LearnBanglaএখানে
ekhane
here
What does এখানে mean?
এখানে (ekhane) is a Bangla adverb that means here in English. Tell a driver to stop with এখানে থামেন (ekhane thamen), "Stop here".
How do you say “here” in Bangla?
Say এখানে, pronounced ekhane. 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.
Example sentences
- এখানে থামেন।ekhane thamen.
Stop here.
- মামা, এখানে থামেন।mama, ekhane thamen.
Stop here, please.
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