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Common Bengali Phrases
Essential Bengali (āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž) phrases with pronunciation guides.
đGreetings & Basics
| English | Bengali | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧠/ āύāĻŽāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ | HYA-lo / no-mo-SKAR |
| Good morning | āĻļā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ | SHOO-bho so-KAL |
| Good evening | āĻļā§āĻ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž | SHOO-bho SHON-dhya |
| Good night | āĻļā§āĻ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻŋ | SHOO-bho RAT-ri |
| Goodbye | āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ | bi-DAY |
| See you later | āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§ | po-RE de-KHA ho-BE |
| How are you? | āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻā§āύ? | AP-ni KE-mon A-chen |
| I'm fine, thank you | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ, āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ | A-mi BHA-lo A-chi, DHON-no-bad |
| Please | āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰ⧠| o-noo-GRO-ho ko-RE |
| Thank you | āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ | DHON-no-bad |
| Thank you very much | āĻ āύā§āĻ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ | O-nek DHON-no-bad |
| You're welcome | āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāϤāĻŽ | AP-na-ke sha-GA-tom |
| Excuse me | āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ | MAF kor-BEN |
| I'm sorry | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ | A-mi DUKH-khit |
| Yes | āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ | hyan |
| No | āύāĻž | na |
| I don't understand | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āύāĻž | A-mi BOOZH-te PAR-chi na |
| Do you speak English? | āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ? | AP-ni ki ING-re-ji BOL-te PA-ren |
| My name is... | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ... | A-mar NAM |
| Nice to meet you | āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ | AP-nar SA-the po-ri-CHIT ho-ye KHU-shi |
âī¸Travel
| English | Bengali | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where is...? | ...āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ? | KO-thay |
| How much does it cost? | āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϤ? | E-tar DAM ko-TO |
| I need a taxi | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϏāĻŋ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ | A-mar EK-ta TYAK-si dor-KAR |
| Where is the airport? | āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ? | bi-MAN-bon-dor KO-thay |
| Where is the hotel? | āĻšā§āĻā§āϞ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ? | ho-TEL KO-thay |
| I'm lost | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋ | A-mi PATH ha-ri-ye fe-LE-chi |
| Can you help me? | āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āύ? | AP-ni ki A-ma-ke sha-HAZZ-zo kor-TE par-BEN |
| I'd like a ticket | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ | A-mi EK-ta TI-kit CHAI |
| Where is the train station? | āϰā§āϞāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻā§āĻļāύ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ? | REL-we STE-shon KO-thay |
| Turn left | āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧ āύāĻŋāύ | BA-me MOR nin |
| Turn right | āĻĄāĻžāύ⧠āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧ āύāĻŋāύ | DA-ne MOR nin |
| Go straight | āϏā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāύ | SO-ja JAN |
| Stop here | āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āύ | e-KHA-ne THA-moon |
| I need a room | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāϰ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ | A-mar EK-ta GHOR dor-KAR |
| How far is it? | āĻāĻāĻž āĻāϤ āĻĻā§āϰā§? | E-ta ko-TO DOO-re |
| One way ticket | āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ | EK di-KER TI-kit |
| Return ticket | āĻĢā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ | fe-RAR TI-kit |
| Is there Wi-Fi? | āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠Wi-Fi āĻāĻā§? | e-KHA-ne WI-fi A-che |
| I have a reservation | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§ | A-mar EK-ta BOO-king A-che |
| Check-in please | āĻā§āĻ-āĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ | CHEK-in ko-ROON |
đŊī¸Food & Dining
| English | Bengali | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| A table for two, please | āĻĻā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāύ | doo-JO-ner JON-no EK-ta TE-bil din |
| The menu, please | āĻŽā§āύ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ | ME-noo din |
| I'd like to order | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āϰā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ | A-mi OR-dar kor-TE CHAI |
| What do you recommend? | āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻā§ āϏā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻāϰā§āύ? | AP-ni ki shoo-PA-rish ko-REN |
| I'm vegetarian | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāώāĻā§āĻā§ | A-mi ni-RA-mish-bho-ji |
| I'm allergic to... | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ ...āϤ⧠āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§ | A-mar te AL-ar-ji A-che |
| No meat please | āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύ | MANG-sho CHA-ra din |
| Water please | āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāύ | PA-ni din |
| The bill please | āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāύ | BIL din |
| Delicious! | āĻ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ! | o-SHA-dha-ron |
| Can I have more bread? | āĻāϰāĻ āϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āύ? | A-ro ROO-ti di-TE par-BEN |
| I'd like coffee | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ | A-mi KO-phi CHAI |
| I'd like tea | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ | A-mi CHA CHAI |
| Without sugar | āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž | CHI-ni CHA-ra |
