MR → ENMarathi to English, with idioms intact

Marathi to English translation, instantly.

Translate Marathi (मराठी) into clear, natural English - from वडा पाव stall chatter and Pu La Deshpande essays to Mantralaya circulars and Pune IT contracts. Frontier AI, free for everyday use.

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ABOUT THIS PAIR

Marathi ↔ English - Maharashtra's two everyday languages.

Marathi is the 10th most-spoken language in the world, with around 83 million speakers - the official language of Maharashtra and a literary tradition that runs from Sant Dnyaneshwar to V. S. Khandekar and Pu La Deshpande. English remains the lingua franca of global work, study and the web. translator.im bridges the two with frontier AI that understands aadaraarthi forms, Marathi idioms and Mumbai-Pune slang - so the English you get reads naturally, not mechanically.

83M+
Marathi speakers worldwide
Academic & legal
Registers handled
Idiom-aware
Beyond word-for-word
50+ languages
Other targets supported
COMMON PHRASES

Useful Marathi to English phrases.

A quick reference for daily conversation, polite formalities and asking for help. Tap any row to copy it into the translator above.

Marathi (मराठी)
English
Romanised
नमस्कार
Hello
Namaskaar
धन्यवाद / आभारी आहे
Thank you
Dhanyavaad / Aabhaari aahe
होय / नाही
Yes / No
Hoy / Naahi
कृपया
Please
Krupaya
क्षमा करा / माफ करा
Sorry / Excuse me
Kshama kara / Maaf kara
सुप्रभात
Good morning
Suprabhaat
शुभ रात्री
Good night
Shubh raatri
तुम्ही कसे आहात?
How are you?
Tumhi kase aahaat?
माझे नाव … आहे
My name is …
Maajhe naav … aahe
तुम्हाला भेटून आनंद झाला
Nice to meet you
Tumhaala bhetun aanand zhaala
हे किती रुपये आहे?
How much is this?
He kiti rupaye aahe?
स्वच्छतागृह कुठे आहे?
Where is the bathroom?
Swachhataagruh kuthe aahe?
मला समजले नाही
I don't understand
Mala samajle naahi
माझे तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे
I love you
Maajhe tujhyaavar prem aahe
मदत!
Help!
Madat!
स्वागत आहे
Welcome
Swaagat aahe
WHY TRANSLATOR.IM

Marathi to English translation that actually reads like English.

We tune for fluent, idiomatic English output - not word-for-word transliteration. Marathi's gendered verbs, aadaraarthi register and characteristic idioms are handled the way a bilingual Maharashtrian would handle them.

Idiom-aware output

Marathi idioms like 'अंथरूण पाहून पाय पसरावेत' are translated to natural English equivalents ('cut your coat according to your cloth'), not literal nonsense.

Native-sounding English

Handles ळ and जोडाक्षरे

Paste pure Devanagari Marathi - including the distinctive ळ, conjuncts and anusvaara - and the model parses it correctly without confusing it with Hindi.

True Marathi recognition

Paste long Marathi text

No upload needed - copy Marathi government circulars or SSC/HSC notes and paste up to 5,000 characters per request. Paragraph breaks stay in place, so long passages read back in order.

Up to 5,000 characters

OCR for Marathi text in images

Upload a photo or screenshot of a signboard, ration card or school form. OCR runs in your browser, you check the recognised Marathi text, then read it in English. Works best on clear print.

In-browser OCR

Formal & academic register

Government circulars, school textbooks, legal notices and literary essays translated into formal, citation-ready English.

Formal · academic · legal

No sign-up, no install

Nothing to install and nothing to register - paste your Marathi and go. You get 10 free translations a day; see our privacy policy for how requests are handled.

No sign-up required
USE CASES

Made for the moments Marathi needs to reach the world.

Maharashtra government officers writing English summaries, Pune founders pitching investors, Marathi journalists quoting sources, families sharing posts with non-Marathi friends - it all fits.

GOVT

Translate Maharashtra government & school text

Convert Marathi GRs, circulars, ration-card forms and SSC/HSC textbook excerpts into clear English for reporting, NGOs or international applications.

