Days and Months in Marathi, and the Marathi New Year
The Marathi names for the days of the week and months, plus the traditional calendar and the festival of Gudi Padwa.
Calendar words are among the first you'll need. Marathi has clear names for each, and its own traditional calendar for festivals.
Days of the week
| English | Marathi | Roman |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | सोमवार | somavār |
| Tuesday | मंगळवार | maṅgaḷavār |
| Wednesday | बुधवार | budhavār |
| Thursday | गुरुवार | guruvār |
| Friday | शुक्रवार | śukravār |
| Saturday | शनिवार | śanivār |
| Sunday | रविवार | ravivār |
वार (vār) means "day of the week". The names come from the sun, moon and planets.
Months
| English | Marathi |
|---|---|
| January | जानेवारी |
| February | फेब्रुवारी |
| March | मार्च |
| April | एप्रिल |
| May | मे |
| June | जून |
| July | जुलै |
| August | ऑगस्ट |
| September | सप्टेंबर |
| October | ऑक्टोबर |
| November | नोव्हेंबर |
| December | डिसेंबर |
The traditional Marathi months
The Hindu lunisolar calendar has its own months, used for festivals:
चैत्र, वैशाख, ज्येष्ठ, आषाढ, श्रावण, भाद्रपद, आश्विन, कार्तिक, मार्गशीर्ष, पौष, माघ, फाल्गुन
Gudi Padwa
The Marathi new year is celebrated as गुढीपाडवा (Gudi Padwa), on the first day of चैत्र, usually in March or April. Families raise a गुढी, a decorated pole topped with a cloth, a garland and a pot, as a symbol of victory and good fortune.
Useful words
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| आज | today |
| काल | yesterday |
| उद्या | tomorrow |
| आठवडा | week |
| महिना | month |
| वर्ष / साल | year |
| दिवस | day |
Useful sentences
- आज सोमवार आहे. — Today is Monday.
- उद्या रविवार आहे. — Tomorrow is Sunday.
- माझा वाढदिवस मार्चमध्ये आहे. — My birthday is in March.
Tips
- Learn वार as the word for weekday.
- Learn Gudi Padwa as the new year.
- Use the dictionary to check spellings.
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