Bengali Phrases
Everyday Bengali written in English letters and in Bangla script — with the part phrasebooks leave out: who you can say it to, and what it sounds like if you get that wrong.
Bengali is spoken by more than 230 million people in Bangladesh and eastern India, and by families all over the world.
- How to Say Thank You in BengaliHow to say thank you in Bengali: dhonnobad (ধন্যবাদ), how to write it, how to reply, and why Bangladeshis often thank you without saying it at all.8 phrases →
- How to Say I Love You in BengaliHow to say I love you in Bengali: ami tomake bhalobashi (আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি), what to say to family rather than a partner, and the mistake learners make.8 phrases →
- Bengali Greetings: Hello, Goodbye and How Are YouBengali greetings with Roman spelling and Bangla script: assalamu alaikum, nomoshkar, kemon achho, and which one to use with whom.14 phrases →
- Bengali Numbers 1 to 100Bengali numbers one to a hundred in English letters, Bangla words and Bengali digits, plus why the teens and twenties have to be memorised.28 phrases →
- Bengali Family Words: Mother, Father, Brother and the RestBengali words for family members with pronunciation, including why there is no single word for uncle or aunt and which one to use for whom.19 phrases →
- Bengali Food Words and PhrasesBengali food words and the phrases you need at a table, with pronunciation — including how to stop being served more, which is the real problem.18 phrases →
- 50 Basic Bengali Words to Start WithThe Bengali words worth learning first, in English letters and Bangla script, with the two grammar facts that make the rest of the language make sense.30 phrases →
Going further
- Bangla to English dictionary — every English word that carries a given Bangla meaning.
- Word translator — look words up in either direction, including Bangla typed in English letters.