Complete Bengali - Chapter 2

Question 1

Word list from chapter 2 of the Complete Bengali book by William Radice

ISBN: 9781444106862
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Answer 1

Letters in this chapter

Vowels:
অ = ে = e
ও = ো = o

Consonants:
শ = sh
ষ = sh
স = sh

Question 2

he, she (t)

Answer 2

ও
/o/

Question 3

they (f, t)

Answer 3

ওরা
/ora/

Question 4

his, her (f, t)

Answer 4

ওর
/or/

Question 5

ten

Answer 5

দশ
/dosh/

Question 6

all

Answer 6

সব
/shob/

Question 7

grandfather

Answer 7

দাদা
/dada/

Question 8

grandma

Answer 8

দিদি
/didi/

Question 9

day

Answer 9

দিন
/din/

Question 10

finger

Answer 10

আঙুল
/añgul/

Question 11

(maternal) aunt

Answer 11

মাসী
/mashi/

Question 12

Listen!

Answer 12

সুনুন!
/shunun/

Question 13

poison

Answer 13

বিষ
/bish/

Question 14

man, mankind

Answer 14

মনুষ
/monush/

Question 15

She did not lie down (to sleep).

Answer 15

ও শুনোনা
/o shulona/

Question 16

We did not come.

Answer 16

আমরা আসিনি
/amra ashini/

Question 17

Come on Sunday.

Answer 17

রবিবার আসুন।
/robibar ashun/

(Sunday come.)

Question 18

he (f, t) gave

Answer 18

ও দিলো
/o dilo/

Question 19

They (f, t) did not take it.

Answer 19

ওরা নিলোনা।
/ora nilona/

Question 20

Shall I/we come on Monday?

Answer 20

সোমবার আসবো?
/shombar ashbo/

Alternatively: আমি কি সোমবার আসব? /ami ki shombar ashbo/

Question 21

We will listen.

Answer 21

আমরা শূনবো
/amra shunbo/

Question 22

Are those books hers?
(f, t)

Answer 22

ওই বইগুলো ওর
/oi boigulo or/

Plurals are signified by the -gulo suffix

Question 23

They (f, t) are two sisters.

Answer 23

ওরা দুই বোন।
/ora dui bon/

Question 24

We are not Bengali.

Answer 24

আমরা বাঙালী নই।
/amra bangali noi/

Question 25

Give more dai (yogurt).

Answer 25

আরো দাই দাও।
/aro dai dao/

Lit. More dai give.

Question 26

I shall not come (on) Saturday.

Answer 26

আমি শনিবার আসবনা।
/ami shonibar ashbona/

Lit. I Saturday come-not.

Question 27

Tell me his/her (f, t) name.

Answer 27

ওর নাম বল।
/or nam bolo/

lit: His/her name tell.

Question 28

I shall not sit/wait any more.

Answer 28

আমি আর বসবোনা।
/ami ar boshbona/

Lit: I more sit-no.

Question 29

Is all of that mine?

Answer 29

ওই সব আমার?
/oi shob amar?/

Question 30

His (f, t) elder sister’s name is Sarala.

Answer 30

ওর দিদির নাম সরলা।
/or didir nam shorola/

Question 31

She (p, t) is not my sister.

Answer 31

উনি আমার বোন নন
/uni amar bon non/