Bengali phrasebook

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Contents

1 Grammar1.1 Pronunciation guide

1.2 Vowels1.3 Consonants1.4 Aspirated consonants1.5 Retroflex consonants1.6 Aspirated retroflex consonants

2 Phrase list2.1 Basics2.2 Greeting2.3 Meeting2.4 Problems

2.5 Numbers2.6 Time2.7 Clock time2.8 Duration

2.9 Week2.10 Months

2.10.1 Bengali calendar2.10.2 Gregorian calendar

2.11 Writing time and date

2.12 Colors2.13 Transportation

2.13.1 Bus and train2.14 Directions

2.15 Taxi2.16 Lodging

2.17 Money

2.18 Eating and drinking

2.18.1 Eating:2.18.2 Drinking/Bars:

2.19 Shopping2.20 Clothes

2.21 Driving

2.22 Authority2.23 Learning more

Grammar

The following is a sample text in Bengali of the Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (by the United Nations):

: ; Bengali in Bengali script

Dhara k: Shmosto manush shadhinbhabe shman mrjada ebong odhikar nie jnmogrohon kre. Tder bibek ebong buddhi achhe; shutorangshkoleri ke porer proti bhrattrittoshulbh mnobhab nie achorn kra uchit. Bengali in Transcription, faithful to pronunciation.

Clause 1: All human free-manner-in equal dignity and right taken birth-take do. Their reason and intelligence is; therefore everyone-indeed one another'stowards brotherhood-ly attitude taken conduct do should. Word to word gloss.

Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience. Therefore, they should acttowards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Translation.

Pronunciation guide

The phoneme inventory of Bengali consists of 29 consonants and 14 vowels, including the seven nasalized vowels. Vowel sounds can either beindependent or hooked on to the consonant in the form of diacritics.

Vowels

The independent vowel is on the left, the diacritic (which is hooked on to the consonant) is on the right.

Like "a" in "cat" (a).

Like "e" in "bed" (e).

Like "a" in "rather" ().

Like "i" in "nile" ().

Like "ay" in "may" (ay).

Like "e" in "red" (e).

Like "ee" in "reed" ().

Like "i" in "rid" (i).

Like "o" in "hot" (o).

Like "oa" in "boat" ().

Like "oy" in "boy" (oy).

Like "u" in "put" (u).

Like "ui" in "quick" (wi).

Consonants

Like "b" in "boy" (b).

Like "ch" in "cheat" ().

Like "d" in "doubt" (d).

Like "f" in "frog" (f).

Like "g" in "go" (g).

Like "h" in "hit" (h).

Like "j" in "juggle" (j).

Like "k" in "skin" (k).

Like "l" in "loud" (l).

Like "m" in "man" (m).

Like "n" in "no" (n).

Like "ng" in "king" (ng).

Like "p" in "spit" (p).

Like "r" in "run", but slightly trilled (r).

Like "s" in "so" (s).

Like "t" in "talk" (t).

Like "y" in "yes" (y).

Aspirated consonants

Aspirated consonants are pronounced with a puff of air.

Like "b" in "blight" (b').

Like "ch" in "cheese" (').

Like "d" in "din" (d').

Like "g" in "language" (g').

Like "j" in "jam" (j').

Like "k" in "kick" (k').

Like "p" in "pit" (p').

Like "t" in "tin" (t').

Retroflex consonants

Retroflex consonants are pronounced with the tip of the tongue flapping against the roof of the mouth.

Like "d" in "doubt" but retroflex ().

Like "r" in "run" but slightly trilled retroflex ().

Like "t" in "talk" but retroflex ().

Aspirated retroflex consonants

Aspirated retroflex consonants are pronounced with the tip of the tongue flapping against the roof of the mouth and a puff of air.

Common signs

OPEN (khola)

CLOSED (bndho)

ENTRANCE (drja)

EXIT (bahir)

PUSH (thela)

PULL (tana)

TOILET (toilet), (paykhana)

MEN (purush)

WOMEN

(mohila)

Like "d" in "din" but retroflex (').

Like "t" in "tin" but retroflex (').

pagol gujju puro gujrat bhore

Phrase list

Basics

Greeting

Hello. (Muslim)

Assalamualaikum.

Hello. (Hindu)

Nmoshkar

How are you?

(Apni) kmon achhen? (formal)

(Tumi) kmon achho? (informal)(Tui) kemon acchish? (implying in no respect)

(I'm) fine.

(Ami) bhalo (achhi).

Good morning.

Su probhat. (highly formal) Shubho Shokal (formal)

FORBIDDEN (nisiddho), (nishedh)

Good evening.

Subho shndha. (highly formal)

Good night.

Subho ratri. (highly formal)

Meeting

What is your name?

