ঘর

What does ঘর mean?

ঘর (ghor) is a Bangla noun that means room, house in English.

ঘর (ghor) means a room inside a building, or more broadly, one's home and household. In daily life, speakers use it for their personal room, whereas বাড়ি (bari) or বাসা (basha) refers to the complete apartment or house. Learners often mistakenly say they are going to their ঘর (ghor) at the end of the day, but in urban Bangladesh one should say they are heading to their বাসা (basha).

How do you say “room” in Bangla?

Say ঘর, pronounced ghor. 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.