Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
India
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
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Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- 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
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Konkani Language
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Thank you
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
How are you?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
I love you
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
American English
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
United States of America
Kokan
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
Khandesh
Native Name
English
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
English
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
anglais
marathe
German Name
Englisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
English people
Marathi people
Origin
5th Century AD
10th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard English
Marathi
Signed Forms
Signed English
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1293
mara1378
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
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English 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 English and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Marathi language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common English Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
English vs Marathi Difficulty
The English vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of English 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 English and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.