***we love Bangla/Bengoli *** 1st lesson lettar

Pronunciation Guide for Bangla Vowels

<table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top">

Bangla
form

</td> <td valign="top">

English
Phonetic

</td> <td valign="top">

 Letter 
Name

</td> <td valign="top">

 Pronounced 
as in

</td> <td valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 অ

</td> <td>

o

</td> <td>

aw

</td> <td>

awe

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 আ

</td> <td>

a

</td> <td>

aah

</td> <td>

Aadvark

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ই

</td> <td>

i

</td> <td>

hroswo-i(short i)

</td> <td>

hit

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঈ

</td> <td>

I

</td> <td>

dIrgho-e(long i)

</td> <td>

skiing

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 উ

</td> <td>

u

</td> <td>

hroswo-u(short u)

</td> <td>

put

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঊ

</td> <td>

U

</td> <td>

dIrgho-u(long u)

</td> <td>

vacuum

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঋ

</td> <td>

rri

</td> <td>

ree

</td> <td>

wring

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 এ

</td> <td>

e

</td> <td>

eh

</td> <td>

bed

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঐ

</td> <td>

OI

</td> <td>

oi

</td> <td>

going

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ও

</td> <td>

O

</td> <td>

o

</td> <td>

moat

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঔ

</td> <td>

OU

</td> <td>

ou

</td> <td>

o+u

</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

 

Pronunciation Guide for Bangla Consonants

<table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top">

Bangla
form

</td> <td valign="top">

English
Phonetic

</td> <td valign="top">

 Letter&nbsp
Name

</td> <td valign="top">

 Pronounced 
as in

</td> <td valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ক

</td> <td>

k

</td> <td>

kaw

</td> <td>

skin

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 খ

</td> <td>

kh

</td> <td>

khaw

</td> <td>

khaki

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 গ

</td> <td>

g

</td> <td>

gaw

</td> <td>

go

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঘ

</td> <td>

gh

</td> <td>

ghaw

</td> <td>

ghetto

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঙ

</td> <td>

Ng

</td> <td>

ungaw

</td> <td>

king

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 চ

</td> <td>

ch

</td> <td>

chaw

</td> <td>

cheat

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ছ

</td> <td>

chh

</td> <td>

chhaw

</td> <td>

watch

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 জ

</td> <td>

j

</td> <td>

borgiyo-jaw

</td> <td>

jingle

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঝ

</td> <td>

jh

</td> <td>

jhaw

</td> <td>

jhansi

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঞ

</td> <td>

NG

</td> <td>

ingaw

</td> <td>

gnome

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ট

</td> <td>

T

</td> <td>

taw

</td> <td>

token

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঠ

</td> <td>

Th

</td> <td>

ttaw

</td> <td>

whittle

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ড

</td> <td>

D

</td> <td>

daw

</td> <td>

dive

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঢ

</td> <td>

Dh

</td> <td>

dhaw

</td> <td>

adhere

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ণ

</td> <td>

N

</td> <td>

moddheno-naw

</td> <td>

noise

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ত

</td> <td>

t

</td> <td>

taw(soft)

</td> <td>

Wyeth

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 থ

</td> <td>

th

</td> <td>

thaw(hard)

</td> <td>

think

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 দ

</td> <td>

d

</td> <td>

daw

</td> <td>

Dostoevsky

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ধ

</td> <td>

dh

</td> <td>

dhaw

</td> <td>

sadhu

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ন

</td> <td>

n

</td> <td>

donte-naw

</td> <td>

no

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 প

</td> <td>

p

</td> <td>

paw

</td> <td>

pauper

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ফ

</td> <td>

ph,f

</td> <td>

phaw

</td> <td>

cipher

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ব

</td> <td>

b,w

</td> <td>

baw

</td> <td>

boy

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ভ

</td> <td>

bh,v

</td> <td>

bhaw

</td> <td>

abhorrent

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ম

</td> <td>

m

</td> <td>

maw

</td> <td>

mother

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 য

</td> <td>

J,Y

</td> <td>

ontesto-jaw

</td> <td>

joy

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 র

</td> <td>

r

</td> <td>

boye-sunno-raw

</td> <td>

right

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ল

</td> <td>

l

</td> <td>

law

</td> <td>

lady

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 শ

</td> <td>

sh

</td> <td>

talibo-shaw

</td> <td>

show

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ষ

</td> <td>

Sh

</td> <td>

moddheno-shaw

</td> <td>

cash

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 স

</td> <td>

s

</td> <td>

donte-shaw

</td> <td>

wish

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 হ

</td> <td>

h

</td> <td>

haw

</td> <td>

hole

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 য়

</td> <td>

y

</td> <td>

ontesto-aw

</td> <td>

happy

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ড়

</td> <td>

R

</td> <td>

doye-sunnyo-raw(hard r)

</td> <td>

rhythm

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঢ়

</td> <td>

Rh

</td> <td>

ddhoye-sunnyo-raw (hard rh)

</td> <td>

arrhythmia

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ৎ

</td> <td>

t^

</td> <td>

khanda taw(short taw)

</td> <td>

nitwit

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ং

</td> <td>

ng,ng^

</td> <td>

sign anuswar

</td> <td>

Bengali

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঃ

</td> <td>

H^

</td> <td>

sign bishorgo

</td> <td>

poof

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

 ঁ

</td> <td>

n^

</td> <td>

sign chondrobindu

</td> <td>

sand

</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>