Bengali Pronunciation Guide

BENGALI DIACRITICAL EQUIVALENTS AND PRONUNCIATION

Vowels

Be Ste Si Fi Bu Ba Br
Bi Ge @ ii ‘Bo 9 au

2 rm (anusvara) © Mh ( candra-bindu) @ h (visarga)
Consonants
Gutterals: SF ka q kha at ga q gha 6 na
Palatals: B ca B cha G ja B jna fia
Cerebrals: B ta ° tha G da B dha 6 na
Dentals: Gta 2 tha YW da 4 dha na
Labials: A pa pha ba @ bha F ma
Semivowels: ya Ira | la qva
Sibilants: ai Sa q ga Asa Qha

Vowel Symbols

The vowels are written as follows after a consonant:

Ta fi Yi S. @1 <7 fF Ge Cai G To 6 Yau
For example: Sq ka Fe xi ki Fu ki Fk;
Hki  CFke kai CFT ko TY kau

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