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 AlphabetEnglish SoundPronunciation Example
kক As ‘k’ in kite
khখ Coupled sound of ‘k’, ‘h’= ‘kh’
gগ As ‘g’ in gun
ghঘ Coupled sound of ‘g’, ‘h’= ‘gh’
ņঙ As ‘gn’ in gnome
chচ As ‘ch’ in chair
chhছ As ‘ch’ as in chair
jজ As ‘j’ in jug
jhঝ This is produced using the naval sounds while the tongue touches the upper part of mouth cavity
nঞ Just like ‘gn’ of gnome with a slight up movement of tongue
ţট As ‘t’ in top
ţhঠ Hard sound of ‘t’
đড As ‘d’ in dark
đhঢ Coupled sound of ‘d’ and ‘h’= ‘dh’
nণ Nasal sound when the tongue touches a bit away from teeth
tত Soft sound of ‘t’ as used in 'Bharat'
thথ As ‘th’ in thermo
dদ As ‘th’ in the
dhধ sound produced by coupling soft ‘d’ and ‘h’= ‘dh’
nন As ‘n’ in man
pপ As ‘p’ in push
phফ Sound of ‘f’ if pronounced with closed lips
bব As ‘b’ in ban
bhভ Coupled sound of ‘b’ and ‘h’= ‘bh’
mম As ‘m’ in mass
jয As ‘y’ in yacht
rর As ‘r’ in run
lল As ‘l’ in love
sh and sশ As ‘sh’ in shot
shষ Sound of ‘sh’ when the tongue touches the roots of the teeth
sh and sস As ‘s’ in sound
hহ 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 alphabet list

Bengali Pronunciation

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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

a | अআঙ্গুল | angul
Meaning: Finger, उंगली
আগুগাদী | aagugadi
Meaning: Snake, साँप
অশ্ব | ashru
Meaning: Horse, घोड़ा
aa | আম | am
Meaning: Mango, आम
আপ্প্লে | aapple
Meaning: Apple, सेब
আকাশ | aakasa
Meaning: Sky, आकाश
i | इইত | it
Meaning: Brick, ईंट
ইঁদুর | ili
Meaning: Rat, चूहा
ইতিহাস | itihasa
Meaning: History, इतिहास
ii | ঈগাল | eegal
Meaning: Eagle, बाज
ঈদ | id
Meaning: Id, थोय्हर
u | उউট | ut
Meaning: Camel, ऊंट
উওল | wol
Meaning: Wool, ऊन
উপহার | upahaar
Meaning: Gift, उपहार
uu | ऊঊল্লক | ullk
Meaning: Monkey, बंदर
ঊষা | ushaa
Meaning: Sunrise, सूर्योदय
r | ॠঋষি | rishi
Meaning: Saint, ऋषि
ঋতু | rithu
Meaning: Season, मौसम
e | एএক | ek
Meaning: One, एक
একত্র | ektra
Meaning: Ektara, एकतार
একতা | ekata
Meaning: Unity, एकता
oi | ऐঐরাবত | oirabat
Meaning: Elephant, हाथी
o | ओওজন | ojon
Meaning: Weight, वज़न
ওল | oll
Meaning: Suran, सुरन
ou | ঔষধ | oushadi
Meaning: Medicine, औषध