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1. The Conversations Module is based on the research of Franklin C Southworth and Naresh B Kavadi in their text Spoken Marathi This copyrighted material was used in My Marathi with permission granted by the Univ of Penn Press Philadelphia PA No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the University of Pennsylvania Press Thanks to Vijay Pathare for help with editing Grammar lessons Anand H Joshi for help in editing vocabulary dictionary content Dr Suneeta Vaze for her efforts in proofreading data in the Vocabulary and Conversations databases and prayer translations Anjali Vaze for her help in building the Culture Module Tony Greco for his help with package design Y V Sathaye for the use of his Marathi Kanak font Additional thanks to Mohan Ranade Shubangi Joshi Rebecca Karamehmedovic Sai Samant Govind Modi Sandeep Pathak and everyone who helped with product testing technical advice and overall moral support Special thanks to my family for believing in me particularly to my Dad for being my loudest cheerleader Love always to Mandar for supporting my hiatus from the paycheck earning world to work on this project that was so important to me to complete Thanks to Leena Shitut for donating the first 20 to the project without me havi2. a conversation from the ch dropdown menu and click on this icon above it to launch that conversation Hint e If you review the dialogues and notes within a conversation and can respond to the questions for practice you can feel comfortable moving on to the next conversation UNIT SUMMARIES The 51 conversation sets are grouped in Units to focus on various Grammar topics For example Unit 1 Summary U1 pth reviews Conversations 1 through 4 So once you have reviewed conversations 1 4 you can select Unit 1 Summary U1 and click on the binoculars icon to read or print the key topics covered Unit topics are outlined on pages 15 17 SPECIFIC CONVERSATIONS Specific Conversations were recorded on the following topics e mhaNee idioms e Talking with Aji Hello how are you and more e Food Mealtime e Health e Telling Time Outline of Conversations Units amp lesson s e Prayers and Aratees Unit 1 1 4 o Puja for Ganapati shree gajAnan prasanna Morning Prayers prAtahsmaraN Unit 2 5 6 Evening Prayer sAyankALachee prArthanA Before Dinner Prayer jewaNApUrchee Unit 3 7 8 mhaNAwayAtse shlok 1st Arati for Ganapati Aratee shreeganapateechee Unit 4 2nd Arati for Ganesh s Mother Aratee shrideveechee 3rd Arati for Shiva Aratee Unit 5 shreeshankarAchee 4th Arati for Guru Datta Aratee shreedattAtreyAchee 5th Arati for Vittal Aratee shreewiThThalAchee General prayer th
3. F332 gt Ada ae ay ht AFR My Marathi Marathi Educational Tool created by Hemangi Joshi Deodhar w Welcome to My Marathi As a first generation Marathi growing up outside of India I found myself at a point in my life where I wanted to improve my ability to understand speak and write Marathi But I could not find a product in the market that presented Marathi language structure in an interactive format where you could hear the language and learn at your own pace So I decided to build one Now I don t claim to be a Marathi scholar or a software programmer but I believe that My Marathi is a conscientiously built compilation of Marathi learning materials adapted for the next generation of Marathis growing up outside of India My quest to create My Marathi stems from a wish to help bridge the past present and future of our community Looking towards our future My Marathi is dedicated my bright and beautiful nieces M amp J My Marathi is also dedicated to those members of our global Marathi community that are no longer with us Particularly Mangala TABLE OF CONTENTS Deodhar Vrushali Ranadive Arati Sharangpani and so many others that we did not get the My Marathi Overview chance to spend enough time with Last but certainly not least My Marathi is dedicated to Getting Started the HELP Screen our Ajis and Ajobas They have seen so many decades of change and have supported their My Marathi Logo
