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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 বড--এ-ং --ট ব_ এ_ ছো_ ব-় এ-ং ছ-ট ----------- বড় এবং ছোট 0
baṛa-ē--ṁ --ō-a b___ ē___ c____ b-ṛ- ē-a- c-ō-a --------------- baṛa ēbaṁ chōṭa
The elephant is big. হা-ি-ব-- ৷ হা_ ব_ ৷ হ-ত- ব-় ৷ ---------- হাতি বড় ৷ 0
hā-- ba-a h___ b___ h-t- b-ṛ- --------- hāti baṛa
The mouse is small. ইঁদ-- ছোট-৷ ইঁ__ ছো_ ৷ ই-দ-র ছ-ট ৷ ----------- ইঁদুর ছোট ৷ 0
im̐dur---hōṭa i_____ c____ i-̐-u-a c-ō-a ------------- im̐dura chōṭa
dark and bright অন-ধ--- এবং-উ---ল অ____ এ_ উ___ অ-্-ক-র এ-ং উ-্-ল ----------------- অন্ধকার এবং উজ্বল 0
a-dha---- -baṁ u---la a________ ē___ u_____ a-d-a-ā-a ē-a- u-b-l- --------------------- andhakāra ēbaṁ ujbala
The night is dark. র-- ----ক-র-হয়-৷ রা_ অ____ হ_ ৷ র-ত অ-্-ক-র হ- ৷ ---------------- রাত অন্ধকার হয় ৷ 0
rā-a a----k--a ---a r___ a________ h___ r-t- a-d-a-ā-a h-ẏ- ------------------- rāta andhakāra haẏa
The day is bright. দ-ন উ-্ব- হয়-৷ দি_ উ___ হ_ ৷ দ-ন উ-্-ল হ- ৷ -------------- দিন উজ্বল হয় ৷ 0
d-n- -jb--- ---a d___ u_____ h___ d-n- u-b-l- h-ẏ- ---------------- dina ujbala haẏa
old and young বৃ-্--- ব--্ধা -ব----বক-- যু--ী বৃ__ / বৃ__ এ_ যু__ / যু__ ব-দ-ধ / ব-দ-ধ- এ-ং য-ব- / য-ব-ী ------------------------------- বৃদ্ধ / বৃদ্ধা এবং যুবক / যুবতী 0
br--'-ha----r-d'-hā--b-- ---a-- / yu---ī b______ / b______ ē___ y_____ / y_____ b-̥-'-h- / b-̥-'-h- ē-a- y-b-k- / y-b-t- ---------------------------------------- br̥d'dha / br̥d'dhā ēbaṁ yubaka / yubatī
Our grandfather is very old. আম-দে- ----র-- /-দ-দু--ুবই ব-দ্--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
ā---ēra---ā---adā-/-d--u --u-a-i--r̥--dha ā______ ṭ________ / d___ k______ b______ ā-ā-ē-a ṭ-ā-u-a-ā / d-d- k-u-a-i b-̥-'-h- ----------------------------------------- āmādēra ṭhākuradā / dādu khuba'i br̥d'dha
70 years ago he was still young. ৭- --র-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
7----cha-a-āg- -----b-ka -hila 7_ b______ ā__ s_ y_____ c____ 7- b-c-a-a ā-ē s- y-b-k- c-i-a ------------------------------ 70 bachara āgē sē yubaka chila
beautiful and ugly সুন্-- --- ক-ৎ--ত সু___ এ_ কু___ স-ন-দ- এ-ং ক-ৎ-ি- ----------------- সুন্দর এবং কুৎসিত 0
s----ra -ba- --ṯs--a s______ ē___ k______ s-n-a-a ē-a- k-ṯ-i-a -------------------- sundara ēbaṁ kuṯsita
The butterfly is beautiful. প-র-াপত----ন--র -য় ৷ প্____ সু___ হ_ ৷ প-র-া-ত- স-ন-দ- হ- ৷ -------------------- প্রজাপতি সুন্দর হয় ৷ 0
pra-----i -u--ar----ẏa p________ s______ h___ p-a-ā-a-i s-n-a-a h-ẏ- ---------------------- prajāpati sundara haẏa
The spider is ugly. ম--ড়স--ক--সিত হ- ৷ মা___ কু___ হ_ ৷ ম-ক-়-া ক-ৎ-ি- হ- ৷ ------------------- মাকড়সা কুৎসিত হয় ৷ 0
mākaṛas--kuṯ-it- h--a m_______ k______ h___ m-k-ṛ-s- k-ṯ-i-a h-ẏ- --------------------- mākaṛasā kuṯsita haẏa
fat and thin ম-----ব--রো-া মো_ এ_ রো_ ম-ট- এ-ং র-গ- ------------- মোটা এবং রোগা 0
m--ā-ē--- r--ā m___ ē___ r___ m-ṭ- ē-a- r-g- -------------- mōṭā ēbaṁ rōgā
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. য- ---লা----- -০- ক--- ত--- ম-ট- 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
y- mahi--ra-ō-a-a -00---ji ti-i----ā y_ m_______ ō____ 1__ k___ t___ m___ y- m-h-l-r- ō-a-a 1-0 k-j- t-n- m-ṭ- ------------------------------------ yē mahilāra ōjana 100 kēji tini mōṭā
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. য----র-ষ-র ও----০ কে-- ত--ি--োগ--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
yē ---uṣ--- -j--- ----ēji t----rō-ā y_ p_______ ō____ 5_ k___ t___ r___ y- p-r-ṣ-r- ō-a-a 5- k-j- t-n- r-g- ----------------------------------- yē puruṣēra ōjana 50 kēji tini rōgā
expensive and cheap দ-মী--বং-সস্তা দা_ এ_ স__ দ-ম- এ-ং স-্-া -------------- দামী এবং সস্তা 0
d----ē--ṁ -a-tā d___ ē___ s____ d-m- ē-a- s-s-ā --------------- dāmī ēbaṁ sastā
The car is expensive. গা---টা--াম- ৷ গা__ দা_ ৷ গ-ড-ী-া দ-ম- ৷ -------------- গাড়ীটা দামী ৷ 0
gāṛ--ā-dā-ī g_____ d___ g-ṛ-ṭ- d-m- ----------- gāṛīṭā dāmī
The newspaper is cheap. খব--- ---জট- ----- ৷ খ___ কা___ স__ ৷ খ-র-র ক-গ-ট- স-্-া ৷ -------------------- খবরের কাগজটি সস্তা ৷ 0
k----r--- k---j--i sas-ā k________ k_______ s____ k-a-a-ē-a k-g-j-ṭ- s-s-ā ------------------------ khabarēra kāgajaṭi sastā

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