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en Big – small   »   bn বড় – ছোট

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

৬৮ [আটষট্টি]

68 [Āṭaṣaṭṭi]

বড় – ছোট

baṛa – chōṭa

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big and small বড়--বং --ট ব_ এ_ ছো_ ব-় এ-ং ছ-ট ----------- বড় এবং ছোট 0
baṛ- –---ō-a b___ – c____ b-ṛ- – c-ō-a ------------ baṛa – chōṭa
The elephant is big. হা-ি --- ৷ হা_ ব_ ৷ হ-ত- ব-় ৷ ---------- হাতি বড় ৷ 0
b----–---ō-a b___ – c____ b-ṛ- – c-ō-a ------------ baṛa – chōṭa
The mouse is small. ইঁদুর --ট ৷ ইঁ__ ছো_ ৷ ই-দ-র ছ-ট ৷ ----------- ইঁদুর ছোট ৷ 0
b-ṛ--ē--ṁ c-ō-a b___ ē___ c____ b-ṛ- ē-a- c-ō-a --------------- baṛa ēbaṁ chōṭa
dark and bright অন্-ক-- --ং -জ-বল অ____ এ_ উ___ অ-্-ক-র এ-ং উ-্-ল ----------------- অন্ধকার এবং উজ্বল 0
baṛa-ē-a- c---a b___ ē___ c____ b-ṛ- ē-a- c-ō-a --------------- baṛa ēbaṁ chōṭa
The night is dark. র-ত-অন্---- হ- ৷ রা_ অ____ হ_ ৷ র-ত অ-্-ক-র হ- ৷ ---------------- রাত অন্ধকার হয় ৷ 0
b-ṛ----a- -hōṭa b___ ē___ c____ b-ṛ- ē-a- c-ō-a --------------- baṛa ēbaṁ chōṭa
The day is bright. দ-ন উজ্-ল হয়-৷ দি_ উ___ হ_ ৷ দ-ন উ-্-ল হ- ৷ -------------- দিন উজ্বল হয় ৷ 0
hā-i baṛa h___ b___ h-t- b-ṛ- --------- hāti baṛa
old and young বৃ--ধ-- ব-দ--- -বং --বক --য-ব-ী বৃ__ / বৃ__ এ_ যু__ / যু__ ব-দ-ধ / ব-দ-ধ- এ-ং য-ব- / য-ব-ী ------------------------------- বৃদ্ধ / বৃদ্ধা এবং যুবক / যুবতী 0
h-t- --ṛa h___ b___ h-t- b-ṛ- --------- hāti baṛa
Our grandfather is very old. আ---ের --কু-দ--/-দ--ু খুবই বৃ--ধ-৷ আ___ ঠা___ / দা_ খু__ বৃ__ ৷ আ-া-ে- ঠ-ক-র-া / দ-দ- খ-ব- ব-দ-ধ ৷ ---------------------------------- আমাদের ঠাকুরদা / দাদু খুবই বৃদ্ধ ৷ 0
h-ti ba-a h___ b___ h-t- b-ṛ- --------- hāti baṛa
70 years ago he was still young. ৭০ ----আ-ে -ে -ুবক-ছিল-৷ ৭_ ব__ আ_ সে যু__ ছি_ ৷ ৭- ব-র আ-ে স- য-ব- ছ-ল ৷ ------------------------ ৭০ বছর আগে সে যুবক ছিল ৷ 0
i-̐dur- --ō-a i_____ c____ i-̐-u-a c-ō-a ------------- im̐dura chōṭa
beautiful and ugly সুন্দ------ক-ৎসিত সু___ এ_ কু___ স-ন-দ- এ-ং ক-ৎ-ি- ----------------- সুন্দর এবং কুৎসিত 0
i-̐du---ch--a i_____ c____ i-̐-u-a c-ō-a ------------- im̐dura chōṭa
The butterfly is beautiful. প্রজ---- স---দর হয় ৷ প্____ সু___ হ_ ৷ প-র-া-ত- স-ন-দ- হ- ৷ -------------------- প্রজাপতি সুন্দর হয় ৷ 0
im̐dur- -hō-a i_____ c____ i-̐-u-a c-ō-a ------------- im̐dura chōṭa
The spider is ugly. মা-ড়সা -ু-সিত-হয় ৷ মা___ কু___ হ_ ৷ ম-ক-়-া ক-ৎ-ি- হ- ৷ ------------------- মাকড়সা কুৎসিত হয় ৷ 0
an----ā-a----- u---la a________ ē___ u_____ a-d-a-ā-a ē-a- u-b-l- --------------------- andhakāra ēbaṁ ujbala
fat and thin ম-ট--এব- রোগা মো_ এ_ রো_ ম-ট- এ-ং র-গ- ------------- মোটা এবং রোগা 0
a-dha--ra----ṁ -----a a________ ē___ u_____ a-d-a-ā-a ē-a- u-b-l- --------------------- andhakāra ēbaṁ ujbala
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. য- --িলার -জন--০০-ক-------ি -ো-া ৷ যে ম___ ও__ ১__ কে_ তি_ মো_ ৷ য- ম-ি-া- ও-ন ১-০ ক-জ- ত-ন- ম-ট- ৷ ---------------------------------- যে মহিলার ওজন ১০০ কেজি তিনি মোটা ৷ 0
andh----a--baṁ-u--ala a________ ē___ u_____ a-d-a-ā-a ē-a- u-b-l- --------------------- andhakāra ēbaṁ ujbala
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. য- পুর-ষের-ওজ- ৫০ ---ি--ি-- -ো---৷ যে পু___ ও__ ৫_ কে_ তি_ রো_ ৷ য- প-র-ষ-র ও-ন ৫- ক-জ- ত-ন- র-গ- ৷ ---------------------------------- যে পুরুষের ওজন ৫০ কেজি তিনি রোগা ৷ 0
r-ta---dhakāra -a-a r___ a________ h___ r-t- a-d-a-ā-a h-ẏ- ------------------- rāta andhakāra haẏa
expensive and cheap দা-ী -বং--স--া দা_ এ_ স__ দ-ম- এ-ং স-্-া -------------- দামী এবং সস্তা 0
r-ta-a-d-----a-haẏa r___ a________ h___ r-t- a-d-a-ā-a h-ẏ- ------------------- rāta andhakāra haẏa
The car is expensive. গ--়ীট- --মী-৷ গা__ দা_ ৷ গ-ড-ী-া দ-ম- ৷ -------------- গাড়ীটা দামী ৷ 0
rā---an--ak-ra ha-a r___ a________ h___ r-t- a-d-a-ā-a h-ẏ- ------------------- rāta andhakāra haẏa
The newspaper is cheap. খ--ের --গ--ি -স-ত- ৷ খ___ কা___ স__ ৷ খ-র-র ক-গ-ট- স-্-া ৷ -------------------- খবরের কাগজটি সস্তা ৷ 0
d----uj-ala ---a d___ u_____ h___ d-n- u-b-l- h-ẏ- ---------------- dina ujbala haẏa

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