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The Bengali alphabet
বাংলা
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.
Hear every letter →Vowels
11 letters. The romanization under each letter is how it sounds, not a spelling rule.
অo
আa
ইi
ঈi (long form)
উu
ঊu (long form)
ঋri
এe
ঐoi
ওo (close)
ঔou
Consonants
39 letters, in the order the course teaches them.
কko
খkho
গgo
ঘgho
ঙngo
চcho
ছchho
জjo
ঝjho
ঞnyo
টto (hard)
ঠtho (hard)
ডdo (hard)
ঢdho (hard)
ণno (hard)
তto (soft)
থtho (soft)
দdo (soft)
ধdho (soft)
নno
পpo
ফpho
বbo
ভbho
মmo
যjo (antostho)
রro
লlo
শsho
ষsho (murdhonno)
সso / sho
হho
ড়ro (flap)
ঢ়rho (flap)
য়yo
ৎt (khondo to)
ংng (onushshar)
ঃh (bishorgo)
ঁnasal (chondrobindu)
Numerals
Digits 0-9 as they are written in Bengali.
০0 (shunno)
১1 (ek)
২2 (dui)
৩3 (tin)
৪4 (char)
৫5 (panch)
৬6 (chhoy)
৭7 (shat)
৮8 (at)
৯9 (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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