→ अर्जदाराने सर्व कागदपत्रे जोडावीत.
The applicant must attach all required documents.
BUSINESS

Make Mumbai-Pune docs investor-ready

Convert pitch decks, vendor contracts and product briefs from Marathi into clear, neutral English in seconds - ready for BKC boardrooms or Bay Area VCs.

→ करारातील अटी व शर्ती
Terms and conditions of the contract
CREATORS

Subtitle Marathi films & videos in English

Paste the dialogue or subtitle lines from your Marathi vlog, short film or news clip - up to 5,000 characters at a time - and get English captions ready for YouTube or festival submissions.

→ अरे, हे तर लय भारी आहे!
Wow, this is absolutely awesome!
DIASPORA

Share Marathi posts with non-Marathi friends

Translate Marathi WhatsApp forwards, Ganpati invitations and family newsletters into English to share with friends and in-laws who don't read Devanagari.

→ गणपती बाप्पा मोरया!
Hail Lord Ganesha!
TIPS

Tips for better Marathi to English translation.

Small framing choices that get noticeably better English output - and avoid the common Hindi-Marathi confusion.

  1. Tell the translator it's Marathi, not Hindi

    Marathi and Hindi share Devanagari but are entirely different languages. The distinctive letter ळ, neuter gender and verb endings like -आहे / -आहोत give Marathi away. If your text is short, prefix with 'This is Marathi:' so the model doesn't default to Hindi grammar.

  2. Send full paragraphs, not orphan lines

    Marathi often drops pronouns and uses gendered verb endings to carry the subject. A full paragraph gives the model enough context to pick the right English pronoun, gender and tense.

  3. Mention the audience or tone

    Add 'translate for an academic paper', 'as a friendly tweet' or 'as a government notice' before your Marathi - the English will match that register, whether it's a Pu La-style essay or a Mantralaya circular.

FAQ

Questions about Marathi to English translation.

Is the Marathi to English translator free?
Yes. Translating Marathi to English is free for everyday use - 10 translations a day, no sign-up. Paste up to 5,000 characters per request, or use Image mode to read Marathi text from a photo or screenshot.
How accurate is Marathi to English translation?
Output uses frontier translation models with paragraph-level context, which is more than enough for most everyday content - WhatsApp messages, news clippings, school material and business letters. For literary, legal or medical work we still recommend a human review by a Marathi speaker.
Will it confuse Marathi with Hindi since they share the script?
No. Although Marathi and Hindi both use Devanagari, the model looks for Marathi-specific markers - the letter ळ, neuter gender, characteristic verb endings (-आहे, -आहोत, -होते) and vocabulary like आहे, करा, झाले, मुलगा - and translates accordingly. If your text is very short, explicitly noting 'This is Marathi' helps.
Can I paste pure Devanagari Marathi including ळ?
Yes. Devanagari is the recommended input format. All Marathi-specific characters - ळ, conjuncts (जोडाक्षरे), matras and anusvaara - are fully supported and parsed correctly.
Does it handle both formal (aadaraarthi) and informal Marathi?
Yes. The model recognises तू / तुम्ही / आपण distinctions and other formality markers in your Marathi input and reflects the right tone in English - from a respectful Mantralaya notice to a casual chat between friends in Pune.
Can I translate Marathi PDFs and DOCX files into English?
Not yet - there is no file upload. Copy the Marathi text out of the PDF or Word file and paste it in (up to 5,000 characters per request, so work section by section), or screenshot a page and use Image mode to read and translate it.
Can I translate Marathi text from a photo or screenshot?
Yes. Switch to Image mode and upload, drop or paste a photo or screenshot (PNG, JPG, WEBP, GIF or BMP). The Marathi text is recognised right in your browser, you can fix any misread words, and then you get the English translation as text. Handy for ration cards, road signs, school certificates and product packaging. Clear printed text works best; handwriting and decorative fonts are hit-and-miss.
Does it preserve Maharashtrian cultural terms?
Yes. Terms like Ganpati, modak, puran poli, vada pav, lavani, warkari and Shivaji Maharaj are kept as proper names rather than awkwardly translated - the way a bilingual Maharashtrian would handle them in English.
Can I translate Marathi into other languages?
Yes. Marathi can be translated into any of the 50+ languages in our main translator - including Hindi, English, Gujarati, Tamil, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic.

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