A2 · Élémentaire Chapitre 33

How Many? How Much? Quantifying Questions

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of quantity and price to navigate Bengali markets and conversations with confidence.

  • Identify the correct interrogatives for countable and uncountable nouns.
  • Apply common quantifiers to describe amounts naturally.
  • Negotiate prices and inquire about costs in local shops.
Quantify your world, one question at a time.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Master the interrogative words and structures for asking about quantities and amounts. This is essential for shopping and general inquiries.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: Ask for the amount of uncountable items using 'Koto'.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: Differentiate between 'Koyta' for objects and 'Kotojon' for people.
  3. 3
    By the end you will be able to: Express approximate quantities using 'onek' and 'kichu'.
  4. 4
    By the end you will be able to: Inquire about the price of goods in a market context.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the grammar. Just put 'কত' before the noun.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How much?' (কত? - Koto?)
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Classifier Check

Always ask: is it a person or a thing? Person = -জন, Thing = -টা.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How many?' (কয়টা? - Koyta?, কতজন? - Kotojon?)
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The 'Very' Hack

Use 'onek' before any adjective to mean 'very'. It's the easiest way to sound more descriptive instantly.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Quantifiers (অনেক - onek, কিছু - kichu)
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Keep it simple

Don't overcomplicate with verbs. 'দাম কত?' is enough.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking about Price (দাম কত? - Dam koto?)

Vocabulaire clé (6)

কত (koto) how much কয়টা (koyta) how many (objects) কতজন (kotojon) how many (people) অনেক (onek) many/a lot কিছু (kichu) some/a little দাম (dam) price

Real-World Preview

shopping-basket

At the Fruit Stall

Review Summary

  • কত + noun
  • কয়টা + object / কতজন + person
  • অনেক/কিছু + noun
  • Noun + দাম কত?

Erreurs courantes

You used 'kotojon' (for people) instead of 'koyta' (for objects).

Wrong: কতজন আপেল? (How many people apples?)
Correct: কয়টা আপেল? (How many apples?)

The price inquiry should follow the noun or be clearly linked.

Wrong: দাম কত আপেল? (Price how much apple?)
Correct: আপেলের দাম কত? (What is the price of the apple?)

You made a statement instead of a question.

Wrong: অনেক লোক আছে? (Are there many people?)
Correct: কতজন লোক আছে? (How many people are there?)

Next Steps

You have mastered a vital skill today. Keep practicing, and you will be ready for any market in Bangladesh!

Practice asking the price of items in your house using a mirror.

Continue to: What Time Is It? Telling Time

Pratique rapide (10)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

কতজন বই আছে?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: কয়টা বই আছে?
Books are objects.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How many?' (কয়টা? - Koyta?, কতজন? - Kotojon?)

Fill in the blank.

বইয়ের ___ কত?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: দাম
The noun for price is 'দাম'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking about Price (দাম কত? - Dam koto?)

Fill in the blank for 'Give me some water.'

আমাকে ___ জল দাও।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: কিছু
'কিছু' means 'some'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Quantifiers (অনেক - onek, কিছু - kichu)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

দাম কি কত?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: দাম কত?
No 'কি' needed.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How much?' (কত? - Koto?)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

কয়টা লোক এসেছে?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: কতজন লোক এসেছে?
People require -জন.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How many?' (কয়টা? - Koyta?, কতজন? - Kotojon?)

Fill in the blank.

___ টাকা লাগবে?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: কত
Money is uncountable.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How much?' (কত? - Koto?)

Choose the correct word for 'I have many friends.'

আমার ___ বন্ধু আছে।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: অনেক
'অনেক' is the standard word for 'many'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Quantifiers (অনেক - onek, কিছু - kichu)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

বই দাম কত?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: বইয়ের দাম কত?
Needs possessive suffix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking about Price (দাম কত? - Dam koto?)

Select the best fit.

___ সময় বাকি?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: কত
Time is mass.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How much?' (কত? - Koto?)

Fill in the blank.

___ ছাত্র পরীক্ষায় পাস করেছে?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: কতজন
Students are people.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How many?' (কয়টা? - Koyta?, কতজন? - Kotojon?)

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

Mostly yes, but use 'কয়টি' for countable items.
It is neutral and used in all registers.
No, 'কত' is for uncountable things. Use 'কয়টা/কতজন' for countable.
Use 'কত' as a fallback, but it's less natural.
Yes! Before an adjective, onek means 'very'. Example: onek bhalo (very good).
kichu is a neutral 'some', while olpo specifically means 'a small amount'.
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