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    BASIC LANGUAGE COURSE IN BENGALI[Home] [Jaspell Jaldi Software - Home] [Support and Related Services][Jaspell Services - Home] [Jaspell Services Limited - Home] [Contact

    Us!] B J Burford 1998-2002

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    Pronounciation Guidance

    Brief Grammar Course 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Exercises 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    NOTES

    1. Note that throughout this course YOU means the plural of you.

    2. Note that English pronouns underlined are equivalent to the honorific form in Bengali.

    3. Bengali letters underlined represent the cerebralsound, not the dental.

    4. In Bengali spellings _ indicates that the adjacent letters get brought together as one syllable.

    5. In Bengali spellings - indicates that the adjacent letters are in different syllables.

    Pronunciation Guidance Using Romanized Method

    Sounds can be played by clicking on the hyperlinks in the table. Also the sounds can be all be downloaded.

    Other helps are provided to help you learn the script. The Romanization method used in this course is consistent

    with the Romanized Input Method (should you prefer it) offered with Jaspell's Jaldi Multilingual Word Processor

    Software Package.

    VOWELSINDEPENDENT

    OR INITIAL

    ROMANIZED

    PHONETIC

    SOUNDS

    LIKE ...

    AS IN THE ENGLISH

    WORD

    SYLLABLE IF JOINED

    ONTO k

    (no vowel)(no

    sound)

    (no sound after k in

    black)k`

    a short "o" "off" (inherent a) ka

    aa long "a" "far" kaaa flat "a" "apple" ka

    i short "i" "fill" ki

    ii long "i" "feel" kii

    u short "u" "pull" ku

    uulong

    "oo""pool" kuu

    rri short "ri" "triple" krri

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    e short "e" "egg" ke

    ee long "oi" "boil" kee ("koi")

    o short "o" "on" ko

    oo long "o" "owner", "now" koo ("kau/kow")

    nnasal

    "ng""singer" kan ("kang")

    hhaabrupt

    "h""Judah" kahh

    ^ nasal faintly as in French "non" k^a ("kan")

    CONSONANTS

    CLASSROMANIZED

    PHONETIC

    SOUNDS

    LIKE

    IN THE

    ENGLISHWORD

    Guttural

    -in the throat

    k k "keen"

    kh kh "rockhead"

    g g "get"

    gh gh "slagheap"

    n n "donkey"

    Palatal

    - on the palate

    c c "chair"

    ch tchh "matchhead"

    j j "enjoy"

    jh dgeh "hedgehog"

    n n "pinch"

    Cerebral

    or Retroflexive

    - with the tongue bent back on theroof of the mouth

    t t "alter"

    th th "bolthole"

    d d "old"

    r r "millrun"dh dh "goldhammer"

    rh rrh "myrrh lump"

    n or n n "inlaid"

    Dental

    - on the teeth

    t t "ant"

    th th "nuthatch"

    d d "beds"

    dh dh "redheads"

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    n n "sender"

    Labial

    - on the lips

    p p "peace"

    ph ph "uphold"

    b

    (or v, w)

    b

    (v, w)

    "bob"

    ("liftvan",

    "swim")

    bh bh "nibholder"

    m m "me"

    Forward

    Semi-Vowels

    y j "flapjack"

    y y "yes"

    r r "ran"

    l l "lap"

    Sibilants

    sh sh "ship"

    s sh "fleshly"

    ss

    s

    "ensure"

    "strap"

    Guttural Semi-Vowel h h "hog"

    Introduction

    This basic oral course will cover the main features of the Bengali language. If you understand sentence structure

    you should quickly be able to achieve a simplified but effective system of communication. A fully detailed coursecan be studied later in harmony with this basic beginning.

    This course addresses the elements of sentences in the following way:-

    1. Doers (nouns and pronouns)

    2. Process done (verb) ; a simple past, present and future tense

    3. Quality describing doers and objects (adjectives, etc.)

    4. Manner describing process done (adverb)

    5. Object forms of nouns and pronouns according to case

    6. Connectives linking to another clause

    7. Conditional sentences

    8. Interrogatives, correlatives and relatives

    9. Other forms of expression common or without equivalent

    10. Add other features

    SOME BENGALI SENTENCE STRUCTURES ON WHICH THIS ANALYSIS IS BASED:-

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    3. 1. 3. 5. 4. 2. 6.

    A DOER PROCESS

    B Quality DOER PROCESS

    C (Quality) DOER Manner PROCESS

    D (Quality) DOER OBJECT (Manner) PROCESS

    E (Quality) DOER Quality OBJECT (Manner) PROCESS

    F (Quality) DOER (Quality) OBJECT (Manner) PROCESS LINK

    COMPARE THESE ENGLISH SENTENCE STRUCTURES:-

    3. 1. 3. 5. 4. 2. 6.

    A PEOPLE SING

    B Happy PEOPLE SING

    C (Happy) PEOPLE joyfully SING

    D (Happy) PEOPLE SONGS (joyfully) SING

    E (Happy) PEOPLE sweet SONGS (joyfully) SING

    F (Happy) PEOPLE (sweet) SONGS (joyfully) SING and ...

    1. Doers (nouns and pronouns) [Go to Top]

    A few nouns are listed below. You can learn more from the attached vocabularies or lists of frequently used

    words, and dictionaries. Pronouns are listed here.

