Marathi typing practice

Learn to touch type in Marathi, free in your browser: lessons built from real Marathi words, classic Marathi books to type, and every Devanagari letter, ळ and ऱ included, on Inscript, the layout built into Windows, macOS and Linux.

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What you can practise

Smart Lessons in Marathi

Real Marathi words in Devanagari script, built around your slowest key. You start on six keys and add a letter at a time as the others come up to speed.

The Marathi alphabet

Every letter in order against the clock, with how to type each Marathi letter on your keyboard.

Typing games in Marathi

Pilot and Spaceship: steer through the gaps or shoot down enemy ships by typing Marathi words.

6 Marathi books

Classic Marathi books, out of copyright, typed a passage at a time.

स्फुट गोष्टी भाग तिसरा: ईसाप हरी नारायण आपटे · 1915
लोकहितवादींची शतपत्रे लोकहितवादी (गोपाळ हरी देशमुख) · 1848
स्फुट गोष्टी भाग ४ था: सगुणाबाईची आपल्या मुलीस पत्रे हरी नारायण आपटे · 1915
माझा उत्तरहिंदुस्तानचा प्रवास गोविंद चिमणाजी भाटे · 1920
बुद्ध, धर्म आणि संघ धर्मानंद कोसंबी · 1910
निवेदन धर्मानंद कोसंबी · 1924

Marathi letters

Marathi is written in Devanagari, so the tables have a row for every letter: the vowels and consonants, the vowel signs (matras) that join a consonant, the marks ं, ः and ्, and two letters Hindi lacks, ळ and the eyelash ऱ. A vowel has two forms: अ, आ, इ on their own, and ा, ि, ी after a consonant, so का is क then ा. The sign ि is written before its consonant but typed after it. Conjuncts are typed key by key: क्ष is क, ् (the halant), ष.

Inscript is the same on Windows, macOS and Linux. It puts the vowel signs and the halant under the left hand and the commonest consonants under the right, and Shift gives the full vowel on a sign's key (ा on E, आ on Shift+E) and the aspirated consonant (क on K, ख on Shift+K). ळ is Shift+N, over ल, and ऱ is Shift+J, over र. A phonetic layout puts letters on the English keys that sound alike instead; macOS and Linux each have one, and they differ. Windows has none: its Marathi Phonetic keyboard turns whole words typed in English letters into Marathi, so there is no key to show.

On an Inscript keyboard

Windows: Marathi · macOS: Devanagari · Linux: Marathi (enhanced InScript)

Add it in Windows under Settings > Time & language > Language & region, in macOS under System Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources, in Linux under Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources.

