A1 verb 7 min de lecture

বেচা

To sell

At the A1 level, 'বেচা' (becha) is a basic vocabulary word used to describe simple transactions. You should know how to use it in the present tense to say things like 'I sell fruit' (আমি ফল বেচি) or 'He sells pens' (সে কলম বেচে). It is crucial for basic survival Bengali when visiting a market. You will learn it alongside 'কেনা' (to buy) and 'দাম' (price). The focus at this level is on the literal meaning: exchanging an object for money in a face-to-face setting.
At the A2 level, you begin to use 'বেচা' in different tenses (past and future) and in the infinitive form ('to sell'). You might say, 'আমি কাল আমার সাইকেলটা বেচলাম' (I sold my cycle yesterday) or 'আমি এটা বেচতে চাই' (I want to sell this). You also start to recognize the compound 'বেচে দেওয়া' (to sell off) which adds a sense of completion. You can describe simple shopping experiences and talk about what people in your neighborhood do for a living using this verb.
At the B1 level, you use 'বেচা' in more complex sentence structures, such as conditional clauses ('If I sell this, I will buy that'). You also start to encounter the word in more varied contexts, like selling services or ideas, though 'বিক্রি করা' might start appearing more in your formal writing. You understand the difference between 'বেচা' (colloquial) and 'বিক্রয় করা' (formal). You can participate in longer conversations about the economy or personal finances where 'বেচা-কেনা' is a central theme.
At the B2 level, you can use 'বেচা' metaphorically and understand its nuances in literature and media. You might discuss social issues like 'selling' one's soul or the ethics of selling certain products. You are comfortable with all verb forms, including the causative 'বেচানো' and the passive-like structures. You can understand news reports about market trends where the word is used to describe fluctuations in trade volume.
At the C1 level, you appreciate the stylistic choice between 'বেচা' and its synonyms. You can use 'বেচা' in idiomatic expressions fluently. You might analyze how the word is used in classical Bengali literature (like the works of Rabindranath Tagore or Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay) to depict rural life. You understand the subtle social class connotations associated with the word 'বেচা' versus the more clinical 'বিক্রয়'. Your usage is natural, including the use of 'বেচা' in fast, native-level speech.
At the C2 level, you have a masterly command over the word. You can use it in highly abstract philosophical contexts or complex legal/economic debates. You understand the historical etymology from Sanskrit and how it evolved through Prakrit. You can detect irony or sarcasm when someone uses 'বেচা' in an unusual context. You can write persuasive essays or deliver speeches where 'বেচা' is used as a powerful rhetorical tool to discuss commerce, betrayal, or value systems.

বেচা en 30 secondes

  • The basic Bengali verb for 'to sell'.
  • Essential for market interactions and commerce.
  • Commonly paired with 'kena' (to buy).
  • Used both literally and metaphorically.

The Bengali verb বেচা (becha) is one of the most fundamental words in the language, primarily used to denote the act of selling or exchanging goods for money. At its core, it represents the commercial transaction from the perspective of the seller. While it is an A1 level word due to its everyday necessity in marketplaces and shops, its usage spans from simple street vending to complex metaphorical expressions in literature. In the bustling markets of Kolkata or Dhaka, you will hear this word constantly. It is the direct counterpart to কেনা (kena), which means 'to buy'. Together, they form the compound noun কেনাবেচা, meaning 'trading' or 'commerce'.

Literal Transaction
The most common use is in the physical market. Whether it is a farmer selling vegetables or a shopkeeper selling clothes, বেচা is the standard verb. Example: 'সে ফল বেচে' (He sells fruit).
Metaphorical Selling
In a more abstract sense, it can mean selling out one's values or 'selling' an idea. In political or social discourse, one might be accused of 'selling the country' (দেশ বেচে দেওয়া), implying betrayal for profit.
Compound Utility
The word often combines with 'দেওয়া' (to give) to form বেচে দেওয়া (beche dewa), which emphasizes the completion of the sale or getting rid of something by selling it.

