Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Pakistan
  
Second Language
India
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
India
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
  
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Arabic and Hindi Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Ghaznavid Persian Language
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
خوش آمديد
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
آپ کا شکریہ
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
گڈ نائٹ
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
سلام علیکم
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
گڈ آفٹر نون
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
گڈ مارننگ
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
براہ مہربانی
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
معاف کرنا
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
الوداع
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
مجھے تم سے محبت
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
معاف کیجئے گا
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Dakhini
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Hyderabadi Urdu
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Rekhta
  
Where They Speak
India
  
South Asia
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
104.00 million
  
15
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
61.00 million
  
19
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
43.00 million
  
14
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
اُردُو
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Bihari
  
French Name
bengali
  
ourdou
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Urdu
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[ˈʊrd̪u]
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
12th Century CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Modern Standard Urdu
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Urdu
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
ur
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
urd
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
urd
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
urd
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
urdu1245
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
59-AAF-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Bengali and Urdu Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bengali and Urdu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Urdu language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Urdu word for "Thank You" is آپ کا شکریہ. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Urdu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Urdu Difficulty
The Bengali vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Urdu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bengali and Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.