Letter	Windows	macOS	Linux
ं	`ंX`	`ंX`	`ंX`
ः	`Shift` `ः-`	`Shift` `ः-`	`Shift` `ः-`
अ	`Shift` `अD`	`Shift` `अD`	`Shift` `अD`
आ	`Shift` `आE`	`Shift` `आE`	`Shift` `आE`
इ	`Shift` `इF`	`Shift` `इF`	`Shift` `इF`
ई	`Shift` `ईR`	`Shift` `ईR`	`Shift` `ईR`
उ	`Shift` `उG`	`Shift` `उG`	`Shift` `उG`
ऊ	`Shift` `ऊT`	`Shift` `ऊT`	`Shift` `ऊT`
ऋ	`Shift` `ऋ=`	`Shift` `ऋ=`	`Shift` `ऋ=`
ए	`Shift` `एS`	`Shift` `एS`	`Shift` `एS`
ऐ	`Shift` `ऐW`	`Shift` `ऐW`	`Shift` `ऐW`
ओ	`Shift` `ओA`	`Shift` `ओA`	`Shift` `ओA`
औ	`Shift` `औQ`	`Shift` `औQ`	`Shift` `औQ`
क	`कK`	`कK`	`कK`
ख	`Shift` `खK`	`Shift` `खK`	`Shift` `खK`
ग	`गI`	`गI`	`गI`
घ	`Shift` `घI`	`Shift` `घI`	`Shift` `घI`
ङ	`Shift` `ङU`	`Shift` `ङU`	`Shift` `ङU`
च	`च;`	`च;`	`च;`
छ	`Shift` `छ;`	`Shift` `छ;`	`Shift` `छ;`
ज	`जP`	`जP`	`जP`
झ	`Shift` `झP`	`Shift` `झP`	`Shift` `झP`
ञ	`Shift` `ञ]`	`Shift` `ञ]`	`Shift` `ञ]`
ट	`ट'`	`ट'`	`ट'`
ठ	`Shift` `ठ'`	`Shift` `ठ'`	`Shift` `ठ'`
ड	`ड[`	`ड[`	`ड[`
ढ	`Shift` `ढ[`	`Shift` `ढ[`	`Shift` `ढ[`
ण	`Shift` `णC`	`Shift` `णC`	`Shift` `णC`
त	`तL`	`तL`	`तL`
थ	`Shift` `थL`	`Shift` `थL`	`Shift` `थL`
द	`दO`	`दO`	`दO`
ध	`Shift` `धO`	`Shift` `धO`	`Shift` `धO`
न	`नV`	`नV`	`नV`
प	`पH`	`पH`	`पH`
फ	`Shift` `फH`	`Shift` `फH`	`Shift` `फH`
ब	`बY`	`बY`	`बY`
भ	`Shift` `भY`	`Shift` `भY`	`Shift` `भY`
म	`मC`	`मC`	`मC`
य	`य/`	`य/`	`य/`
र	`रJ`	`रJ`	`रJ`
ल	`लN`	`लN`	`लN`
व	`वB`	`वB`	`वB`
श	`Shift` `शM`	`Shift` `शM`	`Shift` `शM`
ष	`Shift` `ष,`	`Shift` `ष,`	`Shift` `ष,`
स	`सM`	`सM`	`सM`
ह	`हU`	`हU`	`हU`
ळ	`Shift` `ळN`	`Shift` `ळN`	`Shift` `ळN`
ा	`ाE`	`ाE`	`ाE`
ि	`िF`	`िF`	`िF`
ी	`ीR`	`ीR`	`ीR`
ु	`ुG`	`ुG`	`ुG`
ू	`ूT`	`ूT`	`ूT`
ृ	`ृ=`	`ृ=`	`ृ=`
े	`ेS`	`ेS`	`ेS`
ै	`ैW`	`ैW`	`ैW`
ो	`ोA`	`ोA`	`ोA`
ौ	`ौQ`	`ौQ`	`ौQ`
्	`्D`	`्D`	`्D`
ऱ	`Shift` `ऱJ`	`Shift` `ऱJ`	`Shift` `ऱJ`

On a US or UK keyboard

Windows: none (Marathi Phonetic converts whole words) · macOS: Devanagari – QWERTY · Linux: Marathi (KaGaPa, phonetic)

Add it the same way. Letters sit on the English keys that sound alike, but macOS and Linux differ on several (ट, ड, ञ, ङ and most vowels), so check your system's column.

