Bedeutung
Setting a meeting for two days later.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Maharashtra, people often meet at 'Kattas' (informal hangouts). 'Parva bhetu' is the standard way to keep the Katta culture alive by ensuring the next meeting is set. Time is often viewed more fluidly in India. 'Parva bhetu' is a commitment, but the exact time is usually finalized on the day itself via a phone call. In Marathi plays (Natak), 'Parva bhetu' is often used as a dramatic hook to signal a future confrontation or meeting between characters. During the 10-day Ganpati festival, people visit multiple homes. 'Parva bhetu' is used to coordinate which day you will visit which friend's house.
Context is King
Always remember that 'Parva' depends on the verb tense. 'Bhetu' (future) makes it 'day after tomorrow'.
Don't use with 'Yesterday'
Never say 'Parva bhetu' if you are talking about something that happened two days ago.
Bedeutung
Setting a meeting for two days later.
Context is King
Always remember that 'Parva' depends on the verb tense. 'Bhetu' (future) makes it 'day after tomorrow'.
Don't use with 'Yesterday'
Never say 'Parva bhetu' if you are talking about something that happened two days ago.
Add 'Nakki'
Adding 'Nakki' (definitely) makes you sound much more like a native speaker: 'Parva nakki bhetu!'
The 'Mag' addition
Ending with 'mag' (then) makes the plan sound settled: 'Parva bhetu mag!'
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank to say 'Let's meet the day after tomorrow.'
उद्या नको, आपण _______ भेटू.
'Parva' is the correct word for the day after tomorrow.
Which sentence is a casual way to say 'See you in two days'?
Choose the best option:
'Parva bhetu' is the idiomatic way to say see you the day after tomorrow.
Complete the dialogue.
A: उद्या मला वेळ नाही. B: काही हरकत नाही, _______.
If someone is busy tomorrow, the logical next suggestion is the day after tomorrow.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are leaving your friend's house on Monday and you have a plan to watch a movie together on Wednesday.
Monday to Wednesday is two days, which is 'Parva'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Bhetu vs Bhetuya
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenउद्या नको, आपण _______ भेटू.
'Parva' is the correct word for the day after tomorrow.
Choose the best option:
'Parva bhetu' is the idiomatic way to say see you the day after tomorrow.
A: उद्या मला वेळ नाही. B: काही हरकत नाही, _______.
If someone is busy tomorrow, the logical next suggestion is the day after tomorrow.
You are leaving your friend's house on Monday and you have a plan to watch a movie together on Wednesday.
Monday to Wednesday is two days, which is 'Parva'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it can also mean the day before yesterday. You have to check the verb tense to know which one it is.
It is a colloquial shortening of 'Bhetuya'. It is perfectly fine for speaking, but use 'Bhetuya' in formal writing.
It's better to use 'Aapan parva bhetuya' to be more respectful.
Use the word 'Terva' (तेरवा). So, 'Terva bhetu'.
'Bhetu' is the correct Marathi word. 'Milu' is often a mistake influenced by the Hindi word 'Milna'.
Simply text 'Parva bhetu!' or 'Parva bhetuya!'.
It's a linguistic feature called temporal symmetry, common in several Indian languages. The focus is on the distance from 'today'.
Yes, it still refers to the day after the coming day.
'Bhetu' already implies 'we', so it is used for both singular and plural 'you'.
Yes, it is extremely common in Mumbai, Pune, and all over Maharashtra.
Verwandte Redewendungen
उद्या भेटू
similarSee you tomorrow
तेरवा भेटू
builds onSee you three days from now
नंतर भेटू
similarSee you later
भेटूया
specialized formLet's meet
पुन्हा भेटू
similarSee you again
