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Bengali Pronunciation Course – With Sounds

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 1.0

A  a	AÁ aa	AºÁ a	S  i	D  ii	F  u	G  uu
H rri	J  e	K ee, oy	L  o	è oo, au

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 1.1a

A  a

AÁ aa

AºÁ a

S  i

D  ii

F  u

G  uu

A a	AÁ aa	AºÁ a	S i	D ii	F u	G uu	A a	S i	F u
AÁ aa	A a	AºÁ a	D ii	S i	G uu	F u	AÁ aa	D ii	G uu
A a	AÁ aa	AºÁ a	S i	D ii	F u	G uu	A a	S i	F u
A a	S i	F u	AÁ aa	D ii	G uu	AºÁ a	A a	D ii	AºÁ a
AÁ aa	D ii	G uu	A a	S i	F u	D ii	AºÁ a	G uu	S i
S i	F u	AºÁ a	AÁ aa	D ii	G uu	A a	S i	AÁ aa	D ii

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 1.1b

A	AÁ	AºÁ	S	D	F	G	A	S	F
AÁ	A	AºÁ	D	S	G	F	AÁ	D	G
A	AÁ	AºÁ	S	D	F	G	A	S	F
A	S	F	AÁ	D	G	AºÁ	A	D	AºÁ
AÁ	D	G	A	S	F	D	AºÁ	G	S
S	F	AºÁ	AÁ	D	G	A	S	AÁ	D

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 1.2a

H rri

J  e

K ee, oy

L  o

è oo, au

H rri	J e	K ee	L o	è oo	J e	K ee	L o	è oo	H rri
J e	K ee	J e	è oo	L o	K ee	J e	è oo	L o	H rri
A a	AÁ aa	AºÁ a	S i	D ii	F u	G uu	A a	S i	F u
H rri	J e	K ee	L o	è oo	J e	K ee	L o	è oo	H rri
AJ ae	JS ei	LS oi	JL eo	AaL aao	SL io	D ii	JS ei	AaL aao	S i
SL io	JL eo	AaL aao	AÁ aa	AºÁ a	LS oi	JS ei	H rri	AJ ae	H rri

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 1.2b

H	J	K	L	è	J	K	L	è	H
J	K	J	è	L	K	J	è	L	H
A	AÁ	AºÁ	S	D	F	G	A	S	F
H	J	K	L	è	J	K	L	è	H
AJ	JS	LS	JL	AaL	SL	D	JS	AaL	S
SL	JL	AaL	AÁ	AºÁ	LS	JS	H	AJ	H

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 2a

È n°

@ hha

Ï  ^  (chandrabindu)

AÈ an°	AaÈ aan°	SÈ in°	DÈ iin°	FÈ un°	GÈ uu°	HÈ rrin°
JÈ en°	KÈ een°	LÈ on°	èÈ oon°	AaSÈ aain°	èÈ oon°	AaLÈ aaon°
AÏ a^	AÏÁ aa^	SÏ i^	DÏ ii^	FÏ u^	GÏ uu^	HÏ rri^
JÏ e^	KÏ ee^	LÏ o^	èÏ oo^	AÏS a^i	AºÏÁ a^	AaLÈ aaon°
KÈJÏ een°e^	JÏKÈ e^een°	A@ ahh	Aa@ aahh	F@ uhh	G@ uuhh	@  hh

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 2b

AÈ	AaÈ	SÈ	DÈ	FÈ	GÈ	HÈ
JÈ	KÈ	LÈ	èÈ	AaSÈ	èÈ	AaLÈ
AÏ	AÏÁ	SÏ	DÏ	FÏ	GÏ	HÏ
JÏ	KÏ	LÏ	èÏ	AÏS	AºÏÁ	AaLÈ
KÈJÏ	JÏKÈ	A@	Aa@	F@	G@	@

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 3a

± ka

² kha

³ ga

´ gha

µ n¹a

± ka	² kha	³ ga	´ gha	µ n¹a	± ka	±@ kahh
A± aka	J± ek(a)	Dϱ ii^ka	H± rrik(a)	Jϱ e^k(a)	± ka	±± kaka
² kha	³ ga	´ gha	±´ kagh(a)	µ n¹a	±µ kan¹(a)	² kha
²S khai	²L khao	³ ga	Sϳ i^g(a)	³È gan°	³² gakh(a)	³³ gag(a)
± ka	³ ga	È  n°	±³È kagan°	³³² gagakh(a)	³µ gan¹(a)	²³ khag(a)
±µ kan¹(a)	±± kaka	³È gan°	±±³ kakag(a)	²²µ khakhan¹(a)	±´ kagh(a)	A± aka°
AaÈ aan°	³ ga	S i	AaȳS aan°gai	±±³ kakag(a)	H rri	H± rrik(a)
A a	² kha	³ ga	µ n¹a	²³µ khagan¹(a)	SÏ i^	Sϳ i^g(a)

