Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
  
National Language
India
  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe, North America, South America
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
  
Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Norwegian and Swedish
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Old Norse Language
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Hallo
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Mange tak
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Hvordan har du det?
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
God nat
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
God aften
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
God eftermiddag
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
God morgen
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Please
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Undskyld!
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
Farvel
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Jeg elsker dig
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Undskyld mig
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Scanian
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Sweden
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Jutlandic
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Denmark
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Bornholmsk
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Island of Bornholm
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
5.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
5.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
dansk
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Dansk, Rigsdansk
  
French Name
marathe
  
danois
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Dänisch
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Danish people or Danes
  
Origin
10th century
  
c. 1100 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Rigsdansk
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Danish
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
da
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
dan
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
dan
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
dan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
dani1284
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Marathi and Danish Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Marathi and Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Danish language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Danish Difficulty
The Marathi vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Danish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Marathi and Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.