Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
India, Pakistan
National Language
India
Pakistan
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
India
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
خوش آمديد
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
گڈ مارننگ
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
معاف کرنا
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Kokan
India
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Rekhta
Where They Speak
Khandesh
South Asia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Bihari
French Name
marathe
ourdou
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Not Available
Origin
10th century
12th Century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
urdu1245
Linguasphere
omr
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Marathi and Urdu 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 Urdu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Urdu language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Urdu word for "Thank You" is آپ کا شکریہ. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Urdu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Urdu Difficulty
The Marathi vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Urdu 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 Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.