Vocabulary

Marathi Work & Office Words (काम आणि कार्यालय)

42 Marathi office vocabulary words — नोकरी, पगार, traditional occupations — with Hindi meanings, pronunciation, examples from Units 11, 19.

42 words · Units 11, 19

What you will learn

Forty-two Marathi work and office words spanning modern roles (अभियंता, वकील, संगणक) and traditional occupations (सुतार, लोहार, सोनार, शिंपी, न्हावी). Every entry has Hindi and English meanings, pronunciation and a real example sentence.

Many Marathi surnames come from these occupations — सुतार, लोहार, शिंपी, धोबी are both job titles and family names. The list also covers the modern office: पगार (salary), बैठक (meeting), सुट्टी (leave), बिल (bill). Unit 19 sentences like माझा धंदा चांगला चालत आहे put them in context.

Tip: The occupation words double as surnames — knowing सुतार means “carpenter” helps you recognize the surname Sutār in introductions.

The Words

काम
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काम
kām
कामwork
काम वेळेत पूर्ण कर.Finish work on time.
कार्यालय
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कार्यालय
kāryālay
कार्यालयoffice
वडील कार्यालयात जातात.Father goes to the office.
पगार
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पगार
pagār
वेतनsalary
महिनाअखेर पगार मिळतो.Salary comes at month end.
सुट्टी
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सुट्टी
suṭṭī
छुट्टीleave / holiday
उद्या सुट्टी घे.Take leave tomorrow.
बैठक
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बैठक
baiṭhak
बैठकmeeting
दुपारी बैठक आहे.There is a meeting in the afternoon.
अभियंता
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अभियंता
abhiyantā
इंजीनियरengineer
तो अभियंता आहे.He is an engineer.
वकील
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वकील
vakīl
वकीलlawyer
वकिलांचा सल्ला घे.Take the lawyer’s advice.
शिपाई
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शिपाई
śipāī
चपरासीpeon / attendant
शिपाई टपाल आणतो.The peon brings mail.
व्यापारी
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व्यापारी
vyāpārī
व्यापारीmerchant
व्यापारी बाजारात विकतो.The merchant sells in the market.
नोकरी
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नोकरी
nokarī
नौकरीjob
त्याला नवीन नोकरी मिळाली.He got a new job.
संगणक
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संगणक
saṅgaṇak
कंप्यूटरcomputer
संगणकावर काम कर.Work on the computer.
फोन
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फोन
phon
फोनphone
फोनवर बोला.Talk on the phone.
सुतार
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सुतार
sutār
बढ़ईcarpenter
सुतार खुर्ची बनवतो.The carpenter makes chairs.
लोहार
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लोहार
lohār
लुहारblacksmith
लोहार अवजारे बनवतो.The blacksmith makes tools.
सोनार
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सोनार
sonār
सुनारgoldsmith
सोनार दागिने बनवतो.The goldsmith makes jewelry.
शिंपी
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शिंपी
śimpī
दर्जीtailor
शिंपी कपडे शिवतो.The tailor stitches clothes.
न्हावी
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न्हावी
nhāvī
नाईbarber
न्हावी केस कापतो.The barber cuts hair.
धोबी
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धोबी
dhobī
धोबीwasherman
धोबी कपडे धुतो.The washerman washes clothes.
माळी
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माळी
māḷī
मालीgardener
माळी झाडांना पाणी घालतो.The gardener waters the plants.
गवळी
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गवळी
gavaḷī
ग्वालाmilkman
गवळी सकाळी दूध आणतो.The milkman brings milk in the morning.
परिचारिका
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परिचारिका
parichārikā
नर्सnurse
परिचारिका रुग्णांची काळजी घेते.The nurse cares for patients.
औषधविक्रेता
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औषधविक्रेता
auṣadhavikretā
दवा विक्रेताpharmacist
औषधविक्रेता औषध देतो.The pharmacist gives medicine.
सैनिक
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सैनिक
sainik
सैनिकsoldier
सैनिक देशाचे रक्षण करतो.The soldier protects the country.
लेखक
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लेखक
lekhak
लेखकwriter
लेखक पुस्तक लिहितो.The writer writes books.
कवी
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कवी
kavī
कविpoet
कवी कविता करतो.The poet composes poems.
गायक
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गायक
gāyak
गायकsinger
गायक छान गातो.The singer sings well.
चित्रकार
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चित्रकार
chitrakār
चित्रकारpainter
चित्रकार चित्र काढतो.The painter paints pictures.
छायाचित्रकार
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छायाचित्रकार
chhāyāchitrakār
फोटोग्राफरphotographer
छायाचित्रकार फोटो काढतो.The photographer takes photos.
स्वयंपाकी
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स्वयंपाकी
svayampākī
रसोइयाcook
स्वयंपाकी जेवण बनवतो.The cook prepares meals.
नोकर
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नोकर
nokar
नौकरservant
नोकर घरकाम करतो.The servant does housework.
मालक
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मालक
mālak
मालिकowner
घरमालक भाडं घेतो.The landlord takes rent.
शास्त्रज्ञ
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शास्त्रज्ञ
śāstrajñ
वैज्ञानिकscientist
शास्त्रज्ञ संशोधन करतो.The scientist researches.
विद्यार्थी
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विद्यार्थी
vidyārthī
विद्यार्थीstudent
विद्यार्थी अभ्यास करतात.Students study.
पालक
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पालक
pālak
अभिभावकparent / guardian
पालक सभेला या.Parents, please come to the meeting.
नागरिक
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नागरिक
nāgarik
नागरिकcitizen
प्रत्येक नागरिकाने मतदान करावं.Every citizen should vote.
नेता
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नेता
netā
नेताleader
नेता भाषण करतो.The leader gives a speech.
पोलीस अधिकारी
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पोलीस अधिकारी
polīs adhikārī
पुलिस अधिकारीpolice officer
पोलीस अधिकारी मदत करतात.Police officers help.
मुख्याध्यापक
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मुख्याध्यापक
mukhyādhyāpak
प्रधानाध्यापकprincipal
मुख्याध्यापक सभेत बोलले.The principal spoke at the assembly.
फेरीवाला
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फेरीवाला
pherīvālā
फेरीवालाstreet vendor
फेरीवाला गल्लीतून भाजी विकतो.The vendor sells vegetables in the lane.
कामगार
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कामगार
kāmgār
मजदूरworker / laborer
कामगार इमारत बांधतात.Workers build the building.
चालक
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चालक
chālak
चालकdriver
चालक बस चालवतो.The driver drives the bus.
वाहक
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वाहक
vāhak
कंडक्टरconductor
वाहक तिकीट देतो.The conductor gives tickets.

