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Unit 14 of the Bol Marathi curriculum

Landscapes, travel and wildlife. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.

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प्रकृती व प्रवास • Nature & Travel · पर्वत, नदी, वन, साहिल, पर्वतश्रृंखला

Unit 14

Marathi Nature & Travel Words: Sahyadri, Konkan & Wildlife

Landscapes, travel and wildlife.

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

महाराष्ट्रातील नैसर्गिक सौंदर्य व प्रवासस्थळे.

  • Geographical vocabulary · भौगोलिक शब्दसंग्रह
  • Describe travel · प्रवास वर्णन
  • Nature conversation · प्रकृती संभाषण

Speaking practice sentences

Lesson 1

सह्याद्री खूप सुंदर आहे.
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सह्याद्री बहुत सुंदर है।
Sahyadri is very beautiful.

Lesson 2

आम्ही महाबळेश्वरला गेलो.
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हम महाबलेश्वर गए।
We went to Mahabaleshwar.

Lesson 3

गोदावरी नदी मोठी आहे.
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गोदावरी नदी बड़ी है।
Godavari river is big.

Lesson 4

पावसात झरे बघायला भेटतात.
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बारिश में झरने देखने मिलते हैं।
Waterfalls seen in monsoon.

Lesson 5

उत्तरेकडील पर्वत उंच आहेत.
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उत्तर के पहाड़ ऊंचे हैं।
Northern mountains are high.

Lesson 6

पंढरपुरची वारी प्रसिद्ध आहे.
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पंढरपुर की वारी प्रसिद्ध है।
Pandharpur Wari is famous.

Practice

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सह्याद्री खूप सुंदर आहे.

Hindi → Marathi bridges

  • पहाड़ पठार मैदान → पर्वत पठार तळ — Landforms.
  • नदी झील समुद्र → नदी सरोवर समुद्र — Water bodies.
  • पेड़ फूल जानवर पक्षी → झाड फुले प्राणी पक्षी — Flora fauna.
  • यात्रा करना घूमना → प्रवास करा घुमा — Travel verbs.
  • बारिश गर्मी सर्दी → पावस उन हिवाळ — Seasons.
  • उत्तर दक्षिण पूर्व पश्चिम → उत्तर दक्षिण पूर्व पश्चिम — Cardinal directions.

Grammar notes

Landforms

पर्वत, डोंगर, तळ, पठार, कोकण, विदर्भ, मराठवाडा.

Landforms: parvata (mountain), ḍāṅgara (hill), ṭaḷa (lowland), paṭhāra (plateau), plus the regions Kākaṇa (Konkan), Vidarbha and Marāṭhavāḍa.

Water Bodies

नदी, सरोवर, तलाव, समुद्र, झिरा, वाव.

Water bodies: nadī (river), sarāvara (lake), talāva (pond), samudra (sea), plus the local words jhīra (spring) and vāva (stepwell).

Flora & Fauna

झाड, वृक्ष, पाने, फुले, प्राणी, पक्षी, मृग, वाघ.

Flora and fauna: jhāḍa (tree), vṛkṣa (tree), pānē (leaves), phuḷē (flowers), prāṇī (animals), pakṣī (birds), mṛga (deer), vāgha (tiger).

Travel Verbs

प्रवास करा, भेट द्या, घुमा, ट्रेक करा, कॅम्प करा.

Travel verbs: pravāsa karā (travel), bheṭa ḍēā (visit), ghumā (roam/sightsee), ṭreka karā (trek), kāmpa karā (camp).

Weather & Seasons

पावस, उन, हिवाळ, पावसाची सुरुवात, पर्जन्य.

Weather and seasons: pāvasa (rain), ūna (sun/heat), hivāḷā (winter), pāvasācī sūrūvāta (onset of the rains), parjanya (rainfall, poetic).

Directions & Distance

उत्तर, दक्षिण, पूर्व, पश्चिम, किलोमीटर, वेळ.

Directions and distance: uttara (north), dakṣiṇa (south), pūrva (east), paścima (west), kilomīṭara (kilometre), vēḷa (time).

Culture notes

  • Sahyadri Range — Sahyadri range - Maharashtra's backbone.
  • Konkan Coast — Konkan coast - Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Alibaug.
  • Tiger Reserves — Tadoba, Melghat, Sahyadri - tiger reserves.
  • Hill Stations — Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Bhandardara, Matheran.
  • Monsoon Magic — Monsoon turns Sahyadri green, waterfalls start.
  • Pilgrimage Routes — Pandharpur Wari, Shirdi, Trimbakeshwar, Bhimashankar.

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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