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Learn Bengali (বাংলা)

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Free Bengali lessons in plain English — say it right, hear every word spoken, and learn the culture behind the words.

33 lessons417 speakable phrasesfree forever

🔊 Tap any speaker button to hear Learn Bengali spoken. Too fast or slow? Use the speed button at the bottom-right of the page.

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Saying hello the Bengali wayনমস্কার opens every door in Bengal — but friends, elders and goodbyes each have their own …
The Bengali alphabetFifty letters, one honest script — and the single sound that separates learners from real …
Bengali numbers 1–100এক দুই তিন — plus the little counting words that textbooks forget and markets demand.…
Real Bengali conversationIntroductions, bargaining and small talk — the dialogues you will actually have, with resc…
Bengali verbsPresent, past and future with zero jargon — one verb teaches you the pattern for nearly al…
Core Bengali vocabularyFamily, colours and daily-life words — the small set that carries most of what you will ev…
Bengali food phrasesOrder, season and praise your food — the phrases that turn every meal into a lesson.…
Bengali pronunciationSix sounds that matter, two traps to dodge — the fastest pronunciation upgrade in the lang…
Bengali grammarVerb last, no gender, little helper-words after nouns — the whole skeleton on one page.…
Bengali for absolute beginnersNo script, no grammar drills — your first ten words, your first sentence, your first week.…
Family wordsমা, বাবা, দাদা, দিদি — family words you will use daily, with relatives and strangers alike…
Time and datesআজ, কাল, পরশু — weekdays, clock time, and the two-sided কাল.…
Travel phrasesডান, বাম, সোজা — directions, fares and tickets in the sentences travellers actually say.…
Shopping and bargainingদাম কত? কম হবে? — market Bengali that pays for itself from the first shop.…
Emergency Bengaliসাহায্য করুন! — the sentences you hope never to need, learned before you need them.…
Formal and informal Bengaliআপনি, তুমি, তুই — three levels of you, and exactly when to use each.…
Mistakes every learner makesনা at the end, টা on everything, no feminine verbs — ten classic slips, fixed for good.…
Speaking practiceShadow, record, brave the tea stall — speaking drills for Bengali that survive contact wit…
Understanding spoken BengaliFast speech, swallowed endings, the media ladder — training ears that keep up with real Be…
Reading BengaliSigns, menus, headlines — from first letters to real reading, one cracked sign at a time.…
Writing BengaliLetters, matra lines, conjuncts, keyboards — Bengali from pen to diary to phone.…
Bengali sentence structureVerb last, না last, questions in place — the simple skeleton under every Bengali sentence.…
Write your name in BengaliSound by sound, letter by letter — your name in Bengali script, plus the two-name traditio…
Bengali slangফাটাফাটি, ব্যাপক, দারুণ — the slang Bengalis actually say, with the warnings textbooks ski…
Bengali for kidsAnimals, colours, rhymes and games — Bengali for little learners, built for play.…
Bengali for work and businessMeetings, emails, deals — professional Bengali for offices, clients and interviews.…
Bengali for heritage learnersYou understand everything and say nothing — the road back to your family's Bengali.…
How long does Bengali take?Weeks, months, years — honest timelines for script, speech and fluency.…
Bengali among Indian languagesSister scripts, cousin words, 22 official languages — Bengali's place in the family.…
Bengali vs Assameseমই vs আমি, বৰ vs খুব — India's closest sisters, compared word by word.…
Learning from Bengali cinemaRay, rhymes and the subtitle method — cinema as your most joyful teacher.…
Talking about relationshipsবন্ধু, ভালোবাসা, বিয়ে — friendship, love and family, said warmly.…
Flashcards by topicTopic decks, both-directions testing, the ten-minute routine — memory that sticks.…

How this course works

Read the lessonShort, plain-English explanations — no grammar walls, no jargon without a translation.
Tap every speakerEach phrase speaks in a native Bengali voice. Slow it to 0.2× and repeat until it sticks.
Take the quizEvery topic ends in practice: the course quiz, worksheets and typing trainer keep score.

Questions about this course

Is this Bengali course really free?

Yes — every lesson, every speaker button, every quiz. No account, no trial, no card. The course is supported by voluntary contributions on the support page.

Do I need to know Hindi first?

No. Everything is explained in plain English from zero. If you do know Hindi, the scripts are cousins and you will move faster — but nothing assumes it.

How often do new lessons appear?

New topics are published every week. The coming-soon cards on this page turn into full lessons one by one — bookmark the hub and check back.

New lessons every week

Each topic is written fresh for this course — real explanations, real phrases, every word speakable. Bookmark this page; the coming-soon cards turn into lessons week by week.

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