Bengali Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Bengali lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Bengali to help you practice your daily phrases. Click on the sound icon to hear the words.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Bengali - Pronunciation
one এক [ēka]
first প্রথম [prathama]
two দুই [du'i]
second দ্বিতীয় [dbitīẏa]
three তিন [tina]
third তৃতীয় [tr̥tīẏa]
four চার [cāra]
fourth চতুর্থ [caturtha]
five পাঁচ [pām̐ca]
fifth পঞ্চম [pañcama]
six ছয় [chaẏa]
sixth ষষ্ঠ [ṣaṣṭha]
seven সাত [sāta]
seventh সপ্তম [saptama]
eight আট্ [āṭ]
eighth অষ্টম [aṣṭama]
nine নয় [naẏa]
ninth নবম [nabama]
ten দশ [daśa]
tenth দশম [daśama]
eleven এগারো [ēgārō]
eleventh একাদশতম [ēkādaśatama]
twelve বারো [bārō]
twelfth দ্বাদশ [dbādaśa]
thirteen তেরো [tērō]
thirteenth ত্রয়োদশতম [traẏōdaśatama]
fourteen চোদ্দো [cōddō]
once একবার [ēkabāra]
fifteen পনেরো [panērō]
twice দুবার [dubāra]
sixteen ষোল [ṣōla]
Monday সোমবার [sōmabāra]
seventeen সতেরো [satērō]
Tuesday মঙ্গলবার [maṅgalabāra]
eighteen আঠারো [āṭhārō]
Wednesday বুধবার [budhabāra]
nineteen ঊনিশ [ūniśa]
Thursday বৃহস্পতিবার [br̥haspatibāra]
twenty বিশ [biśa]
Friday শুক্রবার [śukrabāra]
seventy one একাত্তর [ēkāttara]
Saturday শনিবার [śanibāra]
one hundred একশত [ēkaśata]
Sunday রবিবার [rabibāra]

Numbers Grammar Rules

Bengali cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Bengali. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Bengali + Pronunciation
I have three dogs [number + noun] আমার তিনটি কুকুর আছে [āmāra tinaṭi kukura āchē]
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] আমার মেয়ের দুটি বিড়াল আছে [āmāra mēẏēra duṭi biṛāla āchē]
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] তিনি সাতটি ভাষায় কথা বলেন [tini sātaṭi bhāṣāẏa kathā balēna]
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] আমার ভাই-এর একটি ছেলে আছে [āmāra bhā'i - ēra ēkaṭi chēlē āchē]
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] এই হল আমার দ্বিতীয় পাঠ [ē'i hala āmāra dbitīẏa pāṭha]
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] আপনি তৃতীয় বইটি কি পড়েছেন? [āpani tr̥tīẏa ba'iṭi ki paṛēchēna?]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow গরু [garu]

goat ছাগল [chāgala]

donkey গাধা [gādhā]

horse ঘোড়া [ghōṛā]

dog কুকুর্ [kukur]

cat বিড়াল [biṛāla]

mouse ইদুঁর [idum̐ra]

bird পাখি [pākhi]

Conversation in Bengali

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Bengali - Pronunciation
Where are you from? আপনি কোথা থেকে এসেছেন? [āpani kōthā thēkē ēsēchēna?]
I'm from the U.S আমি U.S থেকে এসেছি [āmi U.S thēkē ēsēchi]
I'm American আমি মার্কিনি [āmi mārkini]
Where do you live? আপনি কোথায় থাকেন? [āpani kōthāẏa thākēna?]
I live in the U.S আমি U.S -এ-তে থাকি [āmi U.S - ē - tē thāki]
What do you do for a living? আপনি কি করেন? [āpani ki karēna?]
I'm a student আমি একজন ছাত্র [āmi ēkajana chātra]

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