Vocabulary Flashcards
Hello
“Ayubowan” Aayu-bo-wan. …
ආයුඛෝවන්
Please
“Karunakara” Karu-naRhkara.
Thank you very much
“Bohoma istuti” Bo-hoh-mah is-too-tee. …
How are you?
And you?
Very well thank you
Not very well
“Oya kohomadhe”
කොහොමද
o-yaa ko-ho-mer-dher
etakoṭa oyā?
එතකොට ඔයා?
“Mama hondhing istuti”
mu-mer hon deeng is-too-tee
“vadi hondhing nemey”
va-dee hon-deeng nay-may
Goodbye
literally - I am going today, tomorrow; (yesterday
“Mama yanawar adha; heta “ (eeye)
මම යනවා
Yes
“O”
as in oh dear
No
“Ne”
as in neck
Good
“hondhai”
hondhy (rhymes with fly)
My name is…..
magē nama
magaynama
මගේ නම
What is your name?
oyāgē nama mokaddhe? (Mo-kudh-dhe)
ඔයාගේ නම මොකක්ද
Do you have…..
“thiyanavaadhe?” (for referring to inanimate objects
“dinnavaadhe”
Thi-yer-ner-vaa-dher? (for referring to animate things)
Boy/ Child /Children
la-mayaa/ la-mayaa / lamai
“lam eye a/ lam eye a /lamai” (ai - as in fly)
ළමයා/
Girl
girl
ගැහැණු ළමයා
gæhæṇu ḷamayā (gae = gay)
“Gayhaynoo lam eye a”
Where is..toilet?
eka kohedhe vasikiliya?
eka- ko-hay-dher va-si-ki-li-yer?
I would like…
“Mama kemathi”
Ma-mer ka-mer-thee
How much is this?
kiyeda meka?
kee-yer-dar meka?
කියද මෙක?
I understand.
mata tērenavā
මත තේරෙනවා
I do not understand?
mata theruney nay
mu-ter tey-ru ney
Thank you
istuti
How much?
Keeyadhe?
Kee-yer-dhe?
What
Mokaddhe
Mo-kudh-dhe
Why
Ei
e-yi
Where
Kohedhe
Ko-hay-dher
When
Kavadhadhe
Ku-ver-dhaa-dhe
