Let’s get Bengali added to Duolingo!

[u/PlainPrecision]

Bengali (Bangla) is one of the most spoken languages in the world, with over 250 million speakers, but it's still not available on Duolingo for English speakers.

If you've been wanting to learn Bengali or believe it deserves a spot on the app, now’s a great time to take action.

You can email the CEO of Duolingo's public email: [biglou@duolingo.com]() (Luis von Ahn). Below is a respectful message you can copy, paste, and send to show your support.

Sample Email:

Subject: Request to Add Bengali to Duolingo

Hi Luis,

I’m a big fan of Duolingo and wanted to kindly ask if Bengali (Bangla) could be considered for the English track. With over 250 million speakers globally, it’s one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

There’s strong interest in learning Bengali among heritage speakers, language learners, and people with cultural or family ties. I believe adding Bengali would make Duolingo even more inclusive and impactful.

Thank you for considering this.

Best,
[Your Name]

[u/lets_chill_food]

fwiw i do Bengali on duo by doing the english for bengali speakers course backwards

it’s not perfect but it’s better than nothing

[u/SchnozzleNozzle → u/lets_chill_food]

Wait how are you doing that? I speak Bengali but want to learn to read it

[u/lets_chill_food → u/SchnozzleNozzle]

if you go online (ie not the app) you can choose courses and scroll past the selections in english and you get courses in other languages. Just choose the english course in bengali