Bengali A1 — Starter: greetings, আছে, first verbs

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The whole Bengali A1 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 63 words, 289 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when A1 is finished

• Greet people and introduce yourself
• Use আছে, এটা/ওটা and plurals
• Use present verbs and say 'I have'

A1, unit by unit

First words

Greetings: নমস্কার

নমস্কার (hello — I bow to you!). Meeting: আমি + name → আপনার সঙ্গে দেখা করে খুশি হলাম (happy to meet you)! Fold hands, smile warmly!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Bengali practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Choose the contextual meaning of নমস্কার (nômoshkar).

   1. hello
   2. hello (Muslim greeting)
   3. good morning
   Show the answer

   hello

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Type the complete Bengali script expression meaning “hello (Muslim greeting)”.

   Show the answer

   আদাব

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Read সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   good morning

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Produce “good evening” in Bengali script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   শুভ সন্ধ্যা

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Match ধন্যবাদ to its contextual meaning.

   1. sorry / excuse me
   2. thank you
   3. yes
   Show the answer

   thank you

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: Thanks!

   Show the answer

   ধন্যবাদ!

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: Hello, I am Mita.

   Show the answer

   নমস্কার, আমি মিতা।

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Select the correct target form for “no / not”.

   1. নমস্কার
   2. আদাব
   3. না
   Show the answer

   না

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “Thanks!”.

   Show the answer

   ধন্যবাদ!

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Complete রাতুল’s turn in the taught register: Hello, I am Ratul.

    Show the answer

    নমস্কার, আমি রাতুল।

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Read আপনার সঙ্গে দেখা করে খুশি হলাম! (apnar shônge dekha kôre khushi hôlam!). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Nice to meet you!

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Greetings: নমস্কার: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: আমিও!

    Show the answer

    Me too!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkনমস্কার means…

   1. goodbye
   2. hello (I bow)
   3. thanks
   4. sorry
   Show the answer

   hello (I bow)

   নমস্কার = hello with respect.

2. quick checkখুশি হলাম phrase means…

   1. thank you
   2. nice to meet you
   3. excuse me
   4. good luck
   Show the answer

   nice to meet you

   Meeting-joy phrase.

3. quick checkমাফ করবেন means…

   1. thanks
   2. sorry / excuse me
   3. hello
   4. yes
   Show the answer

   sorry / excuse me

   মাফ করবেন = formal sorry.

4. quick checkআমিও means…

   1. goodbye
   2. me too
   3. never
   4. maybe
   Show the answer

   me too

   আমি + ও = me-too.

5. quick checkআমি মিতা needs…

   1. আছে
   2. no verb
   3. হয়
   4. হলাম
   Show the answer

   no verb

   Names stand alone!

Worksheet: Greetings worksheet

Review list. নমস্কার · আদাব · সুপ্রভাত · শুভ সন্ধ্যা

Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন

Ask names: আপনার নাম কী? (what is your name?) → আমার নাম… How are you: আপনি কেমন আছেন? → আমি ভালো আছি! আছি/আছো/আছে/আছেন — BE for everyone!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Bengali practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation. Every exercise works on Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: What is the central communicative purpose of “Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন”?

   Show the answer

   Ask names: আপনার নাম কী? (what is your name?) → আমার নাম… How are you: আপনি কেমন আছেন? → আমি ভালো আছি! আছি/আছো/আছে/আছেন — BE for everyone!.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Read আমি ভালো আছি! আর আপনি? (ami bhalo achhi! ar apni?). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I'm fine! And you?

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Infer the intended meaning or social force of আপনি কেমন আছেন? without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   How are you? (formal)

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   What is your name?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Play the labeled synthetic Bengali audio and type the complete line in Bengali script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   আমার নাম মিতা। আপনি কেমন আছেন?

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. I'm fine! And you?
   2. I'm fine too!
   3. I'm fine

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I'm fine! And you?

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: I'm fine!

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   আমি ভালো আছি!