Traditional occupations — surnames you will meet

सुतार (carpenter), लोहार (blacksmith), सोनार (goldsmith), शिंपी (tailor), न्हावी (barber), धोबी (washerman), माळी (gardener), गवळी (milkman) — these are living surnames across Maharashtra. The vocabulary row and the family name are identical.

Modern office essentials

नोकरी (job), पगार (salary), बैठक (meeting), सुट्टी (leave), संगणक (computer), बिल (bill), रोख (cash), पावती (receipt) — the words you need for your first day, your payslip and your resignation.

Common mistakes

✗ Using शिपाई for soldier✓ शिपाई = peon/attendant; सैनिक = soldier

Hindi सिपाही = soldier; Marathi शिपाई is the office attendant. The soldier is सैनिक — a direct false friend.

✗ Confusing काम (work) and नोकरी (job)✓ काम = work (activity); नोकरी = job (position)

मला काम आहे (I have work to do) vs माझी नोकरी आहे (I have a job). Hindi काम/नौकरी follows the same split.

✗ Calling a barber न्हावी in formal writing✓ नाई is the formal term; न्हावी is colloquial

Both exist; नाई appears in official contexts.

Build sentences with these words

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Quick practice

Answer first, then open the reveal to check yourself.

1. What is “salary” in Marathi?
  1. काम
  2. पगार
  3. सुट्टी
  4. बिल

Answer: B. पगार — पगार (pagār) — same root as Hindi वेतन/पगार.

2. A tailor is…
  1. सुतार
  2. लोहार
  3. शिंपी
  4. धोबी

Answer: C. शिंपी — शिंपी (śimpī) = tailor; the surname Shimpī comes from this.

3. बैठक means…
  1. Salary
  2. Leave
  3. Meeting
  4. Office

Answer: C. Meeting — बैठक (baiṭhak) = meeting; from बैठणे (to sit).

4. Fill in the blank: उद्या माझी ___ आहे, तयार राहा.

मीटिंग — English loanword used daily in offices.

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Common questions

How many work words are on this page?

42 — modern office terms plus traditional occupations, each with Hindi meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.

What is the Marathi word for “meeting”?

बैठक (baiṭhak) — also मीटिंग is used in offices. बैठक literally means “sitting together”.