माझं कुटुंब मोठं आहे.
मेरा परिवार बड़ा है।
My family is big.
माझं = my. कुटुंब = family.
Phrases
Marathi Phrases for Talking About Family & People
12 real Marathi sentences for talking about family and people — with Hindi and English meanings and speaking tips from the Bol Marathi curriculum.
What you will learn
Twelve complete Marathi sentences from Units 03 and 05 for the most common small-talk subject there is: your family and the people around you. Each phrase carries its Hindi meaning, English meaning and a speaking tip — these are real curriculum sentences, not word-list fragments.
Read each Marathi sentence aloud, compare it with the Hindi column, and notice the pattern: माझं कुटुंब मोठं आहे maps almost word-for-word on मेरा परिवार बड़ा है — but the possessive and the verb ending are where Marathi does its own thing.
Tip: Pick the three sentences that are true about your own family and memorize those first.
The Phrases
मी रसोईत आहे.
मैं रसोई में हूँ।
I am in the kitchen.
रसोईत = in kitchen.
मला भात व वरण पाहिजे.
मुझे चावल और दाल चाहिए।
I need rice and dal.
भात = rice. व = and.
माझ्याकडे पाच भाऊ आहेत.
मेरे पाँच भाई हैं।
I have five brothers.
माझ्याकडे = I have.
आज थोडंच खाल्लं आहे.
आज थोड़ा ही खाया है।
Ate only a little today.
थोडं = little.
हे चांगले खाद्य पदार्थ आहे.
यह अच्छा खाद्य पदार्थ है।
This is a good food item.
चांगले = good (neuter).
आम्ही मित्र आहोत.
हम मित्र हैं।
We are friends.
आम्ही = we.
ही माझी बहीण आहे.
यह मेरी बहन है।
This is my sister.
ही = this (fem).
कोण आला आहे?
कौन आया है?
Who has come?
कोण = who.
मी स्वतः तयार केलं.
मैंने खुद तैयार किया।
I prepared it myself.
स्वतः = myself.
राव, कसे आहात? कृपया बस्या.
राव, कैसे हैं? कृपया बैठिए।
Rao, how are you? Please sit.
राव = respectful address.
माझं मामा पुणेत राहातात.
मेरे मामा पुणे में रहते हैं।
My maternal uncle lives in Pune.
मामा = maternal uncle.
What these phrases teach
Two patterns carry most family talk: possession with माझा/माझी/माझं agreeing with the thing owned (माझी बहीण, माझं कुटुंब), and having-family with माझ्याकडे … आहेत (माझ्याकडे पाच भाऊ आहेत — I have five brothers). Hindi speakers know the logic; the endings are the new part.
Unit 05 supplies the people-words and pronouns these phrases point at; Unit 03 supplies the family nouns themselves. Both units are linked below.
Common mistakes
✗ माझा कुटुंब for "my family"✓ माझं कुटुंब — कुटुंब is neuter
Marathi possessives agree with the noun's gender, and Marathi has a neuter gender Hindi lacks.
✗ मेरे पास for "I have (brothers)"✓ माझ्याकडे पाच भाऊ आहेत
Having family/money uses -कडे, not a literal पास translation.
Quick practice
Answer first, then open the reveal to check yourself.
1. कोण आला आहे? means…
Answer: B. Who has come? — कोण = who. From Unit 05.
2. Translate to Marathi: “My family is big.”
माझं कुटुंब मोठं आहे. — Neuter possessive माझं — the classic three-gender checkpoint.
3. Translate to Marathi: “This is my sister.”
ही माझी बहीण आहे. — Feminine: ही … माझी बहीण.
You've learned the phrases.
Practice saying them aloud, get pronunciation feedback, and build fluency.
Common questions
How do you introduce your family in Marathi?
Start with माझं कुटुंब मोठं आहे (my family is big) and ही माझी बहीण आहे (this is my sister) — the 12 sentences above cover introductions, counts and where relatives live.
Are these phrases formal or casual?
Everyday spoken Marathi. For elders and strangers, add the polite forms — Unit 05 covers honorifics like राव, कसे आहात?