Taxi / Car Sayings Flashcards by Stephanie de Silva

Q

Get in!

A

Naginna!

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Q

Where are you going?

A

Kohēda yanne?

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How much will you pay?

A

Kīyak denavada?

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Q

Give Rs. 300

A

Tunsīyak denna

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Q

Not enough

A

Madi madi

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Then give Rs. 250

A

Ehenang desīya-panahak denna.

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Which country are you from?

A

Oya mona raTengda?

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You know sinhala very well, don’t you?

A

Singhala hondata dannava, nēda?

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From where did you learn Sinhala?

A

Singhala kohenda igena gatte?

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Are you working in Sri Lanka?

A

Lankāvē væda karanavada?

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Are you in Sri Lanka for long?

A

Lankāvē goDak kal hiTiyada?

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Q

Stop here?

A

Metana navattannada?

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Don’t you have change?

A

Māru salli nædda?

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Do you want to go back?

A

Āpahu yanna ōneda?

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Should I come tomorrow?

A

Mang heTa ennada?

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Are you putting on the meter?

A

Meter-eka dānavada?

Q

How much to go to odel?

A

Odel-ekeTa yanna kiyak venavada?

Q

Oh! Too much!

A

Apō væDi!

Q

It’s not too far!

A

Echchara dura næ!

Q

Rs. 200 is enough.

A

Desīyak æti.

Q

You know the road?

A

Pāra dannavada?

Q

Go straight.

A

Keling yanna.

Q

Turn right.

A

Dakunata haravanna.

Q

Turn left.

A

Vamata haravanna.

Go slowly!

Heming yanna!

Go carefully!

Parissameng yanna!

Stop in front.

Issaraha navattanna

Getting down here

Metana bahinava

Can you change Rs. 5000?

Pandāhak māru karrana puluwanda?

Here’s the money.

Menna salli.