Contacts & SNS

1. म्हजें नांव ...

   mhajeṃ nāṃv ...

   My name is ...

   Usage

   Put your name in place of "..."; no verb for "is" is needed

   Grammar Note

   The possessive agrees with the possessed noun (म्हजो / म्हजी / म्हजें). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

2. तुमचें नांव कितें?

   tumaceṃ nāṃv kiteṃ?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   Polite way to ask a name; to a friend use तुजें नांव कितें?

   Grammar Note

   "What" is कितें (not Marathi काय).

3. म्हजो फोन नंबर ...

   mhajo phon naṃbar ...

   My phone number is ...

   Usage

   Put the number in place of "..." and read the digits one by one

   Grammar Note

   नंबर is an English loan treated as masculine. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

4. हांव जपानांतलो / जपानांतली

   hāṃv japānāṃtalo / japānāṃtalī

   I am from Japan

   Usage

   Men say जपानांतलो, women जपानांतली; works with other country names

   Grammar Note

   "From X" is place name + -ांतलो / -ांतली. जपान is confirmed in articles. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

5. हांव हांगा थोडे दीस रावतलों / रावतली

   hāṃv hāṃgā thoḍe dīs rāvataloṃ / rāvatalī

   I will stay here for a few days

   Usage

   Tells how long you stay; men say रावतलों, women रावतली

   Grammar Note

   "Stay" is रावप. "Day" is दीस (not Marathi दिवस). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. आमी संपर्कांत रावूं

   āmī saṃparkāṃt rāvūṃ

   Let's keep in touch

   Usage

   Said when parting to stay in touch

   Grammar Note

   The subjunctive (-ूं) expresses "let us". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

7. तुमकां मेळून म्हाका खोस जाली

   tumakāṃ meḷūn mhākā khos jālī

   It was a pleasure meeting you

   Usage

   A parting remark

   Grammar Note

   Close to the dictionary example "तुका मेळ्ळे उपरांत म्हाका खूब खोस जाली". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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