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Early Reader · Level 7 of 15

Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Can Youপারেন কি

Talk about time that isn't now, and ask if someone is able to do something.

New in this level

The jo-fola (্য) and bo-fola (্ব) — small hooks that hang off a consonant, plus the ৈ and ৌ kars. ধন্যবাদ and হ্যাঁ from earlier levels are now fully decodable.

Script

  • ্য jo-fola
  • ্ব bo-fola
  • য্য
  • ৈ ৌ

Grammar

  • past tense -েছি / -লাম
  • perfect -েছে
  • পারা 'can'

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The কি here just marks a yes/no question.

Two verbs stuck together — the Bangla way of saying it.

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Warmer than দয়া করে, which is written register. সাহায্য shows the jo-fola doubling a consonant.

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Also heard as খাবার রেডি?

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You will need this in the haor and the Sundarbans.

Also the polite way to wave off an apology.

Painted over doorways and on arrival gates.

কাল means both yesterday and tomorrow — tense decides.