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# Bengali Cheatsheet

## Overview of Bengali

- Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
- It is the seventh most spoken language in the world.
- Bengali is written in the Bengali script.

## Basic Vocabulary

- নমস্কার (nomoskar) - Hello
- ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad) - Thank you
- হ্যাঁ (hyan) - Yes
- না (na) - No
- কেমন আছেন? (kemon achhen?) - How are you?
- ভালো (bhalo) - Good
- খাবার (khabar) - Food
- পানি (pani) - Water
- কতটা? (kota?) - How many?
- কতটা দাম? (kota dam?) - How much does it cost?

## Numbers

- 0 - শূন্য (shunyo)
- 1 - এক (ek)
- 2 - দুই (dui)
- 3 - তিন (tin)
- 4 - চার (char)
- 5 - পাঁচ (pach)
- 6 - ছয় (chhoy)
- 7 - সাত (sat)
- 8 - আট (at)
- 9 - নয় (noy)
- 10 - দশ (dosh)

## Basic Grammar

- Bengali has two grammatical genders: masculine and feminine.
- Nouns change depending on their gender and number.
- Verbs change depending on the tense and aspect.

## Useful Phrases

- আমার নাম ___ (amar nam ___) - My name is ___
- আমার প্রয়োজন ___ (amar proyojon ___) - I need ___
- আপনি আমাকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন? (apni amake sahajjo korte paren?) - Can you help me?
- আমি বাংলা জানি না (ami bangla jani na) - I don't know Bengali
- দয়া করে ধীরে ধীরে কথা বলুন (doya kore dhiro dhiro kotha bolun) - Please speak slowly
- আমার সব ভালো (amar sob bhalo) - I am fine

## Resources

- [Duolingo Bengali](https://www.duolingo.com/course/bn/en/Learn-Bengali-Online)
- [BBC Bangla](https://www.bbc.com/bengali)
- [BengaliPod101](https://www.bengalipod101.com/)