Letter	Windows	macOS	Linux
ं	Not on this layout	`Shift` `ंM`	`Shift` `ंM`
ः	Not on this layout	`Shift` `ःH`	`Shift` `ःH`
अ	Not on this layout	`अW`	`AltGr` `अA`
आ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `आW`	`Shift` `आA`
इ	Not on this layout	`Option` `इI`	`AltGr` `इI`
ई	Not on this layout	`Shift` `Option` `ईI`	`Shift` `AltGr` `ईI`
उ	Not on this layout	`Option` `उU`	`AltGr` `उU`
ऊ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `Option` `ऊU`	`Shift` `AltGr` `ऊU`
ऋ	Not on this layout	`Option` `ऋR`	`AltGr` `ऋR`
ए	Not on this layout	`Option` `एE`	`Shift` `AltGr` `एE`
ऐ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `Option` `ऐE`	`AltGr` `ऐY`
ओ	Not on this layout	`Option` `ओO`	`Shift` `AltGr` `ओO`
औ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `Option` `औO`	`AltGr` `औV`
क	Not on this layout	`कK`	`कK`
ख	Not on this layout	`Shift` `खK`	`Shift` `खK`
ग	Not on this layout	`गG`	`गG`
घ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `घG`	`Shift` `घG`
ङ	Not on this layout	`ङZ`	`Shift` `ङZ`
च	Not on this layout	`चC`	`चC`
छ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `छC`	`Shift` `छC`
ज	Not on this layout	`जJ`	`जJ`
झ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `झJ`	`Shift` `झJ`
ञ	Not on this layout	`Option` `ञN`	`ञZ`
ट	Not on this layout	`Option` `टT`	`टQ`
ठ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `Option` `ठT`	`Shift` `ठQ`
ड	Not on this layout	`Option` `डD`	`डW`
ढ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `Option` `ढD`	`Shift` `ढW`
ण	Not on this layout	`Shift` `णN`	`Shift` `णN`
त	Not on this layout	`तT`	`तT`
थ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `थT`	`Shift` `थT`
द	Not on this layout	`दD`	`दD`
ध	Not on this layout	`Shift` `धD`	`Shift` `धD`
न	Not on this layout	`नN`	`नN`
प	Not on this layout	`पP`	`पP`
फ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `फP`	`Shift` `फP`
ब	Not on this layout	`बB`	`बB`
भ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `भB`	`Shift` `भB`
म	Not on this layout	`मM`	`मM`
य	Not on this layout	`यY`	`यY`
र	Not on this layout	`रR`	`रR`
ल	Not on this layout	`लL`	`लL`
व	Not on this layout	`वV`	`वV`
श	Not on this layout	`Shift` `शS`	`Shift` `शS`
ष	Not on this layout	`षX`	`षX`
स	Not on this layout	`सS`	`सS`
ह	Not on this layout	`हH`	`हH`
ळ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `ळL`	`Shift` `ळL`
ा	Not on this layout	`ाA`	`ाA`
ि	Not on this layout	`िI`	`िI`
ी	Not on this layout	`Shift` `ीI`	`Shift` `ीI`
ु	Not on this layout	`ुU`	`ुU`
ू	Not on this layout	`Shift` `ूU`	`Shift` `ूU`
ृ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `ृR`	`Shift` `ृR`
े	Not on this layout	`ेE`	`Shift` `ेE`
ै	Not on this layout	`Shift` `ैE`	`Shift` `ैY`
ो	Not on this layout	`ोO`	`Shift` `ोO`
ौ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `ौO`	`Shift` `ौV`
्	Not on this layout	`्F`	`्F`
ऱ	Not on this layout	`Shift` `Option` `ऱR`	`Shift` `AltGr` `ऱR`

Tips for typing Marathi

Start from the home row

On Inscript the left home keys A, S, D and F type ो, े, ् and ि, and the right ones J, K, L and ; type र, क, त and च. Words such as "केर" and "रेत" need nothing else.

ळ and ऱ sit over ल and र

ळ is Shift with ल's key, N, and ऱ is Shift with र's key, J. ऱ mostly comes before a halant, as in "दुसऱ्या", typed ऱ, ्, य.

The matra comes after its consonant

Type a consonant, then its sign, whatever order the eye sees: ि sits before क in कि, but you type क, then ि on F. Practise "किल्ला" and "दिवस" until it is automatic.

The halant joins consonants

The halant, ् on D, joins two consonants: स, ्, त makes स्त, as in "रस्ता". A conjunct is always the first consonant, the halant, then the next, however the letters are drawn.

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