ষাট

What does ষাট mean?

ষাট (shat) is a Bangla number that means sixty in English.

This cardinal number denotes the quantity 60 in both everyday and formal counting. Learners frequently confuse its pronunciation with সাত (shat), which means seven, so pay close attention to the vowel length or clarify with terms like ষাট টাকা (shat taka). It is indispensable in Bangladesh when discussing ages, bus numbers, and market prices.

How do you say “sixty” in Bangla?

Say ষাট, pronounced shat. 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.