The book seeks to present a basic course in spoken Bengali. The emphasis in the book is upon speaking and understanding the language without neglecting its structure. The approach is a compromise between purely structural and purely cultural orientation. The course is divided into seventeen lessons.

《孟加拉语实用语法》系统介绍了孟加拉语语法的基本内容，全书分三大部分——第一编：孟加拉语字母和语音，主要介绍孟加拉语的发音和规律；第二编：孟加拉语词法，主要介绍孟加拉语中词的分类和词形变化及使用规律；第三编：孟加拉语句法，介绍各种句型，重点介绍较有特色、使用广泛的主从复合句。