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Learning the Bengali Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Bengali language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Bengali.
Bengali articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an".
Definite Article:
Unlike English, which has only one definite article “the", Bengali has no binding for using definite articles: Articles are not always used in a sentence. Use of articles depends on mood (or sense) of the sentense. There is no gender difference while using articles.
ta (singular), or boi ta(the book)
Indefinite Article:
While we have (a / an / some) in English as indefinite articles, we also have ei/ oi/guli in Bengali.
In general, whenever (a, an) are used in English you, you need to use any article equivalent in Bengali (ek, ekta, kichhu). But Bengali articles are independent of the gender of the noun or adjective.
ekta (singular), ekta boi (a book)
ek (singular) ek deshe ek raja (a king in a country)
kichhu (plural) kichhu boi (some books)
oi, ei and guli
Example: oi boiguli (those books) ei bondhur barite achhe (are in the house of this friend)
Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Bengali Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | pod - পওড্ |
| the | ti, ta, khana, khani - টি, ট, খন, খনি |
| a | akti - অক্টি |
| one | ak - অক্ |
| some | kisu - কিসু |
| few | koyek - কওযএক্ |
| the book | boiti - বওইটি |
| the books | boigulo - বওইগুলও |
| a book | akti boi - অক্টি বওই |
| one book | akta boi - অক্ট বওই |
| some books | kisu boi - কিসু বওই |
| few books | koyek ta boi - কওযএক্ ট বওই |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Bengali.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Bengali. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Bengali vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Bengali Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | khabar - খবর্ |
| almonds | amond - অমওন্ড্ |
| bread | ruti - রুটি |
| breakfast | sokaler nasta - সওকলএর্ নস্ট |
| butter | pan - পন্ |
| candy | logence, choklet, chuse kaoar jonno ak jatio misti mukhorochok khabar - লওগএন্cএ, চওক্লএট্, চুসএ কওঅর্ জওন্নও অক্ জটিও মিস্টি মুখওরওচওক্ খবর্ |
| cheese | ponir - পওনির্ |
| chicken | murgir bassa - মুর্গির্ বস্স |
| cumin | jeera - জীর |
| dessert | ice cream - ইcএ cরএঅম্ |
| dinner | rater khabar - রটএর্ খবর্ |
| fish | mass - মস্স্ |
| fruit | fol - fওল্ |
| ice cream | malai borof - মলঐ বওরওf |
| lamb | vera, ak jatio posu - বএর, অক্ জটিও পওসু |
| lemon | lebu - লএবু |
| lunch | dupurer khabar - ডুপুরএর্ খবর্ |
| meal | khabar - খবর্ |
| meat | mangso - মন্গ্সও |
| oven | chula - চুল |
| pepper | toiri kora - টওইরি কওর |
| plants | pori kolpona kora - পওরি কওল্পওন কওর |
| pork | sukorer mangso - সুকওরএর্ মন্গ্সও |
| salad | sobjir misron - সওব্জির্ মিস্রওন্ |
| salt | lobon - লওবওন্ |
| sandwich | fast food jatio khabar, ruti jatio khabar - fঅস্ট্ fঊড্ জটিও খবর্, রুটি জটিও খবর্ |
| sausage | tometo vona/ vorta - টওমএটও বওন/ বওর্ট |
| soup | torol kabar - টওরওল্ কবর্ |
| sugar | chini - চিনি |
| supper | rater khabar - রটএর্ খবর্ |
| turkey | turki vasa - টুর্কি বস |
| apple | apple, ak jation fol - অপ্প্লএ, অক্ জটিওন্ fওল্ |
| banana | kola - কওল |
| oranges | comla lebu - cওম্ল লএবু |
| peaches | peach fol - পএঅচ্ fওল্ |
| peanut | china badam - চিন বডম্ |
| pears | naspoti, ak jatio fol dekte apeler moto - নস্পওটি, অক্ জটিও fওল্ ডএক্টএ অপএলএর্ মওটও |
| pineapple | anaros - অনরওস্ |
| grapes | angur fol - অন্গুর্ fওল্ |
| strawberries | straw berry - স্ট্রw বএর্র্য্ |
| vegetables | saksobji - সক্সওব্জি |
| carrot | totapakhi, tia pakhi - টওটপখি, টিঅ পখি |
| corn | sosso, payer kura - সওস্সও, পযএর্ কুর |
| cucumber | sosa - সওস |
| garlic | rasun - রসুন্ |
| lettuce | letus pata - লএটুস্ পট |
| olives | jolpai - জওল্পঐ |
| onions | pewaj - পএwঅজ্ |
| peppers | toiri kora - টওইরি কওর |
| potatoes | alu gulo - অলু গুলও |
| pumpkin | lau, kumra - লঔ, কুম্র |
| beans | bins - বিন্স্ |
| tomatoes | dometo gulo - ডওমএটও গুলও |
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