Neighbours and Neighbourhood
đĄ Neighbours & Neighbourhood Vocabulary (IELTS)
1. Neighbour (neighbor)
English meaning: A person who lives near you
Bangla meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§
Sentence:
My neighbour is very helpful and kind.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
2. Neighbourhood
English meaning: The area where people live close to each other
Bangla meaning: āĻāĻļā§āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž / āĻĒāĻžā§āĻž-āĻŽāĻšāϞā§āϞāĻž
Sentence:
This neighbourhood is very peaceful and safe.
đ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžā§āĻž-āĻŽāĻšāϞā§āϞāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤
3. Community
English meaning: A group of people living in the same area
Bangla meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžā§ / āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ
Sentence:
The community helps each other during problems.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
4. Residential area
English meaning: A place where people live, not for business
Bangla meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence:
We live in a quiet residential area.
đ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
5. Close-knit community
English meaning: A group of people who are very close and supportive
Bangla meaning: āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻ āϏāĻšāĻžāύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ
Sentence:
It is a close-knit community where everyone knows each other.
đ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻā§ āĻā§āύā§āĨ¤
6. Friendly neighbour
English meaning: A neighbour who is kind and helpful
Bangla meaning: āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϏā§āϞāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§
Sentence:
I am lucky to have friendly neighbours.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϏā§āϞāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
7. Social interaction
English meaning: Communication between people
Bangla meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ
Sentence:
Social interaction among neighbours builds trust.
đ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
8. Safety
English meaning: Being free from danger
Bangla meaning: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž
Sentence:
Safety is important in every neighbourhood.
đ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžā§ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
9. Facilities
English meaning: Services like school, hospital, park, etc.
Bangla meaning: āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
Sentence:
Our neighbourhood has good facilities like parks and schools.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžā§ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
10. Noise pollution
English meaning: Loud and unwanted sound in an area
Bangla meaning: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence:
Noise pollution is a big problem in cities.
đ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
11. Crowded area
English meaning: A place with many people
Bangla meaning: āĻāύāĻžāĻā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence:
Dhaka is a very crowded area.
đ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāύāĻžāĻā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
12. Harmony
English meaning: Living peacefully together
Bangla meaning: āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻšāĻžāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Sentence:
Neighbours should live in harmony.
đ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
13. Conflict
English meaning: A disagreement or fight
Bangla meaning: āĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦ / āĻāĻā§āĻž
Sentence:
There was a conflict between neighbours.
đ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦ āĻšā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14. Respect
English meaning: Showing care and value for others
Bangla meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ
Sentence:
We should respect our neighbours.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
15. Supportive
English meaning: Giving help and encouragement
Bangla meaning: āϏāĻšāĻžā§āĻ / āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύāĻļā§āϞ
Sentence:
My neighbours are very supportive during emergencies.
đ āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻšāĻžā§āĻāĨ¤
16. Cohesion
English meaning: Unity and strong connection between people
Bangla meaning: āĻāĻā§āϝ / āϏāĻāĻšāϤāĻŋ
Sentence:
Cohesion among neighbours makes the area safer and happier.
đ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻā§āϝ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ āϏā§āĻā§ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
17. Mutual understanding
English meaning: When people understand each other well
Bangla meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϰāϏā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻž
Sentence:
Mutual understanding reduces conflicts in a neighbourhood.
đ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϏā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽāĻžā§āĨ¤
18. Civic responsibility
English meaning: Duties of citizens in a society
Bangla meaning: āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ
Sentence:
Cleaning public spaces is a civic responsibility.
đ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāϞāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĨ¤
19. Urbanization
English meaning: Growth of cities and movement of people to cities
Bangla meaning: āύāĻāϰāĻžā§āĻŖ
Sentence:
Urbanization has increased noise in residential areas.
đ āύāĻāϰāĻžā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
20. Overpopulated
English meaning: Too many people living in one area
Bangla meaning: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāύāϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āĻā§āϤ
Sentence:
Many neighbourhoods in Dhaka are overpopulated.
đ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžā§āĻž āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāύāϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĨ¤
21. Infrastructure
English meaning: Basic facilities like roads, water, electricity
Bangla meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§
Sentence:
Good infrastructure improves the quality of life.
đ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
22. Upkeep
English meaning: Maintenance of buildings or areas
Bangla meaning: āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence:
The upkeep of parks is important for a clean neighbourhood.
đ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
23. Public space
English meaning: Area open for everyone (parks, streets)
Bangla meaning: āĻāύāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Sentence:
Children play in public spaces like parks.
đ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāύāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āĨ¤
24. Gentrification
English meaning: When rich people move into poor areas and change them
Bangla meaning: āĻāύā§āύā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋā§āĻžā§ āĻĻāϰāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ
Sentence:
Gentrification can change the character of a neighbourhood.
đ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāĻā§āĻļāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
25. Sense of belonging
English meaning: Feeling that you are part of a place
Bangla meaning: āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence:
A friendly neighbourhood creates a strong sense of belonging.
đ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϏā§āϞāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
26. Anti-social behaviour
English meaning: Harmful or rude behaviour in society
Bangla meaning: āĻ
āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ
Sentence:
Anti-social behaviour should be controlled in neighbourhoods.