"বাজারে টাটকা মাছ বেচা হচ্ছে।" (Fresh fish is being sold in the market.)

— A common sight in any Bengali 'bazaar'.

"পুরানো বইগুলো বেচে দাও।" (Sell off the old books.)

Understanding 'বেচা' also requires understanding the verb conjugation. As a consonant-ending root in its core form (বেচ্), it follows standard verb patterns. In Sadhu Bhasha (formal/literary Bengali), it becomes 'বেচিয়া', but in Chalit Bhasha (standard colloquial), we use 'বেচে'. The act of selling is not just a financial transaction in Bengal; it is a social interaction involving bargaining (দরদাম), which makes this word central to the social fabric.

"সে তার সততা বেচবে না।" (He will not sell his honesty.)

Economic Impact
From the 'hoker' (hawker) on a train to the large-scale 'byabshayi' (businessman), the verb defines their livelihood. It is often used with 'কেনা' to describe the volume of trade: 'আজ বাজারে কেনাবেচা কম' (Trade is low in the market today).

Using বেচা correctly involves mastering its conjugation across tenses and its interaction with direct objects. Since it is a transitive verb, it always implies something being sold. In Bengali syntax, the object usually comes before the verb. For example, 'I sell milk' is 'আমি দুধ (milk) বেচি (sell)'.

"তুমি কি তোমার গাড়িটা বেচবে?" (Will you sell your car?)

One of the most common variations is the use of the conjunctive participle বেচে (beche). This is used when selling is the first of two actions. 'বইগুলো বেচে সে টাকা পেল' (Selling the books, he got money). Note how 'বেচে' here functions like 'having sold'.

Present Tense (Simple)
আমি বেচি (I sell), তুমি বেচো (You sell - familiar), আপনি বেচেন (You sell - formal), সে বেচে (He/She sells).
Past Tense (Simple)
আমি বেচলাম (I sold), তুমি বেচলে (You sold), তিনি বেচলেন (He/She sold - formal).
Future Tense
আমি বেচব (I will sell), তুমি বেচবে (You will sell), তারা বেচবে (They will sell).

"তারা সস্তায় সবজি বেচছে।" (They are selling vegetables cheaply.)

Furthermore, 'বেচা' can be used in the causative form 'বেচানো' (bechano), meaning 'to cause someone else to sell' or 'to help sell'. While less common than the simple form, it appears in business contexts where an agent is involved. Another important structure is the infinitive 'বেচতে' (bechte - to sell). For example, 'আমি এটা বেচতে চাই' (I want to sell this).

"জমি বেচা অত সহজ নয়।" (Selling land is not that easy.)

The auditory landscape of West Bengal and Bangladesh is filled with the word বেচা. If you walk through a 'Haat' (weekly rural market), you'll hear vendors shouting about what they are selling. It is a word of the streets, the docks, and the kitchen table discussions about household finances.

"হকাররা ট্রেনে চা বেচে।" (Hawkers sell tea on the train.)

In the Marketplace
You will hear phrases like 'কত করে বেচছেন?' (At what rate are you selling?) or 'এটা বেচবেন না?' (Won't you sell this?). It is the language of negotiation.
In Cinema and Music
Bengali folk songs often use 'বেচা-কেনা' as a metaphor for the cycle of life and death—selling one's soul or the 'trade' of worldly breaths. In movies, a dramatic scene might involve a character 'selling' their ancestral home (ভিটেমাটি বেচা).

News broadcasts frequently use the noun form 'বিক্রি' but will switch to the verb 'বেচা' when interviewing common people. For instance, a farmer might say, 'এ বছর ধান ভালো দামে বেচতে পারিনি' (I couldn't sell paddy at a good price this year). This highlights the word's connection to the grassroots economy.