    The listed form is for the doer(subject, nominative case) in the clause.

    e.g. He said to me thatIshould tell him.

    The form of the nouns and pronouns listed here may be modified in various ways if they occur as the object. See

    the later consideration of Forms of Nouns and Pronouns As Objects According to Case.

    If the sentence expresses A is B, both A and B are in the unmodified subject form. The doing word (verb) to

    be can be omitted. If A is plural, B can be singular.

    Today is Sunday. aaj-ke rabi-baar.

    We are parents. aamaraa pitaamaataa.

    God is love. iishvar prem.

    They are friends. taaraa bandhu.

    Singular Plural

    Common Common

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    I aami we aamaraa

    you tumi you tomaraa

    he se they taaraa

    she se they taaraa

    it taa they taaraa

    Honorific Honorificyou aapani you aapanaaraa

    he tini they t^aaraa

    Do Exercises 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

    Some Useful Words to Learn Nouns and Pronouns: These can be used for Doers and Objects [Go to Top]

    NOTE: The words shown in bold style are those used in this short course. The others can be used as you widen

    your conversations.

    accurate knowledge tatva jnaan (gyaan) animal pashu answer uttar anyone keha; keu belief bishvaas

    benefit laabh; phaa'idaa Bengali language baanlaa Bengali person baangaalii Bible baaibel bird

    paakhi; paksi book bai brother bhaai chapter adhyaay creation srristi crime aparaadh daughter,

    girl meye day din Sunday ravi-vaar Monday som-baar Tuesday mangal-baar Wednesday budh-

    baar Thursday brrihaspatibaar Friday shukrabaar Saturday shanibaar destruction dhvansa

    disturbance ashaanti -doer -kaarii earth prrithibii encouragement ut`saaha English language inrejii

    English person inrej -er -kaarii faith bishvaas family paribaar father pitaa, baabaa fish maachflesh, meat maansa food khaadya, khaabaar freedom mukti friend bandhu fruit phal future

    bhavisyat` God (gen'l Bengali) iishvar God (from Urdu) khodaa happiness sukh, aananda hatred

    ghrrinaa help saahaayya hope aashaa house baarii, ghar, grriha husband swaamii Jehovahyihobaa

    Jesus yiishu / iisaa kindness dayaa kingdom raajya Kingdom Hall kindam hal lack, shortage abhaab

    last days shes kaal leader netaa life jiiban love prem; bhaalabaasaa magazine patrikaa man maanus

    meeting sabhaa mental spirit man message sanvaad mother maataa, maa name naam parents

    pitaamaataa peace shaanti person, people lok picture chabi plural -s persons -eraa plural -s non-

    persons -guli problem samasyaa proof, evidence pramaan purpose uddeshya question prashna

    religion dharma rescue; survival raksaa return visit punahha saaksaat` salvation paritraan Satan

    shayataan side of an issue paksa sister bon situation paristhiti someone/anyone keha; keu son, boy

    chele study adhyayan terroriser santraas-kaarii terrorism santraas that (thing) ee these (things) e-

    guli thing, article jinis thing said; word kathaa this (thing) e those (things) ee-guli thought man / mat

    time (measure) samay time (period, era) kaal today aaj-ke tomorrow aagaamii kaal tree gaach;

    brriksa truth satya verbal: e.g. seeing,...dekh-te, kar-te verbal: e.g. to see, ...dekh_aa, kar_aa,...

    verse pad violence dooraatmya, hinsaa war yuddha water paani, jal week saptaa whatyaa what?

    kii? what ones? kii kii? who ye who? ke? WHOyaaraa WHO? kaaraa? wife strii witness

    saaksii word baakya; kathaa work kaaj, karma worker karma-kaarii world jagat`, duniyaa year (date)

    saal year (period) bat`sar yesterday gata kaal

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    Do Exercises 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9

    2. Process Done (verb) Simple Past, Present and Future Tense [Go to Top]

    THE BASIC PATTERN FOR ENDINGS OF ALL VERBS

    Person Past Present Future

    Common

    I, we -laam _i -bo

    you, YOU -le _o -be

    he, she, it they -la _e or_y -be

    Honorific

    you, YOU -len _en -benhe, she, they

    PATTERN 1:- kar_aa to do, to make

    Person Past Present Future

    Common

    I, we kar-laam kar_i kar-bo

    you, YOU kar-le kar_o kar-be

    he, she, it they kar-la kar_e kar-be

    Honorific

    you, YOU kar-len kar_en kar-ben

    he, she, they

    Do Exercise 2.1

    PATTERN 2:- la-oyaa to lead, take

    Person Past Present Future

    Common

    I, we lai-laam la-i la-bo

    you, YOU lai-le la-o la-be

    he, she, it they lai-la la-y la-be

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    Honorific

    you, YOU lai-len la-n la-ben

    he, she, they

    Exceptions:-

    ha-oyaa to be: (definite state) chi-laam aach-i; ha-boha-oyaa to be: (prove or come to be ha-laam ha-i ha-bo

