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বাংলা
Essential Bengali vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| বাড়ি (bari) | house | ba-RI |
| জল (jal) | water | jal |
| পুরুষ (purush) | man | poo-RUSH |
| মহিলা (mohila) | woman | mo-hi-LA |
| শিশু (shishu) | child | SHI-shoo |
| বন্ধু (bondhu) | friend | BON-dhu |
| সময় (shomoy) | time | sho-MOY |
| দিন (din) | day | din |
| জীবন (jibon) | life | JI-bon |
| পৃথিবী (prithibi) | world | pri-thi-BI |
| দেশ (desh) | country | desh |
| শহর (shohor) | city | sho-HOR |
| কাজ (kaj) | work | kaj |
| টাকা (taka) | money | TA-ka |
| খাবার (khabar) | food | KHA-bar |
| পরিবার (poribar) | family | po-ri-BAR |
| গাড়ি (gari) | car | GA-ri |
| বই (boi) | book | boy |
| স্কুল (school) | school | skool |
| রাস্তা (rasta) | street | RAS-ta |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| হওয়া (howa) | to be | HO-wa |
| থাকা (thaka) | to have / stay | THA-ka |
| করা (kora) | to do | KO-ra |
| যাওয়া (jaowa) | to go | JA-wa |
| আসা (asha) | to come | A-sha |
| বলা (bola) | to speak / say | BO-la |
| দেখা (dekha) | to see | DE-kha |
| জানা (jana) | to know | JA-na |
| খাওয়া (khaowa) | to eat | KHA-wa |
| পান করা (pan kora) | to drink | pan KO-ra |
| ঘুমানো (ghumano) | to sleep | ghoo-MA-no |
| কাজ করা (kaj kora) | to work | kaj KO-ra |
| ভাবা (bhaba) | to think | BHA-ba |
| ভালোবাসা (bhalobasha) | to love | bha-lo-BA-sha |
| নেওয়া (neowa) | to take | NE-wa |
| দেওয়া (deowa) | to give | DE-wa |
| বোঝা (bojha) | to understand | BOJ-ha |
| চাওয়া (chaowa) | to want | CHA-wa |
| পড়া (pora) | to read | PO-ra |
| লেখা (lekha) | to write | LE-kha |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| বড় (boro) | big | BO-ro |
| ছোট (chhoto) | small | CHHO-to |
| ভালো (bhalo) | good | BHA-lo |
| খারাপ (kharap) | bad | KHA-rap |
| সুন্দর (shundor) | beautiful | SHUN-dor |
| নতুন (notun) | new | NO-tun |
| পুরনো (purono) | old | poo-RO-no |
| তরুণ (torun) | young | TO-run |
| খুশি (khushi) | happy | KHOO-shi |
| দুঃখী (dukhi) | sad | DUKH-hi |
| শক্তিশালী (shoktiishali) | strong | shok-ti-SHA-li |
| দ্রুত (druto) | fast | DROO-to |
| ধীর (dhir) | slow | dhir |
| গরম (gorom) | hot | GO-rom |
| ঠান্ডা (thanda) | cold | THAN-da |
| সহজ (shohoj) | easy | sho-HOJ |
| কঠিন (kothin) | difficult | ko-THIN |
| গুরুত্বপূর্ণ (gurutbopurno) | important | goo-rut-bo-POOR-no |
| মুক্ত (mukto) | free | MOOK-to |
| সত্য (shotyo) | true | SHOT-yo |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| অনেক (onek) | very / a lot | O-nek |
| ও (o) | also / too | o |
| সবসময় (shobshomoy) | always | shob-sho-MOY |
| কখনো না (kokhono na) | never | ko-KHO-no na |
| প্রায়ই (prayi) | often | PRA-yi |
| এখন (ekhon) | now | E-khon |
| ইতিমধ্যে (itimaddhye) | already | i-ti-MAD-dhye |
| এখনও (ekhono) | still / yet | E-kho-no |
| হয়তো (hoyto) | maybe | HOY-to |
| ভালোভাবে (bhalobhabe) | well | bha-lo-BHA-be |
| দ্রুত (druto) | quickly | DROO-to |
| এখানে (ekhane) | here | e-KHA-ne |
| সেখানে (shekhane) | there | she-KHA-ne |
| একসাথে (ekshathey) | together | ek-SHA-the |
| শুধু (shudhu) | only | SHOO-dhu |
| সত্যিই (shotyi) | really | SHOT-yi |
| অনেক (onek) | a lot | O-nek |
| একটু (ektu) | a little | EK-too |
| অনেক বেশি (onek beshi) | too much | O-nek BE-shi |
| সাথে সাথে (shathe shathe) | immediately | SHA-the SHA-the |