#learning marathi

[linguingit]

Day 5 of Learning Marathi

Possessive Adjectives-

First Person-

माझा (maazha) – my (masc.)

माझी (maajhi) – my (fem.)

माझे (maazhe) – my (neut./plural)

आमचा (aamtsa)- our (masc./mixed)

आमची (aamchi) - our (fem.)

आमचे (aamtse) – our (neut./plural)

Second Person-

तुझा (tuzha) - your (masc.)

तुझी (tujhi)- your (fem.)

तुझे (tuzhe)- your (neut./plural)

तुमचा (tumtsa)- your (masc./mixed)

तुमची (tumchi)- your (fem.)

तुमचे – (tumtse)- your (neut/plural)

Singular Demonstratives-

This (near)-

हा (ha)- masculine

ही (hi)- feminine

हे (he)- neutral

That (far)-

तो (to)- masculine

ती (ti)- feminine

ते (te)- neutral

Plural Demonstratives-

This (near)-

हे (he)- masculine

ह्या (hya)- feminine

ही (hi)- neutral

That (far)-

ते (te)- masculine

त्या (tya)- feminine

ती (ti)- neutral

Vocab (Family Members)-

Mother- आई (aai)- feminine

Father- वडील (vadeel)- masculine

Brother- भाऊ (bhau)- masculine

Sister- बहीण (baheen)- feminine

Vocab (Possessions)-

Cap- टोपी (Topi)- feminine

Bag- पिशवी (Pishvi)- feminine

Pen- पेन (Pen)- neutral

Book- पुस्तक (Pustak)- neutral

Name- नाव (Naav)- neutral

Fan- पंखा (Pankhaa)- masculine

Practice-

माझं नाव बसंती आहे (My name is Basanti)

हा माझा भाऊ आहे. (This is my brother.)

ती तुझी बहीण आहे का? (Is that your sister?)

हे आमचे पुस्तक आहे. (This is our book.)

ह्या तुमच्या पिशव्या आहेत. (These are your bags.)

Song of the Day-

Chandra, from Chandramukhi (2022)

[survivetoread]

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[sonachaandi]

resolutions... i'm sure there's a whole archive of posts dedicated to people's reasons for making or not making resolutions this year. i actually wasn't going to make any because i really didn't know what to do. there's going to be so much change this year anyway that somethings should just remain the same.

but then my grandpa called, and he's been bugging me forever to learn marathi. and he's always avoiding the subject like "i'm not going to tell you what i'm always telling you but you should do it" every time we talk. it's kinda funny actually...

anyway, so i figured that maybe my resolution should be actually learning marathi this year. because, what else is there to do? and this would make my grandpa happy, and then i wouldn't feel like that desi-loser who understands every desi language (well, only three) but can't speak any of them.

so i'll start with marathi, cuz my hindi is good enough for now. i can tell people i love them, break up with them, ask them to marry me and then convince them to elope after our parents don't approve... that's enough for the real world.