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