4. and Meaning children and grandchildren in the choices they have made They quietly stressed how important My Marathi Layout of Major Modules it is to practice Marathi and at some point in all Culture Module of our lives we will think about how much that Grammar Module really means Conversations Module Vocabulary Module So you are taking a big proactive step here by purchasing My Marathi Remember that you Phonetic cheat sheet didn t learn English in a couple of weeks it will take time and practice to really feel confident Some General Notes about Marathi with Marathi Also remember that you are not and My Marathi alone There are many others learning with you Credits See the My Marathi website for more information on where proceeds will be donated Index Supplemental tutoring or My Marathi news www MyMarathiLearning com I look forward to chatting with you in Marathi one day soon Hemangi Joshi Deodhar EN vA MY MARATHI OVERVIEW The My Marathi learning tool consists of four major modules over two CDs CD1 Grammar Conversations Culture CD2 Vocabulary When you insert either CD into your computer My Marathi should launch automatically The modules are launched from the drop down menu along the top of the screen My Marathi contains over 12 000 recordings to illustrate pronunciation of Marathi words phrases and conversations Phonetic translations are given everywhere so that you can read the Marathi word
5. at is also sung at end of aratis prArthanA o Vedic prayer mantrapushhpAnjali Choose the specific conversation you want from the Specific Conversations dropdown menu and click on this icon above it to launch Noun gender variable adjectives Imperatives Imperfect and Present Continuous Oblique Forms of Masculine and Neuter Nouns Masculine Plural Forms of Nouns and Adjectives Neuter plural forms of nouns and adjectives Adjective Oblique Forms AyatsA form of verbs Perfect Forms Feminine plural forms of nouns and adjectives Agent suffix nee Perfect endings of transitive verbs Agent forms Perfect of transitive amp spec trans verbs Perfect Forms without agreement Formal plural Unit 10 Unit 11 Unit 12 Unit 13 Unit 14 Unit 15 Unit 16 Unit 17 Unit 18 Unit 19 Feminine Obliques Possessive Plural The pronouns dzo jee dze Present negative past and continuous Noun forms ending in IA Future Forms Future forms Oblique amp plural of fem nouns ending in A NarA ending Masculine nouns ending in ee Expressions with kar and ho The pronoun dzo Translations of if The subjunctive form Negative subjunctive AyalA form Plural of neuter nouns ending in a AWA plus lAgaNe Infinitive form Contrary to fact condition Unit 20 Unit 21 Unit 22 Unit 23 Unit 24 Unit 25 48 49 50 51 Adjectives based on a noun plus t Superla
6. classification cheat sheet 10 11 vocabulary search interactive dictionary 18 22 word order in sentences 11 Ws aD Wary My Marathi Copyright 2005
7. errogatives forming questions Lesson 8 Verb classification Transitive Intransitive Personal Impersonal Tense Aspect Lesson 9 The Auxiliary verb asaNe to be Lesson 10 Simple Sentences This is a large lesson outlining the use of verbs in different forms of sentences Particularly section 10 grouped by tense aspect Lesson 11 Verb Forms and Irregular Verbs Lesson 12 Adverbs Postpositions Particles Lesson 13 Verb Operators Lesson 14 Sentence Conjunctions combining sentences Lesson 15 General Word Order in Marathi Sentences Appendix Morphophonemic Rules Verb Cheat Sheet to help summarize verb uses described in Lessons 8 11 amp 13 grouped by verb type Rationale notes about some of the decisions made regarding presentation of material in the Grammar Module CONVERSATIONS MODULE Immerse yourself in hearing and reading Marathi with the Conversations Module The Conversations Module is a MS Access database that is launched from CD1 You can also launch the Conversations Module directly by opening the Access Database titled Conversations mdb located in the Bin Folder You will have the choice to view e Conversations e Unit Summaries e Specific Conversations including Hindu prayers and aratis CONVERSATIONS There are 51 sets of conversations presented Each conversation contains several dialogues with recordings notes on new information and questions for practice Choose
8. forehand This way you get these 5 results Vocabulary Search Results gt H AtyA aunt father s sister eae kAkee aunt father s brother s wife A aunt father s brother s wife E m mee maternal uncle s wife term of ref amp addr aun a mAwashee mother s sister aunt term of ref amp addr Be sure to scroll down through all of the choices to find the meaning or type of word that you are looking for Note that the phonetically spelled pronunciation of the words phrases you find are case sensitive A lower case letter will indicate a different Marathi sound than a capital letter or combination of letters Grammar Module Lesson 1 steps through all of the basis Marathi sounds that make up Marathi words and gives audio pronunciations Explanations of different parts of speech are found in the Grammar Module PHONETIC CHEAT SHEET A phonetic convention has been created for My Marathi so that even if learning to read the Marathi script is not your first priority you will always be able to read phonetic translations and follow along with the pronunciations presented This phonetic convention is case sensitive and is kept consistent throughout the CDs Learning the phonetic spelling convention used in My Marathi for the different vowels and consonants will help you follow all of the pronunciations faster Grammar Module Lesson 1 presents the Marathi alphabet in greater detail with sound byte
