Marathi for groups: Devanagari, noun endings and formal replies

What Marathi asks of an English speaker

Try two questions from the course

Both are taken unchanged from the Marathi lessons, with the explanation learners see after answering.

What each level covers

1. A1 Read Devanagari letters and numerals, recognize form labels such as name, age and address, follow short written commands, and give complete replies about a name, a place or something needed.

   10 skills at A1

   • Recognize Devanagari characters and numerals
   • Produce Devanagari characters in simple words
   • Recognize familiar words and basic phrases in short written texts
   • Understand basic spoken phrases when delivered slowly and clearly
   • Complete simple forms with personal information
   • Write very short simple personal messages
   • Understand simple written instructions supported by context
   • Recognize basic information in signs, notices, and schedules
   • Follow very simple spoken announcements
   • Exchange basic information in simple written interactions

2. A2 Read notices that mark days and times with endings, write booking, exchange and refund messages, and describe a routine with linking words for then, but and because.

   8 skills at A2

   • Understand short simple personal messages
   • Follow basic spoken information about everyday matters
   • Read simple public information and service texts
   • Write short everyday messages for practical purposes
   • Describe routine matters in simple connected writing
   • Handle simple written transactions
   • Understand simple directions and instructions
   • Extract key details from short factual texts

3. B1 Read the attached Marathi deadline ending meaning by in a workshop invitation, and assemble the reply clauses that thank a colleague, confirm Monday’s eleven-o’clock meeting and close with see you there.

   8 skills at B1

   • Understand the main points of clear texts on familiar matters
   • Understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters
   • Write connected texts on familiar topics
   • Express opinions, plans, and experiences in writing
   • Manage routine written correspondence
   • Understand straightforward narratives and descriptions
   • Follow straightforward presentations and media on familiar topics
   • Summarize factual information from straightforward texts

4. B2 Follow Vikram’s Marathi reply accepting pedestrian counts while preserving a delivery window and emergency access in a three-month trial, then qualify agreement on fewer meetings with an agenda and a half-hour limit.

   8 skills at B2

   • Read articles and reports that present arguments and viewpoints
   • Understand extended speech and presentations with clear structure
   • Write clear detailed texts on a range of subjects
   • Write reasoned arguments supporting a point of view
   • Participate effectively in written discussions
   • Understand specialized texts in familiar fields
   • Identify stance, tone, and implication in spoken discourse
   • Synthesize information from multiple written sources

5. C1 Turn the same facts into a formal extension request, an intimate apology to a close friend and a notice about a lift closed for a technical inspection, write an incident note for engineers with times in Devanagari numerals, and read a review that praises a project's direction but not its completeness.

   8 skills at C1

   • Understand long complex texts across a range of domains
   • Understand extended speech with implicit meaning and complex structure
   • Write well-structured detailed texts on complex subjects
   • Adapt style, register, and conventions to purpose and audience
   • Manage complex written interactions fluently and appropriately
   • Understand implicit meaning, nuance, and rhetorical effect in written texts
   • Take effective notes from complex spoken input
   • Evaluate and synthesize information from complex written sources

6. C2 Read idioms such as herding goats from atop a camel for distant supervision, hear why a broker's dialect promise that our work will get done hints at insider access without naming who acts, and write replies that narrow an unlimited waiver to claims arising from one incident.

   8 skills at C2

   • Understand virtually all forms of written language
   • Understand virtually all forms of spoken language
   • Produce polished, effective texts for demanding purposes
   • Compose nuanced persuasive arguments
   • Handle demanding written exchanges with precision and flexibility
   • Interpret subtle pragmatic and cultural references
   • Critically synthesize diverse written and spoken sources
   • Edit and transform texts while preserving nuance and effect