বর্ণমালা - Garland of Letters
Vowels
| অ আ o a | |
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| ছোট খোকা বলে অ আ chhOTo khOka bole o a | Little boy says awe ah, |
| শেখেনি সে কথা কওয়া । shekheni se kotha koOya . | He has not yet learnt to speak full words. |
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| ই ঈ i I | |
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| হ্রস্ব ই দীর্ঘ ঈ hroswo i dIrgho I | Hroshwo (short) i, dIrgho (long) I, |
| বসে খায় ক্ষীর খই । bose khay kShIr khoi . | Sit and eat condensed milk and parched rice. |
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| উ ঊ u U | |
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| হ্রস্ব উ দীর্ঘ ঊ hroswo u dIrgho U | Hroshwo (short) u, dIrgho (long) U, |
| ডাক ছাড়ে ঘেউ ঘেউ । Dak chhaRe gheu gheu . | Yell out gheu gheu. |
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| ঋ rri | |
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| ঘন মেঘ বলে ঋ ghono megh bole rri | 'Dark clouds', says rri, |
| দিন বড় বিশ্রী । din boRo bishrI . | 'The day is ugly'. |
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| এ ঐ e OI | |
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| বাটি হাতে এ ঐ baTi hate e OI | Bowl in hand, eh OI, |
| হাঁক দেয় দে দৈ । han^k dey de dOI . | Yell out 'Give me yoghurt'. |
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| ও ঔ O OU | |
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| ডাক পাড়ে ও ঔ Dak paRe O OU | Call out O OU, |
| ভাত আনো বড় বৌ । bhat anO boRo bOU . | 'Bring rice, eldest daughter-in-law.' |
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Consonants
| ক খ গ ঘ k kh g gh | |
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| ক খ গ ঘ গান গেয়ে k kh g gh gan geye | Singing, 'kaw khaw gaw ghaw', |
| জেলে ডিঙি চলে বেয়ে । jele DiNgi chole beye . | The fisherman rows his boat. |
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| ঙ Ng | |
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| চরে বসে রাঁধে ঙ chore bose ran^dhe Ng | As iNgaw cooks on the sandy beach, |
| চোখে তার লাগে ধোঁয়া । chOkhe tar lage dhOn^ya . | Smoke gets in its eyes. |
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| চ ছ জ ঝ ch chho j jh | |
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| চ ছ জ ঝ দলে দলে ch chho j jh dole dole | In a group, chaw chhaw jaw jhaw, |
| বোঝা নিয়ে হাটে চলে । bOjha niye haTe chole . | Are going to the market, with their bags. |
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| ঞ NG | |
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| ক্ষিদে পায় খুকী ঞ kShide pay khukI NG | Little girl, uNGaw, is hungry, |
| শুয়ে কাঁদে কিয়োঁ কিয়োঁ । shuye kan^de kiyOn^ kiyOn^ . | She lies down and cries 'kiyo kiyo'. |
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| ট ঠ ড ঢ T Th D Dh | |
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| ট ঠ ড ঢ করে গোল T Th D Dh kore gOl | Taw Thaw Daw Dhaw make noise, |
| কাঁধে নিয়ে ঢাক ঢোল । kan^dhe niye Dhak DhOl . | With drums on their shoulder. |
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| ণ N | |
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| বলে মূর্দ্ধন্য ণ, bole mUrddhonYo N, | Says murdhonya Naw, |
| চুপ কর কথা শোন । chup kor kotha shOn . | Be quiet and listen to my words. |
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| ত থ দ ধ to th d dh | |
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| ত থ দ ধ বলে, ভাই to th d dh bole, bhai | Taw thaw daw dhaw say, 'brother, |
| আম পাড়ি চল যাই । am paRi chol Jai . | Let us go pick mangoes'. |
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| ন n | |
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| রেগে বলে দন্ত্য ন rege bole dontYo n | Angrily says dontyo naw, |
| যাব না তো কক্ষনো । Jabo na tO kokShonO . | 'I will never go'. |
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| প ফ ব ভ p ph b bh | |
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| প ফ ব ভ যায় মাঠে p ph b bh Jay maThe | Paw phaw baw bhaw go to the field, |
| সারাদিন ধান কাটে । saradin dhan kaTe . | All day they cut rice stalks. |
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| ম m | |
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| ম চালায় গোরু-গাড়ি m chalay gOru-gaRi | Maw drives a bullock cart, |
| ধান নিয়ে যায় বাড়ি । dhan niye Jay baRi . | Takes the rice and goes home. |
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| য র ল ব J r l b | |
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| য র ল ব বসে ঘরে J r l b bose ghore | Jaw raw law baw sit at home, |
| এক মনে পড়া করে । ek mone poRa kore . | And concentrate on reading books. |
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| শ ষ স sh Sh s | |
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| শ ষ স বাদল দিনে sh Sh s badol dine | On a rainy day, shaw Shaw saw, |
| ঘরে যায় ছাতা কিনে । ghore Jay chhata kine . | Buy umbrellas and go home. |
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| হ ক্ষ h kSh | |
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| শাল মুড়ি দিয়ে হ ক্ষ shal muRi diye h kSh | Wrapped in a shawl, haw and kaw+Shaw |
| কোণে বসে কাশে খ ক্ষ । kONe bose kashe kh kSh . | Sit in the corner and cough 'khaw kshaw'. |
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