Learn to Speak Bengali
Learn Bengali with a Talk Now! Bengali Language CD-ROM from £19.99 with Free P&P.
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Origins of the Bengali Language
Bengali is a member of the Indic branch of the Indo-Iranian sub-group of the Indo-European (Aryan) family of languages. The modern Aryan languages are considered to have evolved from Sanskrit, the ancient language of the Indian sub-continent. Bengali developed as a language in the 13th century.
How many people speak the Bengali language?
Approximately 200 million people speak Bengali (or Bangla, the name given to what is the same language in Bangladesh) around the world.
Bengali-speaking Countries
Bengali is the state language of West Bengal in the east of India where about 60 million people speak it as their first language. Outside India, some 140 million use Bengali as the official language Bangladesh, it is also spoken in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore.
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Talk Now Bengali CD-ROM Details
This is an excitingly different language learning series. Talk Now! uses games and quizzes as a basis for making the learning process fun, easy and relaxing. There is no better way to teach an old dog new tricks and this fun element of the program means that your fears are forgotten as you absorb words and phrases without even realising you are learning them.
Talk Now! is the world's best selling language learning CD-ROM series for beginners, used by more than three million people to date. It's ideal for travellers, holidaymakers, business people, schoolchildren, students and families.
Anyone over 10 years of age will find the disc indispensable for improving listening, understanding and spoken language skills. There are nine topics: first words, food, colours, phrases, parts of the body, numbers, time, shopping and countries.
The games and quizzes included on the disc ensure that users have fun whilst using the disc, without realising that they're learning. The "intelligent" software feature remembers words you get wrong and targets your weak points.
NOW includes Apple iPod integration, which allows you to listen to Talk Now Bengali wherever you are!
Full Range of Bengali Language Learning CDs and DVDs
Talk Now!
(Beginner)
Talk Now! is the world's best selling language learning CD-ROM series for beginners, used by more than eight million people to date. It's ideal for travellers, holiday makers, business people, school children, students and families. Anyone beginning to learn will find the disc indispensable. Updated version now with iPod music player integration, listen to Talk Now Bengali wherever you are.
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Talk Business
(Intermediate)
If you want to succeed in business abroad, then Talk Business Bengali is for you. Aimed at people who already know the basics, it gives the specialised language you need for doing business abroad. Must-know language ranges from basics like 'what is your website address?' to more advanced discussion of exchange rates, product guarantees and marketing budgets.
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Bengali Culture
Bengali theatre is popular, and both amateur and professional performances are quite sophisticated. Traditional open-air performances, are popular in the countryside, along with kavigan an impromptu duel in musical verse between village poets.
Traditional music takes the form of devotional and cultural songs. The kathakata a religious recital based on folklore, is another rural entertainment. Films offer yet another type of popular diversion, and Bengali productions have earned national and international awards.
Bengali Music and Dance
Baul is one of the few widely known and appreciated types of folk music in Bengal. Baul is not only a kind of music, it is basically a Bengali religious sect. The songs are thought of as allegories on the state of separation existing between the souls of men and the spiritual ground. Another type of folk music is Kirtan which is based on the love stories of Krishna and Radha, who are the characters from Hindu mythology.
Bengali Food and Drink
Fish cookery is one of Bengal's better-known features and distinguishes it from the cooking of the landlocked regions. Bengal's countless rivers, ponds and lakes teem with many kinds of freshwater fish which are then steamed or braised, or stewed with greens or other vegetables and with sauces that are mustard based or thickened with poppy seeds. Bengalis also excel in the cooking of vegetables.
The use of spices for both fish and vegetable dishes is extensive. Examples are the onion-flavored kalonji seeds and five-spice (a mixture of cumin, fennel, fenugreek, kalonji, and black mustard). The trump card of Bengali cooking probably is the addition of this phoran, a comination of whole spices, fried and added at the start or finish of cooking to add a special flavouring to each dish. Bengalis share a love of whole black mustard with South Indians, but the use of freshly ground mustard paste is unique to Bengal.
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Full list of Talk Now Language CD-ROMs available to buy online in the UK.
Learn to speak Bengali the quick and easy way with a EuroTalk CD-ROM from just £19.99
- EuroTalk language learning discs aim to help you understand and speak a new language quickly and easily.
- By hearing and practising authentic everyday speech, your natural abillity for language will develop.
- Four year olds in their own country can't read, write or understand grammar, yet they can communicate very effectively.
- When you go to a new country, you should be able to use the language without thinking about the grammar.
- Each EuroTalk CD has a section where you can discover and absorb the language but the real learning process starts when you do the quizzes.
- Don't be frightened to start with the quizzes, you will be amazed at how much you get right even when you only know a few of the words.
- Your confidence will grow as you get more and more quiz questions correct. Get a Bronze Award and you will want to keep going for Gold!
- An important feature of the language discs is the unique recording feature, this allows you to hear and compare your voice with a native speaker.
- By mimicking the actors (sometimes better done in a room on your own!) you will soon see how rewarding language learning with EuroTalk is.
- Research in the early 1990's at the University of California revealed that memory is greatly improved when accompanied by fun and laughter.
- Our quizzes, games and stories provide this and you will be amazed how much you remember after a surprisingly short time.
- Above all, EuroTalk discs are designed to be fun and enjoyable.
System Requirements
Windows 2000, ME, XP, Vista, 7
Apple Mac OSX 10.3.9 or higher
Computer Required: Colour display, sound, 64MB of free memory, a CD or DVD-ROM drive & microphone (recommended).
You are also protected by our money back guarantee in the unlikely event that your computer is not compatible.
