Bengali Alphabet Flashcards

Flashcards for Bengali alphabet lecture.

অ

Pronounced like 'o' in 'pot'.

আ

Pronounced like 'a' in 'father'.

ই

Pronounced like 'i' in 'sit'.

ঈ

Pronounced like 'ee' in 'see'.

উ

Pronounced like 'u' in 'put'.

ঊ

Pronounced like 'oo' in 'moon'.

এ

Pronounced like 'e' in 'bed'.

ঐ

Pronounced like 'oy' in 'boy'.

ও

Pronounced like 'o' in 'go'.

ঔ

Pronounced like 'ow' in 'cow'.

ঋ

Rare; pronounced like 'ri' in 'Krishna'.

ক

Pronounced like 'k' in 'kite'.

খ

Aspirated 'k', like 'kh' in 'Khaki'.

গ

Pronounced like 'g' in 'go'.

ঘ

Aspirated 'g', like 'gh' in 'ghost'.

ঙ

Pronounced like 'ng' in 'sing'.

চ

Pronounced like 'ch' in 'chat'.

ছ

Aspirated 'ch', like 'chh' in 'church-hill'.

জ

Pronounced like 'j' in 'jump'.

ঝ

Aspirated 'j', like 'dgeh' in 'hedgehog'.

ঞ

Rare; nasal sound.

ট

Retroflex 't', like 't' in 'pot' but tongue curled back.

ঠ

Aspirated retroflex 't'.

ড

Retroflex 'd'.

ঢ

Aspirated retroflex 'd'.

ণ

Retroflex 'n'.

ত

Dental 't', like 'th' in 'thin' but softer.

থ

Aspirated dental 't'.

দ

Dental 'd'.

ধ

Aspirated dental 'd'.

ন

Dental 'n'.

প

Pronounced like 'p' in 'spin'.

ফ

Aspirated 'p', like 'ph' in 'phone'.

ব

Pronounced like 'b' in 'bat'.

ভ

Aspirated 'b', like 'vh' in 'v-horse'.

ম

Pronounced like 'm' in 'mother'.

য

Pronounced like 'z' in 'azure'; modern Bengali often uses জ.

র

Pronounced like 'r' in 'run'.

ল

Pronounced like 'l' in 'love'.

শ

Pronounced like 'sh' in 'shoe'.

ষ

Retroflex 'sh'; often interchangeable with শ.

স

Pronounced like 's' in 'sun'.

হ

Pronounced like 'h' in 'hat'.

ড়

Rolled 'r', like 'r' in Spanish 'pero'.

ঢ়

Aspirated version of ড়.

য়

Pronounced like 'y' in 'yes'; often silent.