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Bengali
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বাংলা ভাষা - Bengali language প্রধান পাতা
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Bengali, or Bangla, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly in Bangladesh and in the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura by approximately 250 million speakers. Bengali is the national and the most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, it is the official language of the indian states of West Bengal and Tripura .After Hindi, Bengali is the second most spoken language in the Indian subcontinent, and among the top 10 most spoken languages in the world. The language has a rich literary heritage and underwent a renaissance in the late 19th century.
Preliminaries
The examples of Bengali words, phrases, clauses and sentences used in this book are generally presented simultaneously in three written forms: one using the Bengali script, a transliterated version using Latin letters, and an English translation. A phonemic transcription using the IPA, as well as recorded audio samples, are also being used. The Bengali romanisation scheme is the one followed in the English Wiktionary.1 1
1 1 Bengali transliteration – English Wiktionary
Contents
Introduction
০.০.১. A Short History of Bengali
০.০.২. Modern-day Bengali
০.০.৩. Dialects of Bengali and Their Differences
০.১. Overview of the Bengali Script
০.১.১. Vowels
০.১.২. Consonants, Part One
০.১.৩. Consonants, Part Two
০.১.৪. Diacritics in Bengali
০.১.৫. Symbols of Note
০.১.৬. Bengali Conjuncts, Part One
০.১.৭. Bengali Conjuncts, Part Two
০.১.৮. Other Symbols related to Bengali (in Unicode)
০.১.৯. Numbers in Bengali
০.২ The Bengali Parts of Speech
০.২.১ Nouns
০.২.২ Adjectives
০.২.৩ Verbs
০.২.৪ Postpositions
০.২.৫ Auxiliaries
০.৩ Introduction to Bengali Grammar
০.৩.১ Overview of grammar
০.৩.২ Sentence patterns
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Lessons, exercises (in two sets), and culture
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১. স্বাগতম! - Welcome!
২. তুমি কি করো? [if senior = আপনি কি করেন?] - What do you do?
৩. কোথায়? কখন? - Where? When?
৪. কি পছন্দ করেন? - What do you like?
৫. কত এটা? - How much is this?
৬. কথাই থেকেছ? - Where are you staying?
৭. প্রিয় দিনপঞ্জী... - Dear diary...
৮. পৌছেছি? - Are we there yet?
৯. আপনার শরীর ভালো? - Are you feeling well?
১০. তাড়াতাড়ি সাহায্য করুন! - Quickly help me!
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A Glimpse into Vocabulary
Greetings
Talking about oneself
Asking questions
Liking and disliking
Shopping
Staying at hotels
Letters
Traveling
Staying well
Emergencies
Animals
Birds
Body parts
Dressing
Flowers
Foods and drinks
Fruits
Housing
Household objects
Months
Music and dance
Numbers
Plants
Relations
School
Time and dates
Tools
Vegetables
Colours
Common phrases
External references
Older pages (being integrated)
The Bengali abugida (being rewritten and broken up)
Languages of Asia
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