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Unit 15 of the Bol Marathi curriculum

Book, navigate and stay anywhere in Maharashtra. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.

6 lessons · Railway Bus Flight Ticket Reservation

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प्रवास विस्तार • Travel Expanded · रेल्वे, बस, विमान, टिकीट, आरक्षण

Unit 15

Marathi Travel Phrases: Tickets, Stations & Stays

Book, navigate and stay anywhere in Maharashtra.

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

लांबप्रवासासाठी आवश्यक भाषा कौशल्य.

  • Transport vocabulary · वाहतूक शब्दसंग्रह
  • Book tickets · टिकीट बुक करणे
  • Travel planning · प्रवास योजना

Speaking practice sentences

Lesson 1

मुंबईला जाणारा ट्रेन कोणता?
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मुंबई जाने वाली ट्रेन कौन सी है?
Which train goes to Mumbai?

Lesson 2

मी टिकीट ऑनलाइन बुक केले.
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मैंने टिकट ऑनलाइन बुक की।
I booked ticket online.

Lesson 3

प्लॅटफॉर्म नंबर पाच आहे.
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प्लेटफॉर्म नंबर पाँच है।
Platform number five.

Lesson 4

प्रवास सुखद होता, वेळेवर पोहोचलो.
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यात्रा सुखद थी, समय पर पहुँचे।
Journey pleasant, reached on time.

Lesson 5

हॉटेलमध्ये रूम बुक केले आहे.
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होटल में रूम बुक किया है।
Room booked in hotel.

Lesson 6

ऑटो घेऊन स्टेशनला गेले.
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ऑटो लेकर स्टेशन गए।
Took auto to station.

Practice

Try saying it

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मुंबईला जाणारा ट्रेन कोणता?

Hindi → Marathi bridges

  • ट्रेन बस फ्लाइट → रेल्वे बस विमान — Transport modes.
  • बुक करना कन्फर्म वेटिंग → बुक करा कन्फर्म वेटिंग — Booking terms.
  • प्लेटफॉर्म टर्मिनल गेट → प्लॅटफॉर्म टर्मिनल गेट — Station terms.
  • सुखद थकाने वाला समय पर → सुखद थकवाने वेळेवर — Journey adjectives.
  • होटल लॉज धर्मशाला → हॉटेल लॉज धर्मशाला — Accommodation types.
  • ऑटो मेट्रो शेयरिंग → ऑटो मेट्रो शेअरिंग — Local transport.

Grammar notes

Transport Modes

रेल्वे, बस, विमान, जहाज, मेट्रो, ऑटो, टॅक्सी.

Transport: rēlvaya (train), basa (bus), vimāna (plane), jahāja (ship), mēṭrā (metro), āṭō (auto-rickshaw), ṭākṣī (taxi).

Booking Tickets

टिकीट बुक करा, आरक्षण करा, कन्फर्म झालं, वेटिंग लिस्ट.

Booking tickets: ṭikiṭa buka karā (book a ticket), ārakaṣaṇa karā (reserve), kanpharma jhālē (confirmed), vēṭiṅga lisṭa (waitlist).

At Station/Airport

प्लॅटफॉर्म, टर्मिनल, गेट, लगेज, बोर्डिंग पास, अनाउन्समेन्ट.

At the station or airport: plaṭaphārma (platform), ṭarmīnaḷa (terminal), gēṭa (gate), lēgēja (luggage), bōrḍiṅga pāsa (boarding pass), anāunsemēnṭa (announcement).

Journey Description

प्रवास कसा होता? सुखद, थकवाने, वेळेवर पोहोचलो.

Describing a journey: Pravāsa kasa hātā? (How was the trip?) - sukhada (pleasant), thakāvānē (tiring), vēḷēvara pāhūn lālō (arrived on time).

Accommodation

हॉटेल, लॉज, धर्मशाला, होमस्टे, रूम बुक करा.

Accommodation: hāṭēla (hotel), lāja (lodge), dharmashāḷā (pilgrim rest house), hāmasṭē (homestay), rūma buka karā (book a room).

Local Transport

स्थानिक बस, ऑटो, मेट्रो, भाडेकर रिक्शा, शेअरिंग.

Local transport: sthānīka basa (local bus), āṭō (auto), mēṭrā (metro), bhāḍēkara rikśā (rented rickshaw), shēriṅga (shared ride).

Culture notes

  • Mumbai Local Trains — Mumbai Local - city's lifeline. 7.5M commuters daily.
  • ST Bus Network — MSRTC (ST) - rural Maharashtra network.
  • Pune Metro — Pune Metro - new, clean, punctual.
  • Pilgrim Special Trains — Wari Special, Shirdi Special - extra trains at festivals.
  • Agro Tourism — Agro tourism - Baramati, near Mahabaleshwar farmstays.
  • Travel Apps — Ixigo, MakeMyTrip, RedBus, IRCTC.

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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