LearnBanglaতলা
tola precise: tôla
floor, bottom
What does তলা mean?
তলা (tola) is a Bangla noun that means floor, bottom in English.
This noun refers to a floor or storey of a building, and it also describes the bottom or underside of a container or boat. In urban Bangladesh, it is used daily to identify apartment levels and office floors, typically combined with numbers like পাঁচ তলা (pach tola, 'fifth floor'). Learners should not confuse তলা (tola), which designates a structural level, with মেঝে (mejhe), which is the surface of the floor that people walk on.
How do you say “floor” in Bangla?
Say তলা, pronounced tola. Press play to hear a native Bangladeshi voice say it.
Example sentences
- আমরা এই ভবনের চার তলায় থাকি।amra ei bhoboner char tolay thaki.
We live on the fourth floor of this building.
- আপনার অফিস কি তিন তলায়?apnar ofis ki tin tolay?
Is your office on the third floor?
- নৌকার তলায় কিছুটা পানি জমে গেছে।noukar tolay kichhuta pani jome gechhe.
Some water has accumulated at the bottom of the boat.
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