Contacts & SNS

1. माझे नाव ... आहे

   Maa-zhe naav ... aa-he

   My name is ...

   Usage

   Basic self-introduction phrase

   Grammar Note

   "Naav" (name) is neuter in Marathi, so possessive takes neuter form "maazhe". Shares origin with Hindi "naam".

2. तुमचे नाव काय आहे?

   Tu-ma-che naav kaay aa-he?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   Asking someone's name when meeting for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "Tumache" is the formal possessive neuter form. Agrees with "naav" (name) which is neuter.

3. माझा फोन नंबर ... आहे

   Maa-zhaa phon nam-bar ... aa-he

   My phone number is ...

   Usage

   Sharing your phone number

   Grammar Note

   "Phon nambar" is an English loanword. "Maazha" is masculine possessive because "nambar" is treated as masculine.

4. माझा ईमेल ... आहे

   Maa-zhaa ee-mel ... aa-he

   My email is ...

   Usage

   Sharing your email address

   Grammar Note

   "Imel" is borrowed from English "email". Modern Marathi proposes "e-patra" (e-letter) but "imel" is colloquially standard.

5. तुम्ही कुठून आहात?

   Tumhī kuṭhūn āhāt?

   Where are you from?

   Usage

   Asking where someone is from

   Grammar Note

   "Kuthun" adds ablative "-un" to "kuthe" (where). It creates the ablative "from where" form.

6. मी जपानहून आलो आहे

   Mī Japānahūn ālo āhe

   I am from Japan

   Usage

   Telling someone where you are from

   Grammar Note

   "-hūn" is Marathi's ablative postposition meaning "from"; it marks the starting point of movement, so it needs the verb "came": "Japānahūn ālo āhe" (male speaker; female speaker: "āle āhe") means "I have come from Japan".

7. मी येथे काही दिवस राहणार आहे

   Mī yethe kāhī divas rāhaṇār āhe

   I will stay here for a few days

   Usage

   Telling someone how long you will stay

   Grammar Note

   "Raahnar aahe" is the future intentional form of "raahne" (to stay). "-naar aahe" expresses future intention.

8. संपर्कात राहा

   Sam-par-kaat raa-haa

   Let's keep in touch

   Usage

   Expressing intent to stay in contact when parting

   Grammar Note

   "Sampark" is Sanskrit for "contact". "Samparkaat raahne" (stay in contact) is the idiom for keeping in touch.

9. WhatsApp आहे का?

   WhatsApp aa-he kaa?

   Do you have WhatsApp?

   Usage

   Checking for the most widely used messaging app in India

   Grammar Note

   WhatsApp is the most widely used messaging app in India, essential for exchanging contacts.

10. भेटणे आनंददायक होते

    Bhe-tane aa-nand-daay-ak ho-te

    It was a pleasure meeting you

    Usage

    A polite farewell expression

    Grammar Note

    "Aanandaayak" combines "aanand" (joy) + "daayak" (giving) — a Sanskrit compound adjective.

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