Colloquial Bengali is easy to use and completely up-to-date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or classroom use, this course offers you a step-by-step approach to spoken and written Bengali as used in West Bengal and Bangladesh. What makes Colloquial Bengali your best choice in personal language learning? Interactive -- lots of exercises for regular practice. Thorough -- all the elements of the language are presented and explained, with notes on grammar, vocabulary and usage. Practical -- useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide. Complete -- including answer key and transcription of Bengali-script materials. By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Bengali in a broad range of everyday situations. Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack.

Table of Contents

Introduction. The Sounds of Bengali. The Bengali Script. Unit 1: What's your name? Unit 2: Are these your cousins? Unit 3: How many Houses does he have? Unit 4: In what Direction is the Temple of Kali? Unit 5: What have you seen? Unit 6: What would you like to eat? Unit 7: What are you cooking? Unit 8: Shall I show it to you? Unit 9: Can I cash a cheque here? Unit 10: Doesn't anyone live here? Unit 11: What happened next? Unit 12: What things did you study at school? Unit 13: What do you use for ploughing the land? Unit 14: If the fligh leaves at ten, at what time should I report? Unit 15: What else is done on New Year's Day?

About the Author

Mithun B. Nasrin is a Bengali teacher, journalist and writer. She recently published Shornopurir Rajkumari, a fairytale about Bandladeshi politics. W.A.M van der Wurff, a teacher of linguistics at Newcastle University, previously co-authored with her an introduction to Bengali language in Dutch. His other work has included detailed studies of Bengali grammar. Their joint aim in life is to celebrate the beauty of Bengali language, culture and cooking.