| Is service included? | āϏāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϏ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤ? | SAR-vis CHARJ ki on-TOR-bhukt |
| I'd like the fish | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ | A-mi MACH CHAI |
| Is it spicy? | āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ? | E-ta ki JHAL |
| No onions please | āĻĒā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύ | PEY-aj CHA-ra din |
| To go please | āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ | PYAK ko-re din |
| Very tasty | āĻā§āĻŦ āϏā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ | KHOOB shoo-SHA-doo |
đ¨Emergency
| English | Bengali | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āύ! | SHA-hazz-zo ko-ROON |
| Call the police! | āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āύ! | POO-lish DA-koon |
| I need a doctor | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ | A-mar DAK-tar dor-KAR |
| Call an ambulance! | āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦā§āϞā§āύā§āϏ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āύ! | AM-boo-lens DA-koon |
| Fire! | āĻāĻā§āύ! | A-goon |
| I've been robbed | āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ | A-ma-ke DA-ka-ti ko-ra ho-YE-che |
| I'm lost | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋ | A-mi PATH ha-ri-ye fe-LE-chi |
| I need help | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ | A-mar SHA-hazz-zo dor-KAR |
| Where is the hospital? | āĻšāĻžāϏāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ? | HAS-pa-tal KO-thay |
| I'm injured | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻšāϤ | A-mi A-hot |
| I feel sick | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ | A-mi o-SHOOSH-tho BODH kor-CHI |
| I'm having an allergic reaction | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ | A-mar AL-ar-jik pro-TI-kri-ya HOC-che |
| Stop thief! | āĻā§āϰ āϧāϰā§! | CHOR dho-RO |
| I need the embassy | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ | A-mar DOO-ta-bash dor-KAR |
| Please call my family | āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻĢā§āύ āĻāϰā§āύ | o-noo-GRO-ho ko-RE A-mar po-ri-BAR-ke PHON ko-ROON |
| Where is the pharmacy? | āĻĢāĻžāϰā§āĻŽā§āϏāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ? | FAR-me-si KO-thay |
| I need my medication | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāώā§āϧ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ | A-mar O-shoodh dor-KAR |
| Don't touch me | āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž | A-ma-ke SHPOR-sho kor-BEN na |
| I need water | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ | A-mar PA-ni dor-KAR |
| Is there a doctor here? | āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āύ? | e-KHA-ne ki KO-no DAK-tar A-chen |
đŧBusiness
| English | Bengali | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Nice to meet you | āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ | AP-nar SA-the po-ri-CHIT ho-ye KHU-shi |
| Here is my business card | āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ | E-i A-mar BYO-bo-sha-yik KARD |
| I have a meeting | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§ | A-mar EK-ta MI-ting A-che |
| Let's schedule a call | āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāϞ āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ | EK-ta KOL nir-DHA-ron ko-RA JAK |
| I'm interested in your proposal | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ | A-mi AP-nar PROS-ta-be AG-ro-hi |
| What is your budget? | āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāϤ? | AP-nar BA-jet ko-TO |
| We can negotiate | āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ | AM-ra A-lo-cho-na kor-TE PA-ri |
| Send me the contract | āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ | A-ma-ke CHUK-ti PA-than |
| We have a deal | āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŽāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋ | AM-ra EK-mot ho-YE-chi |
| I agree | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ | A-mi RA-ji |
| I disagree | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ āύāĻž | A-mi RA-ji na |
| Can you repeat that? | āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϞāĻŦā§āύ? | AP-ni ki A-bar BOL-ben |
| I'll get back to you | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻŦ | A-mi po-RE JO-ga-jog kor-BO |
| What are your terms? | āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻļāϰā§āϤāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§? | AP-nar SHOR-to-goo-lo ki |
| Please sign here | āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āώāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ | e-KHA-ne SHA-kshor ko-ROON |
| Do you have a business card? | āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻāĻā§? | AP-nar ki BYO-bo-sha-yik KARD A-che |
| Thank you for your time | āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ | AP-nar sho-MOY-er JON-no DHON-no-bad |
| Let's discuss this | āĻāϏā§āύ āĻāĻāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻŋ | A-shoon E-ta ni-YE A-lo-cho-na ko-RI |
đĸNumbers & Time
| English | Bengali | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| One | āĻāĻ | ek |
| Two | āĻĻā§āĻ | doo-I |
| Three | āϤāĻŋāύ | tin |
| Four | āĻāĻžāϰ | char |
| Five | āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ | panch |
| Six | āĻāϝāĻŧ | choy |
| Seven | āϏāĻžāϤ | shat |
| Eight | āĻāĻ | at |
| Nine | āύāϝāĻŧ | noy |
| Ten | āĻĻāĻļ | dosh |
| What time is it? | āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§? | e-KHON KO-ta BA-je |
| Today | āĻāĻ | aj |
| Tomorrow | āĻāĻžāϞ | kal |
| Yesterday | āĻāϤāĻāĻžāϞ | GO-to-kal |
| Monday | āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ | SHOM-bar |
| Tuesday | āĻŽāĻā§āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϰ | MON-gol-bar |
| Wednesday | āĻŦā§āϧāĻŦāĻžāϰ | BOODH-bar |
| Thursday | āĻŦā§āĻšāϏā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ | BRI-hos-po-ti-bar |
| Friday | āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ | SHUK-ro-bar |
| Weekend | āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāύā§āϤ | shop-ta-HANT |
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