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I don't speak Bangla

Ami bangla boli na

AH-mee BAHNG-lah BOH-lee NAH

About this phrase

Literally

I Bangla speak not

When to use it

A vital survival phrase for a learner. It shows the basic negation rule: put na after the verb. To say you speak only a little, use ami ektu bangla boli.

How it feels

Neutral, practical.

Formality

Neutral

Grammar

Word by word

Rules in this phrase

Na goes after the verbna

Examples

Ami bangla boli na, ektu ingreji bolben?

I don't speak Bangla, could you speak a little English?

Ami bangla bhalo boli na

I don't speak Bangla well

In a conversation

Stranger

Apni ki bangla bolen?

Do you speak Bangla?

You

Na, ami bangla boli na

No, I don't speak Bangla

Common replies

Kono shomossha nai

No problem

Accha, aste bolchhi

Okay, I'll speak slowly