Days of the Week and Months in Bengali
Lesson Objective:
By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to identify, pronounce, and use the days of the week and the months of the year in Bengali in basic spoken and written expressions.
Vocabulary List:
Days of the Week:
- Monday - সোমবার (Shombar)
- Tuesday - মঙ্গলবার (Mongolbar)
- Wednesday - বুধবার (Budhbar)
- Thursday - বৃহস্পতিবার (Brihospotibar)
- Friday - শুক্রবার (Shukrobar)
- Saturday - শনিবার (Shonibar)
- Sunday - রবিবার (Robibar)
Months of the Year:
- January - জানুয়ারি (Janowari)
- February - ফেব্রুয়ারি (Phebruari)
- March - মার্চ (March)
- April - এপ্রিল (Epril)
- May - মে (Me)
- June - জুন (Jun)
- July - জুলাই (Julai)
- August - আগস্ট (Agost)
- September - সেপ্টেম্বর (September)
- October - অক্টোবর (October)
- November - নভেম্বর (November)
- December - ডিসেম্বর (December)
Grammar Point:
In Bengali, the names of days and months are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence. The definite article "the" is usually dropped in Bengali when talking about days or months.
To say "on Monday", you can say "সোমবারে" (Shombare), where "ে" is a case marker indicating time.
Examples:
- I go to school on Monday. - আমি সোমবারে স্কুলে যাই। (Ami Shombare schoole jai.)
- My birthday is in December. - আমার জন্মদিন ডিসেম্বর মাসে। (Amar jonmodin December mashe.)
Exercises:
Reading Comprehension:
Read the following passage:
সোমবার থেকে শুক্রবার পর্যন্ত আমি অফিসে যাই। শনিবার ও রবিবার আমার ছুটি থাকে। আমার জন্মদিন ডিসেম্বর মাসে।
Translation:
From Monday to Friday, I go to the office. On Saturday and Sunday, I have holidays. My birthday is in December.
Question: On which days does the speaker have a holiday?
Listening Comprehension:
Listen to a native Bengali speaker saying the days of the week in order. Identify which day is being emphasized. (Use audio provided by instructor or language app)
Speaking Practice:
Practice saying the sentence: "Today is Wednesday, and tomorrow is Thursday." in Bengali.
Translation: আজ বুধবার, আর কাল বৃহস্পতিবার। (Aaj Budhbar, aar kal Brihospotibar.)
Summary:
In this lesson, you learned the Bengali names for the days of the week and months of the year. You also learned how to construct simple time-related sentences using these words and how grammatical time markers modify the day or month names in Bengali.
Homework:
- Write a short paragraph (5–6 sentences) about your weekly routine using days of the week in Bengali.
- Make a list of your family members' birthdays with the Bengali names of the months.
- Practice pronouncing all the days and months aloud daily.
