BLC CONCERN BANGLA SURVIVAL COURSE Bangla Survival Course Grammar -1 ( Mixed) śapla phul By Dipok Sarker Materials can’t be reproduced without the written of Bangla Language Center (BLC). BLC CONCERN BANGLA SURVIVAL COURSE Our Important Courses are: Basic- Phonetic and Script mixed Basic- Phonetic and Script mixed Basic- Phonetic and Script mixed Basic- Phonetic and Script mixed Basic- Phonetic Basic- A ( Phonetic) Basic- Phonetic Basic- Phonetic Basic- Script Basic- A ( Script) Basic- Script Basic- Script Basic- B ( Phonetic) Basic- C ( Phonetic) Basic- B ( Script) Basic- B ( Script) Reading & Writing- 1 (Script) Reading & Writing- 2 (Script) Bangla Language for the Kids Grammar- 1 Grammar- 2 Grammar- 3 General Story Folk Story Bible Story Medical Islam Hinduism Agriculture Fisheries Poultry Bangla Bible Reading 25 Lesson 20 Lesson English Survival/Conversation Course English Advance Course English Professional Course- 1 English Professional Course- 2 25 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 15 Lesson 7 Lesson 25 Lesson 20 Lesson 15 Lesson 7 Lesson 25 Lesson 20 Lesson 15 Lesson 7 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson 20 Lesson Apart from the above courses, we have some other short courses and we have the expertise to prepare and provide courses as per your requirements with a short notice. Written & Edited by: Dipok Sarker Phone : 01712034121 01912206775 E-Mail: blcdhaka@yahoo.com First Edition; June, 2001 Second Edition; July, 2004 Third Edition; April, 2008 Fourth Edition; June, 2010 Materials can’t be reproduced without the written of Bangla Language Center (BLC). BLC CONCERN BANGLA SURVIVAL COURSE GRAMMAR - 1 CONTENTS Lesson No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Topics Phonetic Symbols Present Tense Present Continuous Tense Present Perfect Tense Future Tense Review Pronouns Verb ‘to be’ Simple Past Tense Past Continuous Tense Review Past Perfect Tense Past Habitual Conditional Causative Verb Review Relative Sentences Questions Imperative The Passive Voice Review Page No 2 3 7 11 16 20 23 29 32 38 42 45 49 53 58 61 64 67 71 75 81 BLC CONCERN BANGLA SURVIVAL COURSE Introducing the Phonetic Symbols: 2 Vowels: i u e o ae ó a -˘ -i -u -e -o .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. is front, spread and high is back, rounded and high is front, spread and mid is back, rounded and mid is front, spread and low is back, rounded and low is central, spread and low is the symbol of nasal sound is the glide to the i position is the glide to the u position is the glide to the e position is the glide to the o position Consonants: ng m n l r .. .. .. .. .. r .. h ś s k, g c, j t, d t, d p, b kh gh ch jh th dh dh ph bh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. is the velar nasal ( like ng ) is bilabial nasal is alveolar nasal is alveolar with high tongue position is made by the underside of the tongue tip from the retroflex position flapping down once just above the upper teeth ridge tongue tip makes a groove in the middle and flaps up against the upper teeth ridge while producing a fricative ( It is not a long trill ) voiceless puff of breath is a hushing sibilant without the rounding of the lips is a hissing sibilant are velar sounds, never further back in the mouth are lamina-palatal affricated plosives are retroflex alveolar are dental are bilabial are aspirate plosives Consonant Sounds: Velar Palatal Retroflex Dental Labial Voiceless