8. listen and fillPractice 9 [listen and fill] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “আপনার…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   আপনার নাম কী?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   আমার নাম মিতা। আপনি কেমন আছেন?

10. multiple choicePractice 11 [multiple choice] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Choose the contextual meaning of নাম (nam).

    1. name
    2. what is your name
    3. my name
    Show the answer

    name

11. fill the gapPractice 12 [fill in the blank] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Type the complete Bengali script expression meaning “what is your name”.

    Show the answer

    আপনার নাম কী

12. translatePractice 13 [translation] — Names and আপনি কেমন আছেন: Read আমার নাম (amar nam) and give its lesson meaning.

    Show the answer

    my name

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkআপনার নাম কী? asks…

   1. my name
   2. your name
   3. his name
   4. no name
   Show the answer

   your name

   আপনার নাম = your name.

2. quick checkআমি ভালো আছি means…

   1. not well
   2. I'm fine
   3. so-so
   4. busy
   Show the answer

   I'm fine

   ভালো = good/fine.

3. quick checkআর আপনি? means…

   1. who are you
   2. and you?
   3. where are you
   4. why you
   Show the answer

   and you?

   আর = and.

4. quick checkসে takes…

   1. আছি
   2. আছো
   3. আছে
   4. আছেন
   Show the answer

   আছে

   সে + আছে.

5. quick checkদয়া করে means…

   1. thanks
   2. please
   3. sorry
   4. hello
   Show the answer

   please

   দয়া করে = please.

Worksheet: BE-forms worksheet

Review list. আমি · আপনি · নাম · আপনার নাম কী

Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words

Three words carry every small exchange: ধন্যবাদ (thank you), দয়া করে (please) and মাফ করবেন / ক্ষমা করবেন (excuse me, sorry). They do not change with the person the way verbs do, which makes them the safest words in A1.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Bengali practice tests. Bengali. Every exercise works on Bengali script, inherent-vowel reading, classifiers, postpositions, honorific verb agreement, and the চলিত versus সাধু register split.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Choose the meaning of ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad) in this lesson.

   1. thank you
   2. please
   3. excuse me, forgive me
   4. welcome
   Show the answer

   thank you

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Type the Bengali expression meaning “please”.

   Show the answer

   দয়া করে

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Interpret the Bengali script in context: দয়া করে একটু জল দিন। (dôya kôre ekṭu jôl din.).

   Show the answer

   Please give me a little water.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Write in Bengali script: Thank you for your help..

   Show the answer

   আপনার সাহায্যের জন্য ধন্যবাদ।

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Match ক্ষমা করবেন to its lesson meaning.

   1. excuse me, forgive me
   2. thank you
   3. please
   Show the answer

   excuse me, forgive me

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Bengali: Excuse me, I am late..

   Show the answer

   ক্ষমা করবেন, আমি দেরি করেছি।

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (dhonnobad · dôya kôre + request · kkhôma kôrben): Please give me a little water..

   Show the answer

   দয়া করে একটু জল দিন।

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Select the Bengali form for “welcome”.

   1. স্বাগতম
   2. আবার দেখা হবে
   Show the answer

   স্বাগতম

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Correct the model the lesson warns about: দয়া করে করবেন ভদ্র।

   Show the answer

   দয়া করে বসুন।

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Please give me a little water.

    Show the answer

    এই যে, নিন।

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Read “আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ!” (apnake dhonnobad!). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Thank you!

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Thanks, please, sorry — the three small words — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Excuse me, I have to go now.

    Show the answer

    ক্ষমা করবেন, আমাকে এখন যেতে হবে।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ধন্যবাদ?

   1. thank you
   2. please
   3. excuse me, forgive me
   4. welcome
   Show the answer

   thank you

   ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad) means thank you in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits দয়া করে?

   1. please
   2. thank you
   3. excuse me, forgive me
   4. welcome
   Show the answer

   please

   দয়া করে (dôya kôre) means please in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ক্ষমা করবেন?

