Bengali Phrasebook

Part 1 Introduction: help! Part 2 Pronunciation: transliteration; methods of pronunciation; vowels; consonants; stress. Part 3 Grammar: sentence structure; articles; nouns; adjectives and adverbs; pronouns; verbs; questions; particles; negatives; prepositions; conjunctions; some useful words. Part 4 Greetings and civilities: greetings and goodbyes; civilities; forms of address; body language. Part 5 Small talk: meeting people; nationalities; age; occupations; religion; family; feelings; opinions; language problems; some useful phrases. Part 6 Getting around: finding your way; directions; buying tickets; air; bus and tram; taxi; train; boat; bicycle and car; other transport; bargaining. Part 7 Accommodation: at the hotel; laundry; some useful words. Part 8 Around town: at the bank; at the Post Office; telephone and fax; at the zoo; entertainment; sightseeing; signs; paperwork; police. Part 9 In the country: weather; trekking; animals; insects; birds; plants; geographical terms. Part 10 Food: etiquette; at the restaurant; speciality dishes; staples; meat; poultry; seafood; vegetables; fruit; dairy products; condiments; drinks. Part 11 Shopping: service; bargaining; clothing; souvenirs; toiletries; stationary and publications; photography; smoking; colours; some useful words. Part 12 Health: parts of the body; complaints; women's health; at the chemist; some useful words and phrases. Part 13 Time, dates and festivals: telling the time; days of the week; Bengali calendar and seasons; some useful words; festivals; gods and prominent beings; some useful words. Part 14 Numbers and amounts: cardinal numbers; some useful words.