বৃষ্টি
brishti precise: brishTi
rain
What does বৃষ্টি mean?
বৃষ্টি (brishti) is a Bangla noun that means rain in English.
Rain, and by extension the wet weather of the monsoon months. It is the ordinary word in speech and in the news, and the usual verb phrase is বৃষ্টি হচ্ছে (brishti hochchhe), 'it is raining', literally 'rain is happening'. To say you got caught in it, put it in the locative: বৃষ্টিতে ভিজেছি (brishtite bhijechhi), 'I got soaked in the rain'.
How do you say “rain” in Bangla?
Say বৃষ্টি, pronounced brishti. Press play to hear a native Bangladeshi voice say it.
Example sentences
- আজ বৃষ্টি, তাই আমি বাসায়।aj brishti, tai ami bashay.
It's raining today, so I'm at home.
- আজ বৃষ্টি হবে।aj brishti hobe.
It will rain today.
- আজ খুব বৃষ্টি হচ্ছে।aj khub brishti hochchhe.
It's raining a lot today.
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