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TA M I L

Transport & Directions

When does the next meelanga ... pitaht

... leave/arrive? venne/paminenne?

boat bohtuwa

bus (city) bus eka

bus (intercity) bus eka nagaraantara

train koh-chiya

I want to get off. mama methana bahinawa

I’d like a one-way mata tani gaman tikat

ticket. ekak ganna ohna

I’d like a return mata yaam-eem tikat ekak

ticket. ganna ohna

1st class palamu veni paantiya

2nd class deveni paantiya

3rd class tunveni paantiya

bus stop bus nevathuma

ferry terminal totu pala

timetable kaala satahana

train station dumriya pala

I’d like to hire a ... mata ... ekak bad-dhata

ganna ohna

bicycle baisikeleya

car kar (eka)

Where is a/the ...? ... koheda?

Go straight ahead. kelinma issarahata yaanna

Turn left. wamata harenna

Turn right. dakunata harenna

near lan-ghai

far durai

TAMIL

The vocabulary of Sri Lankan Tamil is much

the same as that of South India – the written

form is identical, using the traditional cursive

script – but there are marked differences in

pronunciation between speakers from the

two regions. In this section we’ve used the

same pronunciation guides as for Sinhala.

Basics

Hello. vanakkam

Goodbye. poytu varukirehn

Ye s. aam

No. il-lay

Please. tayavu saydhu

Thank you. nandri

Excuse me. mannikavum

Sorry. mannikavum

Do you speak English? nin-gal aangilam

paysu-virhalaa?

What’s your name? ungal peyr en-na?

My name is ... en peyr ...

Accommodation

Do you have any ingu room kideikkumaa?

rooms available?

How much is it per oru iravukku/aalukku

night