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Unit 18 of the Bol Marathi curriculum

Talk about what you love doing. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.

6 lessons · Reading Music Sports Painting Gardening

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शौक व विनोद • Hobbies & Leisure · वाचन, संगीत, क्रीडा, चित्रकला, बागवानी

Unit 18

Marathi Hobbies & Leisure Words: Sports, Arts & Practice

Talk about what you love doing.

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

शौक व्यक्त करणे आणि विनोदाची भाषा.

  • Describe hobbies · शौकाचे वर्णन
  • Leisure conversation · विनोद संभाषण
  • Express skills · कौशल्य सांगणे

Speaking practice sentences

Lesson 1

मला वाचन आवडतं.
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मुझे पढ़ना पसंद है।
I like reading.

Lesson 2

मी रोज क्रिकेट खेळतो.
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मैं रोज क्रिकेट खेलता हूँ।
I play cricket daily.

Lesson 3

माझा बंधू संगीत शिकत आहे.
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मेरा भाई संगीत सीख रहा है।
My brother is learning music.

Lesson 4

सराव करून मी निपुण झालो.
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अभ्यास करके मैं निपुण बना।
Became expert by practice.

Lesson 5

मी कधीकधी चित्रकला करतो.
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मैं कभी-कभी चित्रकला करता हूँ।
I sometimes do painting.

Lesson 6

सुट्टीला आम्ही पिकनिकला गेलो.
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छुट्टी पर हम पिकनिक गए।
On holiday we went for picnic.

Practice

Try saying it

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मला वाचन आवडतं.

Hindi → Marathi bridges

  • पढ़ना संगीत बागवानी → वाचन संगीत बागवानी — Hobby nouns.
  • क्रिकेट फुटबॉल कबड्डी → क्रिकेट फुटबॉल कबड्डी — Sports names same.
  • नृत्य नाट्य फोटोग्राफी → नृत्य नाट्य फोटोग्राफी — Arts terms.
  • सीखना अभ्यास निपुण → शिकवा सराव निपुण — सराव = practice.
  • रोज कभी-कभी कभी नहीं → रोज कधीकधी कधीही नाही — Frequency.
  • छुट्टी सुबह शाम दोस्त परिवार → सुट्टी सकाळी सायंकाळी मित्र कुटुंब — Leisure time.

Grammar notes

Common Hobbies

वाचन, संगीत ऐकणे, गाणी, चित्रकला, बागवानी, कुकिंग.

Common hobbies: vāchana (reading), saṅgīta āikaṇē (listening to music), gāṇī (songs), chitrakalā (drawing), bāgavānī (gardening), kuakinga (cooking).

Sports & Games

क्रिकेट, फुटबॉल, कबड्डी, खो-खो, शतरंज, कैरम.

Sports and games: krikeṭa (cricket), phūṭabāla (football), kabaḍḍī, khā-khā (kho-kho), śataraṅja (chess), kairaṁ (carrom).

Creative Arts

नृत्य, नाट्य, संगीत, मूर्तिकला, फोटोग्राफी, लेखन.

Creative arts: nṛtya (dance), nāṭya (theatre), saṅgīta (music), mūrtikalā (sculpture), phōṭāgrāphī (photography), lēkhana (writing).

Skill Verbs

शिकवा, सराव करा, निपुण व्हा, स्पर्धा घ्या.

Skill verbs: śikāvā (teach), sarāva karā (practise), ṇipuṇa vhā (become skilled), sparādhā ghyā (take part in a competition).

Frequency Adverbs

रोज, कधीकधी, आठवड्यात एकदा, महिन्यात एकदा, कधीही नाही.

Frequency adverbs: rōja (every day), kadhi kadhi (sometimes), ātavāḍyāta ēkadā (once a week), mahīnyāta ēkadā (once a month), kadhihī nāhī (never).

Leisure Time

सुट्टीच्या दिवशी, सकाळी, सायंकाळी, मित्रांसोबत, कुटुंबासोबत.

Leisure time: sūṭṭicyā divaśī (on holidays), sakāḷī (in the morning), sāyaṅkāḷī (in the evening), mitrānsōbata (with friends), kuṭumbāsōbata (with family).

Culture notes

  • Maharashtra Sports — Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Mallakhamb - traditional sports.
  • Music Heritage — Bhimsen Joshi, Lata Mangeshkar, Pandit Jasraj - music gems.
  • Literary Tradition — Marathi literature - saint lit, poet meets, literary council.
  • Theatre Culture — Marathi theatre - Vijay Tendulkar, Mahesh Elkunchwar, Sairat.
  • Photography Spots — Sahyadri, Konkan, Lonar lake, Ajanta-Ellora.
  • Weekend Culture — Weekends - trekking, picnic, movies, mall.

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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