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Numbers, Time, and Daily Logistics

Count from 0-100 and use numbers for age, phone, dates, and prices; tell the time and talk about days and routine; ask for prices and bargain politely; get and give directions (saral, davikade, ujvikade) and navigate transport with simple ticketing and location phrases.

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Content

Overview

Build confidence using Marathi numbers (0–100) to talk about age, phone, dates, prices; tell time and days; handle daily logistics like asking prices, bargaining politely, giving/understanding directions (saral, davikade, ujvikade), and buying simple transport tickets.

Prior knowledge check

  • Can you say hello/goodbye and introduce yourself in Marathi?
  • Can you pronounce basic Marathi sounds (a, aa, e, i, o, u)?
  • Are you comfortable repeating short phrases after audio or text prompts?

Core Concepts

Counting 0–100

Master core numbers and tens; use them to read digits and combine for everyday contexts.

  • 0 शून्य shūnya; 1 एक ek; 2 दोन don; 3 तीन tīn; 4 चार chār; 5 पाच pāch; 6 सहा sahā; 7 सात sāt; 8 आठ āṭh; 9 नऊ nav; 10 दहा dahā
  • 11 अकरा akarā; 12 बारा bārā; 13 तेरा terā; 14 चौदा chaudā; 15 पंधरा pandhrā; 16 सोळा solā; 17 सतरा sattrā; 18 अठरा aṭhrā; 19 एकोणीस ekonīs; 20 वीस vīs
  • Tens: 30 तीस tīs; 40 चाळीस chāḷīs; 50 पन्नास pannās; 60 साठ sāṭh; 70 सत्तर sattar; 80 ऐंशी ainśī; 90 नव्वद navvad; 100 शंभर shambar

Numbers in context: age, phone, dates, prices

Use set phrases to place numbers in real-life talk.

  • Age (m/f): मी २५ वर्षांचा/वर्षांची आहे. Mī 25 varṣāñchā/varṣāñchī āhe. Or: माझे वय २५ आहे. Māje vay 25 āhe.
  • Phone (say digits): माझा फोन नंबर: ९८२०३… Mājhā phon number: 9-8-2-0-3…; 0=शून्य shūnya.
  • Date: आज दहा तारीख आहे. Āj dahā tārīkh āhe. / आज १०-मे आहे. Āj 10-Me āhe.
  • Price: हे कितीला? He kitīlā? or किंमत किती? Kimmat kitī?

Telling the time

Ask the time and state hours/minutes using simple patterns and common shortcuts.

  • What time: किती वाजले? Kitī vājale?
  • Full form: आठ वाजून दहा मिनिटे. Āṭh vājūn dahā miniṭe. (8:10)
  • Shortcuts: सव्वा आठ savvā āṭh (8:15); साडे आठ sāḍe āṭh (8:30); पावणे नऊ pāvaṇe nav (8:45).
  • O’clock: पाच वाजले. Pāch vājale.

Days and routine

Name days and describe simple daily schedules.

  • Days: सोमवार somvār, मंगळवार maṅgaḷvār, बुधवार budhvār, गुरुवार guruvār, शुक्रवार śukravār, शनिवार śanivār, रविवार ravivār.
  • Routine: मी सकाळी सातला उठतो/उठते. Mī sakāḷī sāt-lā uṭhato/ṭe.
  • Meeting: आपण गुरुवारी भेटू. Āpaṇ guruvārī bheṭū.

Prices and polite bargaining

Ask cost, react politely, and request a discount.

  • हे कितीला? He kitīlā? (How much is this?)
  • म्हणजे खूप महाग आहे. Khoop mahāg āhe. (It’s too expensive.)
  • थोडं कमी करा ना, कृपया. Thoḍaṃ kamī karā nā, krupayā. (Please reduce a little.)
  • थोडी सूट मिळेल का? Thoḍī sūṭ miḷel kā? (Any discount?)

Directions: saral, davikade, ujvikade

Understand and give basic turn/straight instructions and ask for locations.

