Bengali Pronunciation Guide

BENGALI DIACRITICAL EQUIVALENTS AND PRONUNCIATION

Vowels

BS: ots Bi Ri Be Ba @,
Qi Ge @ ii ‘Bo Q au

3 m (anusvara) @ 1 (candra-bindu) 8 h (visarga)
Consonants
Gutterals: c.-) ka q kha at ga q gha 6 na
Palatals: B ca B cha G ja a jha fia
Cerebrals: B ta ° tha Gda BD dha @ na
Dentals: Gta tha W da q dha @ na
Labials: or pa BP pha q ba B® bha q ma
Semivowels: Aya Gra Ala diva
Sibilants: af Sa q sa a sa 3 ha

Vowel Symbols

The vowels are written as follows after a consonant:

te fi Vi eu ea ep fe Ge Ca CTo CYu
For example: PY ka Fi By ki Fxu Fx Sky
Fki CFke CF kai GFT ko THY kau

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