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Pronunciation Key

One more choice of pronunciation key is now available. You can use ITRANS key for Marathi (devanagari) encoding. Use preference page to select your choice of pronunciation key.


This site helps you learn Spoken Marathi (ma-raa-tdhee ?Native normal audio clip). Whether you are visiting Maharashtra, India, or have new Marathi friend, here is the resource for you to learn speak Marathi. Why Marathi? Why learn Marathi? If you are looking for a reason for learning Marathi, you may find it here or tell us what is your reason to learn Marathi?

The best way to learn a language is to start with commonly used words and phrases. That's why we have compiled the most commonly used words and expressions in English and the pronunciation of their Marathi equivalent. You can jump to the words or sentences right away but we suggest that you get familiarized with the Pronunciation Keys (with audio help ) used on this site first!

Get a jumpstart on Marathi conversations. Click here to download the MarathiMitra's jump start guide for conversational Marathi. It is a pdf file. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to read this document.

Keep coming back, as we add a new word list, articles and audio every week!