Hello
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India
নমস্কার
Nomoshkar
naw-mosh-KAR
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Bangladesh
আসসালামু আলাইকুম
Assalamu alaikum
ahs-sah-LAH-moo ah-LIE-koom
Bengali · 2 regions
Bengali travel phrases
Bengali, or Bangla, is spoken on both sides of the border between India and Bangladesh, in the same script and mostly with the same words. The differences are everyday ones. In Bangladesh the usual greeting is assalamu alaikum, while in Kolkata and West Bengal it is nomoshkar. Water is pani in Bangladesh and jol in West Bengal, and loose change is bhangti in one and khuchro in the other. Both use apni, the respectful “you”, with anyone you don't know. Pick the country you're visiting, or compare the two below.
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Where Bengali changes from place to place, side by side.
Thank you
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India
ধন্যবাদ
Dhonnobad
DHON-no-baad
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Bangladesh
ধন্যবাদ
Dhonnobad
DHON-no-baad
Water, please
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India
একটু জল দিন
Ektu jol din
EK-too jol deen
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Bangladesh
একটু পানি দিন
Ektu pani din
EK-too PAA-nee deen
Two tickets, please.
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India
দুটো টিকিট দিন।
Duṭo ṭikiṭ din.
DOO-toh TIK-it din
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Bangladesh
দুইটা টিকিট দিন।
Duiṭā ṭikiṭ din.
DOO-ee-tah TIK-it din
Cash or card?
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India
নগদ না কার্ড?
Nagad nā kārḍ?
NO-god nah kard
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Bangladesh
ক্যাশ না কার্ড?
Kyāś nā kārḍ?
cash nah kard
Do you have exact change?
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India
খুচরো আছে?
Khucaro āche?
KHOOCH-roh AH-cheh
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Bangladesh
ভাংতি আছে?
Bhāṁti āche?
BHAHNG-tee AH-cheh
That was delicious, thank you.
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India
খুব ভালো খেলাম, ধন্যবাদ।
Khub bhālo khelām, dhanyabād.
khoob BHAH-loh KHEH-lahm, DHON-no-bahd
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Bangladesh
খুব মজা হয়েছে, ধন্যবাদ।
Khub majā haẏeche, dhanyabād.
khoob MOH-jah HOH-yeh-cheh, DHON-no-bahd
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