🇱🇰Sri Lanka
Sinhalese vocabulary: 15 essential words to communicate
Script: Cingalais (romanisation incluse)
Learn essential Sinhalese vocabulary with 15 words and phrases organized by theme. Perfect for beginners and travellers who want to communicate confidently.
15words & phrases
2themes
ENtranslations
Greetings & politeness
| සිංහල | Romanization | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ආයුබෝවන් | Āyubōvan | Hello / Welcome | |
| කොහොමද? | Kohomada? | How are you? | |
| ස්තූතියි | Stūtiyi | Thank you | |
| කරුණාකර | Karuṇākara | Please | |
| සමාවෙන්න | Samāvenna | Excuse me / Sorry | |
| ඔව් | Ov | Yes | |
| නෑ | Nǣ | No | |
| කමක් නෑ | Kamak nǣ | You're welcome |
Essential expressions
| සිංහල | Romanization | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| මට තේරෙන්නේ නෑ | Maṭa tērenné nǣ | I don't understand | |
| ඔයාට ප්රංශ කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද? | Oyāṭa Pransha katā karanna puḷuvanda? | Do you speak French? | |
| මිල කීයද? | Mila kīyada? | How much? | |
| ... කොහෙද? | ... koheda? | Where is...? | |
| වතුර | Vatura | Water | |
| උදව් කරන්න! | Udav karanna! | Help! | |
| මගේ නම ... යි | Magē nama ... yi | My name is ... |
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