Language/Bengali/Vocabulary/Family
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In this lesson, let's learn about the Bengali vocabulary related to family.
Bengali families are usually huge and close-knit. In Bengali culture, respecting and caring for elders is of utmost importance. The vocabulary related to family is also an essential part of Bengali language learning. Let's dive into it!
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Family Members[edit | edit source]
The table below provides a list of Bengali words that are commonly used to describe family members.
Bengali | Pronunciation | English |
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āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž (pita) | /pita/ | Father |
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž (mata) | /mata/ | Mother |
āĻāĻžāĻ (bhai) | /bĘ°aiĖ¯/ | Brother |
āĻāĻĒā§ (apu) | /apu/ | Elder Sister |
āĻŦā§āĻ¨ (bon) | /bÉn/ | Younger Sister |
āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž (dada) | /dadĖĒa/ | Paternal Grandfather |
āĻĻāĻŋāĻĻāĻž (dida) | /dĖĒida/ | Paternal Grandmother |
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻž (nana) | /nana/ | Maternal Grandfather |
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§ (nani) | /nani/ | Maternal Grandmother |
āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ (chele) | /tĘĘ°ele/ | Son |
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ (meye) | /meje/ | Daughter |
Let's see these words in context:
- Person 1: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ (Amar baba dui bela shoptahe baire achhe.) (My father is out of town for two weeks.)
- Person 2: āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§? (Apanar mata kemon achhe?) (How is your mother?)
Marital Relationships[edit | edit source]
The table below provides a list of Bengali words that are commonly used to describe marital relationships.
Bengali | Pronunciation | English |
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ (shami) | /Ęami/ | Husband |
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ (stri) | /stĖĒri/ | Wife |
āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻž (pola) | /pola/ | Father in Law |
āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž (ma baba) | /ma baba/ | Parents in Law |
āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ° (debor) | /debor/ | Brother-in-law (Husband's elder brother) |
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻĻ (nanad) | /nanadĖĒ/ | Sister-in-law (Husband's elder brother's wife) |
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ (jamai) | /dĘamai/ | Son-in-law (Wife's husband) |
Let's see these words in context:
- Person 1: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĨ¤ (Tar stri ekjon doktor.) (His wife is a doctor.)
- Person 2: āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨? (Apanar jamai ki karen?) (What does your son-in-law do?)
Terms of Endearment[edit | edit source]
The table below provides a list of Bengali words that are commonly used as terms of endearment.
Bengali | Pronunciation | English |
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āĻŽāĻ¨āĻŋ (moni) | /mÉni/ | Sweetheart |
āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž (shona) | /ĘÉna/ | Beloved |
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž (jonmodiner shubechcha) | /dĘÉnmÉdĖĒinear ĘubetĘĘ°a/ | Happy Birthday |
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§ (amar sundori) | /amrar sundÉri/ | My Beautiful |
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋ (amar sukhi) | /amrar sukhi/ | My Happiness |
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ (amar jibon) | /amrar dĘibÉn/ | My Life |
Let's see these words in context:
- Person 1: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž? (Amar shona, tumi kache ashte parchho na?) (My beloved, can't you come closer?)
- Person 2: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻ˛āĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ (Ekti mitai kine shaptahik holid'e amake manen.) (Buy me a sweet and call me on the weekly holiday.)
Cultural information[edit | edit source]
In Bengali culture, elderly people are commonly addressed by terms like dada, dida, nana, and nani. This custom is a way of showing respect to the elders. Furthermore, in traditional Bengali households, the youngest son usually lives with his parents and is responsible for looking after them in their old age. This practice is known as "meye pariye dhorbo" (āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻŦā§).
Conclusion[edit | edit source]
That was an overview of Bengali vocabulary related to family. Don't forget to practice the words in context and use them with native speakers. To improve your Bengali Vocabulary, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions! Additionally, you may want to check other Bengali Vocabulary lessons.
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Sources[edit | edit source]
- Family words in Bengali
- Bengali/Family relations - Wikibooks, open books for an open world
- âIn the Bengali Vocabulary, There Is No Such Word as Care Home ...
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