Bengali conversation

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What to actually say to a person in Bengali: greetings, introductions and the small talk that opens every door.

Greetings

English	Hindi	Bengali	Say it
Hello (formal)	नमस्ते	নমস্কার	nômoshkar
Hello (Muslim greeting)	सलाम	আসসালামু আলাইকুম	assalamu alaikum
	Reply: ওয়ালাইকুম আসসালাম (walaikum assalam)
How are you? (formal)	आप कैसे हैं?	আপনি কেমন আছেন?	apni kæmon achhen?
How are you? (familiar)	तुम कैसे हो?	তুমি কেমন আছো?	tumi kæmon achho?
I'm fine	मैं ठीक हूँ	আমি ভালো আছি	ami bhalo achhi
Thank you	धन्यवाद	ধন্যবাদ	dhonnobad
Yes / No	हाँ / नहीं	হ্যাঁ / না	hæ̃ / na
Please	कृपया	দয়া করে	dôya kore
Excuse me / Sorry	माफ़ कीजिए	মাফ করবেন	maph korben
Good morning	सुप्रभात	শুভ সকাল	shubho shokal
Good night	शुभ रात्रि	শুভ রাত্রি	shubho ratri
Goodbye	अलविदा	বিদায়	biday
	Muslims often say খোদা হাফেজ (khoda hafez)
See you again	फिर मिलेंगे	আবার দেখা হবে	abar dekha hobe
Welcome	स्वागत है	স্বাগতম	shagotom

Introducing yourself

English	Hindi	Bengali	Say it
I am learning Bengali	मैं बांग्ला सीख रहा हूँ	আমি বাংলা শিখছি	ami bangla shikhchhi
Where are you from?	आप कहाँ से हैं?	আপনি কোথা থেকে?	apni kotha theke?
My name is ...	मेरा नाम ... है	আমার নাম ...	amar nam ...
Nice to meet you	आपसे मिलकर खुशी हुई	আপনার সাথে পরিচিত হয়ে ভালো লাগলো	apnar shathe porichito hoye bhalo laglo

Full dialogues

Three everyday scenes, with every line in English, Hindi and Bengali side by side, are on the Bengali conversation scenarios page.