সাহায্য করা
śahajjo kora/ʃahad͡ʒd͡ʒo kɔɾa/word by word
To help in Bengali is সাহায্য করা (śahajjo kora).
The verb সাহায্য করা means to provide assistance to someone or something. If you are in immediate physical danger and need to shout for help, use বাঁচাও instead of the verb for assistance.
Meaning: transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something) (verb)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
śahajjo kora
Did you know?
- The word করা in সাহায্য করা shares the same ancient Proto-Indo-European root, *kʷer-, as the English verb 'do'.
- When asking for help in a social setting, Bengalis may use the phrase একটু দেখবেন, which literally means 'will you look a bit', as a polite way to request assistance.
- In Bengali culture, the concept of 'helping' often overlaps with সেবা, a word that describes a selfless, devotional service to elders or the sick.
Examples in context
- তুমি সাহায্য করার শপথ করেছিলে।You promised to help.This sentence is useful for showing a promise to use সাহায্য করা.Tatoeba #11653843 by robingaspi, translation #3735367 by CK
- প্রয়োজনের সময় আমাদের একে অপরকে সাহায্য করা উচিত।We should help each other in times of need.This sentence is useful for expressing the idea of using সাহায্য করা toward one another in times of need.Tatoeba #11479367 by robingaspi, translation #6680426 by fjay69
Sources
- Wiktionary, “help” translations and entries সাহায্য করা, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (সাহায্য, করা) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries করা, সাহায্য, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
