খাবার

What does খাবার mean?

খাবার (khabar) is a Bangla noun that means food, meal in English.

This noun refers to food or a meal such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It is derived from the verb খাওয়া (khaoa, to eat) and is heard constantly in domestic and hospitality settings across Bangladesh. Learners frequently confuse this noun with the first-person future verb form খাব (khabo) or the similar-sounding word খবর (khobor), which means news.

How do you say “food” in Bangla?

Say খাবার, pronounced khabar. 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.