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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	ÊpS	ÊpL
yap	sysp	sip	Êip	Gp¸p

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 9a

z pa

x pha

c ba

v bha

b ma

z  pa	zu path(a)	·az chaap(a)	zaL paao	zaz paap(a)
x  pha	x¶j± phacake	xq± phatak	xtd phanii	xsEÈ pharin°
sxps± phinaki	xÏasE ph^aari	c  ba	cp ban	caz baap(a)
cacÁ baabaa	caL baao	¶asc caabi	iasc daabi	pcd³t nabiigan
±jc? kabe?	yjc tabe	ÊcÏj¶ b^ece	Êcap bon	v  bha
vaS bhaai	Apfvœsy anubhuuti	b  ma	babÁ maamaa	bayÁ maataa
szyabayÁ pitaamaataa	ÊvàbyÎc bhoomat`va	vœsb bhuumi	Êb´ megh(a)	±b kam(a)
´ab ghaam(a)	Apfzb anupam	baz maap	Êva³ bhog	baj¹ maajhe

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 9b

z	zu	·az	zaL	zaz
x	x¶j±	xq±	xtd	xsEÈ
sxps±	xÏasE	c	cp	caz
cacÁ	caL	¶asc	iasc	pcd³t
±jc?	yjc	ÊcÏj¶	Êcap	v
vaS	Apfvœsy	b	babÁ	bayÁ
szyabayÁ	ÊvàbyÎc	vœsb	Êb´	±b
´ab	Apfzb	baz	Êva³	baj¹

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 10a

n ya (sounds like “ ja”)

½ ya

m  ra

¬  la

mÆ  ru

mÇ ruu

n  ya	Ên ye	Êna³ yog	Ên²ajp yekhaane	½  ya
p½ nay	²a½ khaay	na½ yaay	Ênaua½ yothaay	Êbj½ meye
m  ra	mc rab	±amt kaaran	Êbmabyd meraamatii	namÁ yaaraa
±sm kari	Êbàsm moori	mdsy riiti	mÆs¶ ruci	mÇzÁ ruupaa
Êmao rodh	Êma½Á royaa	±jmÁ karo	¬  la	¬S lai
¬½ lay	¬´f laghu	zsm¬ parila	Êb¬Á melaa	zaS¬ab paailaam
¬a¸›± laajuk	¬s¬y lalita	¬d¬as½y liilaayita	Ê·j¬ chele	zsmj¬Á parilo
ʬà loo	mL½Á rowaa (raoyaa)	¶aL½Á caawaa (caaoyaa)	naL½Á yaawaa (yaaoyaa)	ÊpL½Á newaa (neoyaa)
ÊiL½Á dewaa (deoyaa)	L½a¶Î waac` (oyaac`)	L½a¬aS waalaai (oyaalaai)	Auí artha	Auíaù arthaat'
A±í arka	As±í arki	A±‚í arku	Aj±í arke	Aj±ía arko
A±íÁ arkaa	A±dí arkii	A±ƒí arkuu	Ak±í arkee	Aj±àí arkoo

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 10b

n	Ên	Êna³	Ên²ajp	½
p½	²a½	na½	Ênaua½	Êbj½
m	mc	±amt	Êbmabyd	namÁ
±sm	Êbàsm	mdsy	mÆs¶	mÇzÁ
Êmao	Êma½Á	±jmÁ	¬	¬S
¬½	¬´f	zsm¬	Êb¬Á	zaS¬ab
¬a¸›±	¬s¬y	¬d¬as½y	Ê·j¬	zsmj¬Á
ʬà	mL½Á	¶aL½Á	naL½Á	ÊpL½Á
ÊiL½Á	L½a¶Î	L½a¬aS	Auí	Auíaù
A±í	As±í	A±‚í	Aj±í	Aj±ía
A±íÁ	A±dí	A±ƒí	Ak±í	Aj±àí

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 11a

® sha

¿ sa

\ sa

ã ha

ë shu

À hu

§ hrri

®  sha	®spcam shanivaar	®a± shaak(a)	®az shaap	Aa®Á aashaa
Gsp® uunish(a)	²f® khush	GpscÈ® uunabin°sha	ndë yiishu	ës¶ shuci
¿  sa	Ê®¿ shes	Êia¿ dos(a)	Hs¿ rrisi	Ê´a¿tÁ ghosanaa
\  sa	\sw± sathik	D\Á iisaa	\acoap saab-dhaan	\f² sukh(a)
Ê\ se	bÏaj\ m^aase	Ê\abcam som-baar	²a\ khaas(a)	ã  ha
ãy hat(a)	ãp han(a)	ã½ hay(a)	bas\ã maasih(a)	\ãa½ sahaay(a)
\sãy sahit(a)	¸ÀmÁ jahuraa	§i½ hrriday(a)	snjãacÁ yihobaa	Fù\ ut`sa
s¶s±ù\± cikit`sak	Fù\a@ ut`saahh	Fù\f± ut`suk	ãa\ haas	ã÷a\ hraas
³ab gaam	´a\ ghaas	zat paan	Û± duk	igy duut(a)
‘³ab graam	´Ía\ ghraas	‘zat praan	‘iƱ druk	‘iÇy druut(a)
oap dhaan	oºap dhyaan	Fiºap udyaan	Fjiºa³ udyog	Ê‘zb prem

BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 11b

®	®spcam	®a±	®az	Aa®Á
Gsp®	²f®	GpscÈ®	ndë	ës¶
¿	Ê®¿	Êia¿	Hs¿	Ê´a¿tÁ
\	\sw±	D\Á	\acoap	\f²
Ê\	bÏaj\	Ê\abcam	²a\	ã
ãy	ãp	ã½	bas\ã	\ãa½
\sãy	¸ÀmÁ	§i½	snjãacÁ	Fù\
s¶s±ù\±	Fù\a@	Fù\f±	ãa\	ã÷a\
³ab	´a\	zat	Û±	igy
‘³ab	´Ía\	‘zat	‘iƱ	‘iÇy
oap	oºap	Fiºap	Fjiºa³	Ê‘zb

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BENGALI PRONUNCIATION – PRACTICE 12

Learn to sing along using this linked audio file!

Tumi yadi jaan-te paar-te — If You Could Know!

   “zamj¬” — “If You Could Know”

Cy›sb nsi Em¸apjy zamjy DmAabam bjp C±d,

C\BÖcy Amy›sb cf¹jy DmAasb nÁ G7cs¬|

G7nÁ Êis² Cy›sb Êi² pÁ,

AmnÁ ësp Fy›sb ëp CpÁ|

CnÁ ¶aS y›sb s± F¶aL?

C®asPÙzgtí ¸dcp paL, G7paL, CpaL!

Cn²p Aabam Em\abjp ¶¬, DmJ±q› cºuÁ CzaS,

Cs±Pß n²p Amigjm ¶¬ DmcºuÁ ÊcjR G7na½|

G7n²p zEs· CÊis² Êyabam bf²;

Am³jbm Êñjê Fësp Êyabam C\f²|

CnamÁ ëjp yamÁ Fëpf±…:

C®asPÙzgtí ¸dcp iaL, G7iaL, CiaL!

There are several conjunct characters in this song script. To find out more about conjuncts visit the Bengali language course and examine the file titled “Script Conjuncts” (wb069conjuncts.pdf).

BÖ	=	bÎ	+	v	mbha
ë	=	®Î	+	f	shu
PÙ	=	pÎ	+	y	nta
Pß	=	PÙÎ	+	f	ntu
ñ	=	±…	+	¿	ksa
ê	=	yÎ	+	m	tra

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