Colloquial Bengali
Mithun B. Nasrin, W.A.M Van Der Wurff
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
- Disponible sur iOS et Android
Colloquial Bengali
Mithun B. Nasrin, W.A.M Van Der Wurff
Ă propos de ce livre
Colloquial Bengali provides a step-by-step course in Bengali as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Bengali in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Key features include:
âą progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
âą structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar
âą an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises
âą realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios
âą useful vocabulary lists throughout the text
âą additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries
Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Bengali will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Bengali.
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download freely in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
Foire aux questions
Informations
1
apnar nam ki?
Whatâs your name?
Dialogue 1 (Audio 1:33)
dipu: | slamalaikum jeni, tumi kĂŠmon acho? |
jeni: | walaikum-salam, dada, ami bhalo achi. apni kĂŠmon achen? |
dipu: | bhalo. e holo amar bondhu. jeni: slamalaikum. |
Tunu: | walaikumsalam. bah! apni to besh bhalo bangla janen. apnar nam ki? |
jeni: | amar nam jeni. ekhane bangla shikhchi. apnar nam ki? |
dipu: | or nam Tunu, she amar ĂŠkjOn bhalo bondhu. |
jeni: | accha. dada, amar klash shuru hoe jacche. ami ĂŠkhon jai. khoda-hafez, dipuda. khoda-hafez, Tunuda. abardĂŠkhahObe. |
Tunu: | khoda-hafez. |
dipu: | khoda-hafez, jeni. |
DIPU: | Salam, Jenny, how are you? |
JENNY: | Salam, elder brother, Iâm fine. How are you |
DIPU: | Fine. This is my friend. |
JENNY: | Salam. |
TUNU: | Salam. Well, well, you really know Bengali quite well. Whatâs your name? |
JENNY: | My name is Jenny. Iâm learning Bengali here. Whatâs your name? |
DIPU: | His name is Tunu. Heâs a good friend of mine. |
JENNY: | I see. Elder brother, my class is starting. Iâm going now. Goodbye, Dipu. Goodbye, Tunu. Weâll meet again. |
TUNU: | Goodbye. |
DIPU: | Goodbye, Jenny. |
Vocabulary
slamalaikum | hello (Muslim greeting) | or nam she | his/her name he |
kĂŠmon | how | ĂŠkjOn | a/an |
acho | you are | accha | OK/all right/I see |
bhalo | good | shuru hoe jacche | is starting |
e | this | ĂŠkhon | now |
holo | is | jai | I go |
bondhu | friend | khoda-hafez | goodbye (Muslim leave-taking) |
bah | well, well! | ||
to | really, indeed, actually | abar dĂŠkha hObe | again weâll meet |
besh | quite |