How to learn Bengali?

[Parisa]

u know i myself don't know why there aren't many dhaka people in uk....when i lived in dhaka i saw it as a normal city......when i came here and saw that the majority of bengali people are sylhetti i was surprised...i was even more surprised at the way they treat dhaka people and their perception of dhaka....

this friction between sylhet and dhaka should stop.....i mean its bangladesh at the end of the day.....doesn't matter if one is the capital and the other is not....but honestly speaking i find sylhetti people slightly rude

moshin i didnt know u lived in london.....

[Moshin]

Originally Posted by Parisa
u know i myself don't know why there aren't many dhaka people in uk....when i lived in dhaka i saw it as a normal city......when i came here and saw that the majority of bengali people are sylhetti i was surprised...i was even more surprised at the way they treat dhaka people and their perception of dhaka....

yeah i have to admit, we do really see you guys as different,
dhaka people seem to have more of a bengali culture within them,
with the way they dress and everything, if we see a lady wearing
a serwa kamiz without scarf, we will definetly know they are Dhakaya.

[Parisa]

it true what u said.....sylhetti people are seen wearing a scarf normally...but most women in dhaka don't wear a scarf......and its not just that....the lifestyles are totally different.....i had to get used to with it myself....

[Moshin]

Originally Posted by Parisa
but honestly speaking i find sylhetti people slightly rude

now, how are we rude we are nicest people there is in the community,
you must watch Bengali TV dont you, they speak shuddo even though the majority
are Sylheti, we still respect the main language. by the way how are we rude?

[Parisa]

i find sylhetti people aggressive....most don't know any manners.....and they always assume i'm sylhetti...they start talkin to me in the street like i'm their property.....and when i can't reply back in sylhetti they get offended.....like everyone is supposed to be from sylhet.

[Moshin]

Originally Posted by Parisa
i find sylhetti people aggressive....most don't know any manners.....and they always assume i'm sylhetti...they start talkin to me in the street like i'm their property.....and when i can't reply back in sylhetti they get offended.....like everyone is supposed to be from sylhet.

you see thats why, it is better to know both basha's if u know what i mean,
it will make your london bengali life much easier, i mean we understand your
basha and we reply back in Dhakaya if they speak Dhakaya, sylheti isnt really hard to understand, so might as well learn Sylheti...?

[Parisa]

i wouldn't mind learnin sylhetti.....i wouldn't mind learnin any other dialects from bangladesh.....its just the attitude of sylhetti people i can't stand.....eps the ones from east london.....

[DJ Sahastra]

Originally Posted by Orpheus
Arnab bhai, Dhaka te french boila maiya potan... Gaali diya aula zaula koira falan... chemrigula mone korbo.. bhalobashar kotha boltachen....ki moja...

but ekta warning dei, polader shathe bolben na...Keno ekta udaharon dei...dhoren koichen: "bonjour"
Kew mone korbo koichen ben-c***. Apnere dhoira dibo maair... ekdom naak fataiya falaibo... shei bhanga naak niya jodi arekjon re greeting den.. sha shunbo "van chor" - aar beta jodi shotti chor hoi... dibo golai chakku maira... ekhon to apnar voice e problem....aar chinta korlen.. ekhon innocent chot choto bachader greetings diben..mair thika bachar jonno.. ora shunbo ..."bandhor"... tarpor marbo itaa.... shei itar thada kahiya... apnar matha hoiya jaibo fada... shei fada math niya doctor e diben greeting...doctor koibo "brain jhor? yes yes ektu jhore lagche ahare"... apne chinta kortachen.. dhuru.. French e futami marte giya morar dorkar nai....bangla koi... to doctor e daklen "dada bachbo naki'.. doctor shunbo "gadhar baccha naki"... tokhon to doctor koibo... gadhar baccha keda tore buzaitachi... marbo ekta injection pachai....hoiyajaben lengra....

to be continued... after another 6 hours

My instincts tell me that this is wicked!

Now this is something i really wanna understand. looks like some cool stuff in there!

I am gonna give it a try this weekend to see how much and what sense i can make.

Long live such Bangla Posters!

"Kew mone korbo koichen ben-c***. Apnere dhoira dibo maair... ekdom naak fataiya falaibo"

"marbo ekta injection pachai....hoiyajaben lengra...." -> classic

[Beamer]

Originally Posted by Arnab
I am reading the actual books, in French. They are brilliantly written and makes many little references to the history and culture of that particular French region and the entire Europe at the time of Jules Cesar (as he is known in French).

Asterix is simply brilliant. I believe the region is in the French islands of Corsica ( Sardinia is the sister island ) during the Roman occupation. My fav character is Cacofonix ( right spelling? ) the bard...

[zahid]

Originally Posted by Beamer
Asterix is simply brilliant. I believe the region is in the French islands of Corsica ( Sardinia is the sister island ) during the Roman occupation. My fav character is Cacofonix ( right spelling? ) the bard...

Mine is Obelix

[ammark]

Originally Posted by Beamer
Asterix is simply brilliant. I believe the region is in the French islands of Corsica ( Sardinia is the sister island ) during the Roman occupation. My fav character is Cacofonix ( right spelling? ) the bard...

Sorry. Asterix and their charming Gaulish Village is from/in Bretagne (Brittany) in North-western France if I remember correctly. Its one of the "older" parts of France where the people have Celtic roots (as in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and pre-Norman England) and in those areas they still speak a Celtic language there (Breton).