   1. excuse me, forgive me
   2. thank you
   3. please
   4. welcome
   Show the answer

   excuse me, forgive me

   ক্ষমা করবেন (kkhôma kôrben) means excuse me, forgive me in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits স্বাগতম?

   1. welcome
   2. thank you
   3. please
   4. excuse me, forgive me
   Show the answer

   welcome

   স্বাগতম (shagotom) means welcome in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits আবার দেখা হবে?

   1. we will meet again
   2. thank you
   3. please
   4. excuse me, forgive me
   Show the answer

   we will meet again

   আবার দেখা হবে (abar dekha hôbe) means we will meet again in this lesson.

Worksheet: Small words worksheet

Review list. ধন্যবাদ · দয়া করে · ক্ষমা করবেন · স্বাগতম

আছে and plurals

আছে and এটা/ওটা

Point! এটা (this), ওটা (that). এটা বই = This is a book ( আছে optional here!). Not: নয় — এটা বই নয়! Great news: adjectives NEVER change — বড় ছেলে, বড় মেয়ে!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Bengali practice tests. reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference. Every exercise works on Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage.

1. translate into the languagePractice 3 [reverse translation] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Produce “book” in Bengali script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   বই

2. matchingPractice 4 [matching] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Match স্কুল to its contextual meaning.

   1. car
   2. school
   3. big
   Show the answer

   school

3. put it in orderPractice 5 [reorder] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: That is a big house.

   Show the answer

   ওটা বড় বাড়ি।

4. build the sentencePractice 6 [sentence building] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: This is not a book.

   Show the answer

   এটা বই নয়।

5. choose the wordPractice 7 [word selection] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Select the correct target form for “small”.

   1. বাড়ি
   2. এটা
   3. ছোট
   Show the answer

   ছোট

6. find the mistakePractice 8 [error correction] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “That is a big house.”.

   Show the answer

   ওটা বড় বাড়ি।

7. finish the dialoguePractice 9 [dialogue completion] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Complete মিতা’s turn in the taught register: Is this a book?

   Show the answer

   এটা কি বই?

8. readingPractice 10 [reading comprehension] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Read হ্যাঁ, এটা বড় বই। (hyãn, æṭa bôṛo boi.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Yes, this is a big book.

9. paragraphPractice 11 [paragraph comprehension] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: ওটা কি স্কুল?

   Show the answer

   Is that a school?

10. the main ideaPractice 12 [main idea] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: What is the central communicative purpose of “আছে and এটা/ওটা”?

    Show the answer

    Point! এটা (this), ওটা (that).

11. spot the detailPractice 13 [detail identification] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Read এটা কি বই? (æṭa ki boi?). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Is this a book?

12. what is meantPractice 14 [inference] — আছে and এটা/ওটা: Infer the intended meaning or social force of ওটা বড় বাড়ি। without overclaiming.

    Show the answer

    That is a big house.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkনয় means…

   1. no (answer)
   2. is not
   3. not (verbs)
   4. never
   Show the answer

   is not

   এটা বই নয় = is-not.

2. quick checkAdjectives in Bengali…

   1. change gender
   2. never change
   3. add -গুলো
   4. need আছে
   Show the answer

   never change

   বড় for all — frozen!

3. quick checkএটা কি বই? uses কি to…

   1. point
   2. ask yes/no
   3. negate
   4. count
   Show the answer

   ask yes/no

   কি = yes/no question.

4. quick checkওটা means…

   1. this
   2. that
   3. here
   4. what
   Show the answer

   that

   ওটা = that.

5. quick checkবাড়ি means…

   1. school
   2. house
   3. car
   4. book
   Show the answer

   house

   বাড়ি = house.

Worksheet: Pointing worksheet

Review list. এটা · ওটা · বই · স্কুল

Plurals: -গুলো/-রা

Plurals are easy! Things: বই → বইগুলো (books). People: ছেলে → ছেলেরা (boys)! Count things with টা: দুটো বই (two books)! কয়টা? = How many?

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Bengali practice tests. listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage.

