Countries
Afganistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
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
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Interesting Facts
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Chakma
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Hajong
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
pachto
bengali
German Name
Paschtu
Bengali
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Not available
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Bengali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
beng1280
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Pashto and Bengali 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 Pashto and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Bengali language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Bengali Difficulty
The Pashto vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Bengali 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 Pashto and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.
