ডান

What does ডান mean?

ডান (dan) is a Bangla adjective that means right, right-hand in English.

An adjective and noun indicating the right side or right-hand direction, contrasting with বাঁ (ba) or বাম (bam) for left. It is indispensable for navigating streets and directing rickshaws, almost always combined as ডান দিকে (dan dike) meaning 'to the right'. A common learner pitfall is confusing it with the identical-sounding word দান (dan) meaning charity or donation, though context makes the intended sense obvious.

How do you say “right” in Bangla?

Say ডান, pronounced dan. Press play to hear a native Bangladeshi voice say it.

Pronunciation tips

• It has a retroflex sound (capital T or D in the precise spelling): curl your tongue tip back to the roof of your mouth.

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