Common Bengali consonants (ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ, byanjonborno). Each carries the inherent vowel 'ô'. Front is the letter, back is the romanization.

• কkô'k' as in 'kite'
• খkhôaspirated 'kh'
• গgô'g' as in 'go'
• ঘghôaspirated 'gh'
• চchô'ch' as in 'church'
• ছchhôaspirated 'chh'
• জjô'j' as in 'jam'
• টTôretroflex 't' (tongue curled back)
• তtôsoft dental 't' (tongue on teeth)
• দdôsoft dental 'd' (tongue on teeth)
• নnô'n' as in 'no'
• পpô'p' as in 'spin'
• ফphôaspirated 'ph' / 'f'
• বbô'b' as in 'bat'
• মmô'm' as in 'man'
• রrôrolled 'r'
• লlô'l' as in 'love'
• শshô'sh' as in 'ship'
• সsô's' as in 'sun'
• হhô'h' as in 'hat'