This is the 12th lesson about Bengali verbs, as well as time expressions such as hours, days, and months. Finally some simple common phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Bengali Classes.
Verbs
Before we move on to lessons about the present, past, and future, we need to discuss verbs in general. The verb is the second most used part of speech after the noun. That means we need to pay more attention to its different forms and tenses.
Below is a list of 16 verbs that you might come across or use very often. They are in their raw format (not conjugated yet). The table contains 3 columns (English, Bengali, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Verbs List in Bengali
Verbs
Bengali
Audio
To drive
গাড়ি চালানো gāṛi cālānō
To find
চালানো cālānō
To give
দেওয়া dē'ōẏā
To have
কাছে থাকা kāchē thākā
To know
জানা jānā
To learn
শেখা śēkhā
To love
ভালবাসা bhālabāsā
To play
খেলা khēlā
To read
পড়া paṛā
To see
দেখা dēkhā
To smile
হাসা hāsā
To speak
বলা balā
To think
ভাবা bhābā
To understand
বুঝতে পারা bujhatē pārā
To work
কাজ করা kāja karā
To write
লেখা lēkhā
Here is an example of the verb "to understand" conjugated into the past, present, and future.
Verb "to understand" in a Sentence
He understands me
সে আমাকে বুঝতে পারে sē āmākē bujhatē pārē
He understood me
সে আমাকে বুঝতে পারল sē āmākē bujhatē pārala
He will understand me
সে আমায় বুঝবে sē āmāẏa bujhabē
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Time
Below is a list of 30 words related to time such as hours, days and months. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to discuss time related topics more easily.
Time in Bengali
Time
Bengali
Audio
Days
দিন/দিনগুলি dina/dinaguli
Monday
সোমবার sōmabāra
Tuesday
মঙ্গলবার maṅgalabāra
Wednesday
বুধবার budhabāra
Thursday
বৃহস্পতিবার br̥haspatibāra
Friday
শুক্রবার śukrabāra
Saturday
শনিবার śanibāra
Sunday
রবিবার rabibāra
January
জানুয়ারি jānuẏāri
February
ফেব্রুয়ারি phēbruẏāri
March
মার্চ mārca
April
এপ্রিল ēprila
May
মে mē
June
জুন juna
July
জুলাই julā'i
August
অগাস্ট agāsṭa
September
সেপ্টেম্বর sēpṭēmbara
October
অক্টোবর akṭōbara
November
নভেম্বর nabhēmbara
December
ডিসেম্বর ḍisēmbara
Autumn
শরতকাল śaratakāla
Winter
শীতকাল śītakāla
Spring
বসন্ত কাল basanta kāla
Summer
গ্রীষ্মকাল grīṣmakāla
Seasons
মরশুম/ ঋতু maraśuma/ r̥tu
Months
মাস māsa
Time
সময় samaẏa
Hour
ঘণ্টা ghaṇṭā
Minute
মিনিট miniṭa
Second
দ্বিতীয় dbitīẏa
Daily Conversation in Bengali
Finally, here are some popular phrases you might need to use daily. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Bengali Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Bengali
English
Bengali
Audio
I was born in July
আমার জুলাই মাসে জন্ম হয়েছিল āmāra julā'i māsē janma haẏēchila
I will visit you in August
আমি অগাস্টে তোমার ওখানে আসবো āmi agāsṭē tōmāra ōkhānē āsabō
See you tomorrow!
আগামীকাল তোমার সঙ্গে দেখা হবে āgāmīkāla tōmāra saṅgē dēkhā habē
Today is Monday
আজ সোমবার āja sōmabāra
Winter is very cold here
এখানে শীতকালে খুব ঠাণ্ডা পড়ে ēkhānē śītakālē khuba ṭhāṇḍā paṛē
Yesterday was Sunday
গতকাল রবিবার ছিল gatakāla rabibāra chila
Are you married?
আপনি কি বিবাহিত? āpani ki bibāhita?
I'm single
আমি অবিবাহিত Āmi abibāhita
Would you marry me?
আপনি কি আমাকে বিয়ে করবেন? āpani ki āmākē biẏē karabēna?
Language Quote: ❝Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.❞ ‒Sarah Caldwell
Congratulations! You finished your 12th lesson in Bengali about verbs, and time. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Bengali Lesson 13. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Bengali homepage.