"সে নিজের নাম বেচে খাচ্ছে।" (He is living off [selling] his reputation/name.)

In modern urban settings, you'll see it on online marketplaces like Olx or Facebook Marketplace. Listings often say 'বেচা হবে' (To be sold), which is a very common way to advertise items for sale in a short, punchy manner.

For English speakers, the most frequent mistake is confusing the verb বেচা with the noun বিক্রি (bikri). In English, 'sell' is a verb, but in Bengali, 'bikri' is a noun that requires the auxiliary verb 'করা' (to do) to function as a verb ('bikri kora').

The 'Bikri' Trap
Mistake: 'আমি বই বিক্রি' (I book sale). Correct: 'আমি বই বেচি' or 'আমি বই বিক্রি করি'. 'বেচা' is a complete verb on its own, whereas 'বিক্রি' needs 'করা'.
Confusing with 'কেনা' (To Buy)
Beginners often swap 'kena' and 'becha'. Remember: Becha starts with B, like Business (selling things).

❌ "আমি আমার ফোন বেচা করেছি।" (Incorrect grammar)

✅ "আমি আমার ফোন বেচেছি।" (I have sold my phone)

Another mistake involves the passive voice. English speakers might try to say 'The book is selling' using 'বেচছে'. However, in Bengali, if the book is being sold (passive), we usually say 'বইটি বিক্রি হচ্ছে' (The book is being sold). Using 'বইটি বেচছে' would imply the book itself is selling something!

While বেচা is the most common verb, several alternatives exist depending on the formality and context of the transaction.

বিক্রি করা (Bikri kora)
The most common alternative. It's safe to use in almost any situation. 'আমি এই বাড়িটা বিক্রি করতে চাই' is slightly more standard than 'বেচতে চাই'.
বিক্রয় করা (Bikroy kora)
Very formal/Academic. Used in news, textbooks, and legal documents. It comes from the Sanskrit root 'Vikraya'.
বিপণন (Biponon)
This means 'marketing' or 'the act of putting things for sale'. It is a high-level business term.

"পণ্য বিক্রয় কেন্দ্র" (Product Sales Center/Showroom)

There's also the term রপ্তানি (roptani), which specifically means 'to export' (selling to another country). On the other hand, বিলিয়ে দেওয়া (biliye dewa) means to give away for free, which is the functional opposite of 'বেচা' in terms of financial gain.

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Le savais-tu ?

The word 'বেচা' is often used in the phrase 'ঘোড়া বেচে ঘুমানো' (sleeping after selling the horse), which implies reaching a state of such security that one no longer has any responsibilities to worry about.

Guide de prononciation

UK /be.tʃa/
US /beɪ.tʃɑ/
Stress is on the first syllable 'be'.
Rime avec
মেচা (mecha) খেচা (khecha) লেচা (lecha) কেচা (kecha) ছেঁচা (chhencha) পেঁচা (pencha - owl) বেঁচে (beche - living) ছেঁচে (chhenche)
Erreurs fréquentes
  • Pronouncing 'ch' as 'sh'. While common in some dialects, standard Bengali uses a crisp 'ch'.
  • Stretching the 'e' too much like 'bee-cha'. It should be a short 'e'.
  • Nasalizing the 'a' at the end unnecessarily.
  • Confusing the 'b' with 'v'. Bengali 'b' is always a hard 'b'.
  • Pronouncing it as 'bacha' (which means to survive/save).

Niveau de difficulté

Lecture 1/5

The script is simple and the word is common in all texts.

Écriture 2/5

Requires understanding of verb endings for different persons.

Expression orale 1/5

Easy to pronounce; very useful for daily life.

Exemples par niveau

1

আমি আম বেচি।

I sell mangoes.

Simple present tense: Subject + Object + Verb.

2

সে কি মাছ বেচে?

Does he sell fish?

Interrogative sentence in present tense.

3

আমরা এখানে চা বেচি।

We sell tea here.

