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Most Common Maithili Words
मैथिली
Essential Maithili vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| घर | house | GHAR |
| पानि | water | PA-ni |
| मनुष्य | man | ma-NUSH-ya |
| स्त्री | woman | STREE |
| बच्चा | child | BAC-cha |
| मित्र | friend | MI-tra |
| समय | time | SA-may |
| दिन | day | DIN |
| जीवन | life | JEE-van |
| दुनिया | world | DU-ni-ya |
| देश | country | DESH |
| शहर | city | SHA-har |
| काज | work | KAAJ |
| पाई | money | PA-ee |
| भोजन | food | BHO-jan |
| परिवार | family | pa-ri-VAAR |
| गाड़ी | car | GA-ri |
| किताब | book | ki-TAAB |
| विद्यालय | school | vid-YA-lay |
| सड़क | street / road | SA-rak |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| छी | to be | CHEE |
| अछि | to have | A-chhi |
| करब | to do | KA-rab |
| जाएब | to go | JA-yab |
| आएब | to come | AA-yab |
| कहब | to say | KA-hab |
| देखब | to see | DEK-hab |
| जानब | to know | JAN-ab |
| खाएब | to eat | KHA-yab |
| पीब | to drink | PEEB |
| सुतब | to sleep | SU-tab |
| काज करब | to work | KAAJ KA-rab |
| सोचब | to think | SOCH-ab |
| चाहब | to want / love | CHA-hab |
| बजाएब | to speak | ba-JA-yab |
| लेब | to take | LEB |
| देब | to give | DEB |
| बुझब | to understand | BUJ-hab |
| पढ़ब | to read | PAR-hab |
| लिखब | to write | LIK-hab |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| पैघ | big | PAIGH |
| छोट | small | CHHOT |
| नीक | good | NEEK |
| बेकार | bad | be-KAAR |
| सुन्दर | beautiful | SUN-dar |
| नव | new | NAV |
| पुरान | old | pu-RAAN |
| युवा | young | YU-va |
| खुश | happy | KHUSH |
| दुखी | sad | du-KHEE |
| बलगर | strong | BAL-gar |
| तेज | fast | TEJ |
| धीर | slow | DHEER |
| गरम | hot | GA-ram |
| ठंढ | cold | THANDH |
| सहज | easy | SA-haj |
| कठिन | difficult | ka-THIN |
| जरूरी | important | ja-ROO-ri |
| उज्जर | white | UJ-jar |
| कार | black | KAAR |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| बहुत | very | BA-hut |
| सेहो | also / too | SE-ho |
| सदिखन | always | SA-di-khan |
| कहियो नहिं | never | KA-hi-yo NA-hin |
| प्रायः | often | PRA-yah |
| अखन | now | AK-han |
| पहिने | before | pa-HI-ne |
| बाद में | after | BAAD ME |
| एतय | here | E-tay |
| ओतय | there | O-tay |
| शायद | maybe | SHA-yad |
| मात्र | only | MA-tra |
| फेर | again / then | FER |
| संगहि | together | SAN-ga-hi |
| सच | really / truly | SACH |
| बेसी | a lot / more | BE-si |
| थोड़ | a little | THOR |
| आइयो | still / yet | AA-i-yo |
| तखन | then / at that time | TAK-han |
| धीरे-धीरे | slowly | DHEE-re DHEE-re |