Signification
Receiving monthly payment for work.
Contexte culturel
The 'First Salary' is a rite of passage. It is common to buy a 'Paithani' saree for one's mother or a shirt for one's father. This reflects the value of gratitude towards parents. Payday is usually the 1st or 7th of the month. In many Marathi offices, colleagues go out for a 'Payday Lunch' together. For agricultural laborers, 'Pagar' might be weekly or daily (called 'Rozandari'), but the term 'Pagar' is still used for any fixed wage. The 'Salary Credited' SMS is a modern cultural icon. People often share screenshots of the notification (with the amount blurred) to celebrate with friends.
The '-la' Rule
Always remember to add '-la' to yourself (Mala) when saying you got paid. 'Mi pagar milala' is the most common beginner mistake.
Sweets and Salary
If you tell a Marathi friend you got your first salary, expect them to ask for a 'treat' or 'pedhe'!
Signification
Receiving monthly payment for work.
The '-la' Rule
Always remember to add '-la' to yourself (Mala) when saying you got paid. 'Mi pagar milala' is the most common beginner mistake.
Sweets and Salary
If you tell a Marathi friend you got your first salary, expect them to ask for a 'treat' or 'pedhe'!
Pagar vs Vetan
Use 'Pagar' in 99% of cases. Only use 'Vetan' if you are writing a formal letter to a government office.
Gender Agreement
Pagar is masculine. Even if you are a woman, you say 'Mala pagar milala' (not milali). The verb agrees with the salary, not the person.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'miḷṇe'.
मला काल माझा पगार ______.
'काल' (yesterday) indicates the past tense. Since 'पगार' is masculine singular, 'मिळाला' is correct.
Choose the correct Marathi translation for 'I get my salary on the 1st.'
I get my salary on the 1st.
Marathi uses the dative 'मला' and the present habitual 'मिळतो'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: तुला पगार मिळाला का? B: नाही, मला ______ पगार मिळेल.
'मिळेल' is future tense, so 'उद्या' (tomorrow) fits best.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You just saw a bank notification that your salary is credited. What do you say to your friend?
This is the natural way to announce you've been paid.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Formal vs Informal
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesमला काल माझा पगार ______.
'काल' (yesterday) indicates the past tense. Since 'पगार' is masculine singular, 'मिळाला' is correct.
I get my salary on the 1st.
Marathi uses the dative 'मला' and the present habitual 'मिळतो'.
A: तुला पगार मिळाला का? B: नाही, मला ______ पगार मिळेल.
'मिळेल' is future tense, so 'उद्या' (tomorrow) fits best.
You just saw a bank notification that your salary is credited. What do you say to your friend?
This is the natural way to announce you've been paid.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
12 questionsIn very casual Hinglish/Marathlish, people say it, but in proper Marathi, 'Pagar' is masculine, so it must be 'milala'.
'Milne' means you received it. 'Hone' (to happen) is an idiomatic way to say the payday process is complete. Both are used interchangeably in casual speech.
Usually, 'Pagar' implies a monthly salary. For daily wages, 'Rojandari' is more accurate, though 'Pagar' is sometimes used loosely.
You say 'Mala pagar milala nahi'.
Yes, it is perfectly polite and neutral. It is not slang.
No, for a bonus, use 'Bonus milala'. 'Pagar' specifically refers to the base salary.
Because in Marathi, 'getting' is something that happens *to* you. You are the recipient, hence the dative case.
Yes, very often! You will hear 'Mala salary milali' (Note: when using the English word 'Salary', people often treat it as feminine).
It means a 'Payslip' or salary statement.
You can ask 'Majha pagar kadhi milel?' (When will I get my salary?)
Yes, it is used in Gujarati and Konkani as well, also due to Portuguese influence.
It means 'without salary' or 'unpaid'.
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हातात पगार येणे
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