đ āĻ
āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āĻĒāĻžā§āĻžā§ āύāĻŋā§āύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
27. Property value
English meaning: The price of houses in an area
Bangla meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ
Sentence:
Good schools increase property value in a neighbourhood.
đ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĒāĻžā§āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžā§āĨ¤
28. Public safety
English meaning: Protection of people in public areas
Bangla meaning: āĻāύāύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž
Sentence:
Street lights improve public safety.
đ āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āϞāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāύāύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
29. Well-maintained
English meaning: Kept in good condition
Bangla meaning: āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻā§āϤ
Sentence:
The park is well-maintained and clean.
đ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
30. Local amenities
English meaning: Basic services like shops, hospitals, schools
Bangla meaning: āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§ā§ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
Sentence:
Local amenities make life easier for residents.
đ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§ā§ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āϏāĻšāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đĄ Advanced Collocations (Native Speaker Style)
đŋ 1. Community & Relationships
- tight-knit community â āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ
- strong community bonds â āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ
- mutual respect among neighbours â āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϏā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ
- live in harmony â āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
- build lasting relationships â āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžā§ā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
- foster a sense of belonging â āĻ āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
- maintain social cohesion â āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻāĻšāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻāĻžā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
đī¸ 2. Neighbourhood Quality
- well-established neighbourhood â āϏā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- rapidly developing area â āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāύā§āύā§āύāĻļā§āϞ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- highly desirable location â āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§ā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
- peaceful residential area â āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- densely populated neighbourhood â āĻāύāĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- urban residential district â āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- upmarket neighbourhood â āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
đĻ 3. Safety & Problems
- maintain public safety â āĻāύāύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻāĻžā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
- tackle anti-social behaviour â āĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
- reduce neighbourhood crime â āĻĒāĻžā§āĻžāϰ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§
- address noise pollution â āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
- ensure a safe environment â āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
- deal with overcrowding issues â āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋā§ā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
đī¸ 4. Facilities & Development
- well-developed infrastructure â āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§
- access to local amenities â āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§ā§ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ
- improve living standards â āĻā§āĻŦāύāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
- modern housing facilities â āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
- well-maintained public spaces â āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻā§āϤ āĻāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
- expand urban infrastructure â āύāĻāϰ āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
đ¤ 5. Social Interaction
- engage in neighbourly relations â āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
- encourage social interaction â āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
- participate in community events â āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻāĻļ āύā§āĻā§āĻž
- offer mutual assistance â āĻĒāĻžāϰāϏā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
- strengthen community ties â āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧāύ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
- resolve neighbourhood disputes â āĻĒāĻžā§āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
đ 6. Urban Life & Change
- accelerated urbanisation process â āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āύāĻāϰāĻžā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋā§āĻž
- transform residential landscapes â āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž
- drive up property prices â āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžāύā§
- experience population growth â āĻāύāϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž
- face urban congestion â āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŋā§ā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
- undergo rapid development â āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāύā§āύā§āύ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
đĄ Band 9 Idioms: Neighbourhood Topic
1. đ¤ A helping hand
Meaning: To give support or assistance
Bangla: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžāύā§
Sentence:
Good neighbours always lend a helping hand in times of need.
đ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžā§āĨ¤
2. đī¸ Live cheek by jowl
Meaning: To live very close to others
Bangla: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
In big cities, people often live cheek by jowl.
đ āĻŦā§ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
3. đŋ Peace and quiet
Meaning: A calm and silent environment
Bangla: āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
Sentence:
I prefer a neighbourhood with peace and quiet.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
4. đĄ A stoneâs throw away
Meaning: Very close distance
Bangla: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Sentence:
The park is just a stoneâs throw away from my house.
đ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĨ¤
5. đ¤ Get along like a house on fire
Meaning: To have a very friendly relationship
Bangla: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence:
My neighbours get along like a house on fire.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
6. đĒ Good fences make good neighbours
Meaning: Clear boundaries help maintain good relationships
Bangla: āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§
Sentence:
People should respect privacy because good fences make good neighbours.
đ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§ā§āϤāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
7. đī¸ Feel at home
Meaning: To feel comfortable in a place
Bangla: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
I feel at home in my friendly neighbourhood.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϏā§āϞāĻ āĻĒāĻžā§āĻžā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
8. đĨ Rub shoulders with
Meaning: To meet and interact with people
Bangla: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻž / āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
Living in a community allows you to rub shoulders with different people.
đ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
9. đī¸ A concrete jungle
Meaning: A busy city with many buildings and little nature
Bangla: āĻāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻšāϰ (āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž āĻāĻŽ)
Sentence:
Dhaka often feels like a concrete jungle.
đ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšā§āĨ¤
10. đ Close-knit community
Meaning: A very connected and supportive group
Bangla: āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ
Sentence:
We live in a close-knit community where everyone knows each other.
đ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻŋ āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻā§ āĻā§āύā§āĨ¤
11. đ§š Keep things in order
Meaning: Maintain cleanliness and discipline
Bangla: āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏā§āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence:
Neighbours should keep things in order to maintain a clean environment.
đ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻāĻžā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
12. đī¸ Move up in the world
Meaning: To improve living conditions or status
Bangla: āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Sentence:
Many families move up in the world and shift to better neighbourhoods.
đ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύ⧠āĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžā§ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
