Language/Bengali/Vocabulary/Geography
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In this lesson, we will learn some important geographical vocabulary in Bengali.
Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Drinks & States and Cities.
Landforms[edit | edit source]
Bengladesh is a flat country with a lot of rivers and waterways. But there are still some interesting landforms to learn about. Here are some examples:
| Bengali | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ | "pôrbôt" | mountain |
| āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ | "pahar" | hill |
| āĻ¨āĻĻā§ | "nodhi" | river |
| āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ° | "sagor" | sea/ocean |
- Person 1: āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨? ("How does a mountain look?")
- Person 2: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĨ¤ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĒā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ ("It looks like a big rock. In the beginning, it's the same height as a hill, then it gets taller.")
Waterways[edit | edit source]
Bengladesh has a very dense network of rivers and canals, which makes it susceptible to flooding. Let's learn some important vocabulary about waterways:
| Bengali | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| āĻ¨āĻĻā§ | "nodhi" | river |
| āĻāĻžāĻ˛ | "khal" | canal |
| āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ | "setu" | bridge |
- Person 1: āĻ¨āĻĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ? ("What does a river do?")
- Person 2: āĻ¨āĻĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĨ¤ ("People get water from the river. When it's high tide, water comes from the river.")
Countries and Continents[edit | edit source]
Let's learn some important vocabulary related to countries and continents:
| Bengali | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| āĻĻā§āĻļ | "desh" | country |
| āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ | "mohadesh" | continent |
| āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ° | "yuktoraashtra" | United States of America (USA) |
- Person 1: āĻāĻŽā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋ? ("What is the capital of America?")
- Person 2: āĻāĻŽā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ Washington, D.CāĨ¤ ("The capital of America is Washington, D.C.")
Conclusion[edit | edit source]
We have learned some important geographical vocabulary in Bengali. To improve your Bengali Vocabulary, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!
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