Complete Bengali - Chapter 1

Question 1

Word list from chapter 1 of the Complete Bengali book by William Radice

ISBN: 9781444106862
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Answer 1

Letters in this chapter

Vowels:
আ = া = ā
ই = ি = i
উ = ু = u

Consonants:
গ = g
ন = n
ব‌ = b
ম = m

Question 2

mango

Answer 2

আম
/am/

Question 3

mother

Answer 3

মা
/ma/

Question 4

no, not

Answer 4

না
/na/

Question 5

name

Answer 5

নাম
/nam/

Question 6

body

Answer 6

গা
/gā/

Question 7

song

Answer 7

গান
/gan/

Question 8

my

Answer 8

আমার
/āmār/

Question 9

again

Answer 9

আবার
/abar/

Question 10

garden

Answer 10

বাগান
/bagan/

Question 11

I

Answer 11

আমি
/ami/

Question 12

salt

Answer 12

নুন
/nun/

Question 13

he/she
(polite, here)

Answer 13

ইনি
/ini/

Question 14

he/she
(polite, there)

Answer 14

উনি
/uni/

Question 15

handkerchief

Answer 15

রুমাল
/rumal/

Question 16

blue

Answer 16

নীল
/nil/

Question 17

red

Answer 17

লাল
/lal/

Question 18

root, primary, origin

Answer 18

মূল
/mūl/

Question 19

I did not bring…

Answer 19

আমি আনিনি…
/āmi ānini/

Question 20

I brought…

Answer 20

আমি আনলাম…
/ami anlam/

Question 21

We did not take…

Answer 21

আমরা নিইনি…
/amra ni’ini/

Question 22

We do not take…

Answer 22

আমরা নিইনা…
/amra niina/

Question 23

Bring (some) mangos.

Answer 23

আম আনুন
/am anun/

(Mango bring.)

Question 24

May I take (some) salt?

Answer 24

নুন নিই ।
/nun nii?/
—
(Salt I-take?)

Question 25

Please take (some).

Answer 25

নিন না। /nin na/

Question 26

She *(here)* is my mother.

Answer 26

ইনি আমার মা । /ini amar ma/

Question 27

He *(polite, there)* is my (maternal) uncle.

Answer 27

উনি আমার মামা। /uni amar mama/

Question 28

My name is Raul.

Answer 28

আমার নাম রাউল। /amar nam raul/

Question 29

Take my handkerchief.

Answer 29

আমার রুমাল নিন । /amar rumal nin/

Question 30

Is he *(p, t)* Uma's father?

Answer 30

উনি উমার বাবা? /uni umār bābā?/

Question 31

No, he *(polite, there)* is Rim's father.

Answer 31

না, উনি রিমের বাবা। /na, uni rimer baba/