Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Afganistan
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Pakistan
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Chakma
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Hajong
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
bengali
pachto
German Name
Bengali
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
pash1269
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Bengali and Pashto Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bengali and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Pashto language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Pashto Difficulty
The Bengali vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Pashto Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bengali and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.