9. n Marathi than in English There are also four different T related sounds and four different D related sounds Phonetically they will be represented with combinations of lower case versus upper case letters So t as in tawA griddle pan th as in thaNDee cold T as in Takkal bald head Th as in ThasakA sudden cough Grammar Module Lesson 1 presents a lot of detail and recorded pronunciations to help you get used to pronunciation of different letters of the Marathi alphabet Marathi words and phrases often get shortened in colloquial speak For example if you want to say I am here you would Say mee ithe Ahe HT 32 Te If you heard a native Marathi speaker say the Same sentence it may sound more like mee ithe A e with the h in Ahe softened All of the words you will see are written out in Marathi and phonetic English are written out properly as if you were going to speak slowly and clearly Also see next note Depending on the situation Marathi conversation can be very formal or very informal In general both familiar and respectful language are detailed in the CDs In some cases the written form of Marathi is different than the generally spoken form In these cases the more practical generally spoken form is presented Footnotes are given to explain when these differences occur Note that there each consonant pronounced by itself as a syllable is pronounced with an i
10. n more focus than other religious traditions in My Marathi s Culture Module Recorded Hindu prayers and Aratis can be found in the Conversations Module Note that all of the descriptions of cultural traditions given in the Cultural Module of My Marathi are brief and are meant only to give a very general understanding of each cultural topic To explore any of these topics in greater detail search the web or visit your local library EN iN GRAMMAR MODULE The Grammar Module is on CD1 and covers the basics of Beginner Marathi Grammar The GRAMMAR drop down menu at the top of the screen will allow you to navigate through the different lessons Click on icons like these to view or print full detailed versions of any grammar lesson with additional explanations exceptions and practice exercises The pdf versions are opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader A basic outline of the Grammar Lessons Lesson 1 The Marathi Alphabet vowels and consonants Pronunciation Hints Lesson 2 Barakhadi joining vowels with consonants Lesson 3 Conjunct consonants joining consonants Lesson 4 Nouns Marathi nouns are classified by gender masculine feminine neuter Basic rules are illustrated then additional exceptions are covered in pdf version Lesson 5 Adjectives classified as variable and invariable Lesson 6 Pronouns basic pronoun forms are illustrated Additional forms detailed in pdf version Lesson 7 Int
11. ng this modified search will filter results on the English Definition and phonetic filters you enter on the left and the specific part of speech you choose on the right side For example if you choose verb as the part of speech to search for on the left side but choose feminine noun on the right side if you launch the search from the launch button on the right side the database will search for feminine nouns Launching the search with the binoculars button on the bottom left will search for verbs If you have anything filled into the Definition or Phonetic fields those will also be filtered into the search Try playing with different scenarios to get used to the different search functions available to you Examples If you enter the word aunt into the English definition search field like on the previously shown screen and press the run search icon at the left bottom of the screen your search results will include all words in the vocabulary database that contain the word aunt which will also include taunt there are 8 results in total so you would need to scroll down to see all of the results Narrow down the search by running the same English Definition filter of aunt but running the search by clicking the binoculars icon on the top right next to Run Narrowed Down Definition Search This essentially searches for the exact word phrase you have entered but with a space be
