Countries
India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
India
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
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Not Available
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
- 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
Old German Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Prakrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
कृपया (kripayā)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Not present
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Not Available
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
sanskrit
marathe
German Name
Sanskrit
Marathi
Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Marathi people
Origin
2000 B.C.
10th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Sanskrit
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sans1269
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
omr
Language Type
Ancient
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Sanskrit and Marathi language. Sanskrit word for "Hello" is नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ) or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Sanskrit Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Sanskrit vs Marathi Difficulty
The Sanskrit vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Sanskrit and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Sanskrit is 20 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.