Family and Relatives in Bengali



Lesson Objective:



By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to identify and name family members and relatives in Bengali, use related vocabulary in simple sentences, and understand basic familial relationships.



Vocabulary List:



  • Family – পরিবার (poribaar)

  • Father – বাবা (baba)

  • Mother – মা (ma)

  • Brother – ভাই (bhai)

  • Sister – বোন (bon)

  • Grandfather – দাদা / নানা (dada / nana)

  • Grandmother – দাদি / নানি (dadi / nani)

  • Uncle (Father’s brother) – কাকা / দাদা (kaka / dada)

  • Aunt (Father's or Mother’s sister) – পিসি / খালা (pisi / khala)

  • Cousin – কাজিন / চাচাতো ভাই বা বোন (kajin / chacato bhai ba bon)

  • Relative – আত্মীয় (atrio)



Grammar Point:



In Bengali, possessive structures are often formed by placing a possessive pronoun before the noun. The pronouns are:



  • My – আমার (amar)

  • Your – তোমার (tomar)

  • His/Her – ওর or তার (or / tar)



Example sentences:



  • My mother is kind – আমার মা দয়ালু (amar ma doyaloo)

  • His brother is a student – ওর ভাই একজন ছাত্র (or bhai ekjon chhatro)



Exercises:



Reading Comprehension:



Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below:



আহমেদের একটি বড় পরিবার আছে। তার বাবা একজন ডাক্তার এবং মা একজন শিক্ষক। তার এক ভাই ও এক বোন আছে। সে তার দাদা-দাদির সঙ্গে থাকে। প্রতিটি সদস্য তার প্রিয়।


Questions:



  • What does Ahmed’s father do?

  • How many siblings does Ahmed have?

  • Who does Ahmed live with?



Listening Comprehension:



Listen to a short audio dialogue between two friends talking about their families. Identify how many members are there in each family and what their occupations are.


(Teacher/Instructor should provide an audio file or perform it live)



Speaking Practice:



Pair up and practice this short dialogue:



  • A: Who is in your family?

  • B: In my family, there is my father, mother, and one brother.

  • A: What does your mother do?

  • B: She is a doctor.



Students should then speak about their own family in Bengali using the vocabulary learned.



Summary:



In this lesson, you learned the names of family members in Bengali and how to use them in simple sentences. You practiced vocabulary, read about a Bengali family, listened to descriptions, and introduced your own family using the learned words and grammar structures.



Homework:



  • Write a short paragraph about your own family in Bengali (5–7 sentences).

  • Create a family tree in Bengali, labeling each relative with their Bengali name.

  • Practice speaking about your family for one minute and be prepared to present it in the next class.