    ne-oyaa to take ni-laam ne- i ni-bo

    de-oyaa to give di-laam de-i di-bo

    Do Exercises 2.4, 2.5

    PATTERN 3:- khaa-oyaa to eat

    Person Past Present Future

    Common

    I, we khe-laam khaa-i khaa-bo

    you, YOU khe-le khaa-o khaa-be

    he, she, it they khe-la khaa-y khaa-be

    Honorific

    you, YOU khe-len khaa-n khaa-benhe, she, they

    Exceptions:-

    yaa-oyaa to go:- ge-laam (not yelaam); yaa-i; yaa-bo

    caa-oyaa to want:- caa-i-laam; caa-i; caa-i-bo

    gaa-oyaa to sing:- gaa-i-laam; gaa-i; gaa-bo

    PATTERN 4:- ghum_aa-no to sleep

    Person Past Present Future

    Common

    I, we ghumaa-laam ghumaa-i ghumaa-bo

    you, YOU ghumaa-le ghumaa-o ghumaa-be

    he, she, it they ghumaa-la ghumaa-y ghumaa-be

    Honorific

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    you, YOU ghumaa-len ghumaa-n ghumaa-ben

    he, she, they

    Negative Form of Verbs [Go to Top]

    Person Past Present Future

    I, we kar_i ni kar_i naa kar-bo naa

    you, YOU kar_o ni kar_o naa kar-be naa

    he, she, it they kar_e ni kar_e naa kar-be naa

    you, YOU kar_en ni kar_en naa kar-ben naa

    he, she, they

    The past negative uses the present form with ni added. It does not exist = nei.

    Examples:-

    I do not understand. aami bujhi naa.

    I did not understand. aami bujhi ni.

    I have a big book. aamaar bara bai aache.

    I do not have a big book. aamaar bara bai nei.

    Like kar_aa

    to do, make kar_aa to be able to(can)

    paar_aa

    to speakbal_aa to die mar_aa

    to read, fallpar_aa to hit, killmaar_aa

    to understandbujh_aa to know jaan_aa

    to bringaan_aa to see dekh_aa

    to come aas_aa to remain thaak_aa

    Do Exercises 2.2, 2.3

    Like la-oyaa [pron.: la-waa]

    to lead, bringla-oyaa

    to be, prove to

    be

    ha-oyaa

    [not to be

    (notional)]

    [na-oyaa]

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    Do Exercise 2.4

    Like khaa-oyaa [pron.: khaa-

    waa]

    to wantcaa-oyaa to go yaaoyaa

    to getpaa-oyaa to singgaaoyaa

    Do Exercise 2.6

    Like ghum_aa-

    no

    to sleep ghum_aa-no to cause to do kar_aa-no

    to run door_aa-no to cause to see

    (show)

    dekh_aa-no

    to standd^aar_aa-no

    Do Exercise 2.7

    Compound Verbs (a noun or adjective with an auxilliary verb like kar_aa)

    to thinkmane kar_aa to destroy dhvansa kar_aa

    to believebishvaas kar_aa to hate ghrrinaa kar_aa

    to create srristi kar_aa to loveprem kar_aa

    to encourage ut`saahita kar_aa to delightaanandita kar_aa

    to forgetbhule yaaoyaa

    Note: The verb is placed last in the sentence (with naa or ni, if negative.)

    e.g. We sleep. aamaraa ghumaa-i.

    They stood. taaraa d^aaraa-lo.

    I thought. aami mane kar-laam.

    He created. tini srristi kar-len.

    You encourage. aapani ut`saahita kar_en.

    They don't believe. taaraa bishvaas kar_e naa.

    We could not. aamaraa paari ni.

    Peace doesn't exist. shaanti nei.

    Do Exercise 2.8, etc.

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    3. Quality Describing Doers and Objects (Adjectives, etc.) [Go to Top]

    These words can be used as they are with no adjustment for gender or number.

    all sakal, sab, samasta any kono bad manda, khaaraap big bara coming, next aagaamii false bhul

    few; a little alpa forever, unending ananta -full -puurna good bhaala happy sukhii, aanandita

    his, her (honorific) t^aar his, her, its taar holy pavitra important gurutvapuurna impossible asambhab

    less kam more beshi; aar-o most sab ceye much anek my aamaar near (at hand) (san-)nikat

    necessary dar-kaar, prayojaniiya other apar, anya our aamaader past, previous gata peaceful

    shaantipuurna possible sambhab righteous dhaarmik -'s singular possessive -er -s' pl. (personal) -der

    -s' pl. (non-personal) -gulir small chotta, chota some kicchu that ee their taader their t^aader

    this e true satya unhappy, sad, sorry duhhakhita unrighteous adhaarmik unwell; sick; ill

    asustha violent hinsra well sustha; bhaala who's? kaar? WHO's kaader? whose yaar

    WHOSE yaader your tomaar your (honorific) aapanaar YOUR tomaader YOURaapanaader

    Examples:-

    happy life sukhii jiiban

    any peace kono shaantipeaceful home shaanti-puurna ghar

    violent attitude hinsra manobhaab

    Numbers To Indicate the Quantity of Things

    one ek eightaat

    two dui nine nay

    three tin ten dash

    fourcaar eleven egaarafivep^aac twelvebaara

    six chay twentybiish

    seven saat hundredsha`

    e.g. two good

    friends

    dui bhaala bandhu

    Do Exercises 3.xx

    4. Manner (Adverb) Describing The Process Done [Go to Top]

    very khub -ly -bhaabe

    again aabaar - indeed; -

    particularly

    -i

    here e-khaane how? keman?; kii-

    bhaabe?