First person plural subject.

4

তুমি কি কলম বেচো?

Do you sell pens?

Familiar 'you' (তুমি) form.

5

তারা ফুল বেচে না।

They do not sell flowers.

Negative sentence using 'না'.

6

বাবা বই বেচেন।

Father sells books.

Honorific form (বেচেন) for 'Father'.

7

মা ডিম বেচছেন।

Mother is selling eggs.

Present continuous tense.

8

দোকানি দুধ বেচে।

The shopkeeper sells milk.

Third person singular subject.

1

আমি কাল আমার পুরানো জামা বেচলাম।

I sold my old clothes yesterday.

Simple past tense (বেচলাম).

2

সে তার ফোনটা বেচতে চায়।

He wants to sell his phone.

Infinitive form (বেচতে) + verb 'চায়'.

3

তুমি কি তোমার সাইকেল বেচবে?

Will you sell your cycle?

Simple future tense (বেচবে).

4

আমরা সব ফল বেচে দিয়েছি।

We have sold off all the fruits.

Compound verb 'বেচে দেওয়া' in present perfect.

5

তিনি বাজারে সস্তায় সবজি বেচেন।

He sells vegetables cheaply in the market.

Adverbial use of 'সস্তায়'.

6

আমি কি এটা এখানে বেচতে পারি?

Can I sell this here?

Modal use with 'পারি' (can).

7

তারা অনেক লাভ করে মাল বেচেছে।

They sold the goods making a lot of profit.

Present perfect tense.

8

তুমি কেন তোমার বইগুলো বেচলে?

Why did you sell your books?

Interrogative in the past tense.

1

যদি আমি ফোনটা বেচি, তবে নতুন একটা কিনব।

If I sell the phone, then I will buy a new one.

Conditional sentence using 'যদি... তবে'.

2

সে তার গানগুলো ইন্টারনেটে বেচতে শুরু করেছে।

He has started selling his songs on the internet.

Compound verb structure (বেচতে শুরু করা).

3

পুরানো আসবাবপত্র বেচে দেওয়া ভালো।

It is good to sell off old furniture.

Gerundial use of the verb phrase.

4

বাজারে আজ কেনাবেচা খুব কম হচ্ছে।

There is very little trading (buying and selling) in the market today.

Compound noun 'কেনাবেচা'.

5

সে তার সময় বেচে টাকা রোজগার করে।

He earns money by selling his time.

Metaphorical use of 'selling time'.

6

আপনি কি এই পেন্টিংটা বেচবেন বলে ঠিক করেছেন?

Have you decided to sell this painting?

Complex verb phrase 'বেচবেন বলে ঠিক করা'.

7

গ্রামের কৃষকরা শহরে এসে ফসল বেচে।

Village farmers come to the city and sell their crops.

Sequential actions using conjunctive participle.

8

জিনিসপত্র বেচার আগে তার দাম যাচাই করা উচিত।

Before selling goods, one should verify their price.

Verbal noun 'বেচার' (of selling).

1

কোম্পানিটি তাদের নতুন পণ্যটি বিশ্ববাজারে বেচছে।

The company is selling their new product in the global market.

Formal subject with continuous verb.

2

সে তার নীতি বেচে কোনোদিন বড় হতে চায়নি।

He never wanted to become great by selling his principles.

Metaphorical use in a negative perfective context.

3

জমি বেচার টাকা দিয়ে সে ব্যবসা শুরু করল।

He started a business with the money from selling land.

Using 'বেচার' as a possessive verbal noun.

4

হকাররা তাদের চিৎকার দিয়ে পণ্য বেচতে চেষ্টা করে।

Hawkers try to sell products with their shouting.

Complex sentence with instrumental case.

5

এই দুষ্প্রাপ্য বইটি বেচা তার পক্ষে কঠিন ছিল।

Selling this rare book was difficult for him.

Verbal noun 'বেচা' as the subject.

