Determiners

Bengali Lesson 10 (Determiners and People)

Duration: 30 mins

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I should congratulate you since you made it to our 10th lesson about determiners, articles, and quantifiers in Bengali. I hope you have already learned a lot so far. I will also provide in this page a vocabulary list about people, and finally some 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.

Articles

Determiners include definite and indefinite articles (like the, a or an), demonstratives (this and that), quantifiers (many, some etc.

The following are several sentences which include the determiners mentioned above. That way you will be able to see how the determiner is used in a full sentence. 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.

Determiners in Bengali

Determiners Bengali Audio
The yellow pen is easy to findহলুদ পেনটা খোঁজা সহ্য
Haluda pēnaṭā khōm̐jā sahya
A yellow pen is easy to findএকটা হলুদ পেন খোঁজা সহজ
ēkaṭā haluda pēna khōm̐jā sahaja
A French teacher is here
The French teacher is here
Some languages are hardকিছু ভাষা খুব কঠিন
kichu bhāṣā khuba kaṭhina
Many languages are easyঅনেক ভাষাই সহজ
anēka bhāṣā'i sahaja
The student speaks Korean
A student speaks Korean
Some students speak Korean
Many students speak Korean
This student speaks Korean
That student speaks Korean
These students speak Korean
Those students speak Korean

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Vocabulary List about People

Below is a list of 24 words related to people such as family members, siblings ... etc. At the end of the list, there will be examples where those terms are used in a sentence.

People in Bengali

People Bengali Audio
Auntখালা/ফুফু/মাসি/পিসি
khālā/phuphu/māsi/pisi
Babyশিশু
śiśu
Boyবালক
bālaka
Brotherভাই
bhā'i
Child (female)বাচ্চা
bāccā
Child (male)বাচ্চা
bāccā
Cousin (female)খুড়তুতো/মাসতুতো/পিসতুতো বোন
khuṛatutō/māsatutō/pisatutō bōna
Cousin (male)খুড়তুতো/মাসতুতো/পিসতুতো ভাই
khuṛatutō/māsatutō/pisatutō bhā'i
Daughterকন্যা
kan'yā
Fatherবাবা
bābā
Girlবালিকা
bālikā
Grandfatherদাদু/ঠাকুরদা
dādu/ṭhākuradā
Grandmotherঠাকুরমা/ দিদা
ṭhākuramā/ didā
Husbandস্বামী
sbāmī
Manপুরুষ
puruṣa
Motherমা
Nephewভাইপো, ভাগ্নে,
bhā'ipō, bhāgnē,
Nieceভাইজি, ভাগ্নি
bhā'iji, bhāgni
Peopleলোকজন
lōkajana
Sisterবোন
bōna
Sonপুত্র
putra
Uncleচাচা, মামা, খালু, ফুফা, কাকা, জ্যাঠামশাই,
cācā, māmā, khālu, phuphā, kākā, jyāṭhāmaśā'i,
Wifeস্ত্রী
strī
Womanমহিলা/ নারী
mahilā/ nārī

Daily Conversation in Bengali

Finally, a couple sentences that you might need to use or see very often. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Bengali Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Bengali

English Bengali Audio
How old is your sister?আপনার বোনের বয়স কত?
āpanāra bōnēra baẏasa kata?
I love my husbandআমি আমার স্বামীকে ভালবাসি
Āmi āmāra sbāmīkē bhālabāsi
This is my wifeইনি আমার স্ত্রী
ini āmāra strī
What's your brother called?আপনার ভাইয়ের নাম কি?
āpanāra bhā'iẏēra nāma ki?
Where does your father work?আপনার বাবা কোথায় কাজ করেন?
Āpanāra bābā kōthāẏa kāja karēna?
Your daughter is very cuteআপনার মেয়ে খুব মিষ্টি
Āpanāra mēẏē khuba miṣṭi
What time is it?এখন কটা বাজে?
ēkhana kaṭā bājē?
It's 10 o'clockএখন দশটা বাজে
Ēkhana daśaṭā bājē
Give me this!এটা আমাকে দিন!
ēṭā āmākē dina!
I love youআমি তোমাকে ভালবাসি
Āmi tōmākē bhālabāsi
Are you free tomorrow evening?কাল সন্ধ্যে বেলা কি আপনার সময় হবে?
kāla sandhyē bēlā ki āpanāra samaẏa habē?
I would like to invite you for dinnerআমি আপনাকে রাতের খাবারের জন্য আমন্ত্রণ জানাতে চাই
Āmi āpanākē rātēra khābārēra jan'ya āmantraṇa jānātē cā'i

Fun Facts

Language Quote ❝If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.❞ ‒Nelson Mandela

Congratulations! You finished your 10th lesson in Bengali about determiners, people and jobs. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Bengali Lesson 11. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Bengali homepage.

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