#Learn Bangla

[bongboyblog]

Bengali word of the day: বরবাদ (bôrbad)

English: wasted/ruined

Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian برباد‎ (bar-bâd).

Cognates: With Hindi/Urdu बरबाद,برباد‎ (barbād) and Ushojo برباد (barbād).

Phrases/Sentences: আজকের দিনটা বরবাদ করলাম।

ājkēr dinṭā bôrbād korlām.

Translated: I wasted my whole day today.

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[archiveofrasa]

that one line about ramy's bangla being rudimentary made me absolutely sob (i'm bengali) and i wanna talk about why

there's so much to it both contextually with ramy's character as well as historically. contextually because ramy is fluent in 6 languages, an insane number of languages for one person but none of which are his mother tongue. he's described as a performer, one who knows he can't blend in so instead he stands out as a means to escape as much of the racism as he can. he gets lost in it that he almost forgets who he is; this is reflected in his language ability too – he gets so lost in his linguistic academics he just barely remembers the native language of his home place that he adores.

and honestly, you can't even really blame ramy for it at all when it was induced. it's the british who saw urdu, arabic and persian as more valuable than bangla, it's the british that make ramy put on this act so he can literally stay alive. and when you know the historical relevancies between urdu and bangla, it hurts so much that ramy was forced to forget bangla

very brief history context: after the partition, where british india was split into india, pakistan and east pakistan (now bangladesh) bangla was seen as inferior to urdu due to its hindu connections. bengalis experienced so much shit because of this (and bengali muslims are still dealing with the internalised cultural racism today honestly). pakistanis tried to make the official language urdu, even though literally everyone in east pakistan were bengali and spoke bangla, so bengalis fought back against it. we still celebrate that day today (feb 21)

so to have ramy be in this position in the 1830s where urdu was seen as superior to bangla, especially when ramy is a bengali muslim, is just extremely accurate?? and maybe it's bc we don't have much western literature where we talk about this but it's just so nice to have it acknowledged

the bangla language movement didn't happen until around the 1950s, over a century after babel's timeline, but the seeds are always there. while i do think it comes with both this islamic superiority tendency a lot of asians have (arabs i'm looking at you) and britian's imperialistic racism, i just love how it all makes sense

#babel rf kuang #ramiz rafi mirza #i'm still learning a lot abt my own culture so don't ask me for a lot of information about this lol #yk when i found out ramy was bengali it set my world off its course and i knew i had to read this book even if no bangla was discussed #i knew i was gonna get attached to him and I DID! #he just means so much to me and while he made me sob multiple times i love what kuang did with his character #also if youre pakistani lol don't try to defend yourself #you don't get to after pakistanis massacred so many bengalis during the bangladesh liberation war #babel an arcane history #babel or the necessity of violence #also i love seeing south asian characters become fandom favourites i know most babel lovers love ramy IKTRRR

[vhstown]

i get violated every time i speak bangla. by my parents. by my mutuals. by my irls. what is this

#is it bc im a country girl (everyone else is country asw 💀) #i learn bangla by eavesdropping on family drama obviously its going to be a little... strange sounding #i really wanna sit down and study it though and study my dialect cz nobody taught me. one day #vee chats #not atsv related

[rosekasa]

I totally get not having good Bengali! I speak Hindi at home but when I'm with my friends who understand it they all make fun of me cuz I'm so bad 😭😭

HAHAHW MY SITUATION IS THE OPPOSITE 😭 i have a lot of bengali friends at uni and so it's easy for me to speak to them in bangla because they don't laugh at me, but my family ALWAYS LAUGH AT ME because i only ever speak english at home!!! it's so embarrassing dhfksjsj

#when i went to BD i remember i met my dad's side of the family for the first time #and we were having a REALLY big dinner with EVERYONE in that family #and i was speaking to one of my older cousins who i had never met before this day #and i was trying to say something in bangla and this man fully looks at me and says #'did you not finish school? why can't you speak bangla?' #i wanted to die i was so embarrassed #but then i also couldnt help but think #why would i be learning Bangla in a british school #technically shouldn't me not being good at bangla show that i went to school??? #anyway. #oh the woes of south asian language #ask #anon

[normalweirdoboy]

My great grandfather was so freaking coooooool

He knew English, Hindi, Urdu, Odia and possibly Arabic, along with Bangla!

And that's a big thing for someone coming from a tiny village in Midnapore (plus we're talking about pre-independent India!). It seems he'd call the wandering fakirs and beggars home, feed them, and ask them to teach him how to read and write the Arabic and Devanagari scripts. English was the then official language and Odia, I'm guessing he learned it from the locals (big Odia diaspora in western Bengal).

Never felt proud of my family like this before lmaoo

Guess I take after him heheh 😌

Edit: Oh wait, he knew some Sanskrit too!!! 'Cause he was a great fan of reading religious texts and stuff (another interest we both share lol)

#just bragging abt my great gramps #we would have been good buddies if he were alive #langblr #languages #polyglot #multilingual #family #great grandfather #bangla #bengali #odia #urdu #hindi #arabic #english #india #west bengal #medinipur #desi #language learning #journal #normalweirdoboy #life

[southasianlanguages]

Resource List for Learning Bengali/Bangla

Hello! Do you want to learn Bengali/Bangla but don't know where to start? Then I've got the perfect resource list for you and you can find its link below! Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve it. Here is what the resource list contains;

"Handmade" resources on certain grammar concepts for easy understanding.

Resources on learning the script.

Websites to practice reading the script.

Documents to enhance your Bengali vocabulary.

Notes on Colloquial Bengali.

Music playlists

List of podcasts/audiobooks And a compiled + organized list of websites you can use to get hold of Bengali grammar!

