Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
India
France
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Italian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
bonjour
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Merci
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Bonjour
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
S'il vous plaît
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
désolé
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Kokan
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Varhadi
African French
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Northeast France, Switzerland
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
français
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Français
French Name
marathe
français
German Name
Marathi
Französisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Not Available
Origin
10th century
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Marathi
Standard French
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
mara1378
stan1290
Linguasphere
omr
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Marathi and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and French language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs French Difficulty
The Marathi vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.