Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
India
Portugal
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Spanish and Galician 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)
obrigado
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Como você está?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
boa noite
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
boa Tarde
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
bom Dia
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Por Favor
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
pesaroso
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Kokan
Brazil
Dialect 2
Varhadi
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Portugal
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Daman and Diu
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Português
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Português
French Name
marathe
portugais
German Name
Marathi
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
10th century
3rd Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Marathi
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
port1283
Linguasphere
omr
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Marathi and Portuguese 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 Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Portuguese language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Marathi vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.