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 3b

±	²	³	´	µ	±	±@
A±	J±	Dϱ	H±	Jϱ	±	±±
²	³	´	±´	µ	±µ	²
²S	²L	³	Sϳ	³È	³²	³³
±	³	È	±³È	³³²	³µ	²³
±µ	±±	³È	±±³	²²µ	±´	A±
AaÈ	³	S	AaȳS	±±³	H	H±
A	²	³	µ	²³µ	SÏ	Sϳ

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 4a

Î  -`

Á -aa

ºÁ -a, -...+yaa

s -i

d -ii

f -u

g -uu

A±… ak`	± ka	±Á kaa	±ÏÁ k^aa	±aS kaai
±ºÁ ka	±ºÏÁ k^a	s± ki	s±È kin°	±d kii
±‚ ku	±‚A kua	±‚±‚ kuku	±ƒ kuu	² kha
²³ khag(a)	²µÁ khan¹aa	²Á khaa	²aS khaai	²ºÁ kha
²ºÁ kha	s² khi	²f³ khug(a)	³ ga	³S gai
³aL gaao	³aLÈ gaaon°	³a³Á gaagaa	³ºÁ ga	s³ gi
³d gii	Ó gu	ÓÓ=³f³f gugu	³g guu	³g@ guuhh(a)
´ gha	´aJ ghaae	´aÈ ghaan°	´a³ ghaag(a)	´g ghuu
J³Î±Á eg`kaa	J±…²Á ek`khaa	L³Î og`	³ºa³Î gag`	Aa³ aag(a)
s±s± kiki	L± ok(a)	±‚³Á kugaa	²a±d khaakii	Aa³ aag(a)

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 4b

A±…	±	±Á	±ÏÁ	±aS
±ºÁ	±ºÏÁ	s±	s±È	±d
±‚	±‚A	±‚±‚	±ƒ	²
²³	²µÁ	²Á	²aS	²ºÁ
²ºÁ	s²	²f³	³	³S
³aL	³aLÈ	³a³Á	³ºÁ	s³
³d	Ó	ÓÓ=³f³f	³g	³g@
´	´aJ	´aÈ	´a³	´g
J³Î±Á	J±…²Á	L³Î	³ºa³Î	Aa³
s±s±	L±	±‚³Á	²a±d	Aa³

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 5a

h -rri

Ê -e

Ë -ee (“-oy”)

Ê  Á -o

Ê  à -oo (“-au”)

±„ krri	±„±… krrik`	±±„ kakrri	±„³Á krrigaa	Ê±È ken°
ʱ±Á kekaa	ʱj± keke	ʱ³Î keg`	ʱÁ ko	ʱà koo
ʱàÈ koon°	±aSj³Á kaaigo	ʱa±Á kokaa	² kha	²f³Ï± khu^gak(a)
²gj± khuuke	²h³g khrriguu	ʲ khe	˲ khee	ʲa²aS khokhaai
ʲà khoo	ʲàj± khooke	³dj±Á giiko	³h±Á grrikaa	ʳ² gekha
ʳÁ go	ʳaj³Á gogo	ʳà goo	³µÎj³Á gan¹`go	´ gha
´h±Á ghrrikaa	Ê´Á gho	Ê´àj³± ghoogek(a)	³dj±Á giiko	±aSj³Á kaaigo

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 5b

±„	±„±…	±±„	±„³Á	ʱÈ
ʱ±Á	ʱj±	ʱ³Î	ʱÁ	ʱà
ʱàÈ	±aSj³Á	ʱa±Á	²	²f³Ï±
²gj±	²h³g	ʲ	˲	ʲa²aS
ʲà	ʲàj±	³dj±Á	³h±Á	ʳ²
ʳÁ	ʳaj³Á	ʳà	³µÎj³Á	´
´h±Á	Ê´Á	Ê´àj³±	³dj±Á	±aSj³Á

