Bengali Pronunciation Guide
BENGALI DIACRITICAL EQUIVALENTS AND PRONUNCIATION
Vowels
Sa Sts Bi Fi Bu Ba Ay
a T Ge Re) ai Wo 9 au
yy M (anusvara) © n (candra-bindu) s h (visarga)
Consonants
Gutterals: c ka 2 kha +) f ga =z gha 6 na
Palatals: B ca B cha GF ia W jha iia
Cerebrals: B ta 7 tha Gada BD dha | na
Dentals: 5 ta qf tha W da q dha a na
Labials: a pa 7) pha q ba © bha J ma
Semivowels: q ya q ta | la q va
Sibilants: aj Sa q $a Asa 2 ha
Vowel Symbols
The vowels are written as follows after a consonant:
ta fi Vi wu ea <, fe Ge Cai G To 6 Yau
For example: sy ka f= ki #) ki ¢ ku ¢ ko c:) ky
Pki  CFke 3 kai GFT ko TY kau
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