Lesson 3 Flashcards
I have a bike
Mata bike-eka tiyeneva
We have a plan
ApiTa plan ekak tiyeneva
She doesn’t have a guitar
Eyata guitar ekak næ
Dont you have a class?
Oyata class ekak tiyeneva Da?
We are going to our friend’s wedding
Api ape yaluwa-ge wedding ekata yaneva
Jack is going to his sinhala class now
Jack dœn eyage sinhala pantiyətə yaneva
Mary is going to Peter’s old house today
Mary ade Peter ge parana gedarata yaneva
They are going to Jane’s party
Eyala Jane ge party ekata yaneva
Is she going to Frank’s restaurant?
Eya Frank ge restaurant ekata yaneva?
Are you going to the swimming pool?
Oya swimming pool ekata yaneva da?
When does an adjective end in ‘i/y’?
When it is at the end of a sentence
E.g mama usay
Male lassenay
When don’t you add i/y to an adjective at the end of a word?
When the adjective ends in ‘th’ or ‘i’
E.g pohosath
Podi
I am taller than you
Mama oyata vada usai
Me you ta vada adjective
Erin is taller than Deshika
Erin Deshika ta vada usai
Me you ta vada adjective
Unawatuna beach is more beautiful thank Hikkaduwa beach
Unawatuna muhuda Hikkaduwa muhudhata vada lassenay
Me you ta vada adjective
Your phone number is longer than my life
Oyage phone eka mage life ekata vada digay
Me you ta vada adjective
My friend’s mother’s car is newer than my mother’s car
Mage yalluwage ammage car eka mage ammage car ekata vada aluth
(Me you ta vada adjective)
She is more beautiful than her elder sister
Eya eyage akkatavada lassenay
Me you ta vada adjective
Time
Kaleya
Hand / arm
Atha
Cobra
Nayaa
Pipe tube, straw
Bataya
We have a party today
Apita ade party ekak tiyeneva
Sara has a scooter
Sara ta scooter ekak tiyeneva
We are going to Jenny’s big villa
Api jenny ge loku villa ekata yaneva
Jenny’s villa is beautiful
Jenny ge villa eka lassenay
We dont have a garden
Apita vattak næ
I have a sinhala class today
Mata ade sinhala pantiyak tiyeneva
My room is very small
Mage kamarey godak podi
I am going to my room
Mama mage kamareyata yaneva
Sara’s school is very big
Sara ge scholaya godak loku
Shoulder
Urahisa
Neck
Bella
Bill
Bila
Mouth
Kata
Shutup!
Kata vahanne!
7
Hatha
60
Hata (hard t like tomorrow)
70
Hathatheva
In comparisons..where does ‘ta’ come?
After the person you are comparing to
I.e mary elaine ta vada usai