Alphabet & Pronunciation (বর্ণমালা ও উচ্চারণ)

ৎ – This is called “Khanda Ta” (sometimes “T-virama” or “Halant Ta”).

• It is a consonant without the inherent vowel ‘অ’.

• Example: কৎ → kôt

• In English, you can write it as t (without vowel).

ং – This is called “Anusvara”.

• It represents a nasal sound, usually like ng.

• Example: বাংলা → Bangla

• English: ng

ঃ – This is called “Visarga”.

• It represents a slight ‘h’ sound after a vowel.

• Example: গঃ → gôh

• English: h (or sometimes “:”, used in transliteration)

ঁ – This is called “Chandrabindu”.

• It also represents a nasalization of the vowel.

• Example: গানাঁ → gānã

• English: often written as ~ over the vowel or n after vowel.