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Bengali Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some of the most common words related to food in Bengali. We will also learn some useful phrases and take a quiz at the end. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

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Main Words

Bengali	Pronunciation	English
খাবার	[kʰaːbɔr]	food
রুটি	[ruti]	bread
চাল	[tʃal]	rice
মাছ	[maːtʃ]	fish
ডিম	[d̪im]	egg
মসলা	[moslaː]	spices
পাতাল	[pat̪al]	vegetable
ফল	[pʰol]	fruit
দুধ	[d̪ud̪ʱ]	milk
তেল	[t̪el]	oil
গরম পানি	[gɔrmɔ pani]	hot water
জিরা	[dʒiraː]	ginger
আদা	[ad̪aː]	garlic
লবণ	[lobɔn]	salt

Phrases

• আমি খাবার খেতে চাই। ([ami kʰabar kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat food.
• আমি রুটি খেতে চাই। ([ami ruti kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat bread.
• আমি চাল খেতে চাই। ([ami tʃal kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat rice.
• আমি মাছ খেতে চাই। ([ami maːtʃ kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat fish.
• আমি ডিম খেতে চাই। ([ami d̪im kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat eggs.
• আমি মসলা খেতে চাই। ([ami moslaː kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat spices.
• আমি পাতাল খেতে চাই। ([ami pat̪al kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat vegetables.
• আমি ফল খেতে চাই। ([ami pʰol kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat fruits.
• আমি দুধ খেতে চাই। ([ami d̪ud̪ʱ kʰete tʃai]) – I want to drink milk.
• আমি তেল খেতে চাই। ([ami t̪el kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat oil.
• আমি গরম পানি খেতে চাই। ([ami gɔrmɔ pani kʰete tʃai]) – I want to drink hot water.
• আমি জিরা খেতে চাই। ([ami dʒiraː kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat ginger.
• আমি আদা খেতে চাই। ([ami ad̪aː kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat garlic.
• আমি লবণ খেতে চাই। ([ami lobɔn kʰete tʃai]) – I want to eat salt.

Quiz

Questions

1. What is the word for "bread" in Bengali?

2. What is the word for "fish" in Bengali?

3. What is the word for "spices" in Bengali?

4. What is the word for "vegetable" in Bengali?

5. What is the word for "fruit" in Bengali?

6. What is the word for "milk" in Bengali?

7. What is the word for "oil" in Bengali?

8. What is the word for "hot water" in Bengali?

9. What is the word for "ginger" in Bengali?

10. What is the word for "garlic" in Bengali?

11. What is the word for "salt" in Bengali?

Answers

1. রুটি (ruti)

2. মাছ (maːtʃ)

3. মসলা (moslaː)

4. পাতাল (pat̪al)

5. ফল (pʰol)

6. দুধ (d̪ud̪ʱ)

7. তেল (t̪el)

8. গরম পানি (gɔrmɔ pani)

9. জিরা (dʒiraː)

10. আদা (ad̪aː)

11. লবণ (lobɔn)

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Sources

• Bengali cuisine - Wikipedia
• How to Say Common Words in Bengali: 15 Steps (with Pictures)
• 35 Food Names in Bengali ideas | food names, food, vegetarian ...