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Bengali Script & Sounds (L1)

CEFR A1 · Start here. The Bengali script hanging from its headline, the inherent vowel that is 'o' and sometimes silent, the four-way consonant contrast, and the conjuncts that fuse letters together.

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1 module 11 lessons 10 enrolled ~12h of material
Bengali Script & Sounds (L1)

By the end

What you'll build

  • Read and write the Bengali consonants and vowel signs
  • Apply the inherent vowel rule — o, not a — and know when it's silent
  • Produce the four-way stop contrast: voicing and aspiration
  • Recognise the main conjunct consonants
  • Distinguish the two s sounds and the retroflex/dental pairs
  • Greet, thank and introduce yourself

The shape of it

How this course works

Short lessons

11 lessons across 1 module, each small enough to finish in one sitting.

Practice as you go

Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.

A certificate at the end

Finish the course and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link.

Ready when you are.

Make an account and this course opens up — your progress is saved from the very first lesson.