1. listeningPractice 4 [listening comprehension] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Thanks!

2. dictationPractice 5 [dictation] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Play the labeled synthetic Bengali audio and type the complete line in Bengali script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   কয়টা বই আছে?

3. listen and choosePractice 6 [listen and choose] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. Three books!
   2. Very good!
   3. many / a lot

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Three books!

4. listen, then orderPractice 7 [listen and reorder] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: I have books.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   আমার বইগুলো আছে।

5. listen and fillPractice 8 [listen and fill] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “ধন্যবাদ!…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ধন্যবাদ!

6. repeat itPractice 9 [repeat after audio] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   কয়টা বই আছে?

7. multiple choicePractice 10 [multiple choice] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Choose the contextual meaning of দুই (dui).

   1. two
   2. three
   3. books
   Show the answer

   two

8. fill the gapPractice 11 [fill in the blank] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Type the complete Bengali script expression meaning “three”.

   Show the answer

   তিন

9. translatePractice 12 [translation] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Read বইগুলো (boigulo) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   books

10. translate into the languagePractice 13 [reverse translation] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Produce “people” in Bengali script, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    মানুষ

11. matchingPractice 14 [matching] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Match অনেক to its contextual meaning.

    1. a little
    2. many / a lot
    3. how many (things)
    Show the answer

    many / a lot

12. put it in orderPractice 15 [reorder] — Plurals: -গুলো/-রা: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: Three girls.

    Show the answer

    তিনটে মেয়ে।

Quick check (5).

1. quick check-গুলো is for…

   1. people
   2. things
   3. verbs
   4. places
   Show the answer

   things

   বইগুলো — things.

2. quick check-রা is for…

   1. things
   2. people
   3. verbs
   4. places
   Show the answer

   people

   ছেলেরা — people.

3. quick checkদুটো বই means…

   1. some books
   2. two books
   3. many books
   4. my book
   Show the answer

   two books

   দু + টো = two-things.

4. quick checkঅনেক means…

   1. few
   2. many / a lot
   3. all
   4. some
   Show the answer

   many / a lot

   অনেক = many.

5. quick checkমানুষ means…

   1. boys
   2. people
   3. books
   4. girls
   Show the answer

   people

   মানুষ = people.

Worksheet: Plurals worksheet

Review list. এক · দুই · তিন · বইগুলো

Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত?

Counting in Bengali runs to ten quickly: এক, দুই, তিন, চার, পাঁচ. Numbers above two usually take a classifier when you count things — দুইটা বই — and কত asks how many or how much.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Bengali practice tests. Bengali. Every exercise works on Bengali script, inherent-vowel reading, classifiers, postpositions, honorific verb agreement, and the চলিত versus সাধু register split.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Choose the meaning of এক (æk) in this lesson.

   1. one
   2. two
   3. three
   4. five
   Show the answer

   one

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Type the Bengali expression meaning “two”.

   Show the answer

   দুই

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Interpret the Bengali script in context: আমার দুইটা বই আছে। (amar duiṭa boi achhe.).

   Show the answer

   I have two books.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Write in Bengali script: How many students are there? (people take জন).

   Show the answer

   কত জন ছাত্র আছে?

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Match তিন to its lesson meaning.

   1. three
   2. one
   3. two
   Show the answer

   three

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Bengali: Take five bananas..

   Show the answer

   পাঁচটা কলা নিন।

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (number + টা/টি + noun when counting things): I have two books..

   Show the answer

   আমার দুইটা বই আছে।

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Select the Bengali form for “five”.

   1. পাঁচ
   2. কত
   Show the answer

   পাঁচ

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Correct the model the lesson warns about: আমার দুই বই আছে।

   Show the answer

   আমার দুইটা বই আছে।

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: How many books do you have?

    Show the answer

    আমার দশটা বই আছে। তুমি?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Read “আমার পাঁচটা বই, আর দুইটা খাতা।” (amar pãchṭa boi, ar duiṭa khata.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    I have five books, and two notebooks.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Counting and asking: এক, দুই, কত? — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Good! Then together we have many books.

