Pronunciation Guide for Bangla Vowels
<table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top">Bangla
form
English
Phonetic
Letter
Name
Pronounced
as in
অ
</td> <td>o
</td> <td>aw
</td> <td>awe
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>আ
</td> <td>a
</td> <td>aah
</td> <td>Aadvark
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ই
</td> <td>i
</td> <td>hroswo-i(short i)
</td> <td>hit
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঈ
</td> <td>I
</td> <td>dIrgho-e(long i)
</td> <td>skiing
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>উ
</td> <td>u
</td> <td>hroswo-u(short u)
</td> <td>put
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঊ
</td> <td>U
</td> <td>dIrgho-u(long u)
</td> <td>vacuum
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঋ
</td> <td>rri
</td> <td>ree
</td> <td>wring
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>এ
</td> <td>e
</td> <td>eh
</td> <td>bed
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঐ
</td> <td>OI
</td> <td>oi
</td> <td>going
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ও
</td> <td>O
</td> <td>o
</td> <td>moat
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঔ
</td> <td>OU
</td> <td>ou
</td> <td>o+u
</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
Pronunciation Guide for Bangla Consonants
<table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top">Bangla
form
English
Phonetic
Letter 
Name
Pronounced
as in
ক
</td> <td>k
</td> <td>kaw
</td> <td>skin
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>খ
</td> <td>kh
</td> <td>khaw
</td> <td>khaki
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>গ
</td> <td>g
</td> <td>gaw
</td> <td>go
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঘ
</td> <td>gh
</td> <td>ghaw
</td> <td>ghetto
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঙ
</td> <td>Ng
</td> <td>ungaw
</td> <td>king
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>চ
</td> <td>ch
</td> <td>chaw
</td> <td>cheat
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ছ
</td> <td>chh
</td> <td>chhaw
</td> <td>watch
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>জ
</td> <td>j
</td> <td>borgiyo-jaw
</td> <td>jingle
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঝ
</td> <td>jh
</td> <td>jhaw
</td> <td>jhansi
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঞ
</td> <td>NG
</td> <td>ingaw
</td> <td>gnome
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ট
</td> <td>T
</td> <td>taw
</td> <td>token
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঠ
</td> <td>Th
</td> <td>ttaw
</td> <td>whittle
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ড
</td> <td>D
</td> <td>daw
</td> <td>dive
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঢ
</td> <td>Dh
</td> <td>dhaw
</td> <td>adhere
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ণ
</td> <td>N
</td> <td>moddheno-naw
</td> <td>noise
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ত
</td> <td>t
</td> <td>taw(soft)
</td> <td>Wyeth
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>থ
</td> <td>th
</td> <td>thaw(hard)
</td> <td>think
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>দ
</td> <td>d
</td> <td>daw
</td> <td>Dostoevsky
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ধ
</td> <td>dh
</td> <td>dhaw
</td> <td>sadhu
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ন
</td> <td>n
</td> <td>donte-naw
</td> <td>no
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>প
</td> <td>p
</td> <td>paw
</td> <td>pauper
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ফ
</td> <td>ph,f
</td> <td>phaw
</td> <td>cipher
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ব
</td> <td>b,w
</td> <td>baw
</td> <td>boy
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ভ
</td> <td>bh,v
</td> <td>bhaw
</td> <td>abhorrent
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ম
</td> <td>m
</td> <td>maw
</td> <td>mother
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>য
</td> <td>J,Y
</td> <td>ontesto-jaw
</td> <td>joy
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>র
</td> <td>r
</td> <td>boye-sunno-raw
</td> <td>right
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ল
</td> <td>l
</td> <td>law
</td> <td>lady
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>শ
</td> <td>sh
</td> <td>talibo-shaw
</td> <td>show
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ষ
</td> <td>Sh
</td> <td>moddheno-shaw
</td> <td>cash
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>স
</td> <td>s
</td> <td>donte-shaw
</td> <td>wish
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>হ
</td> <td>h
</td> <td>haw
</td> <td>hole
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>য়
</td> <td>y
</td> <td>ontesto-aw
</td> <td>happy
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ড়
</td> <td>R
</td> <td>doye-sunnyo-raw(hard r)
</td> <td>rhythm
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঢ়
</td> <td>Rh
</td> <td>ddhoye-sunnyo-raw (hard rh)
</td> <td>arrhythmia
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ৎ
</td> <td>t^
</td> <td>khanda taw(short taw)
</td> <td>nitwit
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ং
</td> <td>ng,ng^
</td> <td>sign anuswar
</td> <td>Bengali
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঃ
</td> <td>H^
</td> <td>sign bishorgo
</td> <td>poof
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ঁ
</td> <td>n^
</td> <td>sign chondrobindu
</td> <td>sand
</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>Thank you very much.