Learn Bengali: Reading Guides, Grammar and Stories

Read, listen and follow along in Bengali. Start with the alphabet and simple grammar, or choose a story with audio, English translations and useful vocabulary.

Reading guides

• Read Bengali From Zero
• Bengali Alphabet Chart

Grammar

• Pronouns and Your First Sentences
• Counting, Possession and Location

Bengali stories

Press play to hear the Bengali story and follow the words as they light up. Click a word to replay that part. You can also switch to English letters for reading help, then explore the sentence-by-sentence English translation and vocabulary.

• আমি পড়তে পছন্দ করি! — I Like to Read!

• ক্ষুধার্ত কুমির — The Hungry Crocodile

• কলা বিক্রেতা টম — Tom the Banana Seller

• খালাই গাছের সাথে কথা বলে — Khalai Talks to Plants

• অনেক লম্বা একজন মানুষ — A Very Tall Man

• সিদ্ধান্ত — Decision