    Show the answer

    বেশ! তাহলে মিলে অনেক বই।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits এক?

   1. one
   2. two
   3. three
   4. five
   Show the answer

   one

   এক (æk) means one in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits দুই?

   1. two
   2. one
   3. three
   4. five
   Show the answer

   two

   দুই (dui) means two in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits তিন?

   1. three
   2. one
   3. two
   4. five
   Show the answer

   three

   তিন (tin) means three in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits পাঁচ?

   1. five
   2. one
   3. two
   4. three
   Show the answer

   five

   পাঁচ (pãch) means five in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits কত?

   1. how many, how much
   2. one
   3. two
   4. three
   Show the answer

   how many, how much

   কত (kôto) means how many, how much in this lesson.

Worksheet: Counting worksheet

Review list. এক · দুই · তিন · পাঁচ

First verbs

Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি

Two presents, ZERO gender! খাই = I eat (habit), খাচ্ছি = I am eating (NOW). -ই habitual, -চ্ছি continuous! Boys and girls — SAME forms!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Bengali practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage.

1. build the sentencePractice 5 [sentence building] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: I am eating.

   Show the answer

   আমি খাচ্ছি।

2. choose the wordPractice 6 [word selection] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Select the correct target form for “to learn”.

   1. কাজ করা
   2. থাকা
   3. শেখা
   Show the answer

   শেখা

3. find the mistakePractice 7 [error correction] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “I speak Bengali.”.

   Show the answer

   আমি বাংলা বলি।

4. finish the dialoguePractice 8 [dialogue completion] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Complete রাতুল’s turn in the taught register: Excellent!

   Show the answer

   খুব ভালো!

5. readingPractice 9 [reading comprehension] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Read আপনি কি ইংরেজি বলেন? (apni ki ingreji bôlen?). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Do you speak English? (formal)

6. paragraphPractice 10 [paragraph comprehension] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: হ্যাঁ, বলি! আর আপনি?

   Show the answer

   Yes, I speak! And you?

7. the main ideaPractice 11 [main idea] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: What is the central communicative purpose of “Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি”?

   Show the answer

   Two presents, ZERO gender! খাই = I eat (habit), খাচ্ছি = I am eating (NOW).

8. spot the detailPractice 12 [detail identification] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Read খুব ভালো! (khub bhalo!). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Excellent!

9. what is meantPractice 13 [inference] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Infer the intended meaning or social force of আমি বাংলা বলি। without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I speak Bengali.

10. listeningPractice 14 [listening comprehension] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Yes, I speak! And you?

11. dictationPractice 15 [dictation] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Play the labeled synthetic Bengali audio and type the complete line in Bengali script.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    আমি বাংলা বলি!

12. listen and choosePractice 16 [listen and choose] — Present: খাই/খাচ্ছি: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. Excellent!
    2. Do you speak English? (formal)
    3. to live / stay

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Excellent!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkখাই means…

   1. I am eating
   2. I eat (habit)
   3. I ate
   4. I will eat
   Show the answer

   I eat (habit)

   -ই = habitual.

2. quick checkখাচ্ছি means…

   1. I eat (habit)
   2. I am eating
   3. I ate
   4. I can eat
   Show the answer

   I am eating

   -চ্ছি = continuous.

3. quick checkGender in verbs?

   1. boys -ও
   2. girls -ই
   3. none at all
   4. formal only
   Show the answer

   none at all

   Zero gender — same all!.

4. quick checkআপনি বলেন uses -েন because…

   1. past
   2. formal
   3. feminine
   4. future
   Show the answer

   formal

   আপনি = -েন forms.

5. quick checkশেখা means…

   1. to teach
   2. to learn
   3. to read
   4. to forget
   Show the answer

   to learn

   শেখা = to learn.

