Friday, May 29, 2009

Some bangla trouble shooters.

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 -- Hindi
dakchi -- 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 -- adrak


Time 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:
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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

Learnin Curve : Some more f Bangla....

The assortment herein is in particular d one not commonly used except for d songs.

baul -- nomands wid a touch of rustic/contry music
bokhtobbo -- lecture dena

Mohiner Ghoraguli
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cheelkothi -- topmost point of house, usually in shape of a hut.

Akashe chodano megher:
>>chodano -- spread out
>>megher -- clouds

Sara raat :
>>beche neete -- choice pick(make a pick)
>>badhe adher -- darkness inc.

Suman
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nibir -- very close(to heart)


Chandrabindu
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Mon:
sonapoka -- insect(luv bug)...esp durin DP
feelam -- loose
shirshiranita -- shiver
tana -- wings
aaloye -- ray of light
poralo--- burn
khali --- nude
'guy'-- badan(also in pure bangla:"twak")
sonapoka -- insect(luv bug)...esp durin DP
feelam -- loose
shirshiranita -- shiver
tana -- wings
aaloye -- ray of light
poralo--- burn
khali --- nude
'guy'-- badan(also in pure bangla:"twak")

aalgoche -- give tenderly
be-pada -- foreign territory
buk -- chest

shira -- artery
khotto -- nasoor
neeloy "olindo" -- 2 parts of heart
chobol -- snake bite



Twaker Jatna Nin

twak -- skin
jatna nin -- make effort to improove

Bangla : very less used ones

jaihok -- wutevr -- jo bhi ho
jemun bhabe -- 'similar to'