Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Israel
  
National Language
India
  
Israel
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Israel
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Poland
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
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.
  
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Aramaic Language
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Hebrew
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
שלום (Shalom)
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
תודה (Toda)
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
בבקשה!
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Israel, Palestine
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
9.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
4.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
5.60 million
  
27
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Israeli, Ivrit
  
French Name
marathe
  
hébreu
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Hebräisch
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
10th century
  
1000 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Canaanitic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Modern Hebrew
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Hebrew
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
he
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
heb
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
heb
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
heb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
hebr1246
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
12-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Marathi and Hebrew 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 Hebrew greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Hebrew language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Hebrew word for "Thank You" is תודה (Toda). Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Hebrew Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Hebrew Difficulty
The Marathi vs Hebrew difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Hebrew 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 Hebrew are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Hebrew, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Hebrew time required is 44 weeks.