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    there o-khaane this way e-man; e-bhaabe

    where? kon`-khaane? when? kakhan? kabe?

    kothaay? then takhan; tabe

    why? kena? now e-khan

    why kaaran; yena not (present or

    future)

    naa

    for this reason e-kaarane not (past) ni

    also, as well, too -o

    e.g. very very khub-i e.g. in this (very)

    way

    e bhaabe-i

    e.g. I alone aami-i e.g. Why did you

    go?

    kena gelen?

    e.g. leaders also netaaraa-o e.g. YOU too tomaraa-o

    Do Exercises 4.xx

    5. Object Forms Of Nouns and Pronouns According To Case [Go to Top]

    A noun or pronoun representing a thing that is the object in a clause is usually a modified form of the word that

    would be used if it were the doer (subject).

    Personal Object Singular Plural

    man maanus m...-raa

    affecting the man m... -ke m...-der (-ke)

    of the man m... -er m...-der

    to the man m... -ke m...-der (-ke)

    through the man m... -er dvaaraa m...-der dvaaraa

    by way of the man m... -er diye m...-der diye

    from the man m... (-er kaac) theke m...-der (kaac) theke

    in/on/at the man m... -e (or-te) m...-der madhye (or-

    te)

    Oh the man! he maanus ! he maanuseraa !

    Non-Personal Object Singular Plural

    book bai b...-guli

    affecting the book b... (-ke) b...-guli (-ke)

    of the book b... -(e)r b...-guli -r

    to the book b... (-ke) b...-guli (-ke)

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    through the book b... dvaaraa b...-guli dvaaraa

    by way of the book b... -er diye b...-guli diye

    from the book b... theke b...-guli theke

    in/on/at the book b... -te (or-e) b...-guli -r madhye (or-

    te)

    Oh the book! he bai ! he baiguli !

    Similar to from, than can be theke, hate; haite. More commonly it is ceye.

    best (good than all) sab ceye bhaala

    The father is bigger than I pitaa aamaa ceye bara

    Love is better than hatred. prem ghrrinaa ceye bhaala.

    It is better to give than to take paaoyaa ceye deoyaa bhaala

    for ... ...-er janya against ... ...-er viruddhe

    with ... ...-er saathe or-er sange

    Do Exercises 5.xx

    6. Connectives [Go to Top]

    and eban / aar as a resultphalata because kenanaa; kaaran but kintu

    for this reason e-kaarane ifyadi in order that; so thatyena in that case, then tabe, taahale lest; so

    that notpaache so (therefore) taai that (the fact that) ye whether? ki? orathabaa; baa; kinbaa

    Examples:-

    He came and we went. se aas-lo eban aamaraa ge-laam. You came but they did not go. tumi aas-le kintu

    taaraa yaay ni. Are you well? aapani ki sustha? They say that God does not exist. taaraa bale ye iishvar nan.

    We do it so that you will get benefit. aamaraa taa kari yena tumi laabh paabe.I will write lest I forget. aami

    likh-bo paache bhule yaa-i.

    Do Exercises 6.xx

    7. Conditional Sentences [Go to Top]

    To modify a minor clause (that states a condition) add a word like if:- yadi

    To modify a main clause (that states the main process) that is linked to a condition add a word like then: tabe

    orthat being the case: taahale.

    The order of the main and minor clauses can be swapped with minor adjustments:-

    e.g.I will go, {if you come too}.

    e.g. {If you come,} thenI will go.

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    Qualified Statement Condition

    I will go, if you come.

    aami yaa-bo yadi aapani aas-ben

    Say, if you know.

    balo yadi jaano.

    Listen, if you can.

    shuno yadi paaro

    Condition Qualified Statement

    If you come, then I will go.

    yadi aapani aas-ben tabe aami yaa-bo.

    If you know, then say

    yadi jaano tabe balo.

    If you can, listen

    yadi paar-o shuno

    Bengali uses conditional participles: to make these just add -le to the verb's stem.

    For example, the present participle of aas_aa is aas-le:-

    In the case of you comingyou will hear.

    aas-le tumi shun-be

    Do Exercises 7.xx

    8. Interrogatives, Correlatives and Relatives [Go to Top]

    Interrogatives

    what? kii

    who? WHO? ke? kaaraa?

    why? kena?

    when? kakhan? kabe?

    where? kothaay? kon-khaane?

    how? keman? kii-bhaabe?

    whether? ki?

    which? kon`?

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    The words listed can be used without adjusting their spelling for gender or number.

    Correlatives and Relatives

    xxx The xxx which such xxx

    [e.g.] [That (the thing) which it says such (thing) is true.]

    thing yaa taa / se-ithings ye ye taaraa / se-guli

    person ye se

    persons yaaraa taaraa

    reason ye kaarane se kaarane

    reason yena se-janya

    time yakhan takhan

    time yabe tabeplace yekhaane sekhaane

    place ye-sthaane; yothaay se-sthaane; tothaay

    manner yeman teman

    manner ye-bhaabe se-bhaabe

    Do Exercises 8.xx

    9. Other Forms of Expression Common or Without Equivalent [Go to Top]

    The main information in the original language has to be identified, and an acceptable alternative way has to be

    found of communicating enough of this in a way that is comfortable in the new language.

