Marathi Numbers and Everyday Practical Phrases
Practical Marathi vocabulary for numbers, shopping, and everyday situations, useful for learners and visitors to Maharashtra.
Numbers and a handful of practical everyday phrases cover a disproportionate share of real, daily communication needs — worth learning solidly and early, whether you're a language learner, a visitor, or reconnecting with Marathi-speaking family.
Counting basics
Ek (1), don (2), teen (3), char (4), paach (5), saha (6), saat (7), aath (8), nau (9), daha (10) — the foundation for prices, quantities, and everyday counting.
Shopping and market phrases
He kaay aahe? (what is this?), kimmat kiti? (what's the price?), kimmat kami kara (please reduce the price) — genuinely practical phrases for shopping and markets.
Telling time
Aata kiti vaajle? (what time is it now?), alongside basic time-of-day vocabulary: sakaal (morning), dupar (afternoon), sandhyakaal (evening), raatra (night).
Everyday courtesy in practical situations
Maaf kara (excuse me/sorry), madat karal ka? (will you help me?) — practical phrases for navigating everyday situations politely, beyond the basic greetings covered in our starter vocabulary article.
Why this vocabulary deserves early, deliberate focus
Numbers and practical everyday phrases show up in nearly every real interaction — shopping, travel, daily errands — far more frequently than many other early vocabulary categories, making them a high-value area to prioritise.
A quick practice approach
Rather than memorising numbers in isolation, practice them attached to real quantities — prices you see, times on a clock — so the vocabulary anchors to something concrete rather than floating as an abstract list.
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