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Hi,

We will be visiting Bangladesh for the first time in March to see some cricket and have a trip on the paddle steamer.

I would very much like to learn a little basic Bangla in advance (such as numbers, please and thank you, and so on) - but can't find anything online. Does anyone know of a good website which I can use to teach myself, and which has sound files so that I can hear the right pronunciation?

Thanks in advance,
smoutie

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You can try LP Bangladesh guide book; hopefully you will get as per your requirements.

Otherhands PM me; I will send you some inportant sentences and words.

Saiful

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I am helples. I dont know such website. I will think to add some Bengali lesson in my website soon. Thanks a lot.

M/time, I am giving some commosn lessons for you. I think it will work :

Number :

1= Ek, 2=Dui, 3=Tin, 4=Char, 5=Panch, 6=Soi, 7= Saat, 8=Aat, 9=Noi, 10=Dosh, 11= Egaro, 12=baro, 13=Tero...50=Ponchash, 100= Eksho

Some other usuful words :

Rice : Vat, Vegetable : Sobji, Fish = Mach, Chicken = Murgi, Beef = Goru, Mutton=Khashi, Bread =Pauruti

Some useful sencence :

  1. I will go to .......: Hotel : Ami ................hotele jabo.
  2. How is the fare? : Vara koto?
  3. How is the price? : Dam Koto?
  4. I dont eat meat : Ami mangsho khaina.
  5. Give me vegetble : Amake sobji din.
  6. Give me parata & linten : Amake parata abong dal din.
  7. Give me egg fry : Dim vaji kore din.
  8. I will go to mirpur cricket stdium : Ami mirpur cricket stadium a jabo.
  9. Wheer is the ticket counter?- Ticket counter ta kothai?
  10. Where is the Rocket steamer office?- Rocket Steamer er office kothai?
  11. Will this bus go to mirpur?-Ei bus ki mirpur jabe?
  12. Hey taxi, would you go to Mirpur stadium?- Taxi, apni ki Mirpur stadium e jaben?

If you need anymore specific words/sentenses, please let me know.

mahmud

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Very kind people, thank you. Especially helpful to tell me how to get to the cricket. Much appreciated.

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The following might help...

http://www.languageshome.com/English-Bengali.htm

http://www.progressive-muslim.org/learning-bengali-or-bangla.

If you are interested to learn a bit more:

http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/faq/learn.html

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That's great, thank you very much Jaflong.

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no sweat, hope you'll have a smooth ride...witnessing bangladesh beat england;-)

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