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The Bengali alphabet

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Every letter of the Bengali script, with its sound written out. In Bhasaly you can tap any letter to hear it — the whole chart is recorded.

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Vowels

11 letters. The romanization under each letter is how it sounds, not a spelling rule.

o
a
i
i (long form)
u
u (long form)
ri
e
oi
o (close)
ou

Consonants

39 letters, in the order the course teaches them.

ko
kho
go
gho
ngo
cho
chho
jo
jho
nyo
to (hard)
tho (hard)
do (hard)
dho (hard)
no (hard)
to (soft)
tho (soft)
do (soft)
dho (soft)
no
po
pho
bo
bho
mo
jo (antostho)
ro
lo
sho
sho (murdhonno)
so / sho
ho
ড়ro (flap)
ঢ়rho (flap)
য়yo
t (khondo to)
ng (onushshar)
h (bishorgo)
nasal (chondrobindu)

Numerals

Digits 0-9 as they are written in Bengali.

0 (shunno)
1 (ek)
2 (dui)
3 (tin)
4 (char)
5 (panch)
6 (chhoy)
7 (shat)
8 (at)
9 (noy)

Common questions

How many letters are in the Bengali alphabet?

This chart lists 11 vowels and 39 consonants — 50 letters in total — plus the ten numerals.

Can I hear how each Bengali letter sounds?

Yes. Open the alphabet in Bhasaly and tap any letter to play a recorded clip of its sound. No account is needed.

What is the best way to learn the Bengali script?

One letter at a time, with sound, then straight into real words. Bhasaly's Bengali course starts with the script and builds from there.

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