Marathi interpreters and translators for NHS trusts, GP practices, solicitors, the Home Office process, councils and employers anywhere in the UK, with face-to-face, telephone and video interpreting, certified translation between Marathi and English, and bookings taken 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Marathi interpreting services
Standard Marathi, the Marathi of schools, newspapers and television, is based on the speech of Pune. Away from it the language changes noticeably: Varhadi in the Vidarbha region around Amravati and Akola, Ahirani in Khandesh to the north, and Malvani on the southern Konkan coast each have their own sounds and everyday words. A trained interpreter handles all of them, but for a long consultation or a witness statement it helps to know the speaker's district. City speakers from Mumbai and Pune mix in a lot of English and Hindi, while an older person from a village may use very little of either.
Consecutive interpreting suits most appointments. For a quick call with a relative abroad, a telephone interpreter is enough.
Face-to-face interpreting
The interpreter comes to you: a hospital ward, a courtroom, a council office, a home visit or a business meeting. It is the best choice when people need to read expressions as well as words, or when the conversation is long or sensitive.
Telephone interpreting
The quickest option to set up. It works well for short calls, triage, appointment reminders and quick checks with a client.
Video interpreting
A Marathi interpreter joins by video for remote hearings, consultations and meetings, which helps when there is no interpreter near you.
We also provide medical interpreting and conference interpreting.
Certified Marathi translation
Every translator we use works into their native language: Marathi into English is done by a native English speaker, English into Marathi by a native Marathi speaker. Common documents include the 7/12 extract (the land record Maharashtra issues for agricultural land), certificates from a gram panchayat, affidavits, school leaving certificates and name-change notices published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette. Older papers may use Devanagari digits, which we render as ordinary numerals, and wedding invitations or horoscopes can give dates by the Hindu lunar calendar.
Surnames often have more than one English spelling, and some have historic anglicised forms: Scindia is Shinde written the colonial way. We follow the passport and flag any document that disagrees with it.
- Certified translation of birth, marriage and death certificates, passports, driving licences, degree certificates and bank statements, for the Home Office, courts, universities and employers.
- Legal translation: witness statements, court bundles, contracts and immigration papers.
- Document translation of medical reports, letters, leaflets and patient information.
- Urgent translation when a deadline is close.
- Transcription of Marathi audio and video recordings, with an English translation if you need one.
English to Marathi translation
For readers in the UK we write in standard Marathi, but a leaflet written in the Sanskrit-heavy vocabulary of official Marathi can leave ordinary readers behind. Where a plain Marathi word exists we use it, and where people actually say the English word, such as for many hospital tests, we keep it and write it in Devanagari. Typesetting needs a font that handles the letters Marathi uses and Hindi does not, including the retroflex l, or the printed text will look broken.
Marathi court and police interpreters
In court, Marathi speakers are more likely to appear in family, immigration and employment cases than in criminal lists, often alongside documents from India that also need translating. A witness from rural Maharashtra may follow simple English yet still need an interpreter to give evidence safely, because cross-examination is where a second language fails. We seek Marathi interpreters who have worked in courts or with solicitors, and where Marathi interpreters with the Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (Law) or entries on the National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI) exist, we ask for those qualifications first.
How to book a Marathi interpreter
- Tell us about the assignment: the date, time and address, or that you need telephone or video; how long it should last; and what it is for, such as a hospital appointment, a hearing or a business meeting.
- Tell us about the speaker: their country or region and, if you know it, their dialect. Mention any preference for a male or female interpreter.
- Get your quote. We email you a quote, with no obligation to book.
Call 0800 2425 125, email info@uklinguisticservices.co.uk or request a quote online.
About the Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language, spoken mainly in Maharashtra and Goa in western India. It is the official language of Maharashtra.
Marathi is written in Devanagari.
At the 2021 Census, 11,022 usual residents of England and Wales aged three or over gave Marathi as their main language. The local authorities with the most were the London borough of Harrow (472 people), the London borough of Hounslow (435) and Leicester (330). Source: Office for National Statistics.
| Name in Marathi | मराठी |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-Aryan language |
| Where it is spoken | Maharashtra and Goa in western India |
| Writing system | Devanagari |
| Language code | mr |
| Main language in England and Wales (Census 2021) | 11,022 people |
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Marathi interpreters near you
We send Marathi interpreters to appointments across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and telephone and video interpreting work wherever you are. Choose a town for its local page.
Marathi interpreter and translator FAQs
How quickly can I book a Marathi interpreter?
We take bookings 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Telephone and video interpreting are usually the quickest to arrange. For a face-to-face appointment, give us as much notice as you can: same-day cover is often possible, but it depends on where you are and how many Marathi interpreters work nearby.
How much does a Marathi interpreter cost?
The price depends on the type of interpreting (face-to-face, telephone or video), how long the appointment lasts, where it is and how much notice you give. We quote before anything is booked, and quotes are free: call 0800 2425 125 or use our online quote form.
Can you certify Marathi translations for a UK visa or immigration application?
Yes. We translate and certify documents such as birth and marriage certificates, passports and police certificates for visa, settlement and citizenship applications. UK Visas and Immigration asks for each translation to confirm that it is accurate and to show the date and the translator's full name, signature and contact details, so tell us when you order that the document is for an immigration application. Because Marathi is not written in the Latin alphabet, send us the passport spelling of every name so the translation matches it.
Do you provide Marathi interpreters for courts, tribunals and police interviews?
Yes. Tell us the setting when you book, for example a Crown Court trial, an immigration tribunal hearing or a police interview under caution, so we can match a Marathi interpreter with the right legal experience and qualifications.
How many people speak Marathi in the UK?
At the 2021 Census, 11,022 usual residents of England and Wales aged three or over gave Marathi as their main language. The local authorities with the most were the London borough of Harrow (472 people), the London borough of Hounslow (435) and Leicester (330). The census asked for each person's main language, so people who speak Marathi at home but gave English as their main language are not in that figure. Scotland and Northern Ireland count languages in their own censuses.
