Electronics

1. মোবাইল ফোন

   mobile phone

   Mobile phone

   Usage

   In speech it is usually shortened to just "mobile"

2. স্মার্টফোন

   smartphone

   Smartphone

   Usage

   For talking about models or at a repair shop. In daily talk "mobile" is enough

3. ট্যাবলেট

   tyablet

   Tablet

   Usage

   The word you hear at airport security. The same word also means a medicinal tablet, so context decides

4. ল্যাপটপ

   laptop

   Laptop

   Usage

   For asking a cafe whether you may use a socket, or whether it fits the guesthouse safe

5. চার্জার

   charjar

   Charger

   Usage

   The classic thing to leave behind. Reception can often lend one — show the word and ask

6. চার্জিং ক্যাবল

   charging cable

   Charging cable

   Usage

   Sold at phone shops and street stalls. Show the connector shape to be sure of the type

7. পাওয়ার ব্যাংক

   power bank

   Power bank

   Usage

   A necessity for power cuts and long boat journeys. The English term is used as-is

8. অ্যাডাপ্টার

   adaptar

   Plug adapter

   Usage

   Bangladesh uses both round two-pin and round three-pin sockets, at 220V / 50Hz

9. সকেট

   socket

   Power outlet

   Usage

   "Socket kothay?" means "where is the power outlet?"

10. ব্যাটারি

    battery

    Battery

    Usage

    Covers built-in batteries and dry cells alike

11. ওয়াই-ফাই

    wi-fi

    Wi-Fi

    Usage

    The first thing to check at a guesthouse or cafe. It dies with every power cut, so keep mobile data as a backup

12. ওয়াই-ফাই পাসওয়ার্ড

    wi-fi password

    Wi-Fi password

    Usage

    Show it at the counter and they will write it down. Check which letters are capitals

13. সিম কার্ড

    sim card

    SIM card

    Usage

    Buying one as a visitor needs your passport and a fingerprint registration — use an official outlet

14. মেমরি কার্ড

    memory card

    Memory card

    Usage

    For the camera shop. Write the capacity as a figure to avoid confusion

15. হেডফোন

    headphone

    Earphones

    Usage

    Used for both over-ear and in-ear types. "Earphone" is understood just as well

16. ক্যামেরা

    camera

    Camera

    Usage

    Photography is banned near military sites, airports and bridges. Always ask before photographing a person

17. টর্চ

    torch

    Flashlight

    Usage

    Essential where cuts are frequent, and especially on boat trips or a village stay

18. এয়ার কন্ডিশনার

    air conditioner

    Air conditioner

    Usage

    Almost always shortened to "AC" in speech, and it is also the name of a class of room, bus and train coach

19. রিমোট

    rimot

    Remote control

    Usage

    Show it at reception when the room has no remote for the AC or the TV

20. ফ্যান

    fyan

    Electric fan

    Usage

    Usually a ceiling fan, with speed set by a wall dial. The hand fan keeps its Bengali name, "pakha"

21. ফ্রিজ

    frij

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    For asking whether a room has one — worth checking if you need to keep medicine cold

22. টিভি

    TV

    TV

    Usage

    For checking room facilities

23. মাইক্রোওয়েভ

    microwave

    Microwave

    Usage

    Use it to ask for something to be reheated in a shared guesthouse kitchen

24. ইলেকট্রিক কেটলি

    electric ketli

    Electric kettle

    Usage

    For asking whether the room can boil water — important if you want to sterilise drinking water

25. ওয়াশিং মেশিন

    washing machine

    Washing machine

    Usage

    Self-service laundries are rare — you either ask the guesthouse or send it to a "dhopa", the local washerman

26. গিজার

    gijar

    Water heater

    Usage

    The bathroom water heater. Many places need it switched on ahead of time — no hot water usually means this is off

27. আইপিএস

    IPS

    Battery backup unit

    Usage

    The household battery unit that keeps lights and fans alive in a cut. Asking whether a guesthouse has one tells you how it copes

28. জেনারেটর

    generator

    Generator

    Usage

    The fuel generator guesthouses and shops keep for long cuts. It can run the AC, so in summer its presence decides your comfort

29. লোডশেডিং

    load shedding

    Scheduled power cut

    Usage

    The rolling outages applied area by area on a timetable. Show the word at your guesthouse to ask when today's cut falls

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