Numbers

1. एक

   Ek

   One (1)

   Usage

   The number 1. Used in shopping and counting

   Grammar Note

   Marathi numbers are similar to Hindi but with different pronunciations. "Ek" is derived from Sanskrit.

2. दोन

   Don

   Two (2)

   Usage

   The number 2

   Grammar Note

   Marathi "don" contrasts with Hindi "do". The final "n" is a characteristic Marathi feature.

3. तीन

   Tin

   Three (3)

   Usage

   The number 3

   Grammar Note

   Marathi "tin" is similar to Hindi. Both derive from Sanskrit "tri".

4. चार

   Chaar

   Four (4)

   Usage

   The number 4

   Grammar Note

   "Chaar" is the same as Hindi. Both derive from Sanskrit "chatur".

5. पाच

   Paach

   Five (5)

   Usage

   The number 5

   Grammar Note

   Marathi "paach" vs Hindi "paanch". The difference is nasalization.

6. दहा

   Da-haa

   Ten (10)

   Usage

   The number 10

   Grammar Note

   Marathi "dahaa" vs Hindi "das". Both derive from Sanskrit "dasha".

7. वीस

   Vis

   Twenty (20)

   Usage

   The number 20

   Grammar Note

   "Vis" derives from Sanskrit "vimshati". Similar to Hindi "bis" (twenty).

8. शंभर

   Sham-bhar

   One hundred (100)

   Usage

   The number 100

   Grammar Note

   Marathi "shambhar" is quite different from Hindi "sau" (hundred), showing independent development.

9. हजार

   Ha-zaar

   One thousand (1000)

   Usage

   The number 1000. Used when stating large amounts

   Grammar Note

   "Hazaar" is a Persian/Arabic loanword widely used across all Indian languages.

10. अर्धा

    Ar-dhaa

    Half (1/2)

    Usage

    Expressing half. Used in "half hour" (ardha taas) etc.

    Grammar Note

    "Ardhaa" derives from Sanskrit "ardha" (half). Changes to "ardhii" for feminine nouns.

11. माझं वय सत्तावीस आहे

    Maa-jhan vay sat-taa-vees aa-he

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    How to answer when asked your age; the reply to "tumcha vay kaay aahe?"

    Grammar Note

    "Vay" is neuter, so the possessive takes the neuter "maajhaṃ", the same ending as "tumchaṃ". "Sattaaviis" is a fused form of "saat" (7) and "viis" (20) and cannot be built by juxtaposing tens and units. 28 is "aṭhṭhaaviis".

12. या वर्षी माझं वय अठ्ठावीस होईल

    Yaa var-shee maa-jhan vay ath-thaa-vees ho-eel

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Saying what age you will reach this year

    Grammar Note

    "Hoīl" is the future of "hoṇe" (to become), the same form as in "hoīl kaa?" and "बोर्डिंग केव्हा सुरू होईल?". "Yaa varṣī" is the locative of "varṣa" (year) and means "this year".

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