Bengali Lesson 1

Aloo bhaja

fried potato

Aloor shobji

Veggies, mostly potatoes

bashmunti

yellow (formal)

bashunti polau

yellow fried rice dish, sweet

Begni

fried eggplant, as a pakora

Begun

Eggplant

Begun bhaja

fried eggplant

bhaja

fried

bhallo aachen?

Are you good?

bhat

rice

Bishorjhon

saying good bye to Durga, dip her in the river

channar kofta

type of dessert dish with fried cheese

chatney

chutney

chilli

Lonka

Chop

Fried vegetables, like a pakor

dhunuchi nach

type of dance common in Durga puja?

ful

flower

holud

yellow

How many days is Durga Puja

10 days

Jamia Millia Islamia

Madhurima's University

jhol

soupy curry

kash-ful

type of flower, common on durga puja (wild sugarcane)

Kashi kosha

mutton curry (thick)

khashi

goat

khashir jhol

Soupy goat curry

khashir-mangsho

goat meat (yummy dish)

kosha

Thick curry

lebu

lime

Loshi

Lassi, but doesn't have to be with mango

mach

fish

Mangsho

Meat

murgi

chicken

Murshidabad

Madhurima's City, Major city historically

Mutton

goat

pandal

informal art celebration during durga puja

Papor

Type of airy fried bread

payesh

kheer (milk based dessert… commonly eated on birthdays)

peyaj

onion

polau

fried rice

Possessives

r- poessive, ending in vowel

er- possessive, ending in consonsant (pronounced like air)

Rashugola

milk balls, dipped in syrup (pure sweet, white)

Rasmalai

milk balls, dipped in syrup (yellow, more sophisticated taste)

shiuli

jasmine flower (common in durga puja)

Shobji

vegetables

Shorobono

Bengali alphabet

Shukno Lonka

Dried chilly

Vidyasagar

Made Bengali Alphabet