    English Bengali

    greeting (from Arabic) aassaalaam-oyaalaaikum

    response to greeting (from Arabic) oyaalaaikum-aassaalaam

    greeting (with other backgrounds) namaskaar

    Yes hy^aa

    No naa

    I must listen (my listening will be) aamaarshun-te habe

    I have a book (mybook exists) aamaarbai aache

    It was said to me aamaake taa balaa gela (orhala)

    It was said by me aamaa(r) dvaaraa balaa gela (or

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    hala)

    a bookthat speaks truth ek satya balaabai

    a [The indefinite article does not exist.]

    a set number of persons -jan

    e.g. 2 friends; 4 daughters e.g. dui-jan bandhu; caar-jan

    meye

    a set number of non-persons /

    diminutive

    -ti or-taa

    e.g. 4 books; 10 wars e.g. car-ti bai; dash-taa yuddha

    the (personal) se-i

    the (non-personal/diminutive) se-i ... or...-taa e.g. se-i bai or

    bai-taa

    Do Exercises 9.xx

    10. Add More Features [Go to Top]

    It may be beneficial to add other important features of the Bengali language in order facilitate a rapid but

    sufficiently accurate start to meaningful, fluent communication.

    1. The doer word can be omitted from the sentence, if it can be implied from the verb ending theat is used.

    Example:-

    I am fine aami bhaala.

    I am finebhaala aachi.

    Do Exercises 10.xx

    NOTES

    1. Note that throughout this course YOU means the plural of you.

    2. Note that English pronouns underlined are equivalent to the honorific form in Bengali.

    3. Bengali letters underlined represent the cerebralsound, not the dental.4. In Bengali spellings _ indicates that the adjacent letters get brought together as one syllable.

    5. In Bengali spellings - indicates that the adjacent letters are in different syllables.

    EXERCISE 1.1 [Go to Top]

    Translate:-

    I am English. aami inrej

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    ? se baangaalii

    This is violence. ?

    ? uttar shaanti.

    The Bible is truth. ?

    ? iishvar ke?

    Kindness is the answer. ?

    ? santraas ghrrinaa.

    EXERCISE 1.2

    Learn words about world conditions.

    EXERCISE 1.3

    Learn words about family members and other human relationships.

    EXERCISE 1.4 [Go to Top]

    Ask questions. In these simple sentences, the interrogative like ke (who) is positioned last. Then provide

    answers.

    Q: Who are you? tumi ke?

    A: aami ... dak-taar

    Q: What is this thing? ?

    A: taa ...

    Q: What are those things? ?

    A: ee-guli ...

    Q: What is today? ?

    A: aaj-ke ...

    Q: What is this time period? ?

    A: e kaal ...

    EXERCISE 1.5

    Make plurals of the singular pronouns. They end in -raa, but slight changes to the stem are needed for some of

    these.

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    aami ?

    tumi ?

    se ?

    taa ?

    aapani?

    tini ?

    EXERCISE 1.6 [Go to Top]

    Make singulars of the plural pronouns.

    ? aamaraa

    ?tomaraa

    ? taaraa

    ? taaraa

    ? aapanaaraa

    ? taaraa

    ? t^aaraa

    EXERCISE 1.7 [Go to Top]

    Make plurals of these personal nouns by adding -raa after a vowel or -eraa after a consonant.

    saaksii saaksii-raa

    bhaai ?

    bandhu ?

    meye?

    baangaalii ?

    bon bon_eraa

    maanus ?

    lok ?

    inrej ?

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    EXERCISE 1.8 [Go to Top]

    Make plurals of the singular non-personal nouns by adding -guli.

    prashna prashna-guli

    yuddha ?

    chabi ?

    sabhaa ?

    din din-guli

    parivaar ?

    jiiban ?

    baaibel ?

    uttar ?

    EXERCISE 1.9

    Learn the days of the week.

    EXERCISE 2.1 [Go to Top]

    I did aami kar-laam

    ? tumi kar-le

    he did ?

    we do aamaraa kar-i

    she does ?

    ? aapani kar-en

    he will do tini kar_ben

    you will do ?

    ? iishvar kar_ben

    The boy will do ?

    ? ke kar_be?

    we will do ?

    EXERCISE 2.2

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    Learn some of the verbs patterned like kar_aa

    EXERCISE 2.3 [Go to Top]

    I speak aami bal_i

    ? se par-lo

    You understand ?

    He will come ?

    ? aapani aas-len

    ? se par-lo

    Peace will come? ?

    ? taaraa dekh-lo

    ? aamaraa dekh-bo

    God knows ?

    We will bring ... ?

    ? taaraa maare

    He died ?

    YOU will see! ?

    ? aami dekh-laam

    ? kii aas-be?

    EXERCISE 2.4 [Go to Top]

    We lead/take aamaraa la-i

    ? kii ha-lo?

    They led/took ?

    ? se bandhu nay.

    ? aami la-bo

    You are not a boy. ?

    He proves to be ?

    ? tini bandhu han.

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    aami iishvar nai ?

    ? bai baaibel.

    God is (exists). ?

