Bengali Alphabet
The Bengali alphabet (বাংলা লিপি - Bangla lipi) is derived from the Brahmi alphabet. It is also closely related to the Devanagari alphabet, from which it started to diverge in the 11th Century AD. The current printed form of Bengali alphabet first appeared in 1778 when Charles Wilkins developed printing in Bengali. This Bangla Keyboard enables you to easily type Bangla online without installing Bangla keyboard. You can use your computer keyboard or mouse to type Bangla letters with this online keyboard. Pressing Esc on the Bangla keyboard layout will toggle the mouse input between virtual QWERTY keyboard and virtual Bangla keyboard. The key will also turn. Bengali Alphabet Writing Practice Book: letter learning and handwriting practice workbook For kids Paperback – April 13, 2020 by Neage ahanaf Publishing House (Author) 4.0 out of 5 stars 13 ratings. Name (Bangla alphabet) Bangla Romanization; 1 সৈয়দ Syed (Soiyod) 2 লস্কর Laskar (Loshkor) 3 মীর (moder spelling- মির) Mir: 4 উদ্দিন Uddin: 5 আখুন্দ Akhund (Akhundo) 6 প্রধান Prodhan: 7 মীর্জা (modern spelling- মির্জা) Mirza (Mirja) 8 শাহ Shah: 9.
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Bengali Alphabet
Learning the Bengali alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the Bengali language.
Below is a table showing the Bengali alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.
Bengali Alphabet | English Sound | Pronunciation Example |
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k | ক As ‘k’ in kite | |
kh | খ Coupled sound of ‘k’, ‘h’= ‘kh’ | |
g | গ As ‘g’ in gun | |
gh | ঘ Coupled sound of ‘g’, ‘h’= ‘gh’ | |
ņ | ঙ As ‘gn’ in gnome | |
ch | চ As ‘ch’ in chair | |
chh | ছ As ‘ch’ as in chair | |
j | জ As ‘j’ in jug | |
jh | ঝ This is produced using the naval sounds while the tongue touches the upper part of mouth cavity | |
n | ঞ Just like ‘gn’ of gnome with a slight up movement of tongue | |
ţ | ট As ‘t’ in top | |
ţh | ঠ Hard sound of ‘t’ | |
đ | ড As ‘d’ in dark | |
đh | ঢ Coupled sound of ‘d’ and ‘h’= ‘dh’ | |
n | ণ Nasal sound when the tongue touches a bit away from teeth | |
t | ত Soft sound of ‘t’ as used in 'Bharat' | |
th | থ As ‘th’ in thermo | |
d | দ As ‘th’ in the | |
dh | ধ sound produced by coupling soft ‘d’ and ‘h’= ‘dh’ | |
n | ন As ‘n’ in man | |
p | প As ‘p’ in push | |
ph | ফ Sound of ‘f’ if pronounced with closed lips | |
b | ব As ‘b’ in ban | |
bh | ভ Coupled sound of ‘b’ and ‘h’= ‘bh’ | |
m | ম As ‘m’ in mass | |
j | য As ‘y’ in yacht | |
r | র As ‘r’ in run | |
l | ল As ‘l’ in love | |
sh and s | শ As ‘sh’ in shot | |
sh | ষ Sound of ‘sh’ when the tongue touches the roots of the teeth | |
sh and s | স As ‘s’ in sound | |
h | হ As ‘h’ in has | |
e and - | ||
ŗ | ||
ŗh | ||
Vowels | ||
অ As ‘a’ in mal | ||
আ Stressed অ | ||
ই As ‘I’ in ill | ||
ঈ As ‘e’ in eke | ||
উ As ‘u’ in Ubuntu | ||
ঊ As ‘ou’ in you | ||
ঋ As ‘ri’ in risk | ||
ৠ Double sound of “ri” | ||
এ As ‘e’ in par se | ||
ঐ As ‘a’ in as | ||
ও As ‘o’ in go | ||
ঔ Stressed and long sound of ‘o’ |
Bengali Pronunciation
You saw how a letter is written and might be pronounced, but there is nothing better than hearing the sound of the letters in a video or audio. Below you will be able to hear how the letters above are pronounced, just press the play button:
Bengali Pronunciation |
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The Bengali alphabet is derived from the Brahmi alphabet. It is also closely related to the Devanagari
alphabet, from which it started to diverge in the 11th Century AD. The current printed form of Bengali
alphabet first appeared in 1778 when Charles Wilkins developed printing in Bengali. A few archaic
letters were modernised during the 19th century. Bengali has two literary styles: one is called
Sadhubhasa (elegant language) and the other Chaltibhasa (current language). The former is the
traditional literary style based on Middle Bengali of the sixteenth century, while the later is a 20th
century creation and is based on the speech of educated people in Calcutta. The differences between the
two styles are not huge and involve mainly forms of pronouns and verb conjugations. Some people prefer
to call this alphabet the Eastern Nagari script or Eastern Neo-Brahmic script. It Having the 11 Vowels
Bengali Alphabet Keyboard
অ | |||
a | अ | আঙ্গুল | angul Meaning: Finger, उंगली | আগুগাদী | aagugadi Meaning: Snake, साँप | অশ্ব | ashru Meaning: Horse, घोड़ा |
আ | |||
aa | आ | আম | am Meaning: Mango, आम | আপ্প্লে | aapple Meaning: Apple, सेब | আকাশ | aakasa Meaning: Sky, आकाश |
ই | |||
i | इ | ইত | it Meaning: Brick, ईंट | ইঁদুর | ili Meaning: Rat, चूहा | ইতিহাস | itihasa Meaning: History, इतिहास |
ঈ | |||
ii | ई | ঈগাল | eegal Meaning: Eagle, बाज | ঈদ | id Meaning: Id, थोय्हर | |
উ | |||
u | उ | উট | ut Meaning: Camel, ऊंट | উওল | wol Meaning: Wool, ऊन | উপহার | upahaar Meaning: Gift, उपहार |
ঊ | |||
uu | ऊ | ঊল্লক | ullk Meaning: Monkey, बंदर | ঊষা | ushaa Meaning: Sunrise, सूर्योदय | |
ঋ | |||
r | ॠ | ঋষি | rishi Meaning: Saint, ऋषि | ঋতু | rithu Meaning: Season, मौसम | |
এ | |||
e | ए | এক | ek Meaning: One, एक | একত্র | ektra Meaning: Ektara, एकतार | একতা | ekata Meaning: Unity, एकता |
ঐ | |||
oi | ऐ | ঐরাবত | oirabat Meaning: Elephant, हाथी | ||
ও | |||
o | ओ | ওজন | ojon Meaning: Weight, वज़न | ওল | oll Meaning: Suran, सुरन | |
ঔ | |||
ou | | ঔষধ | oushadi Meaning: Medicine, औषध |