Practise Bengali with native speakers who want to learn English
Talkabout pairs people who help each other: they speak what you're learning and are learning what you speak. Free, in your browser, adults only.
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About Bengali for English speakers
Bengali is written in the Bengali script; English uses the Latin alphabet. Chatting in writing is a good way to get used to a new script, because you can take your time with every message.
The US Foreign Service Institute estimates that English speakers need about 44 weeks of full-time study to reach professional working proficiency in Bengali. Regular conversation with native speakers is one of the best ways to fill those weeks.
Bengali is related to Hindi, Nepali, Sinhala, Urdu.
How the exchange works
- Say what you speak and what you're learning. Talkabout shows you people who speak Bengali natively and are learning English.
- Write to someone. Take turns: some messages in Bengali, some in English, so you both get to practise.
- Fix each other's messages. Suggest a correction on any message and your partner sees exactly what changed. You choose how much you want corrected.
Safe by default
Talkabout is for adults only. Photos and contact details unlock only after you've both written to each other, nobody can flood your inbox, and favourites stay private unless you both choose each other.
You can block or report anyone from the chat. Everyone agrees to the community guidelines, and moderators tell you which rule was broken when they act on a report.