6

সবকিছু বেচে দিয়ে সে বিদেশে চলে গেল।

Selling everything off, he went abroad.

Perfective participle 'বেচে' used for completed action.

7

তারা সস্তায় মাল বেচে বাজার দখল করতে চায়।

They want to capture the market by selling goods cheaply.

Infinitive of purpose 'বেচে' (by selling).

8

বেচা-কেনার এই চক্র চলতেই থাকে।

This cycle of buying and selling keeps on going.

Reduplicated compound 'বেচা-কেনা'.

1

রাজনীতিবিদরা জনগণের আবেগ বেচে ভোট পাওয়ার চেষ্টা করেন।

Politicians try to get votes by selling the emotions of the people.

Abstract and cynical metaphorical use.

2

শিল্পী তার সৃজনশীলতা বেচতে গিয়ে দ্বন্দ্বে পড়লেন।

The artist fell into a conflict while trying to sell his creativity.

Complex participle clause 'বেচতে গিয়ে'.

3

পৈত্রিক সম্পত্তি বেচা অনেক সময় আবেগের বিষয় হয়ে দাঁড়ায়।

Selling ancestral property often becomes a matter of emotion.

High-level thematic subject.

4

সে তার বুদ্ধিকে বেচে বিত্তশালী হয়েছে, কিন্তু সম্মান পায়নি।

He became wealthy by selling his intellect, but did not gain respect.

Contrastive sentence structure.

5

তথ্য বেচার এই যুগে গোপনীয়তা রক্ষা করা কঠিন।

In this age of selling information, protecting privacy is difficult.

Modern sociological context.

6

তিনি তার আত্মসম্মান বেচতে রাজি হননি।

He did not agree to sell his self-respect.

Infinitive as a direct object of 'রাজি হওয়া'.

7

পুরানো ঐতিহ্যকে বেচে আধুনিকতা কেনা সম্ভব নয়।

It is not possible to buy modernity by selling old traditions.

Philosophical parallel structure.

8

পণ্যটি বেচার জন্য তারা মিথ্যা বিজ্ঞাপনের আশ্রয় নিয়েছে।

They have resorted to false advertising to sell the product.

Purpose clause with 'জন্য'.

1

রাষ্ট্রের সার্বভৌমত্ব বেচে দেওয়া কোনোভাবেই কাম্য নয়।

Selling out the sovereignty of the state is in no way desirable.

Highly formal political discourse.

2

সাহিত্যে জীবনকে বেচে দেওয়ার এই প্রবণতা নতুন নয়।

This tendency of selling out life in literature is not new.

Literary criticism context.

3

পুঁজিবাদের আগ্রাসনে মানুষ আজ নিজের শ্রম সস্তায় বেচতে বাধ্য।

In the aggression of capitalism, people are forced to sell their labor cheaply today.

Socio-economic analysis.

4

তিনি তার জীবনের শ্রেষ্ঠ সময়গুলো এই কারখানায় বেচে দিয়েছেন।

He has sold off the best years of his life in this factory.

Poetic use of 'selling time'.

5

মেধা পাচার আসলে দেশের মেধা বেচে দেওয়ারই নামান্তর।

Brain drain is essentially just another name for selling off the country's talent.

Complex argumentative definition.

6

তথ্যপ্রযুক্তির এই প্রসারে ব্যক্তিগত তথ্য বেচা এক বড় ব্যবসায় পরিণত হয়েছে।

With the expansion of information technology, selling personal data has become a big business.

Gerundial phrase as a subject in a complex sentence.

7

বিবেকের তাড়নায় তিনি সেই অসাধু উপায়ে অর্জিত সম্পদ বেচে দিলেন।

Driven by conscience, he sold off the wealth acquired through dishonest means.

Advanced participial phrase construction.

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সংস্কৃতিকে বেচে যারা মুনাফা লোটে, তারা সমাজের শত্রু।

Those who reap profits by selling culture are enemies of society.

