Basic Nouns

1. পানি

   pani

   Water

   Usage

   The basic word for drinking water, understood in any eatery or shop

   Grammar Note

   পানি (pani) in Bangladesh; জল (jol) is the usual word in West Bengal.

2. খাবার

   khabar

   Food

   Usage

   The general word for food — a way into asking where you can eat

3. টাকা

   taka

   Money

   Usage

   The base word for anything about paying or changing currency

4. টয়লেট

   toilet

   Toilet

   Usage

   Essential when asking directions. The word alone usually does the job

5. টিস্যু

   tissu

   Tissue

   Usage

   Needed at toilets and street stalls that provide no paper

6. ওষুধ

   oshudh

   Medicine

   Usage

   Use it at a pharmacy while miming your symptom

7. লাগেজ

   lagej

   Luggage

   Usage

   For checking, carrying or collecting bags — common at airports and hotels

8. চাবি

   chabi

   Key

   Usage

   For room keys and locker keys

9. টিকিট

   tikit

   Ticket

   Usage

   Transport or entry tickets. Combine it with a number at the counter

10. পাসপোর্ট

    pasport

    Passport

    Usage

    Requested at check-in and currency exchange, and the word you need if it goes missing

11. ফোন

    phone

    Phone

    Usage

    Usually covers both the device and the act of calling

12. চার্জার

    charjar

    Charger

    Usage

    For borrowing or buying one — often needed at a hotel front desk

13. স্টেশন

    steshon

    Station

    Usage

    A landmark word when asking for directions

14. হাসপাতাল

    hashpatal

    Hospital

    Usage

    For when you fall ill — works as a destination in a taxi

15. পুলিশ

    pulish

    Police

    Usage

    For theft or accidents. Even the bare word conveys urgency

16. দোকান

    dokan

    Shop

    Usage

    The base word when asking where to buy something

17. রুম

    rum

    Room

    Usage

    For accommodation — checking vacancies or explaining a room number

18. রাস্তা

    rasta

    Road

    Usage

    For asking the way, ideally while pointing at a map

19. পরিবার

    poribar

    Family

    Usage

    A guaranteed small-talk topic. Add a number and the conversation keeps going

20. নাম

    nam

    Name

    Usage

    For confirming a booking or introducing yourself

21. মাথা

    matha

    Head

    Usage

    Names the head; point at your own while showing it

22. চোখ

    chokh

    Eye

    Usage

    Used to point out eye pain, something in the eye, or redness

23. দাঁত

    dant

    Tooth

    Usage

    Names a tooth for toothache, also used when looking for a dentist

24. গলা

    gola

    Throat

    Usage

    The throat; গলা also covers the neck and the voice, so point at your throat to disambiguate

25. পেট

    pet

    Stomach / Belly

    Usage

    Covers both the stomach and the belly, used for stomach ache and diarrhoea

26. পিঠ

    pith

    Back

    Usage

    The upper back; use কোমর for the lower back

27. কোমর

    komor

    Lower back / Waist

    Usage

    The lower back, often needed after long bus or rickshaw rides

28. পা

    pa

    Leg / Foot

    Usage

    Bengali does not separate the leg from the foot - point at the spot that hurts

29. হাত

    hat

    Hand / Arm

    Usage

    Covers both hand and arm; say বাহু if you specifically mean the arm

30. বুক

    buk

    Chest

    Usage

    The chest for chest pain or tightness - anatomical, with no sexual sense

31. আবাসিক হোটেল

    abashik hotel

    Hotel (lodging)

    Usage

    In Bangladesh হোটেল on its own usually means a cheap eatery; the place you sleep is আবাসিক হোটেল

32. বিমানবন্দর

    biman bondor

    Airport

    Usage

    Shown to a taxi or rickshaw driver as the destination

33. বাস স্ট্যান্ড

    bas stand

    Bus stand

    Usage

    Asks for the bus stop; long-distance bus terminals go by the same word

34. মেট্রোরেল

    metrorel

    Metro rail

    Usage

    The Dhaka metro runs on elevated track, not underground; in Kolkata it is called মেট্রো and does run underground

35. দূতাবাস

    dutabash

    Embassy

    Usage

    Shown when heading to your embassy, for example after losing a passport

36. এটিএম বুথ

    ATM buth

    ATM

    Usage

    In Bangladesh an ATM kiosk is called a বুথ (booth) - this is the natural way to ask

37. মানি এক্সচেঞ্জ

    mani exchenj

    Money exchange

    Usage

    Used when looking for a currency exchange; the signs are usually the English Money Exchange

38. লন্ড্রি

    londri

    Laundry shop

    Usage

    Coin laundries barely exist in Bangladesh or West Bengal - you drop clothes off and the shop washes them

39. দমকল

    domkol

    Fire engine

    Usage

    The fire-fighting vehicle; the same word also covers the fire brigade. The national emergency number is 999 and the Fire Service hotline is 102

40. কনস্যুলেট

    konsulet

    Consulate

    Usage

    The smaller mission a country keeps in major cities - distinct from the embassy in the capital (দূতাবাস)

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