Charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Bengali pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. See Bengali phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Bengali.
English approximations can be very loose and intended to give only a general idea of the pronunciation.
| Consonants |
| IPA |
Bengali |
Examples |
Approximate English equivalent |
| b |
ব |
বালি |
abash |
| bʱ |
ভ |
ভীরু |
abhor |
| d̪ |
দ |
দাম |
the |
| d̪ʱ |
ধ |
ধারা |
without |
| ɖ |
ড |
ডুমুর |
guard |
| ɖʱ |
ঢ |
ঢোল |
guardhouse |
| dʒ |
জ~য |
জল যবন |
hedge |
| dʒʱ |
ঝ |
ঝাউ |
hedgehog |
| f |
ফ |
ফারাক |
Phantom |
| ɡ |
গ |
গম |
agate |
| ɡʱ |
ঘ |
বাঘা |
pigheaded |
| ɦ |
হ~ঃ |
মহান |
head |
| k |
ক |
কলম |
scan |
| kʰ |
খ |
শাখা |
can |
| l |
ল |
মালিনী |
leaf |
| m |
ম |
মানুষ |
much |
| n |
ন~ণ~ঞ |
নীলা বাণ |
not |
| ŋ |
ঙ~ং |
বাঙালি |
bank |
| p |
প |
পাকা |
span |
| pʰ |
ফ |
ফল |
naphtha
(in this case, ph is not pronounced as [f]) |
| r |
র |
বিরাম |
trilled r |
| ɽ |
ড়~ঢ় |
বড়ো দৃঢ় |
US: larder |
| s |
স |
সেলাম |
sue |
| ʃ |
শ~ষ~স |
মশা ষাট সময় |
shoe |
| t̪ |
ত~ৎ |
তমাল উৎস |
think |
| t̪ʰ |
থ |
থাবা |
thought |
| ʈ |
ট |
বট |
art |
| ʈʰ |
ঠ |
কাঠুরে |
artist |
| tʃ |
চ |
মুচি |
catch |
| tʃʰ |
ছ |
ছাগল |
choose |
| z |
জ় |
নমাজ় |
zip |
|
| Vowels |
| IPA |
Bengali |
Examples |
Approximate English equivalent |
| a |
আ―পা |
আঙিনা |
father |
| æ |
অ্যা―প্যা ~ এ―পে |
ত্যাগ খেলা |
flash |
| e |
এ―পে |
মেদিনী |
bed |
| i |
ই―পি ~ ঈ―পী |
দিন দীন |
very |
| o |
ও―পো ~ অ―প |
ওজন অঙ্কুর |
sole |
| ɔ |
অ―প |
অমর |
sort |
| u |
উ―পু ~ ঊ―পূ |
কুল কূল |
look |
| ̃ |
ঁ |
ইঁদুর |
nasal vowel
([ã], [õ], etc.) |
| ◌̯ |
ই~উ~ও~য় |
ঝাউ খায় |
semivowel
([i̯], [u̯], [o̯] and [e̯]) |
|
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