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Learn Bengali ten words at a time

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Ten short games: the 102 most useful Bengali words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.

The Sixty Dome Mosque at Bagerhat
Challenge
Bengali challenge
12 questions from the 102 phrases, new every time
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Greetings and politeness

Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.

নমস্কারno-mosh-KAR
Hello
শুভ সকালSHU-bho SHO-kal
Good morning
শুভ সন্ধ্যাSHU-bho SHON-dha
Good evening
বিদায়bi-DAY
Goodbye
পরে দেখা হবেPO-re DE-kha ho-be
See you
দয়া করেDO-ya KO-re
Please
ধন্যবাদdhon-no-BAD
Thank you
কোনো ব্যাপার নাKO-no BAE-par NA
You're welcome
দুঃখিতDUKH-khi-to
Sorry
মাফ করবেনmaf KOR-ben
Excuse me
আপনার সাথে পরিচিত হয়ে ভালো লাগলোAAP-nar SHA-the PO-ri-chi-to HO-ye BHA-lo LAG-lo
Nice to meet you
The pink facade of Ahsan Manzil in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Greetings and politeness
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Mahbub Hossain Shaheed (mahosha), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Order anything by pointing

I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.

আমাকে ... দিনAA-ma-ke ... DIN
I would like...
এইটাEY-ta
This one
কত দাম?KO-to daam
How much is it?
বিল দিনbil DIN
The bill, please
কার্ডেKAR-deh
By card
নগদেNO-god-eh
In cash
পানিPA-ni
Water
কফিKO-fi
Coffee
চাchaa
Tea
বিয়ারBI-yar
Beer
... ছাড়াCHHA-ra
Without...
A Pohela Falgun celebration at Chittagong University, Bangladesh
Order anything by pointing
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Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Yes, no and the essentials

The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.

হ্যাঁHAEN
Yes
নাNAA
No
ঠিক আছেTHIK aa-CHEH
Okay
আমি বুঝতে পারছি নাAA-mi BUJ-teh PAR-chi naa
I don't understand
আপনি কি ইংরেজি বলেন?AAP-ni ki ING-rey-ji BO-len
Do you speak English?
আবার বলবেন?AA-bar BOL-ben
Can you repeat that?
একটু আস্তে বলুনEK-tu AS-te BO-lun
Slowly, please
এটা কী?E-ta KI
What is this?
আমার ... দরকারAA-mar ... DOR-kar
I need...
আমাকে একটু সাহায্য করবেন?AA-ma-ke EK-tu sha-HAJ-jo KOR-ben
Can you help me?
A street in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Yes, no and the essentials
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ASaber91, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Counting to ten

One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.

একEK
One
দুইDUI
Two
তিনTIN
Three
চারCHAAR
Four
পাঁচPAACH
Five
ছয়CHHOY
Six
সাতSHAT
Seven
আটAT
Eight
নয়NOY
Nine
দশDOSH
Ten
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Counting to ten
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CAPTAIN RAJU, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Shops and hotels

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.

...আছে?aa-CHEH
Do you have...?
...কোথায়?KO-thay
Where is...?
খোলাKHO-la
Open
বন্ধBON-dho
Closed
একটা ব্যাগ লাগবে?EK-ta baeg LAG-be
A bag?
বেশি দামBE-shi DAM
Too expensive
আমার বুকিং আছেAA-mar BU-king AA-che
I have a reservation
নাস্তা কি অন্তর্ভুক্ত?NAS-ta ki on-tor-BHUK-to
Is breakfast included?
ওয়াইফাই পাসওয়ার্ড কী?WAI-fai PAS-ward KI
What's the wifi password?
আমি কি ... পারি?AA-mi ki ... PA-ri
Can I...?
Kacchi biryani served in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Shops and hotels
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Nahian, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cafe and restaurant

A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.

দুজনের জন্য একটা টেবিলDU-jo-ner JON-no EK-ta TEY-bil
A table for two
মেনু দিনMEY-nu DIN
The menu, please
আপনি কী খেতে বলবেন?AAP-ni KI KHE-te BOL-ben
What do you recommend?
আমি ... খাই নাAA-mi ... KHAI na
I don't eat...
আমার ...তে এলার্জি আছেAA-mar ...-te E-lar-ji AA-che
I'm allergic to...
মাংসMANG-sho
Meat
মুরগিMUR-gi
Chicken
মাছMACH
Fish
খুব সুস্বাদুKHUB SHUSH-waa-du
It's delicious
চিয়ার্স!CHEERZ
Cheers
Dusk on the beach at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Cafe and restaurant
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
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Syedhasibulhasan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Meeting people

How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.

আপনি কেমন আছেন?AAP-ni KEY-mon aa-CHEN
How are you?
আমি ভালো আছিAA-mi BHA-lo AA-chi
I'm fine, thanks
আপনি?AAP-ni
And you?
আপনার নাম কী?AAP-nar NAM KI
What's your name?
আমার নাম ...AA-mar NAM
My name is...
আপনি কোথা থেকে এসেছেন?AAP-ni KO-tha THE-ke E-she-chen
Where are you from?
আমি ... থেকে এসেছিAA-mi ... THE-ke E-she-chi
I'm from...
আমার ভালো লেগেছেAA-mar BHA-lo LE-ge-che
I like it
খুব সুন্দরKHUB SHUN-dor
It's beautiful
স্বাগতমSHA-go-tom
Welcome
Curzon Hall at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Meeting people
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S.M.M.Musabbir Uddin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Getting around

Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.

টয়লেট কোথায়?TOY-let KO-thay
Where is the toilet?
... কীভাবে যাব?KI-bha-be JA-bo
How do I get to...?
বাঁয়েBAA-ye
To the left
ডানেDA-ne
To the right
সোজাSHOH-ja
Straight ahead
এখানেe-KHA-ne
Here
রেলওয়ে স্টেশনREL-way STEY-shon
Train station
বাসBAASH
Bus
বিমানবন্দরbi-MAN-bon-dor
Airport
একটা টিকিট দিনEK-ta TI-kit DIN
One ticket, please
The National Parliament House in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Getting around
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Pinu Rahman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Time and days

Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.

এখনe-KHON
Now
পরেPO-re
Later
আজAAJ
Today
আগামীকালaa-GA-mi-kal
Tomorrow
আজ রাতেAJ RA-te
Tonight
কখন?KO-khon
When?
কখন খোলে?KO-khon KHO-le
What time does it open?
একটু অপেক্ষা করুনEK-tu o-PEK-kha KO-run
One moment, please
মিনিটmi-NIT
Minutes
ঘণ্টাGHON-ta
Hours
A metro train at Agargaon station in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Time and days
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Wasiul Bahar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Help and emergencies

The words you hope to never need.

সাহায্য করুন!sha-HAJ-jo KO-run
Help!
ডাক্তার ডাকুনDAK-tar DA-kun
Call a doctor
পুলিশPU-lish
Police
ওষুধের দোকানO-shu-dher DO-kan
Pharmacy
হাসপাতালHASH-pa-tal
Hospital
আমি হারিয়ে গেছিAA-mi HA-ri-yeh GEY-chi
I'm lost
আমি ভালো নেইAA-mi BHA-lo NEI
I don't feel well
চুরি হয়ে গেছেCHU-ri HOY-eh GEY-che
It was stolen
এটা জরুরিE-ta JO-ru-ri
It's an emergency
আমাকে একা থাকতে দিনAA-ma-ke E-ka THAK-te DIN
Leave me alone
Bakarkhani flatbreads from Dhaka, Bangladesh
Help and emergencies
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Ali Haidar Khan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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