I’ve found one good way to build vocabulary is to learn adjectives together with their opposites. You kind of learn two words for the price of one. See how capitalism has invaded our way of thinking?! It also helps to clarify the correct Bengali word when the English word has two meanings (e.g. old as in “you’ve had it for a long time” or old as in “aged”) by seeing the word with its opposite. Old is পুরনো for the first and বয়সী for the second. Although the noun is also used for an old person – বুড়ো (male) বুড়ি (female). Affectionately, these can also be applied to children. Perhaps a confusing example to have chosen! I’ve learnt the word for ‘opposite’ itself through surfing the net when writing this post. বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ n. a word opposite in meaning, essentially an antonymn according to the Samsad Dictionary. The image above is an illustration for a book called Opposites published by Milet, perhaps good for teaching Bangla to our children.
Anyhow, can you help me get to 100 pairs over the next few weeks or months? I will then gather them together into one post. Just post a pair on a comment. It’s good whatever your level. If you are more advanced go for things like urban/rural!
I’ll get going with 10.
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