Learn Bengali: Just the Basics!

Here are some basic phrases in Bengali. Just enough to get around and show that you’re making an effort!

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Bengali, to improve your Bengali vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Bengali.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Bengali language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Bengali class. The more you expose your brain to Bengali audio, the faster you'll learn.

View the full list of English and Bengali phrases in this episode.

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Phrases in this episode:

• Hello!
• Excuse me.
• I'm sorry.
• I don’t speak Bengali.
• Thank you.
• You're welcome.
• Yes.
• No.
• What's your name?
• My name is...
• Nice to meet you.
• How are you?
• I'm doing great.
• Where’s the restroom?
• This, please.
• It was nice to meet you!
• See you later!
• Bye!