Making Appointments

This unit covers making and managing appointments in Bengali. You will learn time agreement expressions (kokhon, ki shomoy), future plans with jabo, korbo, and ashbo, confirming and cancelling (thik achhe, cancel), and expressing possibility (hote pare, shombhob). These skills support scheduling meetings and professional coordination.

Basic Sentences

Bengali (romanized)	English
Apni kokhon ashben?	When will you come?
Aami kal dupur-e ashbo.	I will come tomorrow afternoon.
Ki shomoy dekha hobe?	What time will we meet?
Dupur du-ta thik achhe?	Is two o’clock in the afternoon okay?
Aami cancel korte chai.	I want to cancel.
Apnar sathe dekha hote pare?	Can we meet?
Aami jabo, thik achhe.	I will go, that’s fine.
Kal shokal-e ashen, thik achhe?	Come tomorrow morning, okay?
Eta shombhob na.	That is not possible.
Aami aabar try korbo.	I will try again.

Key Vocabulary

Bengali	English
kokhon	when
ki shomoy	what time
ashbo	I will come
ashben	you will come
jabo	I will go
korbo	I will do
dekha	meeting
dekha hobe	we will meet
thik achhe	it’s okay, that’s fine
cancel	cancel
cancel korte	to cancel
hote pare	can be, may happen
shombhob	possible
shombhob na	not possible
try kora	to try
kal	tomorrow
dupur	afternoon
shokal	morning

Grammar Notes

Time Agreement (kokhon, ki shomoy)

Kokhon means “when”; ki shomoy means “what time.” Apni kokhon ashben? (When will you come?). Ki shomoy dekha hobe? (What time will we meet?). Dupur du-ta (two in the afternoon), shokal nao-ta (nine in the morning). Use -e for time: dupur-e, shokal-e.

Future Plans (jabo, korbo, ashbo)

Jabo (I will go), ashbo (I will come), korbo (I will do). Ashben (you will come), jaben (you will go). Aami kal dupur-e ashbo (I will come tomorrow afternoon). Dekha hobe (we will meet)—hobe is future “will be/happen.”

Confirming and Cancelling (thik achhe, cancel)

Thik achhe means “it’s okay,” “that’s fine,” “agreed.” Dupur du-ta thik achhe? (Is two o’clock okay?). Cancel kora (to cancel): Aami cancel korte chai (I want to cancel). Cancel kore dilam (I cancelled). Thik achhe, aami jabo (Okay, I will go).

Expressing Possibility (hote pare, shombhob)

Hote pare means “can be,” “may happen”: Dekha hote pare (We can meet). Shombhob (possible): Eta shombhob (That is possible), Eta shombhob na (That is not possible). Paren (you can): Apni ashben, thik achhe? (You will come, okay?).

Drills

Drill 1: Time Questions

Bengali	English
Apni kokhon ashben?	When will you come?
Ki shomoy dekha hobe?	What time will we meet?
Dupur du-ta thik achhe?	Is two o’clock okay?
Kal shokal-e ashen.	Come tomorrow morning.

Drill 2: Future Plans

Bengali	English
Aami kal ashbo.	I will come tomorrow.
Aami dupur-e jabo.	I will go in the afternoon.
Aami dekha korbo.	I will meet.
Apni kokhon jaben?	When will you go?

Drill 3: Confirming and Cancelling

Speaker A	Speaker B
Dupur du-ta thik achhe?	Haan, thik achhe.
Aami cancel korte chai.	Achha, bujhlam.
Kal ashen, thik achhe?	Haan, aami ashbo.
Eta shombhob?	Haan, shombhob.

Drill 4: Possibility

Bengali	English
Dekha hote pare?	Can we meet?
Haan, hote pare.	Yes, it can happen.
Eta shombhob na.	That is not possible.
Aami aabar try korbo.	I will try again.

Narrative

Aami Mr. Rahman-er sathe dekha korte chailam. Aami phone kore bollam, “Apni kokhon paren?” Tini bollen, “Kal dupur-e thik achhe. Ki shomoy?” Aami bollam, “Dupur du-ta thik achhe?” Tini bollen, “Haan, thik achhe. Aami ashbo.” Tarpor aamar kaj hoyechhe. Aami cancel korte bollam. Aami phone kore bollam, “Aamar dorkar hoyechhe. Dekha hote pare na. Aami aabar try korbo.” Tini bollen, “Thik achhe. Kokhon paren, bole deben.” Aami bhalo bhabe bujhlam.

I wanted to meet with Mr. Rahman. I called and said, “When can you?” He said, “Tomorrow afternoon is fine. What time?” I said, “Is two o’clock okay?” He said, “Yes, that’s fine. I will come.” Then I had work. I said I wanted to cancel. I called and said, “I have an urgent need. We cannot meet. I will try again.” He said, “That’s fine. When you can, let me know.” I understood well.