English to Bengali Dictionary - Bengali Alphabet and Pronunciation Guide

Oct 1, 2026

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English-to-Bengali dictionary reference presenting Bengali phonetics and orthography in an English-ordered layout. Includes a classification of Bengali sounds by articulatory groups (guttural, palatal, cerebral, dental, labial, and others), with consonant and vowel inventories. Provides pronunciation tables comparing Roman forms with English “sounds like” examples, covering independent/initial vowels and vowel shapes relative to consonants. Also presents syllable-writing patterns with vowel-leading and vowel-trailing forms to support accurate spelling and reading.

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THE BENGALI ALPHABET

CLASSIFICATION OF BENGALI SOUNDS

PRONUNCIATION OF VOWELS

INDEPENDENT OR INITIAL VOWELS

SHAPE BEHIND A CONSONANT (SUCH AS BEHIND “প” “pa”)

PRONUNCIATION OF CONSONANTS

WRITING OF SYLLABLES

Vowel Leading Form

Vowel Trailing (Vowel Form Following a Consonant)

English to Bengali Dictionary (in English Order) * শব্দক োষ ইংকেজী ভোষো থেক বোংলোয় * shabdakos inºrejii bhaasaa theke baanºlaay English to Bengali Dictionary (in English Order) * শব্দক োষ ইংকেজী ভোষো থেক বোংলোয় * shabdakos inºrejii bhaasaa theke baanºlaay © 1994-2017 Jaspell (Jasper Burford and Ellen Burford 2 Pilcox Hall Lane, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO16 0DL (44) (0) 1255 830825 (44) (0) 7949 250403 [burford@jaspell.uk](burford@jaspell.uk) [www.jaspell.uk](www.jaspell.uk) THE BENGALI ALPHABET CLASSIFICATION OF BENGALI SOUNDS | | | | | C | O N | S | O N | A N | T S | | | | V O W E | L S | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Family | Hard | | | Soft | | | Soft | | Soft | Hard | | | | | | | Held Huffed | | | Held Huffed | | | Nasals | | Semi
vowels | Spirants | | Short | Long | Diphthongs | | Guttural | ka | kha | | | ga | gha | | | n¹a | | ha | hha | | a | Aa | e | ei, ee, oy | | | ক খ | | | গ ঘ | | | ঙ | | হ | ঃ | | অ | আ | এ ঐ | | Palatal | ca | cha | | | ja | jha | | | n²a | | ya | sha | | i | Ii | | | | চ ছ | | | জ ঝ | | | ঞ | | য় | শ | | ই | ঈ | | | Cerebral | | ta | th | a | | da | d | ha | | na | Ra | | sa | rri | | | | | ট ঠ | | | ড ঢ | | | ণ | | র | ষ | | ঋ | | | | | | | | ra | rha | | | | | ya | | | | | | | | | | | ড় ঢ় | | | | | য | | | | | | | Dental | ta | tha | | | da | dha | | | na | | La | sa | | | | | | | ত থ | | | দধ | | | ন | | ল | স | | | | | | Labial | pa | pha | | | ba | bha | | | ma | | ba | hha | | u | uu | o | oo, au | | | প ফ | | | ব ভ | | | ম | | ব | ঃ | | উ | ঊ | ও ঔ | | Others | | | | | | | n° | | n^ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ঃ | | ঃ | | | | | | PRONUNCIATION OF VOWELS | VOWELS | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | INDEPENDENT OR INITIAL VOWELS | | | | SHAPE BEHIND A CONSONANT (SUCH AS BEHIND “প” “pa”) | | | Character | Roman | Sounds
like | as in
the
English
word | | | | ্ | (no
vowel) | | (no sound) | প্ | p [“p' ”] | | অ | a | short “a”
short “o” | (inherent
a)
“wander”
“off” | প | pa | | আ | aa | long “a” | “far” | পা | paa | | অযা | a | flat “a” | “apple” | পযা | pa, pyaa | | ই | i | short “i” | “fill” | পপ | pi | | ঈ | ii | long “i” | “feel” | পী | pii | | উ | u | short “u” | “pull” | পু | pu | | ঊ | uu | long “oo” | “pool” | পূ | puu | | ঋ | rri | short “ri” | “triple” | পৃ | prri | | এ | e | short “e” | “egg” | পপ | pe | | ঐ | ee | long “oi” | “boil” | পপ | pee [“poi”] | | ও | o | short “o” | “on” | পপা | po | | ঔ | oo | long “o” | “owner”,
“now” | পপৌ | poo
[“pau/pow”] | | ঃ | nº | nasal “ng” | “singer” | প | pan°
[“pang”] | | ঃ | hh | abrupt “h” | “Judah” | প | pahh | | ঃ | ^ | | nasal
faintly as
in French
“non” | প | p^a [“pan”] | PRONUNCIATION OF CONSONANTS | CONSONANTS | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Group | Char
acter | Roman
Form | Sounds
like | as in the
English word | | Guttural | ক্ | k | “k” | in “keen” | | - in the throat | খ্ | kh | “kh” | in “rockhead” | | | গ্ | g | “g” | in “get” | | | ঘ্ | gh | “gh” | in “slagheap” | | | ঙ্ | n¹ | “n” | in “donkey” | | Palatal | চ্ | c | “ch” | in “chair” | | - on the palate | ছ্ | ch | chh” | in
“matchhead” | | | জ্ | j | “j” | in “enjoy” | | | ঝ্ | jh | “dgeh” | in “hedgehog” | | | ঞ্ | n² | “n” | in “pinch” | | Cerebral | ট্ | t | “t” | in “alter” | | - on the roof | ঠ্ | th | “th” | in
“malthouse” | | of the mouth | ড্ | d | “d” | in “Dad” | | | ড়্ | r | “rr” | in “barred” | | | ঢ্ | dh | “dh” | in
“goldhammer” | | | ঢ়্ | rh | “rrh” | in “myrrh lump” | | | ণ্ | n | “n” | in “inlaid” | | Dental | ত্ (ৎ) | t | “t” | in “ant” | | - on the teeth | থ্ | th | “th” | in “warthog” | | | দ্ | d | “d” | in “beds” | | | ধ্ | dh | “dh” | in “redheads”

FAQs

What does the document cover about Bengali sounds?

It classifies Bengali sounds by articulatory groups such as guttural, palatal, cerebral, dental, and labial, and shows how consonant softness/hardness and other categories relate to Bengali phonetics.

How does the document explain pronunciation for vowels?

It provides tables for independent or initial vowels and describes their Roman forms and vowel meanings using English “as in the English word” examples, including nasal and abrupt h-type vowel marks.

How are Bengali syllables written according to the guide?

It gives rules for vowel-leading forms (vowels that appear independently or at the start) and vowel-trailing forms (vowels that follow a consonant), showing how different vowel signs combine with base consonant shapes.

Oct 1, 2026

Uploaded by Stanley