Note that there is no mātrā form for the first vowel, अ - a.Here are the fourteen vowels paired with the syllable क ( k): ॲ ( ê/æ) is like the vowel in aluminium.Īll vowels in Marathi have two forms: Their standalone form and their mātrā form.अं: ( aḥ) is like the vowel in no similar use in English.It is often pronounced like the vowel in autum. औ ( au) is the other diphthong vowel, also with varying pronunciation.Often it is pronounced like the vowel in buy. ऐ ( ai) is one of the only two diphthong vowels in Marathi, and pronounced differently depending on regional accent.ए ( e) is like the vowel in May except there is no diphthong.Note that this must NOT be confused with a similar o-like sound, and can be represented by the sound children, and even adults, make when a GP tells them to say 'Aah.' In a RP accent, this can also be said like the 'ar' in farther. अ ( a) is pronounced as a default vowel, similar to a schwa.Using the International Alphabet of Marathi Transliteration (IAMT), these vowels would be represented as: So now Marathi Barakhadi is called as Marathi Chaudakhadi : Marathi language has got two new vowels ॲ and ऑ due to the use of English language.
