Hav bn in Calcutta for an yr or so....nvr seen nethg like dis b4....al2gethr a diff flavr. Here's some insight into the day to day vocab
bangla -- Eng -- Hindidakchi -- call -- bulana
>dak nam -- nick name
darao -- halt -- rukna
ekhane -- --yahan
aasbo -- will come -- aa jaonga
machkhane -- middleway
mei/konna -- gal --ladki
alada -- diffrnt -- alag
bari -- home --
ghar -- room
>>balish -- pillow -- takiya
shudhu -- only u -- sirf
bhalo -- gud --badhiya
bochor -- year -- varsh
ektu -- a bit of -- thoda
boojte pari -- able to undrstand -- samajta
bheenje -- bheegna
>>bishti podchi -- its raining -- barish ho rai hai
hadiye -- lost -- kho jana
hata (hete) -- walk -- paidal chalna
bhalo bashi -- my beloved
bondhu -- friend -- dost
jonne -- for sake of -- ...ke liye
>pokhe -- in own interest --
kache -- near --kareeb
songe -- together -- saath
chelebela -- childhood --bachpan
ha-thath -- sudden
chino(i/ish) -- aware of -- jaante ho (e.g. Sonarpur cheno?..han chini)
pathiye dao -- send -- bhejo
peyechi -- receive -- mila
batasha -- air -- hawa
gulo -- a bunch of --
jodi -- if -- yadi
***** Noun *****
jinish -- thing --
cheez boi -- book --
kitaab para -- neighbourhood
***** Verbs***** kinne -- buy/shop --
khareedna jigyesh -- query --
jigyasa raanna -- cooking
bhabchis -- think
ghoomechi -- sleeping --
sona ghoore -- out for a stroll
bosho -- sit --
baithna berolum -- departing --
nikalta hun dhukte -- enter
ese --
aana ***** Food & Beverages***** kena -- buy --khareedna
jol -- water --
pani khabar -- food --
khana maal-faal -- liquor
cha -- tea
misthi -- sweet
>>sondesh -- famous bangla sweet
>> paantua -- rasgulla/gulab jamun
doi -- curd
macher jhol -- fish curry
deem -- egg
torkari -- sabji
>>dhenros -- ladyfinger --
bhindi noon -- salt --
namak adha -- ginger --
adrakTime of day:
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6am --12 noon : shokal bela
12 noon -- 4pm : dupur bela
4pm -- 6 pm : bikal bela
6pm -- 8pm : shondye bela
8pm -- midnite : ratri bela
ekhun -- as f now -- abhi
>apatoto -- for some while now
Colors
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sabuj -- green -- hara
halud -- yellow -- peela
golapi -- pink -- gulabi
to bring abt the change of tenses
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ghoomoch-chi -- so rha hai (present continuous)
ghoomechilo --
suffix:
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-ar : ka
>>3 takar : 3Rs ka
>>teamer : team ka
direction:
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baandh -- left
daand -- right
sojha -- strait
tadatadi nambun -- descend hastily -- jaldi uttro
common sentences:
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kautho khun lakbe -- how much time wud tht take
ban(/daan)dhike darao -- halt left/right
hete choli -- lets walk instead
ki khobar -- kya hal-chal hai
kauto kore -- kitne ka hai(veg market lingo)
Fruits:
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bedna -- Pomegranate --anar
kamla or neebu -- orange
kaula -- banana -- kela
sopeta -- -- cheeku
pepe -- papaya -- papeeta
Interrogative words:
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kenu -- why -- kyu
kirokom -- kaisa --
less used(mostly used in songs):
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kanna -- cry -- rona
chok -- eye -- ankh
>>choker jol -- tears -- aanso
roddur -- sunlight
jokhun-tokhun -- jab tab
jaihok -- wutevr
rakht-pindo -- heart
tarochey -- greater than
>sabchey -- greatest
dhaare -- Coast/Side -- kinara
janaber -- Vagabond -- ?
swadheenta -- Freedom -- aazadi
raamdhenu -- Rainbow -- Indradhanush
binodan -- entertainment -- manoranjan(?)
Animals:------------
bidaal -- cat -- billi
kukur -- dog -- kutta
Unassorted:
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porrikkha -- exam -- pariksha
tulo -- cotton -- rui
Strike:
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dabi -- demand -- maang
michil -- agitative demonstration -- ??
Greetings:
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subhechha -- greetings -- shubh kamnayein
>shubho nabo barsho -- new yr (14th Apr)
>>poila baishakh -- first baisakh
>shobho bijoya -- Durga Puja
*Dol jatra --holi
