Bengali/Common phrases
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These are the most commonly used phrases in Bengali.
| Phrase (বাক্য) | IPA (আইপিএ) | Bangla Script (বাংলা লিপি) | Pronunciation (উচ্চারণ) | Remarks (মন্তব্য) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello. | [ˈnɔmoʃkaɹ] [ʔæsːælæːmʊ ʕælæɪkʊm] | নমস্কার. আসসালামু আলাইকুম. | Nômoskar. Asalamu Alaikum | Used by Hindus. Used by Muslims. |
| How are you? | [ˈt̪umi ˈkæmon ˈatʃʰo] [ˈapni ˈkæmon ˈatʃʰen] | তুমি কেমন আছ? আপনি কেমন আছেন? | Tumi kêmon achho? Apni kêmon achhen? |
(informal) (formal) |
| (I'm) fine. | [ˈami ˈbʰalo ˈatʃʰi] | আমি ভাল অছি. | Ami bhalo achhi. | |
| How's it going? | [ˈki ˈkʰɔboɹ] | কী খবর? | Ki khôbor? | |
| That's okay/fine. | [ˈʈʰik atʃʰe] | ঠিক আছে. | Ţhik achhe. | |
| Okay. | [ˈatʃʰːa] | আচ্ছা. | Achchha. | |
| Good-bye. | [ˈnɔmoʃkaɹ] [ˈkʰod̪aɦafez] | নমস্কার. খোদা হাফেজ. | Nômoskar. Khoda hafez. | Used by Hindus. Used by Muslims. |
| See you later. | [ˈpɔɹe ˈd̪ækʰa ˈhɔbe] | পরে দেখা হবে. | Pôre dêkha hôbe. | |
| Talk to you later. | [ˈpɔɹe ˈkɔt̪ʰa ˈhɔbe] | পরে কথা হবে. | Pôre kôtha hôbe. | |
| See you again. | [ˈabaɹ ˈd̪ækʰa ˈhɔbe] | আবার দেখা হবে. | Abar dêkha hôbe. | |
| Please | [ekʈu]- [ˈd̪ɔeakore] | একটু- দয়া করে | Ekţu- Dôeakore |
(before verbs) |
| Thank you. | [ˈd̪ʰonːobad̪] | ধন্যবাদ. | Dhonnobad. | |
| I'm sorry. | [ˈami ˈkʰubi ˈd̪ukʰːit̪o] | আমি খুবই দুক্ষিত. | Ami khub-i dukkhito. | |
| Forgive me. | [ˈkʃoma:koɹo] [ˈkʃoma:koɹben] | ক্ষমা করো. ক্ষমা করবেন. | Kshoma koro. Kshoma korben. |
(informal) (formal) |
| English | [ˈiŋɹedʒi] | ইংরেজি | Ingreji | |
| Bengali | [ˈbaŋla] | বাংলা | Bangla | |
| Nice/good | [ˈbʰalo] | ভাল | Bhalo | |
| Bad | [ˈkʰaɹap] [ˈbadʒe] | খারাপ বাজে | Kharap Baje | |
| That one | [ˈoʈa] | ওটা | Oţa | |
| How much does this cost? | [ˈeʈaɹ ˈd̪am ˈkɔt̪o] | এটার দাম কত? | Eţar dam kôto? | |
| How much does that cost? | [ˈoʈaɹ ˈd̪am ˈkɔt̪o] | ওটার দাম কত? | Oţar dam kôto? | |
| What is your name? | [ˈt̪omaɹ ˈnam ˈki] [ˈapnaɹ ˈnam ˈki] | তোমার নাম কী? আপনার নাম কী? | Tomar nam ki? Apnar nam ki? | (informal) (formal) |
| My name is ___. | [ˈamaɹ ˈnam ___] | আমার নাম ___. | Amar nam ___. | |
| I can’t understand. | [ˈami ˈbuzt̪e ˈpaɹtʃʰi na] | আমি বুঝতে পারছি না? | Ami bujhte parchhi na. | |
| Can you help me? | [ˈt̪umi ki ˈamake ˈʃahadʒːo ˈkoɹt̪e ˈpaɹbe] [ˈapni ki ˈamake ˈʃahadʒːo ˈkoɹt̪e ˈpaɹben] | তুমি আমাকে সাহায্য করতে পারবে? আপনি কী আমাকে সাহায্য করতে পারবেন? | Tumi kì amake shahajjo korte parbe? Apni kì amake shahajjo korte parben? | (informal) (formal) |
| I don’t know. | [ˈami ˈdʒani na] | আমি জানি না. | Ami jani na. | |
| I don’t speak Bengali. | [ˈami ˈbaŋla ˈbol̪t̪e ˈpaɹi na] | আমি বাংলা বলতে পরী না. | Ami Bangla bolte pari na. | |
| I don’t understand Bengali. | [ˈami ˈbaŋla ˈbudʒʰi na] | আমি বাংলা বুঝি না. | Ami Bangla bujhi na. | |
| Do you speak English? | [ˈt̪umiki ˈiŋɹedʒi ˈbol̪t̪e ˈpaɹo] [ˈapniki ˈiŋɹedʒi ˈbol̪t̪e ˈpaɹen] | তুমি কী ইংরেজি বলতে পারো/পারবে? আপনি কী ইংরেজি বলতে পারেন? | Tumi kì Ingreji bolte paro? Apni kì Ingreji bolte paren? | (informal) (formal) |
| Could you repeat what you just said? | [ˈd̪ɔeakoɹe ˈaɹekbaɹ ˈekţu ˈbolbe] [ˈd̪ɔeakoɹe ˈaɹekbaɹ ˈekţu ˈbolben] | দয়া করে আরেকবার একটু বলবে? দয়া করে আরেকবার | Dôeakore arekbar ekţu bolbe? Dôeakore arekbar ekţu bolben? | (informal) (formal) |
| Yes. | [ˈhæ] [ˈdʒi] | হ্যাঁ জি | Hê. Ji. |
(informal) (formal) |
| No. | [ˈna] [ˈdʒina] | না. জি না | Na. Ji na. |
(informal) (formal) |
| What? | [ˈki] | কী? | Ki? | |
| How? | [ˈkibʰabe] | কিভাবে? | Kibhabe? |
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