    It is not this. ?

    ? ee nay.

    ? satya aache.

    I am aami aachi

    ? kii aache?

    you were tumi chile

    It will be ?

    I was (there) ?

    ? aamaraa chilaam

    EXERCISE 2.5 [Go to Top]

    You give tumi deo

    I will give ?

    ? aami nilaam

    He will give. ?

    ? aami nei

    YOU will take. ?

    he takes ?

    I take. ?

    she gives ?

    They give. ?

    EXERCISE 2.6 [Go to Top]

    I eataami khaa-i

    you ate ?

    he will eat ?

    aapani khaa-n

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    ?

    ? se khe-la

    ? se yaa-y

    YOU go ?

    ? tini yaa-ben

    he will go ?

    he wanted ?

    ? aami paa-i

    we got ?

    ? aapani paa-n

    you wenttumi ge-le

    he/she went ?

    I went ?

    ? aapani ge-len

    we go ?

    ? tumi yaa-o

    we will singaamaraa gaa-bo

    they will sing?

    ? aami caa-i

    he wants ?

    ? tumi pe-le

    they get ?

    ? tini caa-n

    EXERCISE 2.7 [Go to Top]

    we sleptaamaraa ghumaa-laam

    tumi ghumaa-le

    he slept ?

    ? aapani ghumaa-len

    I sleep ?

    se ghumaa-y

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    ?

    ? kaaraa d^aaraa-n?

    ? aamaraa d^aaraa-i

    ? taaraa dooraa-y

    they show ?

    ? ke ghumaa-lo

    he stood ?

    ? tini dekhaa-len

    EXERCISE 2.8 [Go to Top]

    We believedbishvaas kar-laam

    He loved?

    ? aapani prem kar_en

    I forget ?

    ? se bhule yaa-y ni

    ? kaaraa prem kar_e?

    ? tini srristi kar-len

    She did not create ?

    She encourages ?

    ? ke ghumaa-lo?

    He thought ?

    ? se dhvansa kar_e

    EXERCISE 2.9 [Go to Top]

    I can do aami kar-te paar_i

    ? tumi kar-te paar_o

    He can do. ?

    ? tumi dekh-te paar_o

    aapani dekh-te paar_en ?

    ? You can know

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    They can know ?

    EXERCISE 2.10

    I want to see. aami dekh-te caa-i

    ? se dekh-te caa-y.

    We want to see. ?

    ? taaraa par-te caa-i-lo.

    ? aamaraa shun-te caa-i-laam.

    YOU want to speak. ?

    EXERCISE 2.11 [Go to Top]

    ToPresent

    AffirmativePast

    AffirmativePast

    Negative

    aami

    par_aa par-i par-laam par-i ni

    dekh_aa?

    dekh-laam ?

    kar_aa ? kar-laam ?

    tumi

    shun_aa shun_o shun-le shun_o ni

    jaan_aa ? jaan-le ?

    bujh_aa ? bujh-le ?

    aas_aa ? aas-le ?

    se

    dekh_aa dekh_e dekh-lo dekh_e ni

    shun_aa ? shun-lo ?

    bujh_aa ? bujh-lo ?

    yaa-oyaa yaa-y ge-lo yaa-y ni

    paa-oyaa ? pe-lo ?

    gaa-oyaa ? gaa-i-lo ?

    aapani, tini

    bujh_aa bujh_en bujh-len bujh_en ni

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    kar_aa ? kar-len ?

    par_aa ? par-len ?

    yaa-oyaa yaa-n ge-len yaa-n ni

    paa-oyaa ? pe-len ?

    khaa-oyaa ? khe-len ?

    ghum_aa-no ghum_aa-n ghum_aa-len ghum_aa-n ni

    door_aa-no ? door_aa-len ?

    dekh_aa-no ? dekh_aa-len ?

    kar_aa-no ? kar_aa-len ?

    jaan_aa-no ? jaan_aa-len ?

    EXERCISE 2.12 [Go to Top]

    AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

    aami bhaalo aami bhaalo na-i

    aami sukhii ?

    aami manda ?

    tumi asustha tumi asustha na-o

    tumi khaaraap ?

    tumi bhaalo ?

    taa satya taa satya na-y

    taa bhul ?

    taa dhaarmik ?

    aapani khub bara aapani khub bara nan

    aapani hinsra ?

    aapani gurutvapuurna ?

    aamaraa sab ceye chotta ?

    taaraa shaantipuurna ?

    tumi aamaar chele ?

    se tomaar chele ?

    ee-guli aar-o bhaalo ?

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    taa sambhab ?

    se khub duhhakhita ?

    tomaraa aanandita ?

    EXERCISE 2.13 [Go to Top]

    ...... EXISTS ...... EXISTS NOT

    bai aache bai nei

    prem aache ?

    ? shaanti nei

    aashaa aache ?

    ? mukti nei

    EXERCISE 2.14

    To work is necessary kaaj karaa dar-kaar

    ? par_aa darakaar

    ? shun_aa gurutvapuurna

    ? ghrrinaa karaa khaaraap

    To come here [is] impossible ?

    ? satya bal_aa bhaalo

    To say is possible ?

    To read is necessary ?

    EXERCISE 3.1 [Go to Top]

    Make a list of pairs of words of opposite meanings.

