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SINHALA

I’d like rice and curry, bahth denna
please.

I’m a vegetarian. mama elavalu vitharai
kanne
I’m allergic to mata (ratakaju)
(peanuts). apathyayi

No ice in my drink, karunaakarala maghe
please. beema ekata ais
dhamanna epaa

That was delicious! eka harima rasai!

Please bring a/the... ... karunaakarala gennah

bill bila
fork gaarappuvak

glass of water vathura veedhuruvak

knife pihiyak

plate pingaanak

bowl vendhuwa
coffee koh-pi

fruit palathuru

glass co-ppuwa

milk kiri

salt lunu

spoon han-duh
sugar seeni

tea thay

water vathura

Emergencies

Help! aaney!/aaeeyoh!/ammoh!

Call a doctor! dostara gen-nanna!

Call the police! polisiyata kiyanna!

Go away! methanin yanna!

I’m lost. maa-meh nativelaa

Shopping & Services

What time does it ehika kiyatada

open/close? arinneh/vahanneh?

How much is it? ehekka keeyada?

big loku

medicine behe-yat

small podi/punchi

bank bankuwa

chemist/pharmacy faahmisiya

... embassy ... embasiya

market maakat eka

my hotel mang inna hotalaya

newsagency pattara ejensiya

post office tepal kantohruwa

public telephone podu dura katanayak

tourist office sanchaaraka toraturu

karyaalayak

Time & Dates

What time is it? velaave keeyada?

morning udai

afternoon havasa

day davasa

night raah

week sumaanayak

month maasayak

year avuurudeh

yesterday ee-yeh

today ada (uther)

tomorrow heta

Monday sandu-da

Tuesday angaharuwaa-da

Wednesday badaa-da

Thursday braha-spetin-da

Friday sikuraa-da

Saturday senasuraa-da

Sunday iri-da

NUMBERS – SINHALA

0 binduwa

1 eka

2 deka

3 thuna

4 hathara

5 paha

6 haya

7 hatha

8 atta

9 navaya

10 dahaya

100 seeya

200 deh seeya

1000 daaha

2000 deh daaha

100,000 lakshaya

1,000,000 daseh lakshaya

10,000,000 kotiya