Bengali Pronunciation Guide

BENGALI DIACRITICAL EQUIVALENTS AND PRONUNCIATION

Vowels
Qa Bypa a i Bi Bu Bi A,
ai Ge @ ii ‘Bo @ au

2? th (anusvara) ®@ 1 (candra-bindu) $ h (visarga)
Consonants
Gutterals: sf ka q kha at ga q gha 6 na
Palatals: B ca B cha G ja A jna fia
Cerebrals: B ta s tha Gada B dha | na
Dentals: Gta Qq tha W da 4 dha Mona
Labials: A pa pha Iba Bbha FT ma
Semivowels: Aya Gra Ala Gva
Sibilants: ay Sa q ga Asa B ha

Vowel Symbols

The vowels are written as follows after a consonant:

Ta fi MN: Su @5 <<; fF Ge Cai G To 6 Yau
For example: Sl ka fui SY ki Fku Fra F kr
Fi CFke Bai CFT ko TY kau

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