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This introduction contains basic instruction about pronunciation and important words and phrases. When volunteering and traveling in the northeastern states of India, the ability to communicate in Bengali will greatly enhance your experience. Even if you do not plan on studying the language in-depth, we strongly suggest learning and using basic greetings and phrases. The locals will greatly appreciate your efforts and will be all the more welcoming to you during your stay. If you would like to complete a beginning course in Bengali, there are a number of self-study books and tapes. Lonely Planet’s Hindi, Urdu & Bengali Phrasebook (2005) and Jack Dabbs’s A Short Bengali-English, English-Bengali Dictionary (1962) are two helpful books.  \nPronunciation  \nBengali is written in the Brahmi script, which is also used to write many other Indian languages, such as Garo and Manipuri. There are 43 characters – 32 for consonants and 11 for vowels. The Brahmi script is not used in this guide; however, a list of the Brahmi characters can be found at the end of this document. Bengali has 11 vowels, though many of the vowels have several sounds.  \na ‘u’ as in run i ‘i’ as in bit  \nâ ‘a’ as in tap o ‘o’ as in shot  \naa ‘a’ as in father oh ‘o’ as in both  \nai ‘ai’ as in aisle oy ‘oy’ as in boy  \nay ‘ai’ as in mail u ‘u’ as in put  \ne ‘e’ as in red ui ‘ ui’ as in quick  \nee ‘ee’ as in bee  \nGenerally, Bengali consonants are pronounced the same as in English.  \nb  \nch  \nd f  \ng h  \nj  \nk  \nl  \nm  \nas in bat  \nas in chew  \nas in dog  \nas in fun  \nas in get  \nas in how  \nas in jaw  \nas in kennel  \nas in last  \nas in mill  \nn  \nng  \np r  \ns t  \nv w  \ny z  \nas in  \nas in  \nas in  \nas in  \nas in  \nas in  \nas in  \nas in  \nas in  \nas in  \nneat finger pin rabbitsit  \nstop  \nvow women yolk  \nzap  \nThere are two special types of consonants: aspirated consonants and retroflex consonants. Aspirated consonants are pronounced much more forcefully and with a puff of air. Aspirated consonants are indicated by a single quotation mark (‘) .  \nb’ ‘b’ as in bus j’ ‘j’ in jump  \nch’ ‘ch’ + ‘h’ as in punch hard k’ ‘k’ in kill  \nd’ ‘d’ in duck p’ ‘p’ in pit  \ng’ ‘g’ in go t’ ‘t’ in time  \n[info@villagevolunteers.org](info@villagevolunteers.org) • [www.villagevolunteers.org](www.villagevolunteers.org)  \nPage 1 of 4  \nRetroflex consonants are pronounced by touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth while pronouncing the consonants. Only five consonants can be pronounced this way (d, d’, t, t’, and s) . In this guide, retroflex consonants will be indicated by an underline (d,d’ t, t’, s) . In Bengali, usually the first syllable is stressed. In this guide, the stressed syllable will be in italics.  \nGreetings  \nWelcome Hello  \nHi  \nGoodbye Bye See you later.  \nNice to meet you.  \nHow are you?  \nI’m fine, and you?  \nIntroductions  \nMy name is   What is your name? 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