Bengali
/beŋˈɡɔːli/adjective
उच्चारण बेंगॉली
बंगाली, बांग्ला, बंगाल का
Core word
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from or connected with Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh), its people or its language
बंगाली, बांग्ला, बंगाल का
- Bengali sweets such as rasgulla
- Bengali literature
- We went to a Bengali restaurant for fish curry and rice.
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- The Bengali new year is celebrated in April.
- Durga Puja is the biggest Bengali festival of the year.
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a person from West Bengal or Bangladesh
बंगाली (व्यक्ति)
- Satyajit Ray was a famous Bengali film-maker.
- A Bengali poet read from his latest book.
- My neighbour is a Bengali who moved to Delhi for work.
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- The Bengali in our team taught us how to make rosogolla.
- Many Bengalis celebrate Durga Puja with great enthusiasm.
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the language of Bangladesh and West Bengal
बांग्ला (भाषा), बंगाली (भाषा)
- Tagore wrote Gitanjali in Bengali.
- She sings songs in Bengali at family events.
- Bengali is spoken by millions of people in India and Bangladesh.
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- He is learning Bengali so that he can read Tagore in the original.
- The signboards in Kolkata are often written in Bengali and English.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
Bengali (noun) as a person: a Bengali / the Bengalis
For a person, Bengali is a countable noun with a capital letter; the group is the Bengalis, not 'the Bengali'.
व्यक्ति के अर्थ में 'Bengali' countable noun है और उसका पहला अक्षर capital होता है; समूह के लिए 'the Bengalis' लिखा जाता है।
- Radhika's neighbour is a Bengali from Kolkata.
- The Bengalis celebrate Durga Puja with great joy.
Bengali (noun) as a language: no article
When Bengali means the language, it is uncountable and normally takes no article; use in Bengali for the language used.
भाषा के अर्थ में 'Bengali' uncountable है और सामान्यतः उसके साथ article नहीं आता; किसी भाषा में लिखने के लिए 'in Bengali' कहा जाता है।
- She speaks Bengali at home and Hindi at work.
- Tagore wrote most of his poems in Bengali.
Bengali + noun (adjective use)
As an adjective, Bengali describes people, language, food and culture connected with Bengal.
Adjective के रूप में 'Bengali' बंगाल से जुड़े लोगों, भाषा, भोजन और संस्कृति का वर्णन करता है।
- Bengali sweets such as rasgulla are famous across India.
Bengali + possessive / of Bengali origin
Use of Bengali origin or descent to say where a person's family comes from, without claiming the person lives in Bengal.
किसी व्यक्ति का परिवार कहाँ का है, यह बताने के लिए 'of Bengali origin' या 'of Bengali descent' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Meena is of Bengali descent but was born in Pune.
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Bengali + noun
cuisineliteraturefilmsweetsNew Year
- Bengali literature has given India several Nobel-level writers.
verb + Bengali
speaktranslate fromtranslate intolearnwrite in
- The professor translated the novel from Bengali into English.
Bengali + noun (culture)
filmpoetfestivalmusicsaree
- The Bengali saree is known for its red border.
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- The Bengali poet won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
उस बंगाली कवि ने 1913 में साहित्य का Nobel Prize जीता।
- Several Bengalis settled in Delhi after Independence.
स्वतंत्रता के बाद कई बंगाली दिल्ली में बस गए।
- Bengali is spoken in West Bengal and in Bangladesh.
बंगाली पश्चिम बंगाल और बांग्लादेश में बोली जाती है।
- Meena learnt Bengali so that she could read Tagore in the original.
मीना ने बंगाली सीखी ताकि वह टैगोर को मूल रूप में पढ़ सके।
- We ordered a Bengali fish curry at the station restaurant.
हमने स्टेशन के रेस्तराँ में बंगाली मछली की करी मँगवाई।
- The Bengali New Year, Poila Baisakh, falls in April.
बंगाली नववर्ष, पोइला बैसाख, अप्रैल में पड़ता है।
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✗ The Bengali are fond of fish and sweets.
✓ The Bengalis are fond of fish and sweets.
Bengali as a noun for people is countable, so the group takes a plural s (the Bengalis).
लोगों के अर्थ में 'Bengali' countable noun है, इसलिए समूह के लिए plural s लगाकर 'the Bengalis' लिखें।
✗ She speaks the Bengali at home.
✓ She speaks Bengali at home.
The name of a language takes no article after speak.
'Speak' के बाद भाषा के नाम से पहले article नहीं लगता।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Bengali, also called Bangla, is the national language of Bangladesh, and Rabindranath Tagore wrote the national anthems of both India and Bangladesh in it.
Bengali, जिसे Bangla भी कहते हैं, बांग्लादेश की राष्ट्रभाषा है, और रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर ने भारत और बांग्लादेश दोनों के राष्ट्रगान इसी भाषा में लिखे।