Voiceless Unaspirated Aspirated kó khó có chó tó thó tó thó pó phó Voiced Voiced Unaspirated Aspirated gó ghó jó jhó dó dhó dó dhó bó bhó Nasal ng Lesson-1 Trill Flap Lateral ró nó mó ró ló Spirant śó só 3 BLC CONCERN BANGLA SURVIVAL COURSE PRESENT TENSE Example -1: root- oth. (o - u) IV Avwg / Avgiv DwV| Zzwg / †Zvgiv IV| Avcwb / Avcbviv I‡Vb| ‡m / Zviv I‡V| wZwb / Zuviv I‡Vb| Note: In this sentence, ‘oth’ is the verb root. In first person ‘o’ changes to ‘u’ and in second or third person ‘o’ doesn’t change: Here ‘i’ is the personal ending for ami/amra, ‘o’ is the personal ending for tumi/tomra, ‘e’ is the personal ending for śe/tara, and ‘en’ is the personal ending for apni/ apnara and tini/tăra. Drill 1: Conjugate the following verbs - ‡kvb, †av| Example. 2: Root-kόr. (ό - o) Ki Avwg / Avgiv Kwi| Zzwg / †Zvgiv Ki| Avcwb / Avcbviv K‡ib| ‡m / Zviv K‡i| wZwb / Zvuiv K‡ib| Note: Here in first person the sound ‘ό’ changes to ‘o’ and in second or third person ‘ό’ remains same. Drill 2: Conjugate the following verbs: co, ai| Example 3: Root- daekh.. (ae - e) ‡`L Avwg / Avgiv †`wL| Zzwg / †Zvgiv †`L| Avcwb / Avcbviv †`‡Lb| ‡m / Zviv †`‡L| 4 wZwb / Zvuiv †`‡Lb| BLC CONCERN BANGLA SURVIVAL COURSE Note: In the above sentences, the verb root is ‘daekh’. In first person the vowel sound ‘ae’changes to ‘e’ and in second and in third persons ‘ae’ never changes. Drill 3: Conjugate the following verbs: ‡Lj, †dj| Example 4: Root-śekh. (e - i) †kL Avwg / Avgiv wkwL| Zzwg / †Zvgiv †kL| Avcwb / Avcbviv †k‡Lb| ‡m / Zviv †k‡L| wZwb / Zvuiv †k‡Lb| Note: In these sentences the verb root is ‘śekh’ and here in first person ’e’ changes to ‘i’. In second and third person ‘e’ doesn’t change. Drill 4: Conjugate the following verbs: ‡jL, †Kb| Example 5: Root-‘aś. (a - a) Avm| Avwg / Avgiv Avwm| Zzwg / †Zvgiv Avm| Avcwb / Avcbviv Av‡mb| ‡m / Zviv Av‡m| wZwb / Zvuiv Av‡mb| Note: In the above sentences ‘aś’ is the verb root. In present tense ‘a’ is the exception. ‘a’ will not change for any person. Drill 5: Conjugate the following verbs: _vK, hv| 5 Differential Drill: Avwg i“wU LvB| Zzwg i“wU LvI| Avgiv i“wU LvB| ‡Zvgiv i“wU LvI| BLC CONCERN BANGLA SURVIVAL COURSE Avcwb i“wU Lvb| Avcbviv i“wU Lvb| ‡m i“wU Lvq| Zviv i“wU Lvq| wZwb i“wU Lvb| Zvuiv i“wU Lvb| Note: For singular and plural subject we use the same ending. Present (Positive) Present (Negative) Avwg evsjv wjwL| Zzwg evsjv †jL| Avwg evsjv wjwL bv| Zzwg evsjv ‡jL bv| Avcwb evsjv ‡j‡Lb| ‡m evsjv ‡j‡L| Avcwb evsjv ‡j‡Lb bv| ‡m evsjv †j‡L bv| wZwb evsjv †j‡Lb| wZwb evsjv ‡j‡Lb bv| Note: In negative sentence we add ‘na’ at the end of the sentence. EXERCISE- 1: Correct the following sentences: 1. ‡m ïµevi ¯‹z‡j hvB bv| 2. Zzwg KLb eB c‡o ? 3. Avcwb iv‡Z wU.wf †`‡L ? 4. Avwg †ivR weKv‡j mvZuvi Kv‡Ub| 5. wZwb mewR †Kb| 2. Translate into Bengali: 1* Where does she live in? 2* I go to club on Friday. 6 3* When do you go to office? 4* We walk (hat) everyday. 3. Translate into English: BLC CONCERN BANGLA SURVIVAL COURSE 1. Avcwb KLb †ccvi c‡ob ? 2. Avwg mKv‡j Pv Avi i“wU LvB| 3. Zzwg †Kvb K¬v‡m co ? 4. wZwb Lye mKv‡j I‡Vb| 5. wZwb †Kvb KvR K‡ib bv| 4. Fill in the blanks: 1. --------------------------- cÖwZw`b ¯‹z‡j hvq| 2. Avcwb †Kv_vq-----------------? 3. wZwb Lye mKv‡j --------------- | 4. ---------------cÖwZw`b KvR K‡i| 5. ------------------- †Kv_vq _vK ? 5. Change into Plural: 1. ‡m cÖwZw`b mewR †K‡b| 2. Avwg weKv‡j ej †Lwj| 3. Zzwg KLb NygvI ? 4. wZwb †ivR wU.wf †`‡Lb| 5. Avcwb wK eB c‡ob?