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Mumbai speaks many languages - English, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, Konkani, Malayalam and Punjabi - but a predominant portion of the city's population (50%) speaks Marathi.

Here is a simple guide to help you through the city with some commonly-used Marathi words and phrases.
 

Greetings
HELLO . NAMASKAR
THANK YOU VERY MUCH . ATYANT ABHARI AAHE
GOODBYE . PUNHA BHETU YA
HOW ARE YOU? . AAPAN KASE AAHAAT?
FINE THANK YOU . CHHAN AABHARI AAHE
WELCOME . AAPLE SWAGATH AASU
I LOVE MUMBAI . MAJE MUMBAIWAR PREM AAHE
MUMBAI IS BEAUTIFUL . MUMBAI SUNDAR AAHE
HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS . MANAHPURVAK ABHINANDAN
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! . TU SUNDAR AAHE
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Introduction
MY NAME IS.... . MAZE NAV_____________ AAHE
I AM A...(PROFESSION) . ME__________ AAHE
HAPPY TO MEET YOU . TUMHALA BHETUN AANAND ZALA
YES . HO
NO . NAHI
SORRY, I'M LATE . MAF KARA, MALA USHIR ZALA
   
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Enquiry
WHAT IS YOUR NAME? . AAPLE NAV KAY?
HOW DO I GO THERE? . ME TITHE KASA JAU?
HOW MUCH IS THIS? . YACHI KIMAT KITI AAHE?
WHERE IS YOUR HOUSE? . AAPALE GHAR KUTHE AAHE?
WHERE IS THE NEAREST POLICE STATION? . SARWAT JAWALCHE POLICE STATION KUTHE AAHE?
WHERE CAN I GO SHOPPING? . ME KHAREDI SATHI KUTHE JAU ?
CAN YOU HELP ME? . AAPAN MALA MADAT KARAL KA?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? . AAPAN KAY KARAT AAHAT?
WOULD YOU JOIN ME FOR LUNCH TODAY? . AAJ AAPAN MAZYA BAROBAR JEVAN GHYAL KA?
HOW DO I GO TO THE AIRPORT? . ME VIMANTALAWAR KASA JAU?
WHAT ARE THE TOURIST SPOTS AROUND? . YETHE JAWAL KONTI THIKANE BAGHANYASARKHI AAHE?
WHERE SHALL WE MEET? . AAPAN KUTHE BHETUYA?
WAS THERE A CALL FOR ME? . MAZYASATHI PHONE AALA HOTA KA?
WHERE CAN I MAKE A PHONE CALL? . ME KUTHE PHONE KARU?
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Directions
I WANT TO GO TO... . MALA _____ JAYACHE AAHE
I HAVE LOST MY WAY . ME RASTA CHUKALO AAHE
STRAIGHT AHEAD . SARAL PUDHE
GO TO THE LEFT . DAVIKADE JA
GO TO THE RIGHT . UJAVIKADE JA
OPPOSITE . SAMOR

General
PLEASE . KRUPAYA
SORRY . KSHAMAKARA
I WILL COME BACK . ME PARAT YE IN
I WANT IT . MALA TE PAHIJE
I DON'T WANT IT . MALA TE NAKO
THIS IS GOOD . HE CHHAN AAHE
LET US GO . CHALA JAU YA
COME TOMORROW . UDYA YA
GET ME A GLASS OF WATER . MALA PELABHAR PANI DE
I WANT TO TRY AGAIN . MALA PUNHA PRAYATHNA KARAYACHA AAHE
I'II MEET YOU IN THE EVENING . ME TULA SANDHYAKALI SAHA VAJATA BHETEN
THE WEATHER IS PLEASANT HERE . ETHE HAVA CHHAN AAHE
DRIVE SLOWLY . SAVKASH CHALWA
PACK THESE THINGS . YA VASTU BANDHA
 
 
µ Greetings  
µ Introduction
µ Enquiry
µ Directions
µ General

Sight Seeing
µ Maharashtra
Beaches
Hill Stations
Other Places
µ Mumbai
The Jannat, deep in the heart of mumbai
Mumbai's dirt gets cleaned at Dhobi Ghat
David Sassoon Library
Mumbai welcomes Kenyan ships
Port of Mumbai
INS Angre
Heritage Buildings of Mumbai 
Kala Ghoda
Esplanade Mansion
Christmas spirit on Bandra's Hill Road
Taraporewala Aquarium
Beaches
Getting Around
Budget Trips
Historic Places
Fun Learning
Fun 'n Frolic
Two-day Revelry
Club it out
Place of Worship
Festivals

National Parks

µ Resorts
Anand Resort
Gool Kush Resort
MTDC
µ Others
Photo Feature
Learn Marathi
INS Vikrant
Dandiya Fever

 
 
 
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