  • सरळ जा. Saral jā. (Go straight.)
  • डावीकडे वळा. Dāvikade vaḷā. (Turn left.)
  • उजवीकडे वळा. Ujvikade vaḷā. (Turn right.)
  • … कुठे आहे? … kuṭhe āhe? (Where is …?)
  • स्टेशन कुठे आहे? Sṭeśan kuṭhe āhe? (Where is the station?)

Transport and tickets

Buy simple tickets and check destinations/times politely.

  • पुण्याकडे एक तिकीट, कृपया. Puṇyākade ek ṭikiṭ, krupayā. (One ticket to Pune, please.)
  • कधी निघते? Kadhī nighte? (When does it depart?)
  • प्लॅटफॉर्म कुठे आहे? Plaṭphorm kuṭhe āhe? (Where is the platform?)

Politeness and clarity

Use krupayā (please) and simple, short sentences for clarity.

  • कृपया हळू बोला. Krupayā haḷū bolā. (Please speak slowly.)
  • धन्यवाद. Dhanyavād. (Thank you.)

Worked Examples

Buying fruit and bargaining

  1. You: हे कितीला? He kitīlā? (How much is this?)
  2. Seller: दोनशे रुपये. Donśe rupaye. (₹200)
  3. You: थोडं महाग आहे. Thoḍaṃ mahāg āhe. (A bit expensive.)
  4. You: थोडी सूट मिळेल का, कृपया? Thoḍī sūṭ miḷel kā, krupayā?
  5. Seller: ठीक आहे, दीडशे. ṭhīk āhe, dīḍśe. (₹150)
  6. You: चालेल. कृपया द्या. Chālel. Krupayā dyā. (Okay, please give.)

Asking and following directions

  1. You: बसस्टॉप कुठे आहे? Bas-stop kuṭhe āhe? (Where is the bus stop?)
  2. Local: सरळ जा, मग डावीकडे वळा. Saral jā, mag dāvikade vaḷā. (Go straight, then turn left.)
  3. You repeat to confirm: सरळ आणि मग डावीकडे. बरोबर? Saral āṇi mag dāvikade. Barobar?
  4. Local: हो, मग उजवीकडे मंदिर आहे. Ho, mag ujvikade mandir āhe. (Then on the right is the temple.)
  5. You: धन्यवाद! Dhanyavād!

Telling the time and planning

  1. Friend: किती वाजले? Kitī vājale?
  2. You: साडे सहा. Sāḍe sahā. (6:30)
  3. You: आपण सातला भेटू का? Āpaṇ sāt-lā bheṭū kā? (Shall we meet at 7?)
  4. Friend: ठीक आहे. गुरुवारी? ṭhīk āhe. Guruvārī?
  5. You: हो. Ho.

Common Misconceptions

  • Using Hindi forms for time; Marathi uses vājale and shortcuts like savvā/sāḍe/pāvaṇe.
  • Mixing left/right: डावीकडे (dāvikade) is left, उजवीकडे (ujvikade) is right.
  • Saying price with ‘किती?’ only; for items, ‘हे कितीला?’ is more natural.
  • Age phrasing: use gendered forms (वर्षांचा/वर्षांची) or the neutral ‘माझे वय … आहे’.
  • Reading phone numbers as whole numbers; in Marathi, say digits individually for clarity.
  • Confusing ‘काल’ (yesterday) and ‘उद्या’ (tomorrow); avoid ambiguity by using the exact word intended.

Guided Practice

  1. Say “How much is this?” to a shopkeeper.

    Hint: Start with He… and end with -lã (price).
    Answer: हे कितीला? He kitīlā?

  2. Translate: “Please go straight, then turn right.”

    Hint: Use saral jā; mag ujvikade vaḷā.
    Answer: कृपया सरळ जा, मग उजवीकडे वळा. Krupayā saral jā, mag ujvikade vaḷā.