Worksheet: Present verbs worksheet

Review list. খাওয়া · পান করা · পড়া · লেখা

আমার আছে + এ/তে

HAVE = আমার…আছে! আমার বই আছে (I have a book). Don't-have: নেই! আমার টাকা নেই (I have no money). Places: এ/তে (in/at): বাড়িতে (at home)!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Bengali practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction. Every exercise works on Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage.

1. listen, then orderPractice 6 [listen and reorder] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: I have no money.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   আমার টাকা নেই।

2. listen and fillPractice 7 [listen and fill] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “ধন্যবাদ!…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ধন্যবাদ! আমার টাকা নেই।

3. repeat itPractice 8 [repeat after audio] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   কোনো ব্যাপার না!

4. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Choose the contextual meaning of কাছে (kachhe).

   1. near / with
   2. is / have
   3. water
   Show the answer

   near / with

5. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Type the complete Bengali script expression meaning “is / have”.

   Show the answer

   আছে

6. translatePractice 11 [translation] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Read জল (jôl) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   water

7. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Produce “house” in Bengali script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   বাড়ি

8. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Match টাকা to its contextual meaning.

   1. friend
   2. money
   3. time
   Show the answer

   money

9. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: Do you have water?

   Show the answer

   আপনার জল আছে?

10. build the sentencePractice 15 [sentence building] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Rebuild this model with correct Bengali script, classifiers, postpositions, verb forms, honorificity, and formal versus colloquial usage: I have no money.

    Show the answer

    আমার টাকা নেই।

11. choose the wordPractice 16 [word selection] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Select the correct target form for “bread”.

    1. কাছে
    2. আছে
    3. রুটি
    Show the answer

    রুটি

12. find the mistakePractice 17 [error correction] — আমার আছে + এ/তে: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “Do you have water?”.

    Show the answer

    আপনার জল আছে?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkআমার বই আছে means…

   1. I want a book
   2. I have a book
   3. I read a book
   4. I see a book
   Show the answer

   I have a book

   আমার…আছে = I have.

2. quick checkনেই means…

   1. have
   2. don't have / isn't
   3. want
   4. see
   Show the answer

   don't have / isn't

   নেই = not-exist.

3. quick checkবাড়িতে means…

   1. my house
   2. at home
   3. go home
   4. big house
   Show the answer

   at home

   তে = at.

4. quick checkবন্ধু means…

   1. book
   2. friend
   3. money
   4. time
   Show the answer

   friend

   বন্ধু = friend.

5. quick checkরুটি means…

   1. water
   2. bread
   3. rice
   4. milk
   Show the answer

   bread

   রুটি = flatbread.

Worksheet: আছে worksheet

Review list. কাছে · আছে · জল · বাড়ি

Question words: কী, কে, কোথায়

Three question words open most A1 conversations: কী (what), কে (who), কোথায় (where). They stand where the answer would stand, and the verb stays where it was.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Bengali practice tests. Bengali. Every exercise works on Bengali script, inherent-vowel reading, classifiers, postpositions, honorific verb agreement, and the চলিত versus সাধু register split.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Choose the meaning of কী (ki) in this lesson.

   1. what
   2. who
   3. where
   4. why
   Show the answer

   what

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Type the Bengali expression meaning “who”.

   Show the answer

   কে

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Interpret the Bengali script in context: আপনার নাম কী? (apnar nam ki?).

   Show the answer

   What is your name?

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Write in Bengali script: Who is this (respectful)?.

   Show the answer

   ইনি কে?

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Match কোথায় to its lesson meaning.

   1. where
   2. what
   3. who
   Show the answer

   where

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Bengali: Where do you live?.

   Show the answer

   আপনি কোথায় থাকেন?

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (sentence order does not change: subject + question word + verb): What is your name?.

   Show the answer

   আপনার নাম কী?

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Select the Bengali form for “why”.

   1. কেন
   2. কখন
   Show the answer

   কেন

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Correct the model the lesson warns about: আপনার নাম কী করে?

   Show the answer

   আপনার নাম কী?

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Who is this?

