Teach your child to read Bangla, from the first letter to whole storybooks. A real recorded voice, playful games, no ads, and it all works offline.
Bornomala is a warm, beautifully crafted way for children to learn Bangla — the Bengali alphabet (বর্ণমালা), first words, numbers, and gentle stories. Built by BALA School, a free Sunday Bengali-language school, it turns letters and sounds into playful daily practice — with no ads, no sign-ups, and nothing collected about your child.
LEARN THE ALPHABET
- Every vowel and consonant, with its sound, its name, and a real example word
- Tap a letter to hear its sound; tap নাম to hear its traditional name
- Trace each letter by hand with a finger or Apple Pencil
- Colorful illustrations for every example word
SIGNS & CONJUNCTS (কার ও যুক্তাক্ষর)
- The step most apps skip — the marks that turn letters into readable words
- Vowel signs (কার), consonant signs (ফলা), রেফ, and joined letters (যুক্তাক্ষর)
- See ক + া = কা come together, then practice with a friendly quiz
NUMBERS & COUNTING
- Meet the Bangla numbers with tap-to-hear cards and finger-tracing
- A playful counting game
A GROWING WORD BANK (শব্দভাণ্ডার)
- Hundreds of everyday words, sorted into picture themes
- Each word spoken aloud, with a simple example sentence
EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS (কথা)
- Greetings, family, school, feelings, and mealtime phrases
- Hear how each one sounds, ready for real life
READ TOGETHER
- A library of leveled storybooks, including the original Tuli series
- Read-along narration highlights each word as it's read aloud
- Your child can record their own voice and play it back
- Little rewards and stickers for finishing a book — and a hidden kitty to find
PLAY AND PRACTICE
- A picture quiz that rewards correct answers with stars and confetti
- Word Solitaire (শব্দ সাজানো): arrange scrambled letters to spell the picture
- Bangla Solitaire, a gentle card game built from real words
SING ALONG
- Read the national anthem, understand it line by line in English, and sing along
to “আমার সোনার বাংলা” with the official recording and karaoke-style highlighting
TRACK PROGRESS
- Friendly “Who’s learning?” profiles so siblings can share one device
- Stars, streaks, and a progress screen for letters, numbers, words, and reading
MADE FOR FAMILIES
- Works fully offline — everything stays on your device
- No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no data collection
- Web links sit behind a parental gate
- Designed in the warm, hand-crafted style of BALA School (balaschool.org)
Bornomala is a labor of love for Bengali families around the world who want to pass on their mother tongue.
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Bornomala 4.1 brings a fresh reading library, more everyday conversations, and lots of polish.
A redesigned reading library. Books now stand face-out with their covers, so your child can choose by the picture. Tap a cover to start reading, or tap the little info button for a quick "what this book teaches" card: its goal, theme, and the sentence pattern it practices. Finished books turn into shiny stickers made from their own covers.
More conversations to practice. Eleven new everyday situations: playtime, getting ready, the doctor, the store, weather, birthdays and festivals, phone calls with family, bedtime, visiting, helping out, and the park.
A clearer alphabet chart. Each letter now shows its English pronunciation under the glyph, just like the numbers. We also refreshed several example pictures (octopus, mango, mouse, eagle, oven, and more).
A warmer Ludu counting game. New board and rounded 3D pieces, and the game now calls out each roll ("ছক্কা!" on a six) while your child counts along.
Fixes. Corrected a couple of counting pictures in "Tuli Goes to the Bazaar" and refreshed some storybook art.
Thank you for learning Bangla with us!
Version 4.1
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Information
Provider
Zahid Hossain
Size
166 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
4+
This app has an age rating of 4+ with content restrictions.
Some content may be rated higher, and may therefore be restricted and managed by the developer through in-app controls.