  3. Say the time 8:45 in Marathi using a shortcut.

    Hint: Quarter to nine.
    Answer: पावणे नऊ. Pāvaṇe nav.

  4. Give your age neutrally: “My age is 30.”

    Hint: Start with Māje vay…
    Answer: माझे वय ३० आहे. Māje vay 30 āhe.

  5. Ask for one ticket to Pune politely.

    Hint: …ek ṭikiṭ, krupayā.
    Answer: पुण्याकडे एक तिकीट, कृपया. Puṇyākade ek ṭikiṭ, krupayā.

  6. Translate: “We will meet on Friday.”

    Hint: Āpaṇ … bheṭū.
    Answer: आपण शुक्रवारी भेटू. Āpaṇ śukravārī bheṭū.

  7. Say your phone number 90-12-0 as digits.

    Hint: Use navvad or say digits? Prefer digits one by one.
    Answer: नऊ-शून्य-एक-দोन-शून्य (example: 9-0-1-2-0): नऊ, शून्य, एक, दोन, शून्य. Nav, shūnya, ek, don, shūnya.

  8. Politely ask for a discount.

    Hint: Use sūṭ and krupayā.
    Answer: थोडी सूट मिळेल का, कृपया? Thoḍī sūṭ miḷel kā, krupayā?

Real‑world Applications

  • Reading prices in markets, paying exact change, and negotiating politely.
  • Sharing your phone number and confirming digits over calls.
  • Setting appointments by day and time with colleagues or friends.
  • Following simple street directions and navigating to landmarks.
  • Buying bus/train tickets and asking about departure times or platforms.

Differentiation

Remedial: Focus on 0–20 and tens; drill left/right/straight with gesture cues; practice fixed frames: ‘हे कितीला?’, ‘किती वाजले?’, ‘…कुठे आहे?’ Use call-and-response and number-to-phrase matching.

Extension: Add complex times with ‘वाजून … मिनिटे’; practice 21–29, 31–39 patterns; include ‘सरळ दोन सिग्नल, मग दुसरा रस्ता डावीकडे’; role-play multi-stop ticket queries and comparing prices across shops.

Glossary

शून्य (shūnya)
zero
किंमत (kimmat)
price/cost
हे कितीला? (he kitīlā?)
how much is this?
कृपया (krupayā)
please
महाग (mahāg)
expensive
सूट (sūṭ)
discount
किती वाजले? (kitī vājale?)
what time is it?
वाजले (vājale)
o’clock/struck
सव्वा (savvā)
quarter past
साडे (sāḍe)
half past
पावणे (pāvaṇe)
quarter to (next hour)
सरळ (saral)
straight
डावीकडे (dāvikade)
to the left
उजवीकडे (ujvikade)
to the right
कुठे (kuṭhe)
where
तिकीट (ṭikiṭ)
ticket
निघते (nighte)
departs
प्लॅटफॉर्म (plaṭphorm)
platform
आज/उद्या (āj/udyā)
today/tomorrow
फोन नंबर (phon number)
phone number
वय (vay)
age
रुपये (rupaye)
rupees

Summary

You learned foundational Marathi for everyday logistics: counting and applying numbers to age, phone, dates, and prices; asking/telling time and days; managing market talk with polite bargaining; understanding and giving directions with saral/davikade/ujvikade; and buying basic transport tickets with clear, polite phrases.

Key Takeaways

  • Use fixed question frames: ‘हे कितीला?’, ‘किती वाजले?’, ‘…कुठे आहे?’
  • Say phone numbers digit-by-digit; keep prices and dates clear with numerals.
  • Time shortcuts savvā/sāḍe/pāvaṇe make speech natural and quick.
  • Directions hinge on three words: सरळ, डावीकडे, उजवीकडे.
  • Politeness (कृपया, धन्यवाद) increases cooperation in markets and travel.
  • For age, choose gendered form or neutral ‘माझे वय … आहे’.

Assessments

Learn Speaking Marathi in English — Numbers, Time, and Daily Logistics Quiz

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