Bengali Adjectives
Welcome to the second Bengali lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Bengali to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black  কালো [kālō] | grey ধূসর [dhūsara] | white সাদা [sādā] | blue নীল [nīla] |
green সবুজ [sabuja] | yellow হলুদ [haluda] | red লাল [lāla] | brown বাদামি [bādāmi] |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Bengali + Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | আমার বাড়ি-র রঙ সাদা [āmāra bāṛi - ra raṅa sādā] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | আপনার দেশ বড় [āpanāra dēśa baṛa] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | নতুন বই দামী [natuna ba'i dāmī] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | আমরা এখানে খুশি [āmarā ēkhānē khuśi] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | তার তিনটি ছোট কুকুর আছে [tāra tinaṭi chōṭa kukura āchē] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | এই ভাষা খুব সহজ [ē'i bhāṣā khuba sahaja] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | আমার একটা ছোট সবুজঘর আছে [āmāra ēkaṭā chōṭa sabujaghara āchē] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold ঠাণ্ডা [ṭhāṇḍā] | hot গরম [garama] | cloudy মেঘলা [mēghalā] | rainy বাদলা [bādalā] |
snowy তুষারাবৃত [tuṣārābr̥ta] | sunny রৌদ্রোজ্জ্বল [raudrōjjbala] | windy ঝোড়ো [jhōṛō] | warm উষ্ণ [uṣṇa] |
Conversation in Bengali
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Bengali | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hi | কী খবর! | [kī khabara!] |
| how are you? | (আপনি) কেমন আছেন? | [(āpani) kēmana āchēna?] |
| I'm good, thank you | (আমি) ভালো আছি, ধন্যবাদ | [(āmi) bhālō āchi, dhan'yabāda] |
| and you? | আর, আপনি? | [āra, āpani?] |
| what is your name? | আপনার নাম কী? | [āpanāra nāma kī?] |
| my name is Maya | আমার নাম মায়া | [āmāra nāma māẏā] |
| nice to meet you | দেখা হয়ে ভালো লাগলো! | [dēkhā haẏē bhālō lāgalō!] |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Bengali. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Bengali Nouns |
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