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[springs-hurts]

It'll be alright someday...

Till then...I'll just focus on chocolates 🦆

#my life is disaster in making at this point #and yet here i am #it's me hi i'm the problem it's me #desiblr #c'est la vie #How am I supposed to learn #French #Bangla #Economics #History #There are so many subjects #And hobbies #I'm falling apart now #lol #Motivation #More like Lack of lol #I'm not trying hard enough like others #Life

[voidsteffy]

@aasthuu I'm trying! See *proud toothy smile* TELL ME I ALMOST GOT ITTTT!

Loved the lesson💃🦋

#manu learns bangla #aasthu uska naam bangla sikhati hai har shaam

[medinipuria-in-odisha]

Basic Odia phrases 2:

What's your name? তোমার নাম কি? - ତୁମର ନାମ କ’ଣ? (tumôrô nāmô kôṇô?)

My name is... আমার নাম... - ମୋ ନାମ ... (mo nāmô)

Where are you from? আপনি কোথা থেকে এসেছেন? - ଆପଣ କେଉଁଠାରୁ ଆସିଛନ୍ତି? (āpôṇô keu~ṭhāru āsichônti?)

Long time no see. অনেক দিন হলো দেখা হয়নি। - ବହୁତ ଦିନ ହେଲାଣି ଦେଖା ନାହିଁ (bôhut din helāṇi dekhā nāhi~)

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[bongboyblog]

Bengali word of the day: বৃষ্টি(br̥ṣṭi)

English: Rain

Etymology: From Sanskrit বৃষ্টি (vṛṣṭi).

Example: অনেক দিন পর , আজকে বৃষ্টি পড়ছে !

ônek din pôr, ājke br̥ṣṭi poṛche!

After many days, it is raining today!

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[userblaney]

F1 handwriting challenge!!

Tagged by the one and only @xiaoluclair <3

// 1. What is your URL? // 2. Who are your favorite drivers? What are their numbers // 3. Write out a fandom hot take you have. // 4. Make a prediction for next season. // 5. If your native language isn’t English, write a fun fact about yourself in it.  // 6. Write something nice about another person in F1mblr. // 7. Tag at least four people 😤

Tagging: @vapidluxury @lastonthebrakes @urmuminnitt @unicafavorita @livinginthefastlane @lightningmcqueenstan and anyone who wants to do it <3

#ooh my god. oh my god #my bangla is terrible noooo #it’s so bad it’s not even funny #oh yeah the sentences say ‘I mean I was born in the uk it would be English but I’m learning Welsh in school #it’s terrible bc it’s gcse level. I speak bangla too but my bangla is not that good. there’s ur fun fact <3

[jellyluchi]

Pros and Foca have a competition to see who can be more fluent in the other's language and Pros is winning bc he's an overachiever smh...

#tbh its hard to find resources to learn bangla so how is he even doing it ???? #taha talks #honey bunny

[nitesh-123n]

Fun Ways to Practice Speaking Bengali on Your Own

Learning Bengali can feel like trying to navigate the bustling streets of Kolkata – exciting, overwhelming, and full of delicious surprises! But what if you want to hone your speaking skills without venturing out just yet? Fear not, fellow language learner, because this blog is your ticket to a one-way trip to Bangla fluency (well, almost)!

1. Talk to the Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Who needs a conversation partner when you've got yourself? Talk to your reflection! Introduce yourself, describe your day, or even plan your next Bengali adventure. The key is to speak out loud and don't be afraid to sound silly. The mirror won't judge (probably).

2. Shower Shonar Bangla (Golden Bengal in the Shower)

Can't find a quiet corner? Take your Bengali practice to the shower! Run through greetings, practice ordering your favorite Bengali dishes (Doi Machh anyone?), or sing along to Bengali rain songs. The acoustics might be interesting, but your pronunciation will be golden!

3. Be a Shadow Puppeteer, Bangla Style

Narrate your day in Bengali as it unfolds. Describe what you're doing, what you see, and how you feel. Bonus points for incorporating Bengali words for everyday objects – that mug in your hand becomes a "chhan" (cup) and your comfy PJs turn into a "lungi" (a traditional Bengali garment).

4. Cook Up a Conversation

Whip up a Bengali feast and narrate the recipe step-by-step in Bengali. Explain why you're adding "roshun" (garlic) and reminisce about your Bengali grandma's secret ingredient.

5. Binge-Watch, Bengali-fy!

Turn your Netflix obsession into a Bengali learning spree! Watch Bengali movies or TV shows with subtitles, then rewind and repeat key dialogues aloud. This is a fantastic way to pick up natural-sounding phrases and improve your listening comprehension.

6. Sing Your Bengali Heart Out!

Belting out Bengali tunes in the shower wasn't enough? Find Bengali music you love and sing along at the top of your lungs! Pay attention to the pronunciation and the rhythm – you might even surprise yourself with your newfound fluency.

7. Record Yourself and Become Your Own Guru

Record yourself speaking Bengali on your phone. Play it back and identify areas for improvement. Did you stumble over a particular word? Look it up and practice again. This self-assessment approach is a powerful tool for targeted learning.

8. The Power of Positive Self-Talk (in Bengali!)

Start incorporating Bengali into your internal monologue. Think about your to-do list, your plans for the evening, or even your deepest thoughts – all in Bengali! This subconscious immersion will solidify your grasp on the language.

Remember, language learning is a journey, not a destination. Embrace the fun, celebrate your mistakes, and keep practicing. Before you know it, you'll be holding full conversations and charming everyone with your Bangla!

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[alazharuniversity]

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[masum1985]

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[designerripon]

৮০টি ফলের নাম বাংলা ও ইংরেজিতে | 80 Fruits Name with Pictures Bengali & ...

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