r/bengalilanguage

I want to learn the Bengali language as of class 10 level at free of cost or minimal charges. Suggest me courses or yt channels

I am from a Hindi background and English is my education medium.

Thanks

Hello I'm 19 and my mom is Bengali but i live in mumbai so i don't have any bengali friends with whom I can talk in Bengali so i have forgotten many stuffs about it.. and i really want to learn it back and yk reconnect with it.. so pls if you think we can connect and talk then let me know! I'm looking for only friends no relationship and stuff.. :D dhanobad

As a student, I am learning bijoy layout. But there aren't any usable practice or learning website for typing Bangla. How did you guys practiced or any tips and suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks for being kind.

There’s a Sanatan phrase that I’ve fell in love with:

सर्वे भी तू सर्वा भी तू , जीवन भी तू म्रत्यु भी तू , दाता तू विधाता तू देता तू लेता तू , सत्य तू असत्य हम , भग्वन तू मनुष्य हम शिव तू सुंदर तू शक्ति तू सब कुछ तू मैं कुछ नहीं

It means:

You are the all, you are the life, you are the death, you are the giver, you are the creator, you are the giver, you are the truth, you are the man, we are Shiva, you are beautiful, you are the power, you are everything, you are nothing.

I want to tattoo it on my body. Does anyone have a Bengali translation for this?

Okay, so this is quite embarrassing, but I am quite bad at reading (and ofc writing) Bengali, being a Bengali myself.

I grew up in Kolkata and have lived here all my life, but since I was enrolled in an ICSE/ISC curriculum, I never felt the need to practice reading Bengali and practically ignored it. I left Bengali as a subject in Class 10 (I got 89/100 in ICSE Bengali).

I have gotten my Michael Modhushudhon moment, and I would like to improve my Bengali reading skills. Whenever I see discussions in Bengali and have to hit the "translate" button, my heart shatters into a million pieces.

I can read sentences SLOWLY. I have forgotten most of the complex mixed letters. Whenever I see multiple lines, my mind panics and tries to ignore them.

Now that I have a few months before college starts, I'd like to correct the mistake I made. How should I go about it? Some people have suggested that I read books, but I gotta tell you that's the most intimidating thing out there for me since I have never read a book outside my curriculum.

And this is not just my problem; this is a recurring pattern in people my age and younger. How to get out of it?

For context I am a writer with a Bengali character. Also I am Chinese and I think we have a similar concept. For me I think our diminuitive nickname is often a single syllable repeated (to sound like how babies talk) and it seems like it really has nothing to do with our chosen name, for example my name means "good day/sunshine" (??) (qinqin) since my parents thought the day I was born was a good day lol?

So I was wondering about the process of picking a daak naam. What makes a name "cute"/diminuitive in Bengali in terms of sounds/syllables, meanings/themes (like types of weather) etc? Are there common reasons/origins that they are chosen?

Thank you 😄

একটা প্রশ্ন অনেকদিন ধরেই মাথায় ঘুরছে।
আজকাল বাংলা rap দ্রুত জনপ্রিয় হচ্ছে। নতুন নতুন শিল্পী আসছেন, মানুষ শুনছে, স্ট্রিমিং বাড়ছে। কিন্তু একই সঙ্গে একটা অভিযোগও বারবার উঠে আসে, বাংলা rap নাকি অশ্লীল ভাষা, গ্যাংস্টার কালচার, মাদক, হিংসা আর পশ্চিমা সংস্কৃতির অন্ধ অনুকরণকে উৎসাহ দিচ্ছে।
আবার অন্যদিকে অনেকে বলেন, rap তো শুধুই একটা মাধ্যম। যে সমাজে যা ঘটে, rap সেটাই তুলে ধরে। প্রতিবাদ, বাস্তবতা, ব্যক্তিগত সংগ্রাম, রাজনীতি, পরিচয় - এসব প্রকাশ করার জন্য rap এর মতো শক্তিশালী মাধ্যম খুব কমই আছে।
তাহলে প্রশ্ন হলো-
বাংলা ra**p কি বাংলা সংস্কৃতিকে**** সমৃদ্ধ করছে,**** নাকি ধী**রে ধীরে তার স্বকীয়তা নষ্ট করছে?
নাকি সমস্যাটা rap এ নয়, বরং আমরা কী ধরনের rap কে জনপ্রিয় করছি সেটাই আসল বিষয়?
আপনাদের মতামত জানতে চাই। যুক্তি দিয়ে আলোচনা হোক। ভিন্নমত অবশ্যই স্বাগত, ব্যক্তিগত আক্রমণ নয়।

Hello, I am a heritage speaker of Bangla, and I can understand it fairly well, though I speak it like a three-year-old. Unfortunately, I am completely illiterate in Bangla, so I want to learn how to read it a little bit better. Are there any tips or suggestions you have for learning how to read Bangla, because I honestly don't really know where to start.

I’m not sure if this is the right place to post something like this, but I’m looking for someone who can write in Bengali to help me.

So my friend recently passed her exams, and I want to collect handwritten congratulation messages for her in different languages.

Just a simple “Congratulations on your success” written on a piece of paper would be more than enough.

I think this small gesture could mean a lot to her and make her really happy.

Thank you in advance to anyone willing to help

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Hi!

For context, I have a lot of friends from Bangladesh, so I can reliably talk to at least 3-5 different people in Bangla every day if I would want to. Or, at least one person even if they weren't all free for whatever reason.

Recently, I have been learning basic phrases. I seem to learn words VERY fast in Spanish but Bangla is also another one. Same with Latin, I tried learning some words in Latin once and I'm really good.

50% of the time when I learn a Bangla word for the first time, aka, someone tells me this is the English meaning and I practice saying it a few times in Bangla and potentially also write it down, I remember it almost immediately. I have been learning for maybe 5-6 days, and I have memorized about 48 words and phrases combined. I've been trying to take Bangla slow so I don't get overwhelmed, so I've had a 15 min conversation every day to learn the new words from someone and practice, and I have not learnt over 20 things on any given day.

Btw, I also have a bangla quizlet started which has the english term then the bangla word written in english. Example? Good / Bhalo. or Thank you / Dhonnobad.

Anyways! I am wondering what is the best way to actually get REALLY good at Bangla and actually follow through on learning? A good thing to mention is that sometimes it can be hard for me to follow through on something if it feels like there is too much to learn so I'd preferably like to learn this with just like 15/20, maybe like 30 minutes MAX a day of Quizlet's or other content, talking to people is easier tho. Also, how do I get good at the accent? I'm saying most of the words pretty well or "perfectly" but I still kinda have that English accent and some words are sooo similar to each other like bracelet and knife which both are churi.

So my bf speaks bengali and I’m writing him a little letter and I want to incorporate some of his language into it, but I absolutely do not trust google translate, and obviously I can’t ask him or the surprise will be ruined. So if there’s anyone who speaks it and could translate “I love you” and just any other cute phrases that would be amazing :)

I work at an international library in Sweden, and I've noticed that the only Bangla books in our collection are older classics. I'm wondering if there are any contemporary Bangla authors to add to our shelves?
We're especially interested in genre fiction, as we already have a substantial collection of melancholic slice of life and social commentary novels. Recommendations for magical realism, fantasy, romance, feel-good fiction, science fiction, horror, or other speculative genres would be particularly welcome. Also want recommendations of any established and emerging writers whose work is popular with contemporary Bangla readers. Thanks!