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Conversational Marathi for Maharashtrian families, NRI households (adults & children), and professionals in Berlin and across Germany.
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Berlin is a vibrant, exciting city to build a life in - whether you’re navigating tech startups, research labs, or its creative arts scene. But even amid the bustling streets of Mitte or quiet afternoons in Prenzlauer Berg, home is a feeling you carry with you. For many Maharashtrian families here, whether your roots lie in Mumbai, Pune, or Nagpur, there’s a quiet longing to keep your native language thriving under your roof.
As children grow up surrounded by German and English, Marathi can easily slip into the background. You might worry about your German-born child missing out on the warmth of chatting effortlessly with their Aaji and Ajoba back home, or feel the pressure of preparing them for a smooth transition before a planned move back to India. We help bridge that gap — turning passive listening into active, confident speech so your children feel truly connected to their heritage, no matter how far from home they grow up.
Moving back to India is an exciting new chapter, but for a child who has grown up speaking German and English, the sudden shift to a Marathi-speaking environment can feel overwhelming. Even if they don’t attend a Marathi-medium school, everyday life - from making friends in the neighborhood to chatting with family - happens in Marathi.
Our focus is on gentle, real-life conversational practice. By helping your child become comfortable listening to and speaking Marathi before you move, we make the entire transition feel natural rather than stressful. And if Marathi is taught as a subject in their new school, having a strong spoken foundation makes learning to read, write, and keep up with classroom lessons infinitely easier.
The earlier you introduce consistent speaking practice, the more at home your child will feel the moment you land. Starting 6 to 12 months before your move gives your children a head start and be well prepared for live in India.
Whether you’re working in Berlin’s fast-paced tech scene, research labs, or corporate offices across Germany, balancing work and personal goals can be tough. We work with second-generation NRIs and professionals who want to reconnect with Marathi—whether it’s to speak fluently with family back home, pass the language on to their kids, or feel closer to their roots.
Our one-on-one adult classes focus on everyday conversation, skipping unnecessary jargon, with flexible CET time slots designed to fit around your workdays and weekends.
Our tutors are available for classes throughout the week and weekends between the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM CET.
Our classes are designed to fit into your busy schedule - plan classes as per your preference and learn at your pace.
The first session is always free and comes with no obligation.
So join us for a free demo session and meet our tutors!
We look foward to seeing you online!
Three easy steps from your first demo to your child's first Marathi sentence.
No preparation needed. You meet your tutor, speak a little Marathi (or try to), and together you figure out the right starting point. No pressure, no commitment.
Choose from either a 5 or 20 class plan and plan your class schedule with your tutor.
Sessions run 45–60 minutes, once or twice a week, at times that work in your time zone. Start forming sentences from the first class and experience real time progress.
Honest answers about how our classes work, who they are for, and what to expect.
Yes. Speak Marathi offers online one-to-one Marathi classes for NRI children and families in Berlin and across Germany. Classes can be scheduled in CET between the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM CET.
Yes. We work with NRI families in Germany preparing for a transition back to Maharashtra and focus on the spoken Marathi children need for school readiness and daily life. Starting classes 6 to 12 months before the move is the preferred by most families as this gives the children sufficient time to prepare for life in India.
Speak Marathi provides one on one online Marathi tutoring for children and adults in Berlin via video call. The first session is always a free demo. No prior Marathi knowledge required.
Yes. Our classes are also beneficial to professionals working and living in Germany who want to learn or maintain their Marathi. Whether it is to improve your own spoken Marathi or help your children learn, Speak Marathi is here to help. We focus heavily on conversation and encourage every student to speak during the classes so as to get the most out of the lessons. Scheduling is flexible and can be finalised with your tutor (7 AM and 7 PM CET).
Absolutely. We work with German-born children of Maharashtrian parents from the very beginning. We assess each child’s starting point during the free demo and tailor the classes accordingly.
Yes! Many of our adult learners are non-native speakers learning Marathi to communicate with their partner's family and in-laws. We use English-medium instruction, focus on practical everyday conversational patterns, and break down commonly used phrases so you can start speaking basic sentences from week one without feeling overwhelmed by complex formal grammar rules.
Not at all. Children's brains are exceptionally adapted to multilingualism, especially when languages are tied to clear social contexts (e.g., German for school, Marathi for home and family). Our classes are fun, activity-based, and bite-sized, ensuring learning Marathi feels like an engaging hobby rather than extra academic pressure.
You get to choose! Most of our foreign adults and young NRI children prefer to prioritise spoken conversational fluency using Romanized text (English letters). However, if you or your child want to learn reading and writing in Devanagari - especially for school readiness back in India - we can easily integrate reading and writing modules into your curriculum.
