Learn Bengali

I am trying to learn bengali so that I can talk to my mother and father-in-law. My husband is trying his best, but he is not a great teacher. I have found a few websites that teach the basics, “Hi, how are you?” “I am fine.” “What is your name?” etc. Can anyone help me learn more?

learning bengali

fucking bull shit…..

I realized that there are barely over 100 Jehovah’s Witnesses preaching in Bengladesh and since I am a qualified Bible teacher I would like to help out there. When I read on-line that English is the second language spoken there I realized that there might be an English community where I could preach since that is my first (my only) language. Perhaps I would only need to learn “survival Bangla” to get by and might find an American or England-based company for whom I could work (I have very good grammar in English despite my total ignorance of Bangla). I know Sesame Street has a presence there thanks to PBS. I don’t know how tolerant the political and religious climate is there or how I would ever convince my husband to go along w/ my scheme. He is also a qualified minister but is not very adventurous and has well-established roots here.

Lots of obstacles to over-come, but it is fun to dream about what-if. The alphabet is so pretty and reverent-looking. I figure that if I put forth the effort to learn a language, I’ll be able to find some use for it.

I’d like to introduce resources to learn Bangla

Saleh has been teaching me all sorts of great stuff, I just about have the vowels down pat now :)

imagine sailing down one of the mighty rivers of Bangladesh, enter a small stream and sail through lazy villages and paddy fields for hours, then anchor and walk into a remote forgotten village – and greet the simple, friendly people in their own language…

you are no more a foreigner or stranger – you are their friend, their brother and their guest and you will be met with a hospitality, a curiosity and a warmth which is hard to find anywhere else.