
Unit 17 of the Bol Marathi curriculum
Say how you feel, precisely. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.
भावना व मनोभाव • Emotions & Feelings · आनंद, दुःख, राग, भय, आश्चर्य, प्रेम
Unit 17
Marathi Emotions & Feelings Words: Joy, Sorrow, Empathy
Say how you feel, precisely.
What you will learn
मनोभाव व्यक्त करण्याची भाषा.
- Emotion vocabulary · भावनांचे शब्द
- Express feelings · मनोभाव व्यक्त करणे
- Show empathy · सहानुभूती दर्शवणे
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
- खुशी दुःख गुस्सा डर → आनंद दुःख राग भय — Basic emotions.
- खुश होना आनंद आना → आनंदी व्हा आनंद येऊन — आनंद झाला = felt joy.
- दुःखी उदास रोना → दुःखी खिन्न अश्रू येतात — अश्रू = tears.
- गुस्सा डर तनाव → राग भय तणव — तणव = tension.
- प्यार स्नेह ममता → प्रेम स्नेह माया — माया = motherly love.
- समझ सहानुभूती धैर्य → कळतंय सहानुभूती धैर्य — धैर्य धर = have patience.
Grammar notes
Basic Emotions
आनंद, दुःख, राग, भय, आश्चर्य, घृणा.
Core emotions: ānanda (joy), duḥkha (sorrow), rāga (anger), bhaya (fear), āścharya (surprise), ghr̥ṇā (disgust).
Expressing Joy
मी आनंदी आहे. खूप छान वाटतंय! आनंद झाला.
Expressing joy: Mī ānandī āhe (I am happy), Khūpa chāna vātatē! (It feels great!), Ānanda jhālā (I am delighted).
Expressing Sorrow
मला दुःख आहे. मन खिन्न आहे. अश्रु येतात.
Expressing sorrow: Malā duḥkha āhe (I am sad), Mana khinna āhe (my heart is heavy), Ashrū yetāt (tears come).
Anger & Fear
राग आला, भीती वाटते, मनात तणव आहे.
Anger and fear: Rāga ālā (I got angry), Bhītī vātate (I feel afraid), Manāta taṇatva āhe (there is tension in my mind).
Love & Affection
प्रेम, माया, स्नेह, ममता, आसक्ति.
Love and affection: prēma (love), māyā (affection), snēha (friendship), mamatā (motherly love), āsakti (attachment).
Empathy & Support
मला कळतंय. मी तुझ्या सोबत आहे. धैर्य धर.
Empathy and support: Malā kaḷatē (I understand), Mī tujhyā sōbata āhe (I am with you), Dhaira dhara (be strong).
Culture notes
- Navras in Arts — Navras - 9 aesthetics in Indian arts.
- Bhakti & Emotion — Bhakti - love for Vitthal. Tukaram, Dnyaneshwar.
- Family Bonds — Mother's love, father's blessings, sibling affection.
- Mourning Rituals — Sutak, Pinddaan, Shraddh - prayers for departed.
- Festival Joy — Festival joy - new clothes, sweets, gift exchange.
- Mental Health — Mental health - talking, sharing, seeking help.
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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