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This is a list of words about family in Marathi. You can name people such as your relatives as well as extended family this way.
| Daughter: कन्या / मुलगी kan'yā/ mulagī |
Son: पुत्र / मुलगा putra/ mulagā |
Sister: बहीण bahīṇa |
Brother: भाऊ bhā'ū |
| Baby: बाळ bāḷa |
Child (m): बालक bālaka |
Child (f): बालिका bālikā |
Father: वडील vaḍīla |
| Mother: आई ā'ī |
Husband: पती, नवरा patī, navarā |
Wife: पत्नी, बायको patnī, bāyakō |
Cousin (m): चुलत भाऊ culata bhā'ū |
| Cousin (f): चुलत बहिण culata bahiṇa |
Aunt: आत्या, मावशी, काकू, मामी ātyā, māvaśī, kākū, māmī |
Uncle: काका, मामा kākā, māmā |
Grandfather: आजोबा ājōbā |
| Grandmother: आजी ājī |
Nephew: पुतण्या, भाचा putaṇyā, bhācā |
Niece: पुतणी, भाची putaṇī, bhācī |
Man: पुरुष puruṣa |
| Woman: स्त्री strī |
Boy: मुलगा mulagā |
Girl: मुलगी mulagī |
People: लोक , जनता lōka, janatā |
These examples show how family words are used in a Marathi sentence. Very useful when socializing with other people. This can also show you how to ask questions.
| What's your brother called?: तुझ्या भावाला काय म्हणुन हाक मारतात ? tujhyā bhāvālā kāya mhaṇuna hāka māratāta? |
How old is your sister?: तुझी बहिण किती वर्षांची आहे ? / तुझ्या बहिणीचे वय काय ? Tujhī bahiṇa kitī varṣān̄cī āhē? / Tujhyā bahiṇīcē vaya kāya? |
| Where does your father work?: तुझे वडील कुठे काम करतात ? Tujhē vaḍīla kuṭhē kāma karatāta? |
Your daughter is very cute: तुझी मुलगी फारच सुंदर आहे . Tujhī mulagī phāraca sundara āhē. |
| I love my husband: मी माझ्या नवर्यावर प्रेम करते . Mī mājhyā navaryāvara prēma karatē. |
This is my wife: ही माझी बायको आहे. Hī mājhī bāyakō āhē. |
With the above list you will be able to discuss how many siblings you have or ask others about their family. Now let's go to the next topic by clicking the "Next" button. Or simply choose your own topic from the menu above.
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