Below table list words related to time
| English | Marathi |
|---|---|
| Today | आज ( Aj ) |
| Tomorrow | उद्या (udyA) |
| Yesterday | काल ( kAl ) |
| Day after tomorrow | परवा ( paravA ) |
| Day before yesterday | परवा ( paravA ) |
| Morning | सकाळ ( sakAL ) |
| Afternoon | दुपार ( dupAr ) |
| Evening | संध्याकाळ ( saMdhyAkAL ) |
| at Morning | सकाळी ( sakALI ) |
| at afternoon | दुपारी ( dupArI ) |
| at evening | संध्याकाळी ( saMdhyAkALI ) |
| when | कधी (kadhI ) / केव्हा ( kevhA) |
| Now | आत्ता (AttA ) |
| Nowadays | हल्ली (hallI) / सध्या (sadhyA) |
| Everyday | रोज (roj)/ दररोज ( dararoj ) |
| Day at Day | दिवस (divas) दिवसा (divasA ) |
| Night at night | रात्र (rAtra ) रात्री (rAtrI) |
| Week | आठवडा (AThavaDA) |
| Month | महिना (mahinA) |
| Year | वर्ष ( varSha ) |
Examples
I am in office now: मी आत्ता ऑफिसमध्ये आहे (mI AttA ~ophisamadhye Ahe )
We play cricket every day: आम्ही रोज क्रिकेट खेळतो (AmhI roj krikeT kheLato)
He comes back from school in the evening : तो संध्याकाळी शाळेतून परत येतो (to saMdhyAkALI shALetUn parat yeto )
When will she dance?: ती कधी/केव्हा नाचेल? (tI kadhI kevhA nAchel ?)
In English, we specify the time as “a.m.” and “p.m.”. In Marathi, we say time by explicitly specifying morning/afternoon/evening/night
E.g.
Meet me at 2 pm -> Meet me at two in the afternoon -> मला दुपारी दोन वाजता भेट. (malA dupArI don vajatA bheT)
Meet me at 2 am -> Meet me at two in night-> मला रात्री दोन वाजता भेट. (malA rAtrI don vajatA bheT)
We work from 10 am to 10 pm -> We work from 10 in the morning to 10 in the night -> आम्ही सकाळी 10 ते रात्री 10 काम करतो (AmhI sakALI 10 te rAtrI 10 kAm karato)
Months
English months are called a little differently in Marathi and Hindi. The below table mentions it.
| English Month | Name of English Month in Marathi | Name of English Month in Hindi |
|---|---|---|
| January | जानेवारी (jAnevArI) | जनवरी (janavarI) |
| February | फेब्रुवारी (phebruvArI) | फरवरी (pharavarI) |
| March | मार्च (mArch) | मार्च (mArch) |
| April | एप्रिल (epril) | अप्रैल (aprail) |
| May | मे (me) | मई (maI) |
| June | जून (jUn) | जून (jUn) |
| July | जुलै (julai) | जुलाई (julAI) |
| August | ऑगस्ट (~ogasT) | अगस्त (agast) |
| September | सप्टेंबर (sapTeMbar) | सितंबर (sitaMbar) |
| October | ऑक्टोबर (~okTobar) | अक्तूबर (aktUbar) |
| November | नोव्हेंबर (novheMbar) | नवंबर (navaMbar) |
| December | डिसेंबर (DiseMbar) | दिसंबर (disaMbar) |
Traditional Hindu calendar has lunar months and solar year. Name of Hindu months are
- चैत्र (chaitr)
- वैशाख (vaishAkh)
- ज्येष्ठ (jyeShTh)
- आषाढ (AShADh)
- श्रावण (shrAvaN)
- भाद्रपद (bhAdrapad)
- अश्विन (ashvin)
- कार्तिक (kArtik)
- मार्गशीर्ष (mArgashIrSh)
- पौष (pauSh)
- माघ (mAgh)
- फाल्गुन (phAlgun )
Days of the week
Days of the week have different names in Marathi as follows:
| Name of days of week in English | Name of days of week in Marathi |
|---|---|
| Sunday | रविवार (ravivAr) |
| Monday | सोमवार (somavAr) |
| Tuesday | मंगळवार (maMgaLavAr) |
| Wednesday | बुधवार (budhavAr) |
| Thursday | गुरुवार (guruvAr) |
| Friday | शुक्रवार (shukravAr) |
| Saturday | शनिवार (shanivAr) |
Telling date in Marathi
In Marathi, English names of months are used in day to day conversations. The Indian/Hindu months are used during religious discussions or rituals or specifying मुहूर्त(muhUrt) of marriage etc.
Date = तारीख (tArIkh). It is a feminine word.
Unlike in English, we do not use words first, second, third .. thirty-first, etc. to indicate the date. In Marathi, actual numbers i.e. one, two … thirty one etc. is used. e.g.
What date is it today? -> आज काय तारीख आहे? (Aj kAy tArIkh Ahe ?
It was 1st July yesterday -> काल १ जुलै होती. (kAl 1 julai hotI.)
It was 1st yesterday. -> काल एक तारीख होती. (kAl ek tArIkh hotI.)
It is 2nd July today -> आज दोन जुलै आहे. (Aj don julai Ahe.)