This is the most common challenge NRI parents face! Children often fall into "passive comprehension" because parents understand their English or German replies. In our one-on-one classes, the tutor creates a friendly, encouraging environment where the child is prompted to form active Marathi responses, bridging the gap between passive listening and active speaking confidence.
We understand that busy professionals and expat families travel frequently! Because our classes are one-on-one, your schedule is fully flexible. You can pause or reschedule classes with advance notice to your tutor, and resume seamlessly whenever you are back - or even tune in online while traveling.
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Justine RebuticaTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Speak Marathi is an excellent language-learning school. My teacher, Payal, is incredibly accommodating, patient, and flexible, which makes learning Marathi enjoyable and stress-free. The learning materials are well-structured and easy to understand, even for beginners. I highly recommend Speak Marathi to anyone who wants to learn Marathi effectively and confidently. Rachael NewmanTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Payal is a wonderful teacher. I really love her teaching. I really appreciate the Speak Marathi program. Subbarao GarlapatiTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Speak Marathi is fantastic! They break down the language into bite sized lessons that are well designed - visually appealing and build up well. The program is very functionally oriented - the program is not oriented around having you be able to read Marathi textbooks and know advanced grammar patterns but rather to easily and fluently communicate with others. This is not only something that most people appreciate but also is the way that you see the most tangible results, which keeps your motivation very high throughout the process. I’ve been with Speak Marathi for over a year now and I’ve had two instructors, both of whom are very good. It’s rare to find online teachers that care and put the effort in the whole class. Mee Speak Marathi kadoon khup shik-loh aanee too khup shik-naar sooddha! P.S. A lot of my friends learning other Indian languages such as Telugu wish that there was a program like Speak Marathi for them! Charlotte WatersTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Learning with Speak Marathi has been a wonderful experience so far. My one-on-one lessons with Akshata have been highly personalised and interactive, and I've enjoyed discussing the language with her – she's very passionate and always happy to answer my questions! Right from the start, Marathi is taught in a holistic way, focusing on common grammatical structures and patterns that characterise real spoken conversations. This provides a great foundation to build on as your vocabulary expands over time. It also allowed me to follow along with conversations when I visited India for the first time, even though it was quite early in my learning journey. Overall, Speak Marathi has deepened my understanding and appreciation of Marathi, helping me connect with my partner's family on a new level. It's also been lots of fun, which is a nice bonus! Onkar BapatTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We signed up for remote Marathi classes for my daughter. We got setup with their instructor Payal fairly quickly. Payal was a great instructor, very patient and was always flexible in case we had plans and needed to switch the class timings. My daughter learnt the basics of reading writing pretty quickly. Would highly recommend Payal and Speak Marathi to anyone overseas and within India that wants to learn languages. Akshali GandhiTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. So happy I came across Speak Marathi online! It’s difficult to find good resources for adult language learning and they take a structured approach, while still making it fun and enjoyable. Anolika was a great teacher and I’m grateful for her flexibility around my work hours. I hope to one day rejoin if they ever had US-time zone based tutors! Gemma SawarkarTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Speak Marathi makes it so easy to learn! The method of teaching is so well planned that it allows you to understand sentence structures and start making them on your own in no time at all. Incredibly friendly teachers and staff and an overall positive experience at every class. Thank you Speak Marathi! R3nzoTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My Wife and I are both from Maharashtra but have been living abroad for more than a 15 years. We miss our home and had to find ways to keep our children connected with our culture. We found that YouTube videos were helpful, but they didn't have the same impact on their speech as a teacher would. That's why we started taking regular lessons with Deepa from Speak Marathi. Deepa is an extremely patient, humble and knowledgeable teacher who plans her lessons in a very structured way. In just about a year, I can see how my children have grown to speak complete sentences in Marathi, tell me some folklore stories and even remind me about any festivals that were celebrated recently—all thanks to Deepa and her hard work! I strongly recommend giving Speak Marathi a try if you're looking for both fun language lessons and an introduction to Indian culture! Sonny MujumdarTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Wanted my daughter to learn my mother tongue…Marathi. I was lucky to find “Speak Marathi” Aditi and Deepa. Deepa is a very patient teacher and encourages my daughter to learn at her own pace. She gives homework which is a revision of all the work they have done together as well as exercises to be done before the next class. A very systematically designed curriculum! Aditi handles the backend processed abs ensures that billing is done on time, getting payments, scheduling classes, etc. I highly recommend this institute for learning the Marathi language…whether is you Or your kids. They’re the very best! Reach out to me if you need anything else. Thanks. Happy learning.
