Translate Bengali to English
Bengali text appears in Bangladeshi government documents, business correspondence from Dhaka, news from Prothom Alo and Daily Star, academic papers, and messages from the large Bengali diaspora in the UK, US, and Middle East. The Bengali script has a distinctive flowing style. Paste your text above.
Common Bengali to English translations
| Bengali | English | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| নমস্কার | Hello | noh-mohsh-KAHR | ||
| শুভে সকাল | Good morning | SHOO-beh shoh-KAHL | ||
| ধন্যবাদ | Thank you | DHOHN-noh-bahd | ||
| দয়া করে | Please | DOY-ah KOH-reh | ||
| এটা কত? | How much is this? | EH-tah KOH-toh | ||
| বাথরুম কোথায়? | Where is the bathroom? | BAHTH-room KOH-thai | ||
| আমি বুঝতে পারছি না | I do not understand | AH-mee BOOJH-teh PAHR-chee nah | ||
| আপনি কি আমাকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন? | Can you help me? | AHP-nee kee AH-mah-keh shah-HAH-joh KOR-teh PAH-rehn | ||
| আমি চা চাই | I would like tea | AH-mee CHAH chai | ||
| বিল দিন | The bill, please | bil DEEN | ||
| আপনার সাথে দেখা হয়ে ভালো লাগলো | Nice to meet you | AHP-nahr SHAH-theh DEH-khah HOY-eh BHAH-loh LAHG-loh | ||
| বিদায় | Goodbye | bee-DAI | ||
| আমার ডাক্তার দরকার | I need a doctor | AH-mahr DOK-tahr dor-KAHR | ||
| মাফ করবেন | Excuse me | MAHF kor-BEHN |
Tips for Bengali to English translation
Bengali script looks different from Hindi Devanagari despite both being Brahmic. Using a Hindi translator for Bengali text will produce completely wrong results.
Bengali uses classifiers when counting, similar to Chinese and Japanese. Ekta boi (one book) requires the classifier ta. These are dropped in English translation.
Bengali has a distinction between inherent vowel pronunciation in East (Bangladesh) and West (India). The letter অ is pronounced “o” in Bangladesh but “aw” in West Bengal. Written text is the same regardless.
Bengali text messaging often uses Roman Bengali (Bengali written in Latin letters) called “Banglish.” The translator requires proper Bengali script input.
About the Bengali language
Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 230 million people, making it one of the most spoken languages in the world. Bangladesh (170 million people) uses Bengali as its sole official language, while in India it is the official language of West Bengal, Tripura, and parts of Assam.
The Bengali language movement of 1952, in which students in Dhaka were killed protesting for the right to use Bengali instead of Urdu, is one of the foundational events of Bangladeshi national identity. UNESCO designated February 21 as International Mother Language Day in recognition. Bengali literature includes Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, filmmaker Satyajit Ray, and a vibrant tradition of poetry, music, and cinema (Dhallywood and Tollywood).
Frequently asked questions
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No. Bengali and Hindi use different scripts and are separate languages.
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