Similar to English language, Bengali language also consists of vowels and consonants. There are 11 vowels and 35 consonants in Bengali alphabet.
Here are the list of Bengali vowels, consonants, and numerals-
Bengali Vowels
In Bengali, vowels are known as স্বরবর্ণ (Sbarabarna). There are two types of vowels; dependent vowels and independent vowels. Dependent vowels are always used together with a consonant.
Independent vowels
| অ aw |
আ aa |
ই i |
ঈ ee |
উ u |
ঊ oo |
ঋ ri |
এ e |
| ঐ oi |
ও o |
ঔ ou |
Dependent vowels
| া aa |
ি i |
ী ee |
ু u |
ূ oo |
ে e |
ৈ oi |
ো o |
| ৌ ou |
Bengali Consonants
In Bengali, consonants are known as ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ (Byanjanabarna). The following table shows 35 consonant letters and their pronunciations.
| ক ka |
খ kha |
গ ga |
ঘ gha |
ঙ nga |
চ cha |
ছ chha |
জ ja |
| ঝ jha |
ঞ nya |
ট ṭa |
ঠ ṭha |
ড ḍa |
ঢ ḍha |
ণ ṇa |
ত ta |
| থ tha |
দ da |
ধ dha |
ন na |
প pa |
ফ pha |
ব ba |
ভ bha |
| ম ma |
য ya |
র ra |
ল la |
শ sha |
ষ ṣa |
স sa |
হ ha |
| ড় ṛa |
ঢ় ṛha |
য় ya |
Bengali Numerals
Bengali numerals follow the base-10 number system, also known as decimal number system. It is the most commonly used number system in daily life. The following table shows the 10 Bengali numbers and their English equivalents.
| ০ 0 Shunyo |
১ 1 Ek |
২ 2 Dui |
৩ 3 Tin |
৪ 4 Char |
৫ 5 Panch |
৬ 6 Chhoy |
৭ 7 Sat |
| ৮ 8 Aath |
৯ 9 Noy |
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