Chapter: One (1.3) A Dream School
Faria and Raihan are cousins. Faria lives in a village and Raihan lives in a city.
During summer vacation, Raihan visits his grandparentâs house. Faria is showing Raihan around. Their conversation goes like that â
āĻĢāϰāĻŋā§āĻž āĻ āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ-āĻŦā§āύāĨ¤ āĻĢāϰāĻŋā§āĻž āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āώā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ā§ āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž-āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦā§ā§āĻžāϤ⧠āĻāϏā§āĨ¤ āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύāĻā§ āĻāϰā§āϤā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāύāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāύā§āĻŽāϰā§āĻĒ-
Faria: Hey Raihan, do you like my village?
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āĻāĻ āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻšā§?
Raihan: Very much. I really like the calmness here.
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāύāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
Faria: Thatâs true. Okay, letâs go to our school.
āĻĢāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻāϏ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Raihan: Thatâs great! Iâll love that.
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āύ! āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Faria: Here is my school. (Standing in front of the school)
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤ (āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻŋā§ā§)
Raihan: Letâs get inside, will that be all right?
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āĻāϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāϤāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋ?
Faria: It will be just fine.
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Raihan: Look at that!! So nice, I must say. (Pointing to a large body of water)
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ! āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰāĨ¤ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻāϞāϰāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋā§ā§)
Faria: Thatâs a âDighiâ, my dear cousin. Donât you have one in yours?
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻž âāĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋâ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ (āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϤā§) āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āύā§āĻ?
Raihan: We have a small one, a pond you can say and it is surrounded by a multistoried school building.
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§, āϝā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤāϞāĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāύ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĨ¤
Faria: Thisâs our school garden (pointing to a garden), we all love it.
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύ (āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋā§ā§), āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĨ¤
Raihan: We have a tiny one too (smiling).
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻā§(āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻšā§āϏā§)
Faria: So, what do you like most about your school?
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āϤāĻžāĻšāϞā§, āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāĻāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ?
Raihan: We have a huge library. Do you have a library here?
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻā§āϰāύā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāύā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§?
Faria: Yes, but itâs a small one. You know what, here, one thing I donât like at all.
It is muddy roads in the rainy season.
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϰāύā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύā§, āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāϰ āĻāĻāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻŦāϰā§āώāĻžāĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāĨ¤
Raihan: Our school is next to a very busy road. The vehicles and their horns make me crazy. Also, itâs very risky to cross the road. Hey, look how many birds!
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§ā§āĨ¤ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻā§āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻ, āĻĻā§āĻ āĻāϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ!
Faria: Yeah, they nest in the nearby trees.
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻļāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāϧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Raihan: We donât have too many trees around our school, so unfortunate.
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āύā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻāύāĻāĨ¤
Faria: Letâs go to the playground.
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āĻāϏ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ā§ āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Raihan: Thatâs your playground! Where does it end? If we had such a big one in
our school!
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āĻāĻāĻž āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ! āĻāϤ⧠āĻŦā§ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻāĻŽ āĻŦā§ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ!
Faria: A playground is a must in a school. I will love to see your school.
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Raihan: Sure, visit us on your next vacation. Iâll show you.
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻ, āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦā§ā§āĻžāϤ⧠āϝā§ā§ā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Faria: Wonât it be great if we find a school that has all the good things from both
of our schools?
āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋā§āĻž: āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāϤā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻŽ āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āϏāĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤā§?
Raihan: âA dream schoolâ that will beâĻâĻ
āϰāĻžā§āĻšāĻžāύ: āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§ âāĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞââĻâĻâĻâĻ.
Word Meaning with Synonyms & Antonyms
Main Words | Bengali Meaning | Synonyms/ Meanings | Antonyms |
Cousin(n) | āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤā§/ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāϤā§/ āĻĢā§āĻĢāĻžāϤā§/ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āύ | A child of oneâs aunt or uncle | |
Live (v) | āĻā§āĻŦāύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž | Inhabit, reside, abide | Quit, abandon, level |
City (n) | āĻļāĻšāϰ | Urban area, town, metropolis | Village, hamlet, countryside |
Vacation (n) | āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻļ, āĻā§āĻāĻŋ | Recess, leisure, holiday | Workday, duty, business |
Visit (v) | āĻĻā§āĻāĻž/ āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžā§/ āĻŦā§ā§āĻžāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāϏāĻž | Go to see, meet, call on | Shy away from, turn away from, stay away from |
Show (v) | āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠| Display, exhibit | Conceal, hide, cover |
Conversation (n) | āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāύ/ āϏāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ | Dialogue, talk | Silence |
Village (n) | āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ | Countryside, hamlet | City, town, metropolis |
Really (adv) | āϏāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻ, āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ | Actually, certainly, in fact | Falsely, doubtingly, doubtfully |
Calmness (n) | āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ | Serenity, tranquility, quietness | Excitement, bustle, commotion |
Pond (n) | āĻĒā§āĻā§āϰ | A small area of still water, tank, pool | River, sea, ocean |
Surround (v) | āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāύ/ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āώā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž | Encompass, encircle, envelope | Let go, free, allow |
Multi-storied (adj) | āĻŦāĻšā§āϤāϞ | Multi-leveled | Uni-leveled, single-floor, uni-storied |
Building (n) | āĻāĻŦāύ | Home, house | Hut, cottage, cabin |
Tiny (adj) | āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āώā§āĻĻā§āϰ | Very small, slight | Huge, large, enormous |
Huge (adj) | āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ | Large, enormous | Tiny |
Library (n) | āĻā§āϰāύā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ | A building in which collections of books are kept | |
Nearby (adj) | āύāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠| Neighbouring, close | Distant, far, remote |
Playground (n) | āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ | Field | |
Dream (n) | āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ | Reverie, fancy, fantasy | Reality, fact, actually |