Bengali Plural

Welcome to the fourth Bengali lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

book বই [ba'i]

books বইগুলো [ba'igulō]

car গাড়ী [gāṛī]

cars গাড়িগুলো [gāṛigulō]

tree গাছ [gācha]

trees গাছগুলো [gāchagulō]

flower ফুল [phula]

flowers ফুলগুলো [phulagulō]

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look wehn converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Bengali + Pronunciation
I speak one language [singular form] আমি একটি ভাষায় কথা বলি [āmi ēkaṭi bhāṣāẏa kathā bali]
we speak three languages [plural noun] আমরা তিনটি ভাষায় কথা বলি [āmarā tinaṭi bhāṣāẏa kathā bali]
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] তিনি বহু দেশ ভ্রমণ করেন [tini bahu dēśa bhramaṇa karēna]
they are happy now [plural pronoun] তারা এখন খুশি [tārā ēkhana khuśi]
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] তার পাঁচটি লাল জুতো আছে [tāra pām̐caṭi lāla jutō āchē]
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] আমি পেঁয়াজ ছাড়া একটা স্যান্ডউইচ চাই [āmi pēm̐ẏāja chāṛā ēkaṭā syānḍa'u'ica cā'i]

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman মহিলা [mahilā]

women মহিলারা [mahilārā]

man পুরুষ [puruṣa]

men পুরুষরা [puruṣarā]

house বাড়ি [bāṛi]

houses বাড়িগুলো [bāṛigulō]

cup কাপ [kāpa]

cups কাপগুলো [kāpagulō]

cow গরু [garu]

cows গরুগুলো [garugulō]

horse ঘোড়া [ghōṛā]

horses ঘোড়াগুলো [ghōṛāgulō]

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Bengali by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Bengali - Pronunciation
Help সাহায্য (করুন)! [sāhāyya (karuna)!]
Call the ambulance এম্বুলেন্স‌ ডাকুন! [ēmbulēnsa ḍākuna!]
I need a doctor আমার একজন ডাক্তার দরকার [āmāra ēkajana ḍāktāra darakāra]
Where is the closest pharmacy? কাছের ডাক্তারখানাটা কোথায়? [kāchēra ḍāktārakhānāṭā kōthāẏa?]
Are you okay? আপনি ঠিক আছেন? [āpani ṭhika āchēna?]
I am sick আমি অসুস্থ [āmi asustha]
Call the police পুলিশ ডাকুন! [puliśa ḍākuna!]

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