Singhala Alphabet

Question 1

ක =

Answer 1

Ka like in “card”

Question 2

ග =

Answer 2

Ga as in garage

Question 3

ට =

Answer 3

ta - as in tale

Question 4

ත =

Answer 4

ta as in task

or apple

Question 5

ප =

Answer 5

Pa as in pan

Question 6

ඩ =

Answer 6

da as in sail

Question 7

ද =

Answer 7

dar as in charm

Question 8

බ =

Answer 8

ba as in mark

like a lamb

Question 9

ස =

Answer 9

sa as in last

Question 10

ච =

Answer 10

ta as in vast

Question 11

ම =

Answer 11

ma as in narrow

Question 12

ල =

Answer 12

la as in that

l for lying down

Question 13

ව =

Answer 13

va as in dark

Like a vase on its side

Question 14

ණ =

Answer 14

na as in basket

Question 15

හ =

Answer 15

ha as in hard

Question 16

ජ =

Answer 16

dza as in Japan

a bit jutting out of the apple stalk

Question 17

න =

Answer 17

na as in narrow

not to take a bite out of the apple.

Question 18

ර =

Answer 18

ra as in rat

The rat’s tail just shows sticking out of the apple.

Question 19

ය =

Answer 19

ia as in yard

Looking down someone’s throat and say yarr

Question 20

ළ =

Answer 20

la (looks like a laughing frog. Remember frog looks like he is laughing. - la.

as in laser

Question 21

අ =

Answer 21

a. as in apple

Question 22

ෙ =

Answer 22

e as in elephant

Question 23

ි

Answer 23

[i] as in ink

Question 24

ො =

Answer 24

[o] as in opera

Question 25

ු =

Answer 25

[u] as in but

Question 26

ැ =

Answer 26

[æ] as in late

Question 27

ආ =

Answer 27

[aː]. as in rate Sounds like 'A'

Question 28

ඒ =

Answer 28

eː] as in meat

Question 29

ඊ =

Answer 29

[iː] as in sweat

Question 30

ඕ =

Answer 30

[oː] as in pool

Question 31

ඈ =

Answer 31

[æː]. as in bait

Question 32

ා =

Answer 32

[aː] as in bait

Question 33

ේ =

Answer 33

[eː] as in late

Question 34

ී

Answer 34

[iː]. as in sweat

Question 35

ෝ

Answer 35

[oː] as in toy

Question 36

ූ

Answer 36

[uː] as in hut

Question 37

ෑ

Answer 37

[æː]. as in mate

Question 38

ැ, ආ, ඈ, ෑ, ේ

Answer 38

Sounds like capital 'A'

Question 39

ඌ =

Answer 39

[uː] as in root

Question 39

ඉ

Answer 39

[i] as in kit

Question 39

ඔ

Answer 39

[o] as in top

Question 40

එ

Answer 40

[e] as in elephant

Question 41

උ

Answer 41

[u] as in cut

Question 42

"ay" pronounced

Answer 42

Eye

Question 43

"aya" pronounced

Answer 43

"eye a"