This 17th lesson teaches the comparative form in Bengali. In addition, I am including a vocabulary list about shopping and eating at a restaurant. 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.
Comparative
This lesson includes not only the comparative form but the superlative and the diminutive forms as well. That way you make comparisons, but also you can say what is better and what is worse.
Below is a list of 20 comparative forms that you might come across or use very often. 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.
Comparative Form in Bengali
Comparative
Bengali
Audio
As... as
যেরকম Yērakama
Taller
আরো লম্বা ārō lambā
Shorter
একটু বেঁটে ēkaṭu bēm̐ṭē
Younger
কনিষ্ঠতরত/ বয়সে ছোট kaniṣṭhatarata/ baẏasē chōṭa
Older
অগ্রজ /বয়সে বড় agraja/baẏasē baṛa
As tall as
Taller than
আরো বেশী লম্বা ārō bēśī lambā
Shorter than
একটু ছোট ēkaṭu chōṭa
More beautiful
আরো সুন্দর ārō sundara
Less beautiful
অত সুন্দর না ata sundara nā
Most beautiful
সবচেয়ে সুন্দর sabacēẏē sundara
Happy
সুখী sukhī
Happier
বেশি সুখী bēśi sukhī
Happiest
সবচেয়ে সুখী sabacēẏē sukhī
You are happy
আপনি সুখী āpani sukhī
You are as happy as Maya
আপনি মায়ার মতই সুখী āpani māẏāra mata'i sukhī
You are happier than Maya
আপনি মায়ার চেয়ে বেশি সুখী āpani māẏāra cēẏē bēśi sukhī
You are the happiest
আপনি সবচেয়ে সুখী āpani sabacēẏē sukhī
Good
ভাল bhāla
Better
বেশি ভাল bēśi bhāla
Best
সবচেয়ে ভাল sabacēẏē bhāla
Bad
খারাপ/মন্দ/বাজে khārāpa/manda/bājē
Worse
বেশি বাজে bēśi bājē
Worst
সবচেয়ে বাজে sabacēẏē bājē
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Shopping
Below is a list of 18 words related to shopping such as in the supermarket. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or the shopping mall without a problem.
Shopping List in Bengali
Shopping
Bengali
Audio
Can you take less?
আপনি কি একটু কম করবেন?/আপনি কি দামটা একটু কম করবেন? āpani ki ēkaṭu kama karabēna?/Āpani ki dāmaṭā ēkaṭu kama karabēna?
Do you accept credit cards?
আপনারা কি ক্রেডিট কার্ড নেন? Āpanārā ki krēḍiṭa kārḍa nēna?
How much is this?
এটার দাম কত? Ēṭāra dāma kata?
I'm just looking
আমি শুধু দেখছি Āmi śudhu dēkhachi
Only cash please!
অনুগ্রহ করে শুধুমাত্র নগদ দেবেন anugraha karē śudhumātra nagada dēbēna
This is too expensive
এটা খুব দামী ēṭā khuba dāmī
Cafe
ক্যাফে kyāphē
Cash
নগদ nagada
Cheap
সস্তা/কম দাম sastā/kama dāma
Check
চেক cēka
Cinema
সিনেমা sinēmā
Credit card
ক্রেডিট কার্ড krēḍiṭa kārḍa
Expensive
দামী dāmī
Gas station
পেট্রোল পাম্প pēṭrōla pāmpa
Museum
জাদুঘর jādughara
Parking
পার্কিং pārkiṁ
Pharmacy
ওষুধের দোকান ōṣudhēra dōkāna
Supermarket
সুপার মার্কেট supāra mārkēṭa
Vocabulary List about Restaurants
Below is a list of 30 words related to eating at a restaurant. Obviously, they will come in handy if you invite someone out to dinner or order something off the menu without a problem.
Restaurant Terms in Bengali
Restaurant
Bengali
Audio
I'm vegetarian
আমি নিরামিষাশী āmi nirāmiṣāśī
It is very delicious!
এটা খুব ভাল খেতে! ēṭā khuba bhāla khētē!
May we have the check please!
অনুগ্রহ করে বিলটা দেবেন? Anugraha karē bilaṭā dēbēna?
The bill please!
অনুগ্রহ করে বিলটা দিন! Anugraha karē bilaṭā dina!
Waiter / waitress!
পরিবেশক/পরিবেশিকা Paribēśaka/paribēśikā
What do you recommend? (to eat)
আপনার মতে কোনটা নেওয়া উচিৎ? āpanāra matē kōnaṭā nē'ōẏā uciṯ?
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Congratulations! You finished your 17th lesson in Bengali about the comparative form, shopping and eating at a restaurant. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Bengali Lesson 18. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Bengali homepage.
