Basic Course in Marathi

Week Number

Topics 

Week 1

• Introduction to Marathi  Language Introduction , Information of Marathi Language Introduction  Introducing oneself.

• Conjugation of the verb आहे‘to be’ with the Ist person singular pronoun.

• Script group – 1 Cardinal no. 1-10, Conversation : Asking the same basic information to each other.

• Cojugation of verb आहे‘to be’ with Ist and IInd person plural pronoun.

• Interrogative काय ‘what’ -Script group – 2

• Cardinal nos. 11- 20 Conversation : Asking the same basic information to each other.

• Cojugation of verb आहे‘to be’ with IInd person singular pronoun.

• Script group – 3

• Cardinal nos. 21- 30

Week 2

Conversation : Asking the same basic information about other.

• Cojugation of verb आहे‘to be’ with IIIrd person singular and plural pronoun.

• Interrogative कोण‘who’ का ‘interrogative for confirmation and information.

• Negation of आहे’to be’

• Script group – 4

• Cardinal nos. 31 - 40 Imperative verb forms for singular and plural IInd person pronouns.

• Negation of imperative forms

• Permission seeking questions

• Introducing singular nouns of all the three genders casually.

• Script group – 5

• Cardinal numbers : 41-50, Simple present tense : Affirmative and Negative

• Sentence construction R+ऊशक(Can)

• Introducing plural nouns of all the three genders.

• Script group – 6

• Cardinal numbers : 51-60, Introduction of singular and plural masculine nouns.

• Script group – 7

• Cardinal numbers : 61-70

Week 3

Feminine Nouns singular and plural.

• Script group 8

• Cardinal nos.71 to 80

• Neuter Nouns singular and plural.

• Interrogativeकिती ( How many )

• Script group 9

• Cardinal nos.81 to 90

• Simple present tense of Dative verbs

• Interrogativeकोणाला (To Whom )

• Interrogativeकिती ( How much )

• Introducing oblique forms of nouns casually

• Cardinal nos.91 to 100 Oblique form of Masculine singular and plural nouns

• Interrogativeकुठे (Where)

Week 4 

Oblique form of Feminine singular and plural nouns

• Interrogative कसा-कशी( How)

• Oblique form of Neuter singular and plural nouns

• Interrogative कसे-कशा ( How)

• Variable  Adjectives

• Oblique Forms of Variable Adjectives

• 6 forms of Interrogative कसा

• Adjectives forms Cardinal Nos.

• 6 forms of Interrogative कितवा

• Invariable  Adjectives

Week 5 

Pronominal adjectives from

• 1st and 2nd person Pronouns

• 6 forms of Interrogative कोणाचा Pronominal adjectives from

• 3rdperson Pronouns

• Adjectives usingचाwith Noun.(Noun+ चा ) Adverbial Adjectives: Adjectives derived from Adverbs

• 6 forms of Interrogative कुठला

• Verbal Adjectives as(R+ता) and (R+णारा ) Present Continuous tense and its negation

• Sentence Construction: R+ताये

• Sentence Construction: R+आयचाआहे

Week 6 

Present Habitual tense

• Its negation

• Uses of the verbअस

• Its negationनस

• Difference between आहेandअस-Past tense of Intransitive verbs( DS +V )

• Past tense of Intransitive Irregular  verbs( DS +V )

• Its Negation

• Sentence Construction: R+ऊन

• Sentence Construction: R +ताना- Past tense of Transitive verbs ( DS+DO +V)

• Its Negation  

Week 8 

Past tense of some Special  Transitive verbs Present Perfect tense and Past Perfect tense of Intransitive and Transitive Regular, Irregular and Special verbs Past Continuous Habitual Past)

Week 9 

Future Tense 1 Sentence Construction indicating definite future action (R+णारआहे) Sentence Construction indicating  future action in the past (R+णार ) होता Sentence Construction indicating probable action in the future (R +णारअसेल) 

Week 10

Future Continuous Tense (R+तअसेल ) Future Perfect Tense(past tense +असेल) Future Habitual  Tense(R +तजाईल) Sentence Construction indicating start of an action(R +आयलालाग)

Week 11 

Sentence Construction indicating compulsion for an action (R+आवालाग)  Sentence Construction indicating suggestion for doing a certain action (Past tense of a verb  /R+आयलापाहिजे Conditional sentence using जर–तर (if–then) Conditional sentence usingजरी –तरी (even if --then )

Week 12 

Forms of verb rootवाज and Phrases expressing Time, Sentence Construction and the forms ofजो—तो Benedictory sentence expressing good or bad wishes (R+O ) Desiderative Sentence Construction expressing expectations (S+ने--R+आवा)