Marathi is the language of Maharashtra, and Mumbai and Pune are two of the biggest English-using cities in the world, so Marathi-influenced English is everywhere in business, software and film. Its consonants are crisp and its vowels full, and it carries two sounds into names that many listeners have never heard: a retroflex "L" (the tongue curled back for "l", written "ळ") and a retroflex "N". What you will learn: • Marathi in one minute • Consonant shifts • Vowel shifts • Rhythm and melody • Particles and discourse words • The decode routine: undo the shift • Practice: decode the sentence • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.