Section 1 - Present-Tense Verbs

Question 1

Eat/eating

Answer 1

Ka•nå•va

Question 2

I am eating

Answer 2

Ma•må ka•nå•va

Question 3

You are eating

Answer 3

O•yaa ka•nå•va

Question 4

I am learning

Answer 4

Ma•må i•gé•nå gan•nå•va

Question 5

I am learning Sinhala

Answer 5

Ma•må sin•hå•lå i•gé•nå gan•nå•va

Question 6

I am learning Sinhala from Mary

Answer 6

Ma•må Mary•gén sin•hå•lå i•gé•nå gan•nå•va

Question 7

I speak

Answer 7

Ma•må ka•thaa kå•rå•nå•va

Question 8

I speak English

Answer 8

Ma•må in•gree•si ka•thaa kå•rå•nå•va

Question 9

I speak Sinhala

Answer 9

Ma•må sin•hå•lå ka•thaa kå•rå•nå•va

Question 10

I speak a little Sinhala

Answer 10

Ma•må sin•hå•lå pod•dak ka•thaa kå•rå•nå•va

Question 11

Not eating/don’t eat

Answer 11

Kan•né næ

Question 12

I am not eating

Answer 12

Ma•må kan•né næ

Question 13

You are not eating

Answer 13

O•yaa kan•né næ

Question 14

I don’t speak Sinhala

Answer 14

Ma•må sin•hå•lå ka•thaa kå•ran•né næ

Question 15

I don’t speak Sinhala yet

Answer 15

Ma•må tha•wå•må sin•hå•lå ka•thaa kå•ran•né næ

Question 16

I don’t learn Sinhala

Answer 16

Ma•må sin•hå•lå i•gé•nå gan•né næ

Question 17

Eating? / Eat?

Answer 17

Ka•nå•va•dhå?

Question 18

Do I eat?

Answer 18

Ma•må ka•nå•va•dhå?

Question 19

Are you eating?

Answer 19

O•yaa ka•nå•va•dhå?

Question 20

Do you speak English?

Answer 20

O•yaa in•gree•si ka•thaa kå•rå•nå•va•dhå?

Question 21

Do you speak a little English?

Answer 21

O•yaa in•gree•si pod•dak ka•thaa kå•rå•nå•va•dhå?

Question 22

Are you learning English?

Answer 22

O•yaa in•gree•si i•gé•nå gan•nå•va•dhå?