Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Bangladesh, India
India
Second Language
India
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Konkani Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Chakma
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Kokan
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
India
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
bengali
marathe
German Name
Bengali
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Marathi people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
10th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Bengali
Marathi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
mara1378
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Bengali and Marathi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bengali and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Marathi language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Marathi Difficulty
The Bengali vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Marathi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bengali and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.