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Charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Bengali pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Bengali phonology and Bengali alphabet for a more thorough look at the sounds of Bengali.

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Consonants
IPABengaliExamplesISO 15919English Approximation
b বালিbabash
[1] ভীরুbhclubhouse
d[2] দাddeal (dental), Indian the
[2] ধারাdhredhead (dental), Indian that
ɖ[2] ডুমুরAmerican bird
ɖʱ[2] ঢোḍhAmerican birdhouse
d͡ʒ জ, য[3]বনjhedge
d͡ʒʱ ঝাjhhedgehog
ɡ gagate
ɡʱ বাঘাghloghouse
ɦ হ, ঃ[4]হাবাঃhbehind
h head
k লমkscan
খ, ক্ষশাখা, ক্ষমাkhcan
l মালিনীlleaf
m মানুষmmuch
n ন, ণনীলা ,বাnnot
ŋ ঙ, ংবাঙালি অংsing
p পাকাpspan
[5] phpin
r[6] র,‍‍ র্ক, (র্), ‍‍্রবিরাম, তর্ক, শ্রrAmerican atom or ring (tapped or trilled)
ɽ ড়, ঢ়ড় দৃঢ়American larder
s সেলামssue
ʃ শ, ষ, সশা ষাময়śshoe
t[2] ত, ৎমাল উtget (dental), Indian think
[2] থাবাthtub (dental), Indian thought
ʈ[2] American part
ʈʰ[2] কাঠুরেṭhAmerican partake
t͡ʃ মুচিccatch
t͡ʃʰ ছাগলchchoose
Marginal consonants
β[1] ভিসাvvery
j য়[7]য়yyes
ɸ[5] ফ্যাffind
w[8] ও, উয়াদা, ইলিয়ামvwill
z জ, য[3]জাকাত যিয়ারতzzip
ɳ[9] [10]বাAmerican burn
Vowels
Monophthongs
IPABengaliExamplesISO 15919English Approximation
ɔ অ, পমরaoff
a আ, পাঙ্গিনাāAustralian father, RP cut
æ[11] অ্যা, প্যা, এ, পেত্যাখেলাae/ætrap
i ই, পি, ঈ, পীদিদীibeat
u উ, পু, ঊ, পূকুকূucool
e এ, পেমেদিনীēScottish may
o ও, পো, অ, পজন ঙ্কুরōstory
◌̃ইঁদুরnasal vowel
([ã], [õ], etc.)
Semivowels
[7]য়খায়Similar to very
[7]ভাihappy
[8]যা হায়াōSimilar to look
[8]ঝাutoo
Diphthongs
ii̯িইনিইiitea
iu̯িউবিউভোলiuew
ei̯েয়দেয়ēiRP bay
eu̯েওঢেওēuRoughly like go in some dialects of English[12]
æe্̯যায়ন্যায়aeẏ/æẏNo English equivalent
ai̯াইপাইāiBuy
ae̯ায়পায়āẏSimilar to Hi
au̯াউপাউāuHow
ao̯াওপাওāōSimilar to How
ɔe̯◌য়নয়aẏNo English equivalent
ɔo̯◌ওনওNo English equivalent
oi̯োইদোইōiSimilar to boy
oo̯োওদোওōōIndian no
ou̯নৌকাōugoal
ui̯ুই, ূইধুইuibooyah; Gruyère
Suprasegmentals
IPA
ˈ primary stress
(placed before stressed syllable)[13]
ˌ secondary stress
(placed before stressed syllable)[13]
ː doubled consonant
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