Countries
Japan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Japan
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Kokan
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kansai
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
kansai
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
日本語
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
japonais
marathe
German Name
Japanisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Marathi people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Japanese
Marathi
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
mara1378
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Not Available
Japanese 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 Japanese and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Marathi language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Marathi Difficulty
The Japanese vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.