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Do you want a <chocolate> or <noodles>?

Bengali translation: Tumi ki <chocolate> chao, na <noodles> chao?

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English term or phrase:Do you want a <chocolate> or <noodles>?
Bengali translation:Tumi ki <chocolate> chao, na <noodles> chao?

07:14 Feb 4, 2005
English to Bengali translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Do you want a <chocolate> or <noodles>?
I want to ask whether the person wants a chocolate or something else. Terms in are not what I want to translate. I want to know how to ask a person what he wants by giving choice.
Thanks
lalitha
Tumi ki <chocolate> chao, na <noodles> chao?
Explanation:
Tumi ki <chocolate> chao, na <noodles> chao?
Aapni ki <chocolate> chan, na <noodles> chan?
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 06:44
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Tumi ki <chocolate> chao, na <noodles> chao?
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
5 +1Tumi ki nebe <chocolate> na <noodles> ?
Sanjay Ray
5tumi ki choclate chao na onno kichhu?
Mohsina
5CHOCOLATE, NOODLES NA ONYO KICHHU, TUMI KI CHAO BOLO
swarnali choudhury (X)
5kon khaabaarta tomaar pachhondo-<chocolate> naa <noodles>?
keshab


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
do you want a <chocolate> or <noodles>?
Tumi ki <chocolate> chao, na <noodles> chao?


Explanation:
Tumi ki <chocolate> chao, na <noodles> chao?
Aapni ki <chocolate> chan, na <noodles> chan?

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 06:44
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Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 23
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Java Cafe: If the sense is, "Which one (of the two) do you WANT?" then this is the correct answer, in my opinion.
16 hrs
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agree  swarnali choudhury (X)
5 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
do you want a <chocolate> or <noodles>?
Tumi ki nebe <chocolate> na <noodles> ?


Explanation:
or Apni ki neben <chocolate> na <noodles> ?

Sanjay Ray
India
Local time: 06:14
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Java Cafe: If the sense is, "Which will you *have* ?" then this is the correct answer, in my opinion.
15 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
do you want a <chocolate> or <noodles>?
tumi ki choclate chao na onno kichhu?


Explanation:
tumi ki choclate chao na onno kichhu?
something else >>> onno kichhu
if you want to ask him without giving him any option you can ask 'tumi ki chao' or 'Tumi ki pochhondo korbe?' or 'tomake ki dite pari' (what can i get you??)


Mohsina
Local time: 01:44
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
do you want a <chocolate> or <noodles>?
CHOCOLATE, NOODLES NA ONYO KICHHU, TUMI KI CHAO BOLO


Explanation:
ITS BETTER TO START WITH THE ONES I HAVE ON MIND AND THEN GIVE THE OPTIONS FOR OTHER THINGS. THATS WHY, IT BETTER BE STARTED WITH CHOCOLATE AND NOODLES (THE THINGS ON MY MIND) AND THEN THE OPTIONS FOR THE ONE WHOM I AM ASKING.

swarnali choudhury (X)
Local time: 06:14
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
do you want a <chocolate> or <noodles>?
kon khaabaarta tomaar pachhondo-<chocolate> naa <noodles>?


Explanation:
if this is regarding any type of food,then the above sentence is correct because here choice of the asked person is mentioned. if the sentence indicates some other things like dress,book,toy etc. then the sentence will be:
"Kontaa tomaar pachhondo <> naa <>?

keshab
Local time: 06:14
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in BengaliBengali
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