Saw a guy wearing a black T-shirt today. White print in the front side, of Tintin facing the venerable Wang Chen Yee at the tea house. And on the backside it had the opposite direction, Wang Chen Yee with the tea bowl facing Tintin. - Scene from the Blue Lotus, one of my favourites. I want that T-shirt now .

[Arnab]

Originally Posted by Beamer
Asterix is simply brilliant. I believe the region is in the French islands of Corsica ( Sardinia is the sister island ) during the Roman occupation. My fav character is Cacofonix ( right spelling? ) the bard...

The region is Britanny (or Bretagne), in the north-wester corner of France. Asterix and his co-villagers are Celtic Gauls.



Cacofonix must be the English name of the singer character. The Original French name is Assurancetourix.

[layperson]

Originally Posted by Orpheus
Arnab bhai, Dhaka te french boila maiya potan... Gaali diya aula zaula koira falan... chemrigula mone korbo.. bhalobashar kotha boltachen....ki moja...

but ekta warning dei, polader shathe bolben na...Keno ekta udaharon dei...dhoren koichen: "bonjour"
Kew mone korbo koichen ben-c***. Apnere dhoira dibo maair... ekdom naak fataiya falaibo... shei bhanga naak niya jodi arekjon re greeting den.. sha shunbo "van chor" - aar beta jodi shotti chor hoi... dibo golai chakku maira... ekhon to apnar voice e problem....aar chinta korlen.. ekhon innocent chot choto bachader greetings diben..mair thika bachar jonno.. ora shunbo ..."bandhor"... tarpor marbo itaa.... shei itar thada kahiya... apnar matha hoiya jaibo fada... shei fada math niya doctor e diben greeting...doctor koibo "brain jhor? yes yes ektu jhore lagche ahare"... apne chinta kortachen.. dhuru.. French e futami marte giya morar dorkar nai....bangla koi... to doctor e daklen "dada bachbo naki'.. doctor shunbo "gadhar baccha naki"... tokhon to doctor koibo... gadhar baccha keda tore buzaitachi... marbo ekta injection pachai....hoiyajaben lengra....

to be continued... after another 6 hours

classic orpheus post !!!! Laughed like crazy after a long while.

[Orpheus]

Originally Posted by Arnab
You must pull a lot of chicks.

Arrey na! my case is "jaar jeita nai sha sheita niya beshi lafai...."

I was going through one of those non-stop 36 hours activity with lots of Red bull consumption... Had to take a break.. the bull was kicking. I still haven't slept (apart from a two 15-20 mins power nap, and somehow not sleepy anymore...)

shahriar:

Laughed like crazy after a long while.

I am glad someone enjoyed it. To tell you the truth, I kinda wanna know what happens to that lengra also...should have came back after six hours to finish it.

[Orpheus]

Oi amar sylhet bashi:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=42914996

kharap na.. demo gula shuno.. 'Laal-e kene koilo" is pretty well done. (not lyrics wise)

well now that I listen to it again, lyrics ta initailly kharap chilo na.. but lost me there on republican party and all bengali being democrats.. LOL maane ki?

[Moshin]

Originally Posted by Orpheus
Oi amar sylhet bashi:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=42914996

kharap na.. demo gula shuno.. 'Laal-e kene koilo" is pretty well done. (not lyrics wise)

well now that I listen to it again, lyrics ta initailly kharap chilo na.. but lost me there on republican party and all bengali being democrats.. LOL maane ki?

lol nice page u got there, but i cant seem to play that sylheti song

[Orpheus]

Originally Posted by moshin_31
lol nice page u got there, but i cant seem to play that sylheti song

tumi ki bodhai?

use the embedded player.... and it's the page of the sylheti rap group

edit: Ok maybe you don't have flash/shock wave plugin in your computer.. that could be the reason.

[Moshin]

Originally Posted by Orpheus
tumi ki bodhai?

use the embedded player.... and it's the page of the sylheti rap group

edit: Ok maybe you don't have flash/shock wave plugin in your computer.. that could be the reason.

yeh i just herd it now, nice song they have made, 'oh amrar sylheti gaan gai'
what a wierd song that is, are they a real group or somthin?

[Orpheus]

Originally Posted by moshin_31
are they a real group or somthin?

yup looks like real group...laal miah has a really nice rap voice...

[Moshin]

Originally Posted by Orpheus
yup looks like real group...laal miah has a really nice rap voice...

yeh he the guy sure has a nice voice, u know anymore sylheti bands?

[Orpheus]

well the most popular bangladeshi rap bands are of sylhet origin.... also many habib's songs are in sylheti also...I can't recall their name from top of my head now....

anyways, I think this thread need a counter rap for sylhet rap with some dhaka love:
Ck out
Stoic Bliss: http://stoicbliss.com/sb/media.html (abar Jigay) - I think parisha will love this one.

[Moshin]

nice tunes man, like that one 'abar jigay' re-mix of english and dhakaya init,
lik it because it got some english flavour as well.

[Moshin]

but i quite like asif's songs, even though i dont understand it!

[Moshin]

does anyone know what happened to him???
to doesnt make any good songs these days now, what a shame!

[imani]

this is like tha funniest thread ever u gys r jkers!!!