WIKITONGUES: Ayesha speaking Bengali

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[mjremy]

Lovely to hear Bengali again. Surprised that I don't hear a Bangladeshi accent at all, sounds like Bengali from Calcutta. You know the story you are saying about being all alone in Buffalo, NY is the same as mine. I too, came from sunny Calcutta and stayed for 6 interminable years buried in snow in Buffalo, NY! It was so dreary those long winters. You get a low grade depression that does not lift until summer which is all too short. Move gal! Go to sunnier climes. But while there, enjoy the grand old buildings, Canada, and Niagara Falls. Hopefully you found some Indian shops there. Most are in Canada.

[basantapant]

You know what I heard. When a English speaker speaks Spanish you know that feeling right. Me as a Nepali felt the same way. Like she is speaking Nepali but like that English guy speaking Spanish. It sounds so familiar. Loved the Bengali Language. May be I will learn one day!!

[yourbuddy]

I always thought the Bangladeshi accent was different from mine (whatever my parents learned growing up, so Kolkata I guess?), but this is literally exactly how I speak Bengali, haha

[jacksonamaral]

Interesting this language. I´ve learned several languages and maybe someday I can learn bengali.

[samapriyabasu]

Transliteration: (uh) Śubhecchā sabāike! Āmi Āẏeśā Ārjumā (??). Āmi Bāṁlādeś (“Bangladesh”) theke esechi (uh) Iunibhārsiṭi abh Bāphelote (“University of Buffalo”), ucca śikṣār yanya. Āmi Bāẏomeḍikāl Ińjinīẏāriŋ'e (“Biomedical Engineering”) māsṭārs (“Master’s”) karchi ekhāne. (aah) Ājke, āmi āpnāder sāthe āmār bideśe āsā ebaṁ ucca śikṣār yanya ekhāne thākākālīn yesab abhijńatār sammukhin āmi haẏechi segula (uh) āmi āpnāderke jānāba; āpnāder sāthe śeẏār (“share”) karte yācchi. Prathame yakhan āmi ekhāne āsi duhājār bāra sāler Ḍisembar'e (“December”) … (so) eṭā chila pratham āmār paribārke ched̥e eta dūre āsā. (so) Prathamata ekdam ekā, ekṭā acenā deśe āsā, āmār yanya ekṭā bad̥a dhākkā chila. Prathame seṭā kāṭiẏe uṭhte haẏeche āmāke. Tār pare ekhānkār ābahāoẏā sampūrṇa rakamer bhinna āmār deśer theke; to seṭā āmār yanya ekṭā bad̥a cyāleńj (challenge) chila seṭāke kāṭiẏe oṭhā. (so) pratham yakhan āmi ekhāne āsi pratham … (uh) prathame kichudin āmi āmār ek boner bāsāte chilam Niu Iẏark Siṭite (“New York City”). Tārpare yakhan tārā āmāke ekhāne rekhe yaẏ Bāphelote (“Buffalo”), to oṭā chila āmār nijer ekdam ekā ekā thākā pratham … (so) sabkichu natun chila āmār kāche: acenā śahar, kona bandhu-bāndhab nei, kāuke cini nā. (so) Prathame yeṭā karte haẏeche āmāke (bo’) bandhutba oderke … āmār nijer bandhutber hāt bād̥āte haẏeche acenā mānuṣder kāche. Ebaṁ, āmi yeṭā dekhechi ye yakhan āpni āpnār paricita gaṇḍi theke beriẏe ekṭā sampūrṇa acenā yāẏgāẏ cale āsen, āpni … āpnāke nijeke natun bhābe abiṣkār karte pāren. Āmār madhye anek kichu chila yeṭā āmi āge kakhan’o bhābini, bā āge kakhan’o āmāke karte haẏeni, seṭā āmi ekhāne āsār pare bujhte perechi, ye āmio seṭā pāri. Kaṭhin chila, kintu āmi karte perechi. Eṭāke kāṭiẏe oṭhā. Pratham pratham anek khārāb lāgta, kintu pare yakhan āmi ekhāne natun bandhu khu̐je peẏechi, takhan sabkichu anek beśi sahaj haẏe geche. Ekhāne yei jinisgula āmār khub bhāla legeche ekhānkār seṭā hacche āmār biśbabidyālaẏer paribeś: āmār śikṣakrā sabāi khub’i bandhuśulabh, (uh) yekona samasyā niẏe tā̐der kāche yekona samaẏ gele, tā̐rā sab samaẏ yathāsambhab sāhājya karār ceṣṭā karen — (uh) seṭā hate pāre āmār prātiṣṭhānik kona samasyā, hate pāre āmār byaktigata kona samasyā, yakhan’i tā̐der kāche yāi, tā̐rā kakhanai nā karen nā, ebaṁ sabsamaẏe bandhur mata egiẏe āsen sāhājya karte; ei jinisṭā āmār khub’i bhāla legeche. Ekhāne ese āmi bibhinna deśer saṁskr̥ti samparke jānte perechi; yeman (uh) pāsab (??) āmi Bāṁlādeś theke, ebaṁ Bhārat āmār pārṣabarti deś … (uh) anek natun kichu āmi jānte perechi, natun āndike (??) yeṭā āmār āge kakhan’o jānā haẏe oṭheni. Ebaṁ, āpni yakhan (bi) bhinna bhinna saṁskr̥ti theke āsben, takhan āpnār cintā, cetanā, kona ekṭā jiniske dekhar, kona ekṭā jiniske bicār karār ye dr̥ṣṭi-bhaŋgi kataṭā bhinna hate pāre, seṭā āmi bujhte perechi, ebaṁ eṭā āmār yanya ekṭā khub’i bhāla abhijńatā chila. To, ekhan paryanta āmār abhijńatā niẏe āmi āsale beś santuṣṭa. Ebaṁ … (Done? Oh! I’m sorry, I thought it’s done. Can I go on? … ehmm) Ebaṁ (uhb), moṭā-moṭī balba sab abhijńatāi bhāla chila. Khārāb abhijńatā ye ekdam kichu haẏ ni tā nā. (uh) Kichu khārāb abhijńatār sammukhin’o haẏechi, yeman, (ahp) āmāder deśe thākte āmāder kāche sabsamaẏ mane haẏ ekhānkār jīban anek beśi nirāpad — (uh) haẏta anekāṁśe satyi, nirāpattār kṣetraṭā haẏta bhinna — kintu ekhāneo āpnāke satarka thākte haẏ, sabsamaẏ āpnār nijer (uh) kheẏāl rākhte haẏ; sabkichu sabsamaẏ yebhābe āmrā śuni deśe(r) thākte, sebhābe haẏ nā, kichuṭā bhinna bhābe (uh) dekhā yāẏ. Tabuo, sab miliẏe, (eh) āmi balba āmār abhijńatā bideśe āsār ebaṁ bideśe pad̥ā-śonā karār anek bhāla, ebaṁ āmi āmār paribārke dhanyabād jānāte cāi ye tā̐rā erakam ekṭā suyog kare diẏechen, āmi āmār iunibhārsiṭike dhanyabād jānāte cāi ye tārā erakam ekṭā suyog kare diẏeche ye āmār deś theke eta dūre ese ucca śikṣā grahaṇ karār, ebaṁ āmi cāi deśe pherat yete ebaṁ āmār deśer yanya kichu karte. Sabāike dhanyabād!

[SJSagor]

So, challenge and many others! Why are you mixing English words if you are really a Banggali?

[ArcaneReality]

Isn't able to speak her own language for thirty seconds.