Chapter 2.3: Common Bangla Verbs
| Bangla Word | Transliteration | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| করা | kOra | do |
| পড়া | pORa | read |
| বলা | bOla | tell, speak |
| লেখা | lekha | write |
| শেখা | shekha | learn |
| কেনা | kena | buy |
| দেখা | dEkha | see |
| বোঝা | bojha | understand |
| শোনা | shona | listen |
| খোঁজা | khoja | look for |
| আসা | ahsa | come |
| আনা | ana | bring |
| জানা | jana | know |
| থাকা | thaka | stay, remain |
| ভাবা | bhaba | think |
| রাখা | rakha | keep, put |
| বাঁচা | bacha | live |
| হাঁটা | haTa | walk |
| হাসা | hasha | laugh |
| থামা | thama | stop |
| ভালোবাসা | bhalobasha | love |
| দেওয়া | deoya | give |
| নেওয়া | neoya | take |
| যাওয়া | jaoya | go |
| খাওয়া | khaoya | eat |
| পাওয়া | paoya | get, found |
| চাওয়া | chaoya | want, wish |
| ঘুমানো | ghumnao | sleep |
| বেড়ানো | bERano | wander around |
| দৌড়ানো | douRano | run |
| পৌঁছানো | pouchano | arrive |
Verbal noun or dictionary forms of the Bangla verbs are given here. These need to be conjugated according to person and tense in order to be used in a sentence. You will learn conjugation rules later.
