Negation

Bengali Lesson 7 (Negation and Human Body)

Duration: 30 mins

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Lesson number 7 teaches an important aspect in Bengali which is negation. I'm also including a list of vocabulary about the human body, and finally a conversation about getting to know someone. 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.

Negation

Negation is the opposite of an affirmative statement. So basically any negative expression such as "no", "never" "nothing" etc. Knowing how to use the negation form could help you double the number of expressions you could use in a sentence.

Here are some negation expressions 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.

Negation in Bengali

Negation Bengali Audio
Noনা
Nothingকিছু না
kichu nā
Not yetএখনো না
ēkhanō nā
No oneকেউ না
kē'u nā
No longerআর না/আর নেই
āra nā/āra nē'i
Neverকখনো না
kakhanō nā
Cannotপারি না/পারে না/পারো না
pāri nā/pārē nā/pārō nā
Should notউচিৎ না
uciṯ nā

Now we will try to implement some of the negative expressions above into full Bengali sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Bengali Negation in a Sentence

English Bengali Audio
Don't worry!চিন্তা করবেন না!
cintā karabēna nā!
I cannot remember the wordআমি শব্দটা মনে করতে পারছি না
Āmi śabdaṭā manē karatē pārachi nā
I do not speak Japaneseআমরা জাপানি ভাষা বলি না
āmarā jāpāni bhāṣā bali nā
I don't know!আমি জানি না!
āmi jāni nā!
I'm not fluent in Italian yetআমি এখনো ইতালীয় ভাষায় সাবলীল নই
Āmi ēkhanō itālīẏa bhāṣāẏa sābalīla na'i
I'm not interested!আমি আগ্রহী নই!
āmi āgrahī na'i!
No one here speaks Greekএখানে কেউ গ্রিক ভাষা বলে না
Ēkhānē kē'u grika bhāṣā balē nā
No problem!কোনও ব্যাপার না!
kōna'ō byāpāra nā!
This is not correctএটা ঠিক নয়
Ēṭā ṭhika naẏa
This is wrongএটা ভুল
ēṭā bhula
We don't understandআমরা বুঝি না
āmarā bujhi nā
You should not forget this wordতোমার এই শব্দটা ভুলে যাওয়া উচিৎ না
tōmāra ē'i śabdaṭā bhulē yā'ōẏā uciṯ nā

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Vocabulary List about the Human Body

Below is a list of 20 words related to human body. If you can memorize them by heart, you might be able to communicate to your doctor if you have amy pain or discomfort.

Human Body List in Bengali

Body Bengali Audio
Armবাহু
bāhu
Backপিঠ
piṭha
Chestবুক, বক্ষ
buka, bakṣa
Earকান
kāna
Eyeচোখ
cōkha
Faceমুখমন্ডল
mukhamanḍala
Feetপা-এর পাতা
pā-ēra pātā
Fingersআঙ্গুলগুলো
āṅgulagulō
Hairচুল
cula
Handহাত
hāta
Headমাথা
māthā
Heartহৃদয
hr̥daya
Legপা
Mouthমুখ
mukha
Neckঘর্/ ঘার
ghar/ ghāra
Noseনাক
nāka
Shoulderকাঁধ
kām̐dha
Stomachপেট
pēṭa
Teethদাঁত
dām̐ta
Tongueজিহভা
jihabhā

Daily Conversation in Bengali

Finally, a list of commonly used expressions about getting to know someone for the first time. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Bengali Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Bengali

English Bengali Audio
He feels with his handসে তার হাত দিয়ে অনুভব করে
Sē tāra hāta diẏē anubhaba karē
I smell with my noseআমি আমার নাক দিয়ে গন্ধ শুঁকি
āmi āmāra nāka diẏē gandha śum̐ki
She has beautiful eyesতার চোখ খুব সুন্দর
tāra cōkha khuba sundara
She tastes with her tongueসে তার জিভ দিয়ে স্বাদ বোঝে
sē tāra jibha diẏē sbāda bōjhē
We see with our eyesআমরা আমাদের চোখ দিয়ে দেখি
āmarā āmādēra cōkha diẏē dēkhi
You hear with your earsআপনি আপনার কান দিয়ে শোনেন
āpani āpanāra kāna diẏē śōnēna
How old are you?আপনার বয়স কত?
āpanāra baẏasa kata?
I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years oldআমার বয়স (কুড়ি,তিরিশ...) বছর
Āmāra baẏasa (kuṛi,tiriśa...) Bachara
Are you married?আপনি কি বিবাহিত?
āpani ki bibāhita?
Do you have children?আপনার কি কোন সন্তান আছে?
Āpanāra ki kōna santāna āchē?
I have to goআমাকে যেতে হবে
Āmākē yētē habē
I will be right back!আমি এখুনি ফিরে আসবো!
āmi ēkhuni phirē āsabō!

Fun Facts

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Congratulations! You finished your 7th lesson in Bengali about negation, and the human body. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Bengali Lesson 8. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Bengali homepage.

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