे — मागे = behind. पुढे = ahead.
  • से तक → कडून पर्यंत — कडून = from. पर्यंत = until.

Grammar notes

Inside

घरात, खोलीत, बॅगमध्ये.

-ta / -madhyē = in, inside: gharāta (in the house), khōḷīta (in the room), bēgmadhyē (inside the bag).

On/Above

टेबलवर, कपाटावर, डाव्या हातावर.

-vara = on, above: ṭebalavara (on the table), kopāṭāvara (on the cupboard), ḍāvyā hātāvara (on the left hand).

Under

टेबलखाली, बेडखाली, पायाखाली.

-khāḷī = under, below: ṭebalkhāḷī (under the table), beḍakhāḷī (under the bed), pāyākhāḷī (underfoot).

Near/Beside

माझ्या शेजारी, दुकानजवळ, स्टेशनशेजारी.

shejārī / javāḷa = near, beside: mājhyā shejārī (beside me), dukānajavāḷa (near the shop), sṭēshanāshejārī (next to the station).

Behind/Ahead

घराचे मागे, बसचे पुढे, लाईनमध्ये मागे.

māge = behind, pudhe = ahead: ghārāche māge (behind the house), basche pudhe (in front of the bus), lāīnmadhyē māge (last in the queue).

From/Until

पुणे कडून मुंबई पर्यंत. सकाळी ते सायंकाळ.

kadūna = from, paryaṇta = until: Punē kadūna Mumbaī paryaṇta (from Pune to Mumbai), sakāḷī te sāyaṅkāḷa (from morning till evening).

Culture notes

  • Temple Architecture — Temple has sanctum, hall, spire.
  • Traditional Seating — Sitting on floor for meals. Sitting on mat.
  • Storage Traditions — Grain in storehouse, peacock shade below.
  • Neighborhood Bonds — Neighbor's food, sweets at festivals.
  • Queue Culture — Stand behind, don't push.
  • Journey Blessings — From village to city - mother's blessings.

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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