    EXERCISE 3.2

    possible problem sambhab samasyaa

    three good days tin bhaala din

    ? ek manda dharma

    false religion ?

    ? much violence

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    ? aagaamii bat`sar

    impossible day ?

    ? punahh saaksaat`

    ? aagaamii adhyayan

    previous verse?

    all big trees ?

    ? taaraa bara lok

    everlasting life ?

    happy women ?

    ? prem-puurna bhaai

    brother and sisterbhaaibon

    ? pitaamaataa

    ? baabaamaa

    unrighteous leader ?

    seven days ?

    ? mukti sannikat

    big houses chotta chotta phal

    There is no hope aashaa nei.

    ? shaanti nei.

    There is no food. ?

    EXERCISE 3.3 [Go to Top]

    my name aamaar naam

    their disturbance ?

    ? taader ghrrinaa

    ? t^aar prem

    ? taar asustha maa

    ? aamaader bishvaas

    some true words ?

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    our purpose ?

    His name ?

    ? taar samasyaa

    EXERCISE 3.4 [Go to Top]

    God's name iishvar_er naam

    ? jiishu_r sanvaad

    son of Abraham ?

    ? baabaa_r kaaj

    ? iishvar_er bai

    ? tumi kaar chele?

    lack of hope ?

    ? shaanti_r aatmaa

    my salvation ?

    ? aamaar boner prem

    wife's brother ?

    ? shaanti_r abhaab

    EXERCISE 3.5

    Convert the examples in the previous exercise to plural.

    EXERCISE 3.6 [Go to Top]

    God's world of peace iishvar_er shaanti_r jagat`

    his sister's house ?

    ? e jagat_er shes

    ? e maanuser strii_r pitaamaataa

    message of God's kingdom iishvar_er raajy_er sanvaad

    message of real hope ?

    ? t^aar bhaala aatmaa_r phal

    message of peace

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    work of true love ?

    ? jihobaa-r saaksii

    EXERCISE 3.7

    Convert the examples in the previous exercise to plural.

    EXERCISE 4.1 [Go to Top]

    very good khub bhaala

    ? tini aabaar aas-ben.

    He came here. ?

    Why did you come? ?

    ? kakhan aas-ben?

    How do you know? ?

    ? se e-khan-i aas-be.

    ? ee-i maanus-o e-khaane chila.

    The big man also went this way. ?

    ?tomaraa e-bhaabe shikh-be naa.

    ? strii-raa-o

    ? aashaa-o

    EXERCISE 5.1 [Go to Top]

    I spoke to the man aami maanus-ke bal-laam.

    ? taaraa ee strii-ke bal-lo.

    He saw the woman. ?

    The father of the man maanuser baabaa

    ? bhaai_er ghar

    iishvar_er bara uddeshya ?

    You gave to the wrong man. tumi bhul maanus-ke di-le.

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    ? aami chotta meye-ke dilaam.

    They went to the leader. ?

    I heard through the big man. aami bara maanus dvaaraa shun-

    laam.

    ? chele pitaa dvaaraa shikh_e.

    We get life through parents. ?

    EXERCISE 5.2

    Convert the examples in the previous exercise to plural.

    EXERCISE 5.3 [Go to Top]

    He read (the) book se bai par-lo

    ? tumi bai ni-le.

    They learned the message?

    I know the name of the book aami bai-er naam jaan-i

    ? tumi baariir naam jaan-o

    He saw the peace of the people.?

    The girl gave a name to the

    animal.meye pashu-ke naam di-lo.

    ?tumi phul-ke paani di-le?

    I gave some food to the dog?

    We heard it through the message. aamaraa sanvaad dvaaraa taa shun-laam. ?

    ?taaraa kaaj dvaaraa shikh_e

    I knew through the war.?

    They went through the hall. taaraa hal diye ge-lo.

    ?taa ghar diye aas-lo.

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    We will come by way of the

    meeting.?

    They get knowledge from the

    Bible.taaraa baaibel theke jnaan paa-y.

    ? aamaraa yuddha theke ashaanti paa-

    i.

    He gets encouragement from thepicture.

    ?

    In this time (we) see disturbance. e kaale (aamaraa) ashaanti dekh_i.

    ?ee baarii-te aamaar bhaai.

    In that religion is much war.?

    I will walk among the flowers. aami phul-guli-r madhye yaa-bo.

    ? bai-gulir madhye chaabi-guli aache.

    He went among the animals.?

    EXERCISE 5.4

    Convert the examples in the previous exercise to plural or to singular.

    EXERCISE 5.5 [Go to Top]

    most possible sab ceye sambhab

    ? sab ceye khaaraap

    most unrighteous ?

    biggest ?

    ? sab ceye dhaarmik

    more peacefulaar-o shaantipuurna

    ? aar-o shaanti

    ? aar-o manda

    more happy ?

    ? aar-o bara

    smaller ?

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    more well, better ?

    less peacefulkam shaantipuurna

    ? kam dhaarmik

    less happy ?

    EXERCISE 6.1 [Go to Top]

    I came and he saw meaami aas-laam eban se aamaa-

    ke dekh-lo.

    ?se aas-lo kaaran tumi taa caa-i-le.

    You want it, so I will come.?

    ?

    maa asustha e-kaarane aas-e ni.

