Bengali Letters & Alphabet Guide

Complete reference for Bengali vowels, consonants and numbers with English pronunciation

About Bengali Script: Bengali (Bangla) is written in the Bengali script, a Brahmic abugida derived from ancient Brahmi. It has 11 vowels (Swarabarna) and 39 consonants (Byanjanbarna). The script is also used for Assamese and other regional languages. Bengali is spoken by over 230 million people, making it one of the most spoken languages in the world.
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Bengali Vowels — স্বরবর্ণ (Swarabarna)

BengaliTransliterationPronunciationExample Word
অa / oas in "about"অজ (oja - snake)
আāas in "father"আকাশ (ākaś - sky)
ইias in "sit"ইঁদুর (iṃdur - mouse)
ঈīas in "see"ঈশ্বর (Īśvar - God)
উuas in "put"উট (uṭ - camel)
ঊūas in "food"ঊরু (ūru - thigh)
ঋṛvocalic rঋষি (ṛṣi - sage)
এe / ēas in "they"এক (ek - one)
ঐoias in "boy"ঐক্য (oikyo - unity)
ওoas in "go"ওষুধ (oṣudh - medicine)
ঔouas in "cow"ঔষধ (ouṣodh - medicine)

Bengali Consonants — ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ (Byanjanbarna)

BengaliTransliterationPronunciationExample Word
কkak as in "kit"কলম (kolom - pen)
খkhakh aspiratedখাবার (khābar - food)
গgag as in "go"গরু (goru - cow)
ঘghagh aspiratedঘর (ghor - house)
ঙṅang as in "sing"বাংলা (Bāṅlā - Bengali)
চcach as in "chair"চাঁদ (cānd - moon)
ছchachh aspiratedছাত্র (chātro - student)
জjaj as in "jar"জল (jol - water)
ঝjhajh aspiratedঝড় (jhoṛ - storm)
ঞñany soundঞ (ña)
টṭaretroflex tটাকা (ṭākā - money)
ঠṭharetroflex thঠান্ডা (ṭhāndā - cold)
ডḍaretroflex dডাক্তার (ḍāktār - doctor)
ঢḍharetroflex dhঢাকা (Ḍhākā - Dhaka)
ণṇaretroflex nবাণী (bāṇī - speech)
তtat (dental)তারা (tārā - star)
থthath aspiratedথালা (thālā - plate)
দdad (dental)দিন (din - day)
ধdhadh aspiratedধন (dhon - wealth)
নnan as in "not"নদী (nodī - river)
পpap as in "pen"পানি (pāni - water)
ফphaph / f soundফল (phol - fruit)
বbab as in "bat"বই (boi - book)
ভbhabh aspiratedভালো (bhālo - good)
মmam as in "man"মা (mā - mother)
যyay / j soundযাত্রা (yātrā - journey)
রrar (rolled)রাত (rāt - night)
লlal as in "lip"লাল (lāl - red)
শśash as in "ship"শহর (śohor - city)
ষṣash (retroflex)ষট্ (ṣoṭ - six)
সsas as in "sun"সূর্য (sūrjo - sun)
হhah as in "hat"হাত (hāt - hand)
ড়ṛaflap r (retroflex)বাড়ি (bāṛi - home)
ঢ়ṛhaaspirated flap rগাঢ় (gāṛho - deep)
য়yay as in "yes"যায় (yāy - goes)

Bengali Numbers — সংখ্যা (Saṃkhyā)

NumberBengaliBengali NumeralPronunciation
0শূন্য০shunyo
1এক১ek
2দুই২dui
3তিন৩tin
4চার৪char
5পাঁচ৫pāch
6ছয়৬choy
7সাত৭sāt
8আট৮āṭ
9নয়৯noy
10দশ১০dosh
100একশত১০০ekshot
1000এক হাজার১০০০ek hāzār
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