fish

noun/fɪʃ/CEFR A1

মাছ

Meaning

An animal that lives in water and breathes with gills.

Example sentences

The fish is swimming in the pond.মাছটা পুকুরে সাঁতার কাটছে।
We eat rice and fish every day.আমরা প্রতিদিন ভাত আর মাছ খাই।

A common mistake

He caught three fishes.→He caught three fish.

fish-এর বহুবচন সাধারণত fish-ই থাকে। 'fishes' লেখা হয় বিভিন্ন প্রজাতি বোঝাতে, যা দৈনন্দিন কথায় প্রায় লাগে না।

Forms of “fish”

Singular: fish
Plural: fish

Other English words for “মাছ”

tilapia
A common freshwater fish that is easy and cheap to farm.
shad
A silvery fish that swims up rivers to breed.
hilsa
A prized silvery fish, the national fish of Bangladesh.
dry-fish
Fish that has been dried in the sun to preserve it.
eel
A long, thin sea or river fish that looks like a snake.

Idioms using “fish”

A fish out of water
ডাঙায় তোলা মাছের মতো অস্বস্তিতে

“fish” elsewhere on EnglishBD

This shop sells fresh fish and vegetables.
Parts of Speech in English →
"Fish and chips" is heard as "fish n chips" — and loses its vowel completely.
Weak Forms in English: Why Small Words Disappear →
Fish is cheap in this market.
Ship vs Sheep: the Short i and Long ee Sounds →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“fish” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • জরুরি অবস্থা
- • আবেদনকারী, প্রার্থী
- • কেন্নো
- • মাছ
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মাছ — fish (noun) — মাছ. An animal that lives in water and breathes with gills.

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