Relative clause 'যারা... তারা'.

Collocations courantes

বেচা-কেনা
বেচে দেওয়া
সস্তায় বেচা
চড়া দামে বেচা
বেচতে আসা
মাল বেচা
জমি বেচা
বেচার সময়
বেচতে বাধ্য হওয়া
বেচা শেষ

Phrases Courantes

বেচা-কেনা করা

বেচে খাওয়া

বেচতে বসা

বেচতে পারা

বেচতে চাওয়া

বেচতে যাওয়া

বেচার মতো

বেচে দেওয়া উচিত

বেচার অধিকার

বেচা বন্ধ

Expressions idiomatiques

"নিজের নাক কেটে পরের যাত্রা ভঙ্গ করা"

To harm oneself just to harm others (metaphorically 'selling' one's peace).

সে নিজের ক্ষতি করে হলেও অন্যের ক্ষতি করতে চায়।

Informal

"ঈমান বেচা"

To sell one's faith or integrity for money.

সে টাকার জন্য নিজের ঈমান বেচবে না।

Religious/Moral

"দেশ বেচে দেওয়া"

To betray one's country for personal gain.

দুর্নীতিবাজরা দেশ বেচে দিচ্ছে।

Political

"মাথা বেচা"

To work solely for money, often in a way that sacrifices one's intellect.

সে কর্পোরেট কোম্পানিতে নিজের মাথা বেচেছে।

Colloquial

"স্বপ্ন বেচা"

To sell false hopes or dreams to people.

কিছু বিজ্ঞাপনী সংস্থা শুধু স্বপ্ন বেচে।

Metaphorical

"রক্ত বেচা"

To work extremely hard (sell one's blood) for a meager living.

গরিব মানুষরা রক্ত বেচে সংসার চালায়।

Poetic/Social

"গলা বেচা"

To earn money by singing or speaking (literal) or shouting as a hawker.

সে তো গলা বেচেই খায়।

Informal

"কলম বেচা"

For a writer to write only for money, compromising truth.

সব লেখক কলম বেচে না।

Literary

"নাম বেচে খাওয়া"

To live off a famous relative's name or one's past reputation.

সে তার বাবার নাম বেচে খাচ্ছে।

Critical

"ঘোড়া বেচে ঘুমানো"

To be completely carefree and relaxed (having sold the horses and having nothing to worry about).

পরীক্ষা শেষ, এখন সে ঘোড়া বেচে ঘুমাচ্ছে।

Idiomatic

Famille de mots

Noms

Verbes

Adjectifs

Apparenté

Mémorise-le

Moyen mnémotechnique

Think of a 'Bazaar' where you 'Becha' (sell) things. Both start with 'B'.

Association visuelle

Imagine a street vendor holding up a 'Best' (Becha) product to sell to a crowd.

Word Web

Market Money Seller Customer Profit Goods Transaction Price

Défi

Try to use 'বেচা' in three different tenses today: 'আমি বেচি' (I sell), 'আমি বেচলাম' (I sold), 'আমি বেচব' (I will sell).

Origine du mot

Derived from the Sanskrit root 'vikraya' (विक्रय), which means sale or exchange.

Sens originel : The act of exchanging goods for a price.

Indo-Aryan -> Magadhi Prakrit -> Bengali.

Contexte culturel

Be careful when using 'বেচা' metaphorically (e.g., 'selling oneself') as it can be highly offensive or imply prostitution/lack of integrity.

In English, we use 'sell' for both formal and informal contexts. In Bengali, 'becha' is more informal, while 'bikroy' is the formal equivalent.

The song 'দোকানদারি' by various folk artists mentions the trade of life. Rabindranath Tagore's poems often mention 'হাটের বেচা-কেনা' (the buying and selling of the marketplace). The film 'বেদের মেয়ে জোসনা' features market scenes where this vocabulary is prominent.
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