Bengali phrasebook
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Bengali phrasebook
（Language survival kit）
Lonely Planet Publications, 1996
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This phrasebook includes practical travel information and covers pertinent phrases on such things as accommodation, getting around, entertainment, food and health. It also features sections on pronunciation and grammar.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Introduction: help! Part 2 Pronunciation: transliteration
- methods of pronunciation
- vowels
- consonants
- stress. Part 3 Grammar: sentence structure
- articles
- nouns
- adjectives and adverbs
- pronouns
- verbs
- questions
- particles
- negatives
- prepositions
- conjunctions
- some useful words. Part 4 Greetings and civilities: greetings and goodbyes
- civilities
- forms of address
- body language. Part 5 Small talk: meeting people
- nationalities
- age
- occupations
- religion
- family
- feelings
- opinions
- language problems
- some useful phrases. Part 6 Getting around: finding your way
- directions
- buying tickets
- air
- bus and tram
- taxi
- train
- boat
- bicycle and car
- other transport
- bargaining. Part 7 Accommodation: at the hotel
- laundry
- some useful words. Part 8 Around town: at the bank
- at the Post Office
- telephone and fax
- at the zoo
- entertainment
- sightseeing
- signs
- paperwork
- police. Part 9 In the country: weather
- trekking
- animals
- insects
- birds
- plants
- geographical terms. Part 10 Food: etiquette
- at the restaurant
- speciality dishes
- staples
- meat
- poultry
- seafood
- vegetables
- fruit
- dairy products
- condiments
- drinks. Part 11 Shopping: service
- bargaining
- clothing
- souvenirs
- toiletries
- stationary and publications
- photography
- smoking
- colours
- some useful words. Part 12 Health: parts of the body
- complaints
- women's health
- at the chemist
- some useful words and phrases. Part 13 Time, dates and festivals: telling the time
- days of the week
- Bengali calendar and seasons
- some useful words
- festivals
- gods and prominent beings
- some useful words. Part 14 Numbers and amounts: cardinal numbers
- some useful words.
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