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
a / oas in "about"অজ (oja - snake)
āas in "father"আকাশ (ākaś - sky)
ias in "sit"ইঁদুর (iṃdur - mouse)
īas in "see"ঈশ্বর (Īśvar - God)
uas in "put"উট (uṭ - camel)
ūas in "food"ঊরু (ūru - thigh)
vocalic rঋষি (ṛṣi - sage)
e / ēas in "they"এক (ek - one)
oias in "boy"ঐক্য (oikyo - unity)
oas in "go"ওষুধ (oṣudh - medicine)
ouas in "cow"ঔষধ (ouṣodh - medicine)

Bengali Consonants — ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ (Byanjanbarna)

BengaliTransliterationPronunciationExample Word
kak as in "kit"কলম (kolom - pen)
khakh aspiratedখাবার (khābar - food)
gag as in "go"গরু (goru - cow)
ghagh aspiratedঘর (ghor - house)
ṅang as in "sing"বাংলা (Bāṅlā - Bengali)
cach as in "chair"চাঁদ (cānd - moon)
chachh aspiratedছাত্র (chātro - student)
jaj as in "jar"জল (jol - water)
jhajh aspiratedঝড় (jhoṛ - storm)
ñany soundঞ (ña)
ṭaretroflex tটাকা (ṭākā - money)
ṭharetroflex thঠান্ডা (ṭhāndā - cold)
ḍaretroflex dডাক্তার (ḍāktār - doctor)
ḍharetroflex dhঢাকা (Ḍhākā - Dhaka)
ṇaretroflex nবাণী (bāṇī - speech)
tat (dental)তারা (tārā - star)
thath aspiratedথালা (thālā - plate)
dad (dental)দিন (din - day)
dhadh aspiratedধন (dhon - wealth)
nan as in "not"নদী (nodī - river)
pap as in "pen"পানি (pāni - water)
phaph / f soundফল (phol - fruit)
bab as in "bat"বই (boi - book)
bhabh aspiratedভালো (bhālo - good)
mam as in "man"মা (mā - mother)
yay / j soundযাত্রা (yātrā - journey)
rar (rolled)রাত (rāt - night)
lal as in "lip"লাল (lāl - red)
śash as in "ship"শহর (śohor - city)
ṣash (retroflex)ষট্ (ṣoṭ - six)
sas as in "sun"সূর্য (sūrjo - sun)
hah 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
0শূন্যshunyo
1একek
2দুইdui
3তিনtin
4চারchar
5পাঁচpāch
6ছয়choy
7সাতsāt
8আটāṭ
9নয়noy
10দশ১০dosh
100একশত১০০ekshot
1000এক হাজার১০০০ek hāzār
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