Hi,
Many of us are willing to learn some other languages, apart from English and our mother tongue, sometimes for a personal or professional need and sometimes just out of curiosity and passion. Here my effort will be to teach Bengali (or Bangla) online for tourists as well as others. First I start with some very familiar and common words used in our daily lives.
I - Ami (pronounced as Aamee)
You - Tumi (pronounced as toomee), Aapnee or Tui
Mine - Aamaar
Yours - Tomaar
Ours - Aamader
Mother- Maa
Father- Baabaa
Younger sister - Bon
Elder sister - Didi
Younger brother - Bhai
Elder brother - Daadaa (d as in Dalai Lama)
In English we say 'you' to everyone. But in bengali you has three meaning. For most informal relationships (younger family members, very close friend etc.) "You" is translated as "Tui" (t is pronounced as T in Toshiba). For example, How are you= "tui kemon aachis". Here Tui (you) is informal. But to elders, unknown or respected persons, we say "Aapnee" in place of tui. Example, How are you= Aapnee kemon aachen. See here TUI got replaced as AAPNEE, also AACHIS got replaced with AACHEN. Because Aachis cannot come beside Aapnee. Another translation of you is TUMEE. Generally we address our parents and known persons as TUMEE. Example: Father, where are you going? = Baabaa, tumee kothae jachcho?
Here going= Jachcho
But if, I am going Then going= Jachchi
I am going now = Aami akhon jachchi
Morning - Sakal (pronounced as Sokaal)
Noon - Dupur (pronounced as Doopoor)
Afternoon - Bikel (pronounced as Beekel)
Evening - Sandhya (pronounced as Sondhaa)
Night - Raat (here "t" will be uttered as t pronounced in "Toshiba")
Yestetday- Gotokaal (o as in orange, t as in toshiba)
Today- Aaj
Tomorrow - Aagaami kaal
(In short both yesterday and tomorrow can be said as "Kaal")
Time - Somoe (o as in orange, e as in egg)
What - Kee
When - Kokhon
Where - Kothae
How - Kivaabe
Here E is to be pronounced as E in EGG and NOT as E in ELECTION
Numbers (1—10)
1 - Ak (a as in Apple)
2- Dui
3- Teen
4- Chaar
5- Paach
6 - Chhoe
7- Saat (t as in Toshiba)
8- Aat (t as in Test)
9- Noe
10- Dosh (D as in Dalai Lama, O as in Orange)
Now some formation of words to make a sentence:
I shall come tomorrow= Aami kaal asbo
Here, shall come= asbo
I came yesterday= Aami kaal esechhilaam
See, "Kaal" can be referred to both tomorrow and yesterday. You have to understand based on the verb. Here "Esechhilaam" means 'I came'
I shall go tomorrow = Aami kaal jaabo (shall go means 'jaabo')
I went on yesterday = Aami kaal giye chhilaam (here "giye chhilaam"=went)
How much does this cost= Eitaar koto daam?
This= Eitaar (t as in test)
How much= koto (t as in toshiba)
Cost or price= Daam (d as in Dalai Lama)
Some quick examples:
I shall play= Aami khelbo
But
You will play= Tumi khelbe (NOT khelbo)
OR Aapnee khelben
OR Tui khelbi
David will play= David KHELBE
David is playing= David KHELCHE
David has played= David KHELECHE
Notice the differences carefully
Thank you= Dhonnobaad
Thanks a lot= Onek dhonnobaad (o as in orange)
See you again= Aabaar dekha hobe (o as in orange)
I love you= Aami tomake valobaasi
Love= valobaasa. BUT
I love= Valobaasi
Will keep on updating...
Many of us are willing to learn some other languages, apart from English and our mother tongue, sometimes for a personal or professional need and sometimes just out of curiosity and passion. Here my effort will be to teach Bengali (or Bangla) online for tourists as well as others. First I start with some very familiar and common words used in our daily lives.
I - Ami (pronounced as Aamee)
You - Tumi (pronounced as toomee), Aapnee or Tui
Mine - Aamaar
Yours - Tomaar
Ours - Aamader
Mother- Maa
Father- Baabaa
Younger sister - Bon
Elder sister - Didi
Younger brother - Bhai
Elder brother - Daadaa (d as in Dalai Lama)
In English we say 'you' to everyone. But in bengali you has three meaning. For most informal relationships (younger family members, very close friend etc.) "You" is translated as "Tui" (t is pronounced as T in Toshiba). For example, How are you= "tui kemon aachis". Here Tui (you) is informal. But to elders, unknown or respected persons, we say "Aapnee" in place of tui. Example, How are you= Aapnee kemon aachen. See here TUI got replaced as AAPNEE, also AACHIS got replaced with AACHEN. Because Aachis cannot come beside Aapnee. Another translation of you is TUMEE. Generally we address our parents and known persons as TUMEE. Example: Father, where are you going? = Baabaa, tumee kothae jachcho?
Here going= Jachcho
But if, I am going Then going= Jachchi
I am going now = Aami akhon jachchi
Morning - Sakal (pronounced as Sokaal)
Noon - Dupur (pronounced as Doopoor)
Afternoon - Bikel (pronounced as Beekel)
Evening - Sandhya (pronounced as Sondhaa)
Night - Raat (here "t" will be uttered as t pronounced in "Toshiba")
Yestetday- Gotokaal (o as in orange, t as in toshiba)
Today- Aaj
Tomorrow - Aagaami kaal
(In short both yesterday and tomorrow can be said as "Kaal")
Time - Somoe (o as in orange, e as in egg)
What - Kee
When - Kokhon
Where - Kothae
How - Kivaabe
Here E is to be pronounced as E in EGG and NOT as E in ELECTION
Numbers (1—10)
1 - Ak (a as in Apple)
2- Dui
3- Teen
4- Chaar
5- Paach
6 - Chhoe
7- Saat (t as in Toshiba)
8- Aat (t as in Test)
9- Noe
10- Dosh (D as in Dalai Lama, O as in Orange)
Now some formation of words to make a sentence:
I shall come tomorrow= Aami kaal asbo
Here, shall come= asbo
I came yesterday= Aami kaal esechhilaam
See, "Kaal" can be referred to both tomorrow and yesterday. You have to understand based on the verb. Here "Esechhilaam" means 'I came'
I shall go tomorrow = Aami kaal jaabo (shall go means 'jaabo')
I went on yesterday = Aami kaal giye chhilaam (here "giye chhilaam"=went)
How much does this cost= Eitaar koto daam?
This= Eitaar (t as in test)
How much= koto (t as in toshiba)
Cost or price= Daam (d as in Dalai Lama)
Some quick examples:
I shall play= Aami khelbo
But
You will play= Tumi khelbe (NOT khelbo)
OR Aapnee khelben
OR Tui khelbi
David will play= David KHELBE
David is playing= David KHELCHE
David has played= David KHELECHE
Notice the differences carefully
Thank you= Dhonnobaad
Thanks a lot= Onek dhonnobaad (o as in orange)
See you again= Aabaar dekha hobe (o as in orange)
I love you= Aami tomake valobaasi
Love= valobaasa. BUT
I love= Valobaasi
Will keep on updating...
