আগামীকাল
agamikal/aɡamikal/
The English word "tomorrow" is translated into Bengali as আগামীকাল (agamikal) or কাল.
Meaning: on the day after the present day (adv)
Ways to say it
| Bengali | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| আগামীকাল | agamikal | /aɡamikal/ |
| কাল | kal | /kal/ |
The term is used to refer to the day after the present day. আগামীকাল specifically and exclusively means "tomorrow", whereas কাল can refer to either the past or the future.
What does it mean word for word?
The formal word আগামীকাল is composed of আগামী, meaning "coming" or "next" and কাল, meaning "time" or "day".
Which one should you use?
The word কাল can mean both "yesterday" and "tomorrow" depending on the context or the tense of the verb used in the sentence. In contrast, আগামীকাল is specific to "tomorrow".
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word কাল functions as both an adverb (tomorrow/yesterday) and a noun (time/day).
How do you pronounce it?
/aɡamikal/
Did you know?
- The word কাল can be used in poetic or philosophical contexts to refer to 'Death' or 'Destiny' in certain literary traditions.
- Bengali has a specific word for 'the day after tomorrow', পরশু, which similarly can mean 'the day before yesterday' depending on the verb tense.
- The Bengali word কাল descends from two different Sanskrit roots: one meaning 'yesterday' and another meaning 'time'.
Examples in context
- মিটিং আজ না কাল?Is the meeting today or tomorrow?This sentence is useful for using the colloquial form কাল to ask about a meeting.Tatoeba #11457785 by robingaspi, translation #2396225 by CK
- টম কাল ফিরে আসবে।Tom will return tomorrow.This sentence shows how to use the colloquial form কাল to describe a future action.Tatoeba #5266473 by mahir256, translation #5101978 by Airvian
- আমার কাল ক্লাস আছে।I have class tomorrow.This sentence shows how to use the colloquial form কাল to state a scheduled event.Tatoeba #3191515 by tanay, translation #2075 by CK
- আমি কাল বাংলা শিখতে যাচ্ছি।I am going to learn Bengali tomorrow.
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Example conversation
Ananya and Sourav are discussing their plans for the next day.
- অনন্যা Ananyaআগামীকাল কি তুমি আসবে?agami-kaal ki tumi ashbe?Will you come tomorrow?
- সৌরভ Souravহ্যাঁ, আমি আগামীকাল আসব।hyan, ami agami-kaal ashbo.Yes, I will come tomorrow.
- অনন্যা Ananyaঠিক আছে, কাল দেখা হবে।thik achhe, kaal dekha hobe.Okay, see you tomorrow.
- সৌরভ Souravদেখা হবে, অনন্যা।dekha hobe, Ananya.See you, Ananya.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tomorrow” translations and entries আগামীকাল, কাল, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries আগামীকাল, কাল, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
