Bengali Verbs
Verbs are a key part of any language. Below you find a list of some of the most important Bengali verbs to get started with. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Bengali. For even more verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Bengali at the end of the page.
| English | Bengali |
|---|---|
| to know | জানতে (jānatē) |
| to think | চিন্তা করতে (cintā karatē) |
| to come | আসতে (āsatē) |
| to put | রাখতে (rākhatē) |
| to take | নিতে (nitē) |
| to find | খুঁজতে (khum̐jatē) |
| to listen | শুনতে (śunatē) |
| to work | কাজ করতে (kāja karatē) |
| to talk | কথা বলতে (kathā balatē) |
| to give | দিতে (ditē) |
| to like | পছন্দ করতে (pachanda karatē) |
| to help | সাহায্য করতে (sāhāyya karatē) |
| to love | ভালোবাসতে (bhālōbāsatē) |
| to wait | অপেক্ষা করতে (apēkṣā karatē) |
| to stand | দাঁড়াতে (dām̐ṛātē) |
| to sit | বসতে (basatē) |
| to close | বন্ধ করতে (bandha karatē) |
| to open | খুলতে (khulatē) |
| to lose | হারতে (hāratē) |
| to win | জিততে (jitatē) |
| to die | মরতে (maratē) |
| to live | বাঁচতে (bām̐catē) |
| to drink | পান করতে (pāna karatē) |
| to eat | খেতে (khētē) |
| to walk | হাঁটতে (hām̐ṭatē) |
Bengali Vocabulary Books
Learn Bengali - Quick / Easy / Efficient
This vocabulary book is a curated Bengali word frequency list with 2000 of the most common Bengali words and phrases. Following the Pareto principle (80/20 rule), this book is built to streamline the learning process by concentrating on the core words and sentence structures. The result is a unique book ideal for driven learners and language hackers.
Bengali Vocabulary Book
This Bengali vocabulary book contains more than 3000 words and phrases and is organized by topic to make it easier for you to pick what to learn first. It is well suited for learners of all levels who are looking for an extensive resource to improve their vocabulary or are interested in learning vocabularies in one particular area of interest.
Bengali Flashcards
Bengali Quizlet Flashcards
These Bengali flashcard sets contain 1300 of the most important Bengali vocabularies sorted by topic. Each set represents one topic which allows you to dive deeper into areas depending on your priorities and interests.