    Show the answer

    ইনি আমার বন্ধু সুমি।

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Read “সুমি, আপনি কোথায় থাকেন?” (Sumi, apni kothay thaken?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Sumi, where do you live?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Question words: কী, কে, কোথায় — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: I live in Mirpur. And you?

    Show the answer

    আমি মিরপুরে থাকি। আর আপনি?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits কী?

   1. what
   2. who
   3. where
   4. why
   Show the answer

   what

   কী (ki) means what in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits কে?

   1. who
   2. what
   3. where
   4. why
   Show the answer

   who

   কে (ke) means who in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits কোথায়?

   1. where
   2. what
   3. who
   4. why
   Show the answer

   where

   কোথায় (kothay) means where in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits কেন?

   1. why
   2. what
   3. who
   4. where
   Show the answer

   why

   কেন (keno) means why in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits কখন?

   1. when
   2. what
   3. who
   4. where
   Show the answer

   when

   কখন (kôkhon) means when in this lesson.

Worksheet: Question worksheet

Review list. কী · কে · কোথায় · কেন

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the A1 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Bengali A1 vocabulary list — the words of “First words” through “First verbs”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A1 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Bengali A1. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Bengali A2 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: I am Mita

   Show the answer

   আমি মিতা

2. fill the gap___! (Nice to meet you)

   Show the answer

   আপনার সঙ্গে দেখা করে খুশি হলাম

3. chooseTo elders you say…

   1. তুমি
   2. আপনি
   3. তুই
   4. এরা
   Show the answer

   আপনি

4. translate into the languageSay: I speak Bengali

   Show the answer

   আমি বাংলা বলি

5. translate into Englishআমার বই আছে।

   Show the answer

   I have a book.

6. fill the gap___ স্কুল। (That is)

   Show the answer

   ওটা

7. put it in orderOrder: আছেন / কেমন / আপনি

   Show the answer

   আপনি কেমন আছেন

8. say it out loudSay aloud: আমি বাংলা বলি।

   Show the answer

   আমি বাংলা বলি।

9. fill the gapআমার টাকা ___। (no)

   Show the answer

   নেই

10. chooseআমি খাচ্ছি।

    1. I eat (habit)
    2. I am eating
    3. I ate
    4. I will eat
    Show the answer

    I am eating

Bengali A1 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Bengali A1 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Bengali has two everyday greetings and they carry community: নমস্কার for most Hindu speakers, আদাব for many Muslim speakers, and either is warm. A guest is fed before being asked anything — refusing the second helping is read as refusing the welcome, so a small extra spoonful is the polite minimum. The verb comes last, the honorific comes first: আপনি with elders and strangers, তুমি with friends.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Bengali language”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: My name is Mita. I live in Dhaka. My house is in old Dhaka, but I now live in Uttara. I have two friends — Ratul and Sumi. Ratul is a student, Sumi is a teacher. We learn Bengali together. Today I am happy, because tomorrow is a holiday.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged bn-IN; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Mita: Hello! How are you? Ratul: I am well, thank you. And you? Mita: I am well. Is this your book? Ratul: Yes, this is my Bengali book.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• আমার নাম হলো মিতা। → আমার নাম মিতা। হয়/হলো is not used in a plain self-introduction; the noun stands alone.
• আপনি কেমন আছো? → আপনি কেমন আছেন? আপনি takes the honorific verb আছেন; আছো belongs with তুমি.
• এটা আমার বইটা। → এটা আমার বই / এটা আমার বইটা? Do not use both এটা and the classifier টা in the same phrase unless you mean 'this one of mine'.

Your task

Introduce yourself on paper, then out loud Write six Bengali sentences: greeting, name, where you live, one thing you have (আছে), one thing you are (আছি), and a goodbye. Read the culture note again and use its greeting rather than the English one, then say the whole thing aloud without looking.

After A1: the A1+ checkpoint

A1+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Bengali A1 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A1+ when you can ask for things, give a phone number, name the days. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the A2 pages.

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