My First Bengali (Bangla) Dictionary


Book Description

With colorful, eye-catching illustrations to stimulate imagination and curiosity, My First Bengali (Bangla) Dictionary is specially designed for children ages 5 to 12. It contains more than 1,000 everyday words (from colors, animals, household items, foods and more)--each illustrated and translated into Bengali with accompanying phonetic pronunciation. The illustrations are arranged alphabetically by English so even young readers can easily search for words, and each one is labeled with clear, bold type. Recent studies suggest that children should begin learning a foreign language before age 10 for best results. This dictionary is a fun, engaging way for parents or grandparents to introduce Bengali to young children. Teachers will also find the dictionary useful for students who are learning Bengali or English from Kindergarten and up. Bengali, also known as Bangla, is an official language of Bangladesh and India and is spoken by over 230 million people worldwide. In fact, it is the seventh most spoken language in the world.




Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis


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The Bengali (Bangla) speaking people are located in the northeastern part of South Asia, particularly in Bangladesh and two states of India – West Bengal and Tripura. There are almost 246 million Bengalis at present, which makes them the fifth largest speech community in the world. Despite political and social divisions, they share a common literary and musical culture and several habits of daily existence which impart to them a distinct identity. The Bengalis are known for their political consciousness and cultural accomplishments The Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis provides an overview of the Bengalis across the world from the earliest Chalcolithic cultures to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 750 cross-referenced dictionary entries on politicians, educators and entrepreneurs, leaders of religious and secular institutions, writers, painters, actors and other cultural figures, and more generally, on the economy, education, political parties, religions, women and minorities, literature, art and architecture, music, cinema and other major sectors. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Bengalis.










Bengali (Bangla) Practical Dictionary


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"Bengali, the official language of Bangladesh and India's West Bengal, is the sixth most-spoken language in the world. With current vocabulary and usage, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive two-way Bengali dictionary available. It contains more than 13,000 total entries, each with transliteration, word class information, and pronunciation aid." --Publisher description.




Bengali Vocabulary Book


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Bengali vocabulary book + Bengali dictionary This Bengali vocabulary book contains more than 3000 words and phrases which are grouped by topic to make it easier for you to pick what to learn first. On top of that, the index in the second half of the book provides you with a basic Bengali-English as well as English-Bengali dictionary which makes this a great resource for learners of all levels. What you can expect from this book: This Bengali learning resource is a combination of Bengali vocabulary book and a two-way basic Bengali dictionary: Part 1 - Topic based Bengali vocabulary book: This is the main part of the book and represents a list of chapters each containing Bengali vocabularies for a certain topic. The Bengali vocabularies in the chapters are unsorted on purpose to separate remembering them from a defined alphabetical order. You can start at any chapter and dive directly into the topics that interest you the most. Part 2 - Basic English-Bengali dictionary: The index in the second half of the book can be used as a basic Bengali dictionary to look up words you have learned but can't remember or learn new words you need. Part 3 - Basic Bengali-English dictionary: Easy to use and with just the right amount of words, this third part finishes off with a second index that allows you to look for Bengali words and directly find the English translation How to use this Bengali vocabulary book: Not sure where to start? We suggest you first work your way through the verbs, adjectives and phrases chapters in part one of the book. This will give you a great base for further studying and already enough vocabulary for basic communication. The Bengali dictionaries in part two and three can be used whenever needed to look up words you hear on the street, English words you want to know the Bengali translation for or simply to learn some new words. Some final thoughts: Vocabulary books have been around for centuries and as with so many things that have been around for some time, they are not very fashionable and a bit boring, but they usually work very well. Together with the basic Bengali dictionary parts, this vocabulary book is a great resource to support you throughout the process of learning Bengali and comes in particularly handy at times when there is no internet to look up words and phrases.