Buying a Train Ticket

This unit covers railway vocabulary and buying train tickets in Bengali. You will learn terms for station, train, ticket, and platform; how to request tickets with ekta ticket chai; class and schedule expressions (first class, kokhon chharbe); and travel arrangements and reservations. These skills are essential for intercity travel in Bangladesh and India.

Basic Sentences

Bengali (romanized)	English
Ekta ticket chai Dhaka theke Chittagong-e.	I want one ticket from Dhaka to Chittagong.
First class ache?	Is there first class?
Train kokhon chharbe?	When will the train leave?
Platform koto number?	What platform number?
Daam koto?	How much is the price?
Ekta return ticket chai.	I want one return ticket.
Ekhon ticket kothay kinte pabo?	Where can I buy a ticket now?
Train-e koto belay pouche jabe?	At what time will we reach by train?
Booking korte chai.	I want to make a booking.
Seat confirm hoyeche?	Is the seat confirmed?

Key Vocabulary

Bengali	English
steshon	station
train	train
ticket	ticket
platform	platform
chai	I want
first class	first class
second class	second class
chharbe	will leave
kokhon	when
daam	price
return ticket	return ticket
kinte pabo	I will be able to buy
pouche jabe	will reach
belay	time
booking	booking
confirm	confirmed
hoyeche	has happened / is done
theke	from
-e	to (destination)

Grammar Notes

Railway Vocabulary: station, train, ticket, platform

• steshon – railway station
• train – train
• ticket – ticket
• platform – platform (number)

Buying Tickets: ekta ticket chai

• Ekta ticket chai – I want one ticket
• Dhaka theke Chittagong-e – from Dhaka to Chittagong
• Ekta return ticket chai – I want one return ticket
• Duiti ticket chai – I want two tickets

Class and Schedule: first class, kokhon chharbe

• First class ache? – Is there first class?
• Second class-e jabo – I will go in second class
• Train kokhon chharbe? – When will the train leave?
• Koto belay pouche jabe? – At what time will we reach?

Travel Arrangements and Reservations

• Booking korte chai – I want to make a booking
• Seat confirm hoyeche? – Is the seat confirmed?
• Reservation kora jabe? – Can I make a reservation?

Drills

Drill 1: Ticket Requests

Bengali	English
Ekta ticket chai Dhaka theke Chittagong-e.	I want one ticket from Dhaka to Chittagong.
Duiti ticket chai.	I want two tickets.
Ekta return ticket chai.	I want one return ticket.
First class-e ekta ticket chai.	I want one first class ticket.

Drill 2: Schedule Questions

Bengali	English
Train kokhon chharbe?	When will the train leave?
Koto belay pouche jabe?	At what time will we reach?
Platform koto number?	What platform number?
Ekhon train ache?	Is there a train now?

Drill 3: Price and Confirmation

Bengali	English
Daam koto?	How much is the price?
Seat confirm hoyeche?	Is the seat confirmed?
Booking korte parben?	Can you make a booking?
Ekhon ticket kothay kinte pabo?	Where can I buy a ticket now?

Drill 4: Travel Arrangements

Bengali	English
Aami kal jabo.	I will go tomorrow.
Booking korte chai.	I want to make a booking.
Return ticket kinbo.	I will buy a return ticket.
First class-e jabo.	I will go first class.

Narrative

Kal aami Dhaka theke Chittagong-e train-e jabo. Gotokal steshon-e gelam ticket kinte. Prothom bujlam, ekta first class ticket chai. Tarpor daam koto bujlam. Bollen pachish taka. Aami return ticket kinlam. Train kokhon chharbe bujlam – bhor noya tay. Platform dui number. Booking confirm hoyeche. Bhalo.

Tomorrow I will go to Chittagong from Dhaka by train. Yesterday I went to the station to buy a ticket. First I said I want one first class ticket. Then I asked how much the price. He said twenty-five taka. I bought a return ticket. I asked when the train leaves – nine in the morning. Platform number two. The booking is confirmed. Good.