A new script
Bengali script joins letters into conjuncts. Lina can add romanised spelling while you learn to read.
Learn Bengali · 2Lingua
Learn Bengali by speaking it. 🇧🇩
Don't just memorize words. Have real conversations with Lina — order milk tea at a Dhaka tea stall, take a rickshaw, chat with your dadi on the phone. Like a tutor, but for $7 a month.
30 min/day voice • Report card after every chat • No download
See Lina in action
Lina plays a tea-stall owner in Dhaka
Linaআসসালামু আলাইকুম! চা খাবেন?Assalamu alaikum! Cha khaben?Hello! Will you have tea?
Youওয়ালাইকুম আসসালাম। জি, এক কাপ দুধ চা দিন।Walaikum assalam. Ji, ek kap dudh cha din.And peace to you. Yes, one cup of milk tea, please.
Linaএখনই দিচ্ছি! বিস্কুট লাগবে?Ekhoni dicchi! Biskut lagbe?Right away! Would you like biscuits?
✅ “দিন” (din) = perfect - the polite “please give”
💡 Tip: Bengali has three levels of “you”: আপনি (apni, polite), তুমি (tumi, friendly), তুই (tui, very close). With someone you've just met, stay with আপনি.
Why Bengali is different
Three kinds of “you”
Apni for elders and strangers, tumi for friends, tui for the very close. Lina tells you when you've picked the wrong one.
Real life, not textbook
Tea stalls, rickshaws, Pohela Boishakh, family dinners in Dhaka — not just "the cat is on the table."
What you'll learn
- Week 1Greetings + introductions - assalamu alaikum, nomoshkar
- Week 2Food + market - tea, street food, prices, bargaining
- Week 3Family + respect - apni, tumi, tui, bhai and apa
- Week 4Daily life - rickshaws, CNGs, directions, phone calls
5 phrases you'll speak today
A free preview. Press ▶ to hear each one, then say it out loud.
- 1নমস্কারNomoshkarHello (in Bangladesh most people say Assalamu alaikum)
- 2কেমন আছো?Kemon acho?How are you? (friendly; polite: kemon achen?)
- 3ধন্যবাদDhonnobadThank you
- 4আমার নাম ...Amar nam ...My name is...
- 5এটা কত?Eta koto?How much is this?
Conversations with Lina work in Bengali today. The phrasebook, stories and podcasts are in Spanish and German so far; more languages are coming.
Free vs paid for Bengali
FREE
- Read this page
- The 5 phrases above
- 1 free text demo with Lina (3 min)
PAID · $7/mo
- 30 min/day voice with Lina in Bengali
- Unlimited text chat
- Full report cards
- Full phrasebook
- Unlimited vocabulary garden
Bengali questions
Is Bengali hard?
The grammar is friendly — there's no grammatical gender. The script takes a few weeks; Lina adds romanisation until then.
Bangladesh or West Bengal?
Lina speaks standard Bengali understood in both, and uses Bangladeshi greetings and words in Dhaka scenes.
Can I learn for my kids?
Yes — many diaspora families use 2Lingua so kids can talk with their grandparents.
Does Lina speak Sylheti?
Lina speaks standard Bengali. She can explain common Sylheti words but doesn't teach Sylheti as a separate language.