learning Bengali

triliana · May 19th, 2008, 20:34

I know this is a strange thing to do in Delhi - Hindi and Punjabi are much more useful here - but I'm looking for a Bengali tutor to take a basic 6 week crash course. Does anyone know where classes/tutors can be found?

edwardseco · May 19th, 2008, 22:57

Teachers can certainly be found in Delhi. When I was at the Central Hindi Institute (Delhi) there was a class in Bengali for some of the students. The trick is to make the arrangements in such a short time. You could contact the teachers at the Kendriya Hindi Sanstha for a reference..

Rav.kej · May 19th, 2008, 23:16

Well i can be of little help in case your not looking for professional classes.
Just general chatting and simple terms could be a start up.
Holla at me if interested.

jagjot · Jun 20th, 2008, 11:15

hi trilliana

sorry if i have spelt your name wrong... it seems strange but people do want to learn languages for different reasons. see i learnt basics for no reasons at all. from my esperience the best way to learn a language is to hear it and hear it so much that you start understanding it and once you start doing it you will start speaking. believe me now I cannot stop myself from speaking bengali even if i try my best not to.

singsub · Jun 20th, 2008, 12:18

i once used to teach bengali online to an american lady married to an indian emigrant in usa. in the event you dont find a real-life teacher in delhi, you could go for such an option from the yahoo chatroom "calcutta global chat" or even from im members here.

triliana · Jun 20th, 2008, 14:41

hmm... well I am not going there now for some time but I am still going to learn. At this point (4 weeks left!) it makes more sense for me to just keep learning on my own and let my boyfriend help me out when I get back. I have a book/CD course and I will find others as well. Also reading and speaking will help ... i can say a lot more now than I could 3 weeks ago!

mousourik · Jun 20th, 2008, 14:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagjot

from my esperience the best way to learn a language is to hear it and hear it so much that you start understanding it and once you start doing it you will start speaking.

Does your experience include Tamil or Malayalam ?

May 19th, 2008, 20:34	#1
triliana Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 63	learning Bengali I know this is a strange thing to do in Delhi - Hindi and Punjabi are much more useful here - but I'm looking for a Bengali tutor to take a basic 6 week crash course. Does anyone know where classes/tutors can be found?

Jun 20th, 2008, 11:15	#4
jagjot Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: mumbai Posts: 7	learning bengali hi trilliana sorry if i have spelt your name wrong... it seems strange but people do want to learn languages for different reasons. see i learnt basics for no reasons at all. from my esperience the best way to learn a language is to hear it and hear it so much that you start understanding it and once you start doing it you will start speaking. believe me now I cannot stop myself from speaking bengali even if i try my best not to.

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May 19th, 2008, 22:57	#2
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,784	Teachers can certainly be found in Delhi. When I was at the Central Hindi Institute (Delhi) there was a class in Bengali for some of the students. The trick is to make the arrangements in such a short time. You could contact the teachers at the Kendriya Hindi Sanstha for a reference..

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singsub Account Closed Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: right next door to hell Posts: 1,172	i once used to teach bengali online to an american lady married to an indian emigrant in usa. in the event you dont find a real-life teacher in delhi, you could go for such an option from the yahoo chatroom "calcutta global chat" or even from im members here.

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triliana Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 63	hmm... well I am not going there now for some time but I am still going to learn. At this point (4 weeks left!) it makes more sense for me to just keep learning on my own and let my boyfriend help me out when I get back. I have a book/CD course and I will find others as well. Also reading and speaking will help ... i can say a lot more now than I could 3 weeks ago!

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