    ? se taa bal-lo paache tumi taa bhule

    yaa-o

    Do you know? tumi ki jaan_o?

    ? tini ki dekh-len?

    Will you come? ?

    They do not listen; as a result they

    do not know.

    ?

    ? se aas-be athabaa aami taa kar-bo

    naa.

    I think therefore I am. ?

    EXERCISE 7.1 [Go to Top]

    If you come then you will see.yadi aapani aas-ben tabe dekh-

    ben.

    ? yadi se uttar jaan_e tabe se uttar ba-

    le.

    If you listen then you will be able

    to learn.?

    EXERCISE 8.1 [Go to Top]

    What do you think? kii mane kar_o?

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    ? aapani kii dekh_en?

    What do you want? ?

    What's that? ?

    Who are you? tumi ke?

    ? ee maanus ke?

    Who is this girl? ?

    Who are YOU? tomaraa kaaraa?

    ? ee netaaraa kaaraa?

    Who are these boys? ?

    WHO give food? ?

    Who gives war? ?

    Why did you come? aapani kena aas-len?

    ? se kena taa bal-lo?

    ? tumi kena aagaamii kaale aas-be?

    Why do they do that? ?

    Why did you not see it? ?

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    When did he come? se kakhan aas-lo?

    ? yuddha kakhan habe?

    When will peace be? ?

    Where will they stand? taaraa kothaay d^aar_aa-be?

    ? tumi kothaay aach-o?

    ? aami kothaay ge-laam?

    Where is my book? ?

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    How do you know? kii-bhaabe jaanen?

    ? takhan keman habe?

    ? kii-bhaabe shun-len?

    How did you see? ?

    How will you know? ?

    ? prrithibiite jiiban keman habe?

    How will war become ended? ?

    EXERCISE 8.2 [Go to Top]

    Do you know the question? aapani ki prashna jaan_en?

    ? iishvar ki dekh_en naa?

    Is hatred good??

    ? yuddha ki khaaraap?

    ? maar_aa ki bhaalo?

    ? aapani ki ekhaane thaak-ben?

    Will disturbance remain? ?

    EXERCISE 8.3

    Make up statements and then add ki? to make them into questions. Put the ki just in front of the word whose

    validity is in question.

    Example:-

    aapani asustha aapani ki asustha?

    EXERCISE 8.4 [Go to Top]

    Which book is true? kon` bai satya?

    kon` kathaa bhul?

    Which answer brings peace?

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    kon` sanvaad shaanti bal_e?

    Which leader is righteous?

    EXERCISE 8.5

    Make up questions using ...will you go? or ...will you see?

    EXERCISE 8.6 [Go to Top]

    That thing which I know such

    thing I believe

    (=What I know I believe.)

    aami yaa jaan_i taa bishvaas

    kar_i

    ?tumi yaa dekh_o taa ki bhaalo?

    ?yaa yuddha aane aami taa caa-i naa.

    That which brings peace that I

    want.?

    ?yaa satya taa shikh_aa dar-kaar

    What is bad that I do.?

    EXERCISE 8.7 [Go to Top]

    The person who listens such a

    person learns.ye shun_e se shikh_e.

    ? ye shaantipuurna lok se shaanti paa-

    be

    ?yaaraa jaan_e taaraa bal_e

    The ones who are righteous theywill stay here.

    ?

    At the time when I come at such

    time I will give it.

    yakhan aami aas-bo takhan aami

    taa di-bo.

    ? yakhan ghrrinaa shes habe takhan

    shaanti ha-be.

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    When you want then I'll do it. ?

    He does it when he wants.?

    EXERCISE 8.8

    Where there is true religion thereis love.

    yekhaane satya dharma aach_esekhaane prem.

    ? aapani yekhaane yaa-ben sekhaane

    aami yaa-i ni.

    Where there are people there food

    is necessary.?

    ? yekhaane bhul dharma sekhaane

    yuddha.

    EXERCISE 8.9 [Go to Top]

    As it is in heaven so it will be on

    earth.

    yeman svarge aach_e teman-i

    prrithibii-te hab-be.

    ? yeman saaksiiraa bal-len taman-i

    ha-y.

    As the Bible said in that way we

    see conditions today.?

    ? yeman caa-n teman-i khaa-n

    EXERCISE 9.1

    Exchange greetings and discuss one's health.

    EXERCISE 9.2 [Go to Top]

    I must know aamaarjaan-te ha-be.

    ?tomaar aas-te ha-be.

    They must listen.?

    We must speak.?

    ?aamaader ye-te ha-be

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    I have a hope. aamaar aashaa aach_e.

    ?tomaar samasyaa aache?

    They have parents.?

    ?taar swaamii aach-e.

    He has a wife and a son.?

    I have no hope.?

    ?tomaar-o samasyaa nei?

    They have no parents.?

    ?taar chelemeye nei.

    You have no book??

    EXERCISE 9.4 [Go to Top]

    I saw a boy aami ek-jan chele dekh-laam.

    ?aami tin-jan bon-ke jaan-_i.

    They spoke to five fathers.?

    Four leaders spoke.?

    I [did] read a book. aami ek-ti bai par-laam

    ?se dui-taa samasyaa pe-lo.

    They saw three fishes.?

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