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১০ [দশ] গতকাল – আজ – আগামীকাল

10 [daśa] gatakāla – āja – āgāmīkāla

Yesterday was Saturday.	গতকাল শনিবার ছিল ৷; gatakāla śanibāra chila
I was at the cinema yesterday.	গতকাল আমি সিনেমা দেখতে গিয়েছিলাম ৷; gatakāla āmi sinēmā dēkhatē giẏēchilāma
The film was interesting.	ফিল্মটি বা ছবিটা আকর্ষণীয় ছিল ৷; philmaṭi bā chabiṭā ākarṣaṇīẏa chila
Today is Sunday.	আজ রবিবার ৷; āja rabibāra
I’m not working today.	আমি আজ কাজ করছি না ৷; āmi āja kāja karachi nā
I’m staying at home.	আমি আজ বাসায় আছি ৷; āmi āja bāsāẏa āchi
Tomorrow is Monday.	আগামীকাল সোমবার ৷; āgāmīkāla sōmabāra
Tomorrow I will work again.	আগামীকাল আমি আবার কাজ করব ৷; āgāmīkāla āmi ābāra kāja karaba
I work at an office.	আমি একটি অফিসে কাজ করি ৷; āmi ēkaṭi aphisē kāja kari
Who is that?	ও কে?; ō kē?
That is Peter.	ও হল পিটার ৷; Ō hala piṭāra
Peter is a student.	পিটার একজন ছাত্র ৷; piṭāra ēkajana chātra
Who is that?	ও কে?; ō kē?
That is Martha.	ও হল মার্থা ৷; Ō hala mārthā
Martha is a secretary.	মার্থা একজন সেক্রেটারি (সম্পাদক, সচিব) ৷; mārthā ēkajana sēkrēṭāri (sampādaka, saciba)
Peter and Martha are friends.	পিটার এবং মার্থা হল বন্ধু ৷; piṭāra ēbaṁ mārthā hala bandhu
Peter is Martha’s friend.	পিটার হল মার্থার বন্ধু ৷; piṭāra hala mārthāra bandhu
Martha is Peter’s friend.	মার্থা হল পিটারের বান্ধবী ৷; mārthā hala piṭārēra bāndhabī

Signs as language

People created languages in order to communicate. Even the deaf or hard of hearing have their own language. It's sign language, the basic language of all hearing impaired people. It is made up of combined symbols. This makes it a visual language, or "visible". So is sign language understood on an international level? No, even signing has different national languages. Every country has its own sign language. And it is influenced by the culture of the country. Because language always evolves from culture. This is also true with languages that aren't spoken. There is, however, an international sign language. But its signs are somewhat more complicated. Nevertheless, national sign languages do resemble one another. Many signs are iconic. They are oriented towards the form of the objects they represent. The most widely used sign language is American Sign Language. Sign languages are recognized as fully-fledged languages. They have their own grammar. But it is different from the grammar of spoken languages. As a result, sign language can't be translated word for word. There are, however, sign language interpreters. Information is simultaneously communicated with sign language. That means that a single sign can express a whole sentence. There are also dialects in sign language. Regional particularities have their own signs. And every sign language has its own intonation. It's true for signs too: Our accent reveals our origin!