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==Equivalence with English sounds==
==Equivalence with English sounds==
{| class="wikitable"
!Bengali Alphabet
!English Sound
!Pronunciation Example
|-
|
=== ক ===
|k
|ক As ‘k’ in kite
|-
|
=== খ ===
|kh
|খ Coupled sound of ‘k’, ‘h’= ‘kh’
|-
|
=== গ ===
|g
|গ As ‘g’ in gun
|-
|
=== ঘ ===
|gh
|ঘ Coupled sound of ‘g’, ‘h’= ‘gh’
|-
|
=== ঙ ===
|ņ
|ঙ As ‘gn’ in gnome
|-
|
=== চ ===
|ch
|চ As ‘ch’ in chair
|-
|
=== ছ ===
|chh
|ছ As ‘ch’ as in chair
|-
|
=== জ ===
|j
|জ As ‘j’ in jug
|-
|
=== ঝ ===
|jh
|ঝ This is produced using the naval sounds while the tongue touches the upper part of mouth cavity
|-
|
=== ঞ ===
|n
|ঞ Just like ‘gn’ of gnome with a slight up movement of tongue
|-
|
=== ট ===
|ţ
|ট As ‘t’ in top
|-
|
=== ঠ ===
|ţh
|ঠ Hard sound of ‘t’
|-
|
=== ড ===
|đ
|ড As ‘d’ in dark
|-
|
=== ঢ ===
|đh
|ঢ Coupled sound of ‘d’ and ‘h’= ‘dh’
|-
|
=== ণ ===
|n
|ণ Nasal sound when the tongue touches a bit away from teeth
|-
|
=== ত ===
|t
|ত Soft sound of ‘t’ as used in "Bharat"
|-
|
=== থ ===
|th
|থ As ‘th’ in thermo
|-
|
=== দ ===
|d
|দ As ‘th’ in the
|-
|
=== ধ ===
|dh
|ধ sound produced by coupling soft ‘d’ and ‘h’= ‘dh’
|-
|
=== ন ===
|n
|ন As ‘n’ in man
|-
|
=== প ===
|p
|প As ‘p’ in push
|-
|
=== ফ ===
|ph
|ফ Sound of ‘f’ if pronounced with closed lips
|-
|
=== ব ===
|b
|ব As ‘b’ in ban
|-
|
=== ভ ===
|bh
|ভ Coupled sound of ‘b’ and ‘h’= ‘bh’
|-
|
=== ম ===
|m
|ম As ‘m’ in mass
|-
|
=== য ===
|j
|য As ‘y’ in yacht
|-
|
=== র ===
|r
|র As ‘r’ in run
|-
|
=== ল ===
|l
|ল As ‘l’ in love
|-
|
=== শ ===
|sh and s
|শ As ‘sh’ in shot
|-
|
=== ষ ===
|sh
|ষ Sound of ‘sh’ when the tongue touches the roots of the teeth
|-
|
=== স ===
|sh and s
|স As ‘s’ in sound
|-
|
=== হ ===
|h
|হ As ‘h’ in has
|-
|
=== য় ===
|e and -
|
|-
|
=== ড় ===
|ŗ
|
|-
|
=== ঢ় ===
|ŗh
|
|-
|
===অ ===
|
|অ As ‘a’ in mal
|-
|
===আ===
|
|আ Stressed অ
|-
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===ই===
|
|ই As ‘I’ in ill
|-
|
===ঈ===
|
|ঈ As ‘e’ in eke
|-
|
===উ===
|
|উ As ‘u’ in Ubuntu
|-
|
===ঊ===
|
|ঊ As ‘ou’ in you
|-
|
===ঋ===
|
|ঋ As ‘ri’ in risk
|-
|
===ৠ===
|
|ৠ Double sound of “ri”
|-
|
===এ ===
|
|এ As ‘e’ in par se
|-
|
===ঐ===
|
|ঐ As ‘a’ in as
|-
|
===ও===
|
|ও As ‘o’ in go
|-
|
===ঔ===
|
|ঔ Stressed and long sound of ‘o’
|}


==Videos==
==Videos==
<youtube>ho3WaZodp10</youtube>
<youtube>ho3WaZodp10</youtube>
[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]]
[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]]

Revision as of 19:16, 27 September 2021

Bengali also known as Bangla (বাংলা), is a language of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, spoken by the Bengalis in Bangladesh and India as well as other native populations.

The Bengali language is written in the Brahmi script, which is also used to write many other Indian languages, such as Garo and Manipuri.

There are 43 characters – 32 for consonants and 11 for vowels.

Consonants

Letter ক খ গ ঘ ঙ চ ছ জ ঝ ঞ ট ঠ ড ঢ ণ ট ঠ ড ঢ ণ প ফ ব ভ ম য র র শ ষ ষ হ ড় ঢ় য়
Name kô khô gô ghô ngô chô/sô chhô/ssô ǰô ǰhô ñô ṭô ṭhô ḍô ḍhô ṇô ṭô ṭhô ḍô ḍhô ṇô pô phôfô bô bhô mô jô rô rô shô ṣô ṣô hô ṛô ṛhô yô
IPA kɔ kʰɔ gɔ ɡʱɔ ŋɔ tʃɔ, tsɔ, sɔ tʃʰɔ, tsʰɔ, sɔ dʒɔ, dzɔ, zɔ dʒʱɔ, dzʱɔ nɔ, ẽɔ t̠ɔ t̠ʰɔ d̠ɔ d̠ʱɔ nɔ t̠ɔ t̠ʰɔ d̠ɔ d̠ʱɔ nɔ pɔ pʰɔ, ɸɔ, fɔ bɔ bʱɔ mɔ dʒɔ, dzɔ, zɔ rɔ rɔ ʃɔ, ɕɔ ɕɔ, ʃɔ ɕɔ, ʃɔ ɦɔ, hɔ ɽɔ ɽʱɔ e̯ɔ

Vowels

Letter অ আ ই ঈ উ ঊ ঋ এ ঐ ও ঔ
Diacritic ◌ া ি ী ু ূ ৃ ে ৈ ো ৌ
Name ô a i īee u ūoo ṛri e oi o ou
IPA ɔ, o a i i u u ri e, ɛ oi o, ʊ ou

Equivalence with English sounds

Videos

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