12. ng to ask for it Thanks also to the following generous people for donating at least 250 Sudhir amp Sheila Kulkarni Leena amp Ravindra Shitut amp Sanjeevanee Joshi Thanks of course to those who donated anything at all because every dollar helped For comments please visit the My Marathi website at www MyMarathiLearning com or email Hemangi at HemangiJD gmail com INDEX abbreviations 4 about My Marathi 4 adjectives 10 15 adverbs 10 alphabet 9 23 24 aratis 8 14 bArAkhadi joining consonants amp vowels 9 cheat sheet 11 conjunct consonants 9 conjunctions 10 conversations lessons unit summaries specific conversations 12 17 credits 29 30 cultural traditions 8 gender of nouns adjective endings 9 10 15 16 getting help CD Help finding a mentor 2 5 getting started 5 grammar 9 11 15 17 help screens 5 Hindu prayers aratis 8 13 14 Hindu Calendar 8 Hindu sanskars 8 Hindu mythology 8 Indian Independence 8 Indian National Anthem 8 inherent a sound for consonant sounds 27 interrogative forms questions 10 Maharashtra history 8 Marathi amp My Marathi notes 25 28 Marathi links 4 morphophonemic rules 11 My Marathi CD1 4 My Marathi CD2 4 nouns gender 9 15 16 pdf versions of grammar lessons 9 phonetic convention cheat sheet 11 23 24 prayers 8 13 14 prepositions called postpositions in Marathi 10 pronouns 10 sentence construction 11 sound bytes 4 5 6 28 verbs
13. nherent a sound following the consonant sound The inherent a at the end of the word is commonly cut off making the spoken word sound one syllable shorter More explanation is found in Grammar Module Lesson 1 see pdf of full lesson Full Marathi words are written out in Devanagri script phonetically so there are no silent letters If you learn to read Marathi words you will Know exactly how there are supposed to be pronounced Unlike in English where you need to learn where similar spellings may be pronounced differently like four versus flour To hear which syllable of a word should get emphasized in speech utilize the sound bytes available throughout the CDs Play sound bytes by clicking buttons like these in the Grammar Module and Cultural Modules in the Vocabulary and Conversation Database Modules CREDITS The Grammar lessons in this CD are based on the lessons in Maxine Berntsen and Jai Nimbkar s text titled A Marathi Reference Grammar The Vocabulary Module is based on A Basic Marathi English Dictionary by the same authors Thanks to the University of Pennsylvania South Asia Studies Department for granting me permission to use these materials to build My Marathi A complete set of texts continuing through Intermediate and Advanced Levels is available through U Penn s SAS Dept Some lesson notes are taken directly from these texts Refer to these texts for more in depth information
14. s and tips for pronunciation Below is a summary Vowels g 4i 2S SS ea UU ery iy ap a A i ee u U e aio au am ah short long short long From English Taf pw wal Rarely 5 aw Used Ru Consonants Some General Notes about Marathi and My Marathi 1 No matter how hard I tried to have material in these CDs proofread and corrected no publication is ever perfect and there is always the chance that there are errors Please excuse any errors that you find and understand the grass roots nature of this project in general That said if you find errors please let me know about them in case they can be corrected if there is another printing of My Marathi A phonetic English convention has been created for My Marathi so that even if learning to read the Marathi script is not your first priority you will always be able to read English translations and follow along with the material presented This phonetic convention is case sensitive and is kept consistent throughout the CDs See pages 23 24 for a cheat sheet for the phonetic spelling convention consistently used throughout My Marathi Sounds made in Marathi are built with different lip and tongue positions and originate from different parts of the mouth and throat than many English sounds Therefore some Marathi sounds may seem difficult until you get used to hearing the differentiation between them For example there are many more vowel sounds i
15. s even if you don t learn the Marathi written characters A Click this icon for the Home Menu for t s access to these screens e About My Marathi overview e Help Getting Started information and installation links e Abbreviations Key e Other useful Marathi Links EN iN GETTING STARTED The HELP screen System Requirements You need to be running Windows 2000 or higher If you are not you may not be able to use all modules of My Marathi Installation Steps When you start CD1 go to the HELP Screen for first time users This page gives steps on installing the software needed to run all of the modules of My Marathi a You will need Adobe Acrobat to be able to view and print pdf versions of Grammar Lessons Link and test file given on CD1 Help screen The Vocabulary and Conversations Modules need Microsoft Access 2003 If you don t have Access 2003 a Runtime version is included and can be installed through a link on the Help Screen Installing Marathi Font Some computers automatically will install the font needed to view Marathi text on the CDs The Help screen will give you a test screen and instructions to follow if you need to manually install the font Quick Time is one of the pieces of software used to play sound bytes When you launch CD1 a Quick Time installation screen will automatically come up if you don t have Quick Time You can run the My Marathi software right off of each CD If you