Apnar nam ki? (formal)

Tomar nam ki? (informal)Tor naam ki? (childish phrase)

My name is ______ .

Amar nam ______ .

Nice to meet you.

Apnar shathe poriche hoe amar khub-i bhalo laglo. (formal)

Tomar shathe poriche hoe amar khub-i bhalo laglo. (informal) Tor shathe poriche hoe amar khub-i bhalo laglo. (phased to a childhood friend/junior family member)

Please.

Deakore. (formal)Ektu. (lit. a little)

Thank you.

Dhonnobad. (formal)

You're welcome. (lit. please don't mind)

Kichhu mone korben na. (formal)Kichhu mone koro na. (informal)

Yes.

Ji. (formal)H. (informal)

No.

Ji na. (formal)Na. (informal)

Excuse me. (getting attention)

Ei-je! (formal)

Ei! (informal)

Bhai (when addressing a man)Apa (when addressing a lady)Excuse me. (to pass by someone)

Dekhi?

I love you

Ami tomake bhalobashi

I like you

Ami tomake pochondo kori Amar bhal legeche tmake

I'm (very) sorry.

Ami (khub-i) dukkhito.

Forgive me.

Maf korun. (formal)

Maf kro. (informal)

Goodbye

Khoda Hafez / Allah Hafiz (Muslim)

Problems

Problem(s)

shomosha

I can't speak [name of language] (that well).

(Ami) [_____] (eto bhalo) bolte pari na.

Do you speak English?

Apni-ki Ingreji bolte paren? (formal)Tumi-ki Ingreji bolte paro? (informal)

Is there someone here who speaks English?

Ekhane keu achhe, je Ingreji bolte paren?

Help!

Bachao!

Shahajyo korun!

Can you help me?

Apni ki amake shahajyo korte parben?

Look out!

Shabdhan!

I don't understand.

(Ami) bujhte parchi na.

(Ami) bujhte parlam na. (Ami) bujhlam na.

(Ami) bujhini. (Ami) bujhinai.

Where is the toilet?

Telet ta kothae?

bathroom ta kon dike?

Numbers

0 Shunno 1 k 2 Dui 3 Tin 4 Char 5 Pch 6 Chhe 7 Shat 8 At 9 Ne

10 Dsh 11 garo 12 Baro 13 Tro 14 Chouddo 15 Pnero 16 Sholo 17 Shtero 18 Atharo 19 Unnish

20 Bish / Kuri 30 Trish 40 Chollish 50 Pnchash 60 Shat 70 Shottur 80 Ashi 90 Nobboi

100 k sho 1000 k hajar 10,000 Dsh hajar 100,000 k lakh 10,00,000 Dsh lakh 100,00,000 k kuti

Time

Time

Shomoy

Clock time

9:45

Pouune Dosh ta

10:00

Dosh ta

10:15

Show-aa-Dosh ta

10:30

Share Dosh ta

Duration

Week

Monday

Shombar

Tuesday

Monggolbar

Wednesday

Budhbar

Thursday

Brihoshpotibar

Friday

Shukrobar

Saturday

Shonibar

Sunday

Robibar

Months

Bengali calendar

Gregorian calendar

Writing time and date

Colors

black

kalo

white

shada

red

lal

pink

golapi

orange

kmla

yellow

holud

green

shobuj

blue

nil

purple

beguni

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

here

eikhane

there

oikhane

(on/to the) right

dan (dike)

(on/to the) left

b (dike)

(on/to the) north

uttor (dike)

(on/to the) south

dokkhin (dike)

(on/to the) east

purbo (dike)

(on/to the) west

poshchim (dike)

straight

shoja

in front

shamne

behind

pichhe

pichhon dike

Go (___).

(___) jan. (formal) (___) jao.

Turn around (___).

(___) Ghurun. (formal) (___) Ghoro.

Keep going (___).

(___) Jete thakun. (formal) (___) Jete thako.

Stop (___).

(___) Thamun. (formal) (___) Thamo.

Taxi

Lodging

Money

Taka : Poysha

Eating and drinking

Eating:

eating

Khabar

rice

bhaat

curry

torkari

egg

deem

meat:

maangsho:

beef: _____

pork: _____mutton: _____

poultry:

_____:

chicken: murgduck:hash

goose:_____quail:_____

fish:

mach:

Hilsha: Ilish

vegetables:

shobji:

carrots: gajor potatoes: aloo

onions: piyaj

friuts:

fol:

tomatoes: _____banana: kolaoranges: komla lebu

lemon: lebu

Drinking/Bars:

drinking

pan

tea

cha

coffee

Kofee

water

Jol

alcohol

mod

Shopping

Shopping

Bajar

Clothes

clothe(s)

kapor

Driving

Authority

Learning more

Bengali language page on Wikibooks (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bengali)

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