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The Bengali Alphabet Teaching Truth in Bengali (through English) Teaching Truth in Bengali BENGALI ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION CLASSIFICATION OF BENGALI SOUNDS C O N S O N A N T S V O W E L S Family Hard Soft Soft Soft Hard Held Huffed Held Huffed Nasal Semi- Spirant Short Long Diphthong vowel Guttural ka kha ga gha n¹a ha hha a aa e, ei ee, oy ক খ গ ঘ ঙ হ ঃ অ আ এ ঐ Palatal ca cha ja jha n²a ya sha i ii চ ছ জ ঝ ঞ য় শ ই ঈ Cerebral ta tha da dha na ra sa rri ট ঠ ড ঢ ণ র ষ ঋ ra rha ya ড় ঢ় য Dental ta tha da dha na la sa ত থ দ ধ ন ল স Labial pa pha ba bha ma ba hha u uu o oo, au প ফ ব ভ ম ব ঃ উ ঊ ও ঔ Other n° n^ ঃ ঃ You can see this table and hear audio files of the characters at www.jaspell.uk/readbeng.htm. You can progress in mastering the sounds at www.jaspell.uk/bengalicourse2007/wb070pronunciation_practice_un icode.htm. The table below appears with online audio files at www.jaspell.uk/learnbengalionline.htm This document has been published and revised by Jaspell 1994–2017. 1 Bengali Alphabet and Pronunciation It is not for sale. © 2017 Jaspell (B J Burford & E J Burford) 17 May 2017 Teaching Truth in Bengali (through English) Teaching Truth in Bengali PRONUNCIATION OF VOWELS A FORM WORD SOUND AFTER ENGLISH ENGLISH AS THE IN OR OR INITIAL ROMANIZED ROMANIZED CONSONANT INDEPENDENT (e.g. (e.g. after after “p` ”) প্) ঃ ` (no vowel) tip_ প্ p` অ a “a” or, (inherent “a”) প pa “o” wander (~“på”) inherent vowel very short ( / off) “a” (~ “å”) আ aa long “a” Aardvaak, far পা paa অযা a flat “a” apple পযা pa [yaa] [pyaa] ই i short “i” pill পপ pi ঈ ii long “i” pizza পী pii long “ee” ( / peel) উ u short “u” pull পু pu ঊ uu long “u” pollution পূ puu long “oo” ( / pool) ঋ rri short “ri” dribble পৃ prri [continued on the next page] 2 Bengali Alphabet and Pronunciation Teaching Truth in Bengali (through English) Teaching Truth in Bengali এ e short “e” pegging পপ pe ঐ ee long “oi” point পপ pee (diphthong for (~“poi”) long “ee”) ও o medium “o” pond পপা po ঔ oo long “o”, pound, পপৌ poo “ou”, “ow” power (~“pou”) or oak, or (~“pau/ poke pow”) ঃ nº nasal “ng” singer প panº (but no “g”) (~“pång”) ঃ hh abrupt “hh” Judah had প pahh (~“påhh”) ঃ ^ faint nasal “n” sing-along প p^a as in French ( / ton son (~“pång”) est bon) 3 Bengali Alphabet and Pronunciation Teaching Truth in Bengali (through English) Teaching Truth in Bengali PRONUNCIATION OF CONSONANTS Note that the sounds whose Romanization contains “-h” must be breathed. So, “খ” “kha” is like “ক” “ka” but breathed. (There is nothing similar in English.) WORD CLASS SOUND ENGLISH ENGLISH SPELLING AS THE IN PHYSICAL OR OR INITIAL ROMANIZED INDEPENDENT ক্ k k keen খ্ kh kh rockhead গ্ g g got Guttural ঘ্ gh gh slagheap in the throat ঙ্ n¹ n donkey চ্ c c, tch cello, match ছ্ ch chh matchhead জ্ j j Jehovah, joy Palatal ঝ্ jh dgeh hedgehog on the palate ঞ্ n² n enjoy, pinch [continued on the next page] 4 Bengali Alphabet and Pronunciation Teaching Truth in Bengali (through English) Teaching Truth in Bengali ট্ t t alter ঠ্ th th malthouse ড্ d d holder ঢ্ dh dh goldhammer Cerebral ড়্ r r, rr millrun, barrel ঢ়্ rh rrh myrrh lump on mouth the the roof of ণ্ n n filename ত্ t t panting থ্ th th anthill দ্ d d beds Dental ধ্ dh dh bedheads on the teeth ন্ n n bending প্ p p peace ফ্ ph ph uphold ব্, b, b, bob, ব্ ( / v) (or v) (or advise) ওয়া oyaa oua, qualms, (or (or (or waa) wa) How are you?) Labial (spe on the lips cial sylla ble) ভ্ bh bh nibholder ম্ m m mop য্ y j Jehovah, joy - য়্ y y yes semi vowels Forward র্ r r red 5 Bengali Alphabet and Pronunciation Teaching Truth in Bengali (through English) Teaching Truth in Bengali ল্ l l led [continued on the next page] 6 Bengali Alphabet and Pronunciation Teaching Truth in Bengali (through English) Teaching Truth in Bengali শ্ sh sh dishes ষ্ s sh rashly ant স্ s sh, washroom, hissing Sibil s ensure s before t, th, p, ph s stop হ্ h h happy - - semi Semi vowel guttural 7 Bengali Alphabet and Pronunciation .
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