16. terinn is nat rase sensitive E ES S ee ee gt of 1 REGULAR SEARCH OPTIONS Note searches are not case sensitive but the database will be looking for an exact match with what you enter e You can search by words contained in the English definition of a word For example if you type in mango pulp and run the search by clicking on the binoculars icon below the database will not look for the two words separately it will look for exactly what you enter including the space You can also search by the phonetic pronunciation of the Marathi word you are looking for You can search for words phrases that start with certain letters contain a certain letters and or end with certain letters You can also search by part of speech If you know the word you are looking for is a noun you can narrow down your search by selecting noun from the dropdown menu Vocabulary Module Modified Search Options found on the right side of the screen help you narrow down your search results e Narrowed Down Definition search may help narrow down a definition search For example if you search for the definition mother and click the binoculars icon on the bottom left you will also get results including grandmother If you run using the modified search option for definitions grandmother would be filtered out See also Examples section e The modified part of speech dropdown will give you more specific part of speech choices Runni
17. tives N IA impersonal verbs Verb paryanta Time expressions Suffixes tAnA lelA Shortened forms of relative sentences The suffix Un Indirect speech Perfect forms with postpositions the suffix Un You can hide or view the phonetics if you are trying to practice reading the Marathi script or hide or view the English translations if you choose Use of the Conversations Module can be parallel to use of the Grammar Module Note that there could be slight differences between nomenclature details in the Grammar Lessons and Conversation Unit Summary lessons as they were based on different sets of texts VOCABULARY MODULE The Vocabulary Module is launched off of CD2 The Vocabulary Module is a searchable database of over 9 000 recording of Marathi words some phrases and numbers When you open the Vocabulary database you will see a screen that looks like this We My Marathi occa Ee ag ara vad Vocabulary Search REGULAR SEARCH OPTIONS MODIFIED SEARCH OPTIONS English Definition Run Narrowed Down Definition search searches containing aunt FA definition filter as the beginning of a word phrase A Phonetic Pronunciation containing starting with ending with Part of Speech eh Choose Part of ngl prepositional phrase Speech and si Run Search with filters above SEARCH TIPS Marathi Alphabet Phonetic cheat sheet Phonetic spelling of Marathi is case sensitive VOWELS anetic search fil
18. want to run the software from your hard drive just copy each full CD to a specific location The content of either CD can be started by clicking on the corresponding Launch exe file The content of the two CDs would still be separate but you can have them open as separate windows at the same time Click on icons like these throughout the CDs To go back to the previous screen To advance to the next screen 2 To display help text hints EN vA MY MARATHI LOGO AND MEANING wy OTT PARTY The symbol of a lotus was chosen to be the center point of the My Marathi logo because knowledge is one of the key themes that the lotus symbolizes The title My Marathi was selected for this learning tool for the dual meanings it represents In Marathi mAy marAThee means mother tongue The English meaning of My Marathi was chosen with the hopes that you will feel that Marathi is yours to use and pass on CULTURE MODULE The Culture Module gives some general explanations of miscellaneous cultural aspects The Marathi Language Hindu Calendar Religion and Holidays Hindu Sanskars Hindu Mythology Miscellaneous Cultural Traditions Maharashtra History Indian Independence Indian National Anthem including translation and recording The material presented in the cultural section of My Marathi may seem heavy on Hindu cultural items but since the vast majority of Maharashtrians are Hindu Hindu culture was give
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