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 6a

¶ ca

· cha

¸   ja

¹   jha

° n²a

¶aS caai	¶aL caao	¶›L cuo	·d chii	Ê·Á cho
Ê·aS choi	Aa· aach(a)	Aas· aachi	Aaj· aache	Aaj·Á aacho
S·… ich`	è·… ooch`	±aj· kaache	³a· gaach(a)	s±·› kichu
s±·›S kichui	±‚·… kuch`	±‚· kuch(a)	±a¸ kaaj	¸È jan°
¸Ïa± j^aak(a)	¸a³aL jaagaao	ʲa¸Á khojaa	¸d jii	H¸› rriju
²fÏj¸ kh^uje	ʸÏa± j^ok(a)	¹ jha	L¹ ojh(a)	¹Á jhaa
¹Ïa¸ jh^aaj(a)	s¹ jhi	s¹s¹ jhijhi	¹fÏs± jh^uki	ʹ jhe
ʹF jheu	ʹÏa±Á jh^okaa	Aa° aan²(a)	¸° jan²(a)	±a¸ kaaj

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 6b

¶aS	¶aL	¶›L	·d	Ê·Á
Ê·aS	Aa·	Aas·	Aaj·	Aaj·Á
S·…	è·…	±aj·	³a·	s±·›
s±·›S	±‚·…	±‚·	±a¸	¸È
¸Ïa±	¸a³aL	ʲa¸Á	¸d	H¸›
²fÏj¸	ʸÏa±	¹	L¹	¹Á
¹Ïa¸	s¹	s¹s¹	¹fÏs±	ʹ
ʹF	ʹÏa±Á	Aa°	¸°	±a¸

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 7a

q ta

w tha

e da

r dha

t na

E ra

R rha

q ta	qj±Á tako	qa±‚ taaku	qaq±Á taatakaa	qºÏa± t^ak
sq ti	sqs±q tikit	q›±‚ tuku	q›q› tutu	ÊqϱÁ t^ekaa
Êqaq±Á totakaa	Aaq aat(a)	±aq kaat	±aqÁ kaataa	w±aL thakaao
wÏaS th^aai	wºaÈ than°	wd± thiik	ÊwÏqÁ the^taa	ÊwqÏÁ thet^aa
ÊwÈ then°	e  da	e³Á dagaa	ea± daaka	ea±‚ daaku
eÏaS d^aai	e›³e›s³ dugadugi	ÊeL deo	r  dha	rµ dhan¹(a)
ra± dhaak	ra±d dhaakii	r›±Á dhukaa	Êrq dhet(a)	ÊrÏaEÁ dh^oraa
t  na	±at kaan	Ht rrin	Ót gun	ʱat kona
´htÁ ghrrinaa	±‚sE kuri	ʳÏaEÁ g^oraa	Ê´ÏaEÁ gh^oraa	AaRaS aarhaai

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 7b

q	qj±Á	qa±‚	qaq±Á	qºÏa±
sq	sqs±q	q›±‚	q›q›	ÊqϱÁ
Êqaq±Á	Aaq	±aq	±aqÁ	w±aL
wÏaS	wºaÈ	wd±	ÊwÏqÁ	ÊwqÏÁ
ÊwÈ	e	e³Á	ea±	ea±‚
eÏaS	e›³e›s³	ÊeL	r	rµ
ra±	ra±d	r›±Á	Êrq	ÊrÏaEÁ
t	±at	Ht	Ót	ʱat
´htÁ	±‚sE	ʳÏaEÁ	Ê´ÏaEÁ	AaRaS

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 8a

y  ta

u  tha

i da

o dha

p na

ù  t`

y  ta	yy tata	·y chata	iy data	¸a³sy± jaagatik
yù tat`	¸³ù jagat`	yù tat`	Fs¶ù ucit`	pj¶ù nacet`
±ias¶ù kadaacit`	AyS atai	³dy giit(a)	yÁ taa	³dyÁ giitaa
yaEÁ-yasE taaraa-taari	Aa´ay aaghaat(a)	yÁ taa	yºa³ tyaag/tag	u  tha
Aau aath(a)	uas± thaaki	±uÁ kathaa	yuÁ tathaa	Êu the
Êuj± theke	Êuà thoo	Au atha	i  da	ihR drrirha
ihRyÁ drrirhataa	ÊiL deo	o  dha	Ûo dudh(a)	Ëo dhee
ÊoÏà dh^oo	p  na	pau naath	ÊpS nei	ÊpL neo
yap taan(a)	sysp tini	sip din(a)	Êip den	Gp¸p uun(a)-jan(a)

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 8b

y	yy	·y	iy	¸a³sy±
yù	¸³ù	yù	Fs¶ù	pj¶ù
±ias¶ù	AyS	³dy	yÁ	³dyÁ
yaEÁ-yasE	Aa´ay	yÁ	yºa³	u
Aau	uas±	±uÁ	yuÁ	Êu
Êuj±	Êuà	Au	i	ihR
ihRyÁ	ÊiL	o	Ûo	Ëo
ÊoÏà	p	pau