Bengali (or Bangla) is spoken by about 215 million people including over 140 million in Bangladesh. Calcutta is the capital of West Bengal, India. This manual provides the learning of standard language taught in schools and universities, and which is used by press, radio and television. This manual, like all of the collection is dedicated to students but also diplomats, business men and women and tourists.
The text of each lesson is followed by exercises and grammatical explanations. Translations of the texts, keys to the exercises, and a glossary are all included at the end of the volume.
Audio recordings that go along with this book can be downloaded for by clicking here. About 1 hour and 45 minutes of listening.
