There are 11 main vowels in Bengali. Here's how they look and sound:
| Bengali Letter (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖ) |
Name (Romanized) |
Approx. English Sound | Example (English word) |
|---|---|---|---|
| āĻ | ô | short o | hot |
| āĻ | a | long a | father |
| āĻ | i | short i | pin |
| āĻ | ÄĢ | long e | machine |
| āĻ | u | short u | put |
| āĻ | ÅĢ | long u | food |
| āĻ | áši | r+vowel (rare) | similar to âgrinâ (archaic) |
| āĻ | e | long e | they |
| āĻ | oi | oi diphthong | oil |
| āĻ | o | long o | go |
| āĻ | ou | ou diphthong | house |