Learn Bengali online

Its me again ;o)
A few weeks ago, I met this really cool guy. Sweet, cute looking, good character, ... We have a really good connection. He sends me a message the moment im typing one to him or he can say what im thinking, he even finishes my sentences. Its really cool but a bit scary at the same time.

Anyway, hes a Bengali and when we were talking one night, his phone rang. He started talking in Bengali and i found it sounded sooo nice that i started looking to learn that as well.

So here are, for those interested, some links to learn Bengali online.

* http://www.languageshome.com/English-Bengali.htm
--> like the Hindi version. It has some useful words and sentences. Ideal for printing and having in your pocket.

* http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/bengali_index.html
--> very short explanation of the alphabet and a little bit of grammar.

* http://dsal.uchicago.edu/digbooks/dig_toc.html?BOOKID=PK1663.D6_1976
--> this one is so far my favorite. its an actual book which theyve put online page by page. they only thing that is missing are the audio tapes. i think the book is very structured and explains the grammar well.

* http://www.omniglot.com/writing/bengali.htm
--> nice explanation of the alphabet and at the bottom are some links that might be useful for further learning.

* http://www.ukindia.com/zip/zben01.htm
--> same as for Hindi. So far, 5 lessons concerning the Bengali alphabet and recognising letters.

* www.viswayan.com
--> site completely in Bengali

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language
--> information about Bengali as language.

* http://www.polyglot-learn-language.com/
--> this is another community where im member of. I forgot to mention it in the previous blog.

Thats it for now. If i find any other useful links, ill definitely put them online.