ছেলে

What does ছেলে mean?

ছেলে (chhele) is a Bangla noun that means boy, son in English.

This noun means both boy and son depending on the context. In daily life, parents frequently use it to speak about their son, while it also refers generally to any young male child. Learners sometimes confuse it with সন্তান (shontan), which is a much more formal, gender-neutral term for child or offspring.

How do you say “boy” in Bangla?

Say ছেলে, pronounced chhele. Press play to hear a native Bangladeshi voice say it.

Pronunciation tips

• It has a breathy consonant (bh, chh, dh, kh, th): say it with a small puff of air, as if a soft h follows.

These sounds have no exact English match. Practise them letter by letter in the Bengali alphabet guide.