Body Parts and Health in Bengali
Lesson Objective:
By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to identify and name basic body parts in Bengali, describe common health issues, and express how they feel physically.
Vocabulary List:
- Head – মাথা (matha)
- Eye – চোখ (chokh)
- Ear – কান (kan)
- Nose – নাক (nak)
- Mouth – মুখ (mukh)
- Hand – হাত (hat)
- Leg – পা (pa)
- Stomach – পেট (pet)
- Heart – হৃদয় (hridoy)
- I feel sick – আমার অসুস্থ লাগছে (amar osustho lagche)
- I have a headache – আমার মাথা ব্যথা করছে (amar matha byatha korche)
- Doctor – ডাক্তার (daktar)
- Medicine – ওষুধ (oshudh)
- Hospital – হাসপাতাল (hashpatal)
Grammar Point:
Using the verb "to have" ("ache" in Bengali – আছে) to describe pain or presence of symptoms.
In Bengali, we often use the structure:
আমার + [body part] + ব্যথা করছে
– I have pain in [body part]
- আমার মাথা ব্যথা করছে – I have a headache
- আমার পা ব্যথা করছে – My leg hurts
The verb "করছে" (korche) comes from "to do" and implies an ongoing action – used here to indicate ongoing pain.
Exercises:
Reading Comprehension:
Read the following text:
রাহুল আজ অসুস্থ। তার মাথা ব্যথা করছে এবং গলা ব্যথা করছে। সে স্কুলে যায়নি। তার মা তাকে ডাক্তার-এর কাছে নিয়ে গেছেন। ডাক্তার কিছু ওষুধ দিয়েছেন।
Translation: Rahul is sick today. He has a headache and his throat hurts. He did not go to school. His mother took him to the doctor. The doctor gave him some medicine.
Questions:
- What is wrong with Rahul?
- Did he go to school?
- Who took him to the doctor?
- What did the doctor give him?
Listening Comprehension:
Task: Listen to a native speaker describing symptoms such as cold, headache, and stomach pain. (Instructor or online audio resource required)
While you listen, write down which body parts and symptoms are mentioned and how the speaker is feeling.
Speaking Practice:
Practice the following dialogue with a partner.
Person A:
কেমন আছো? (How are you?)
Person B:
আমার মাথা ব্যথা করছে। আমি ভালো বোধ করছি না। (I have a headache. I'm not feeling well.)
Person A:
তুমি ডাক্তার দেখেছো? (Did you see a doctor?)
Person B:
হ্যাঁ, আমি আজ সকালে ডাক্তার দেখেছি। (Yes, I saw the doctor this morning.)
Summary:
In this lesson, you learned vocabulary related to body parts and health in Bengali. You also practiced how to express pain and illness using simple grammatical structures. By combining vocabulary and grammar, you can describe physical conditions effectively in Bengali.
Homework:
- Write four sentences in Bengali describing how three different people feel using the following template: "His/Her [body part] hurts". Use vocabulary from the list above.
- Memorize at least 10 body part vocabulary words in Bengali.
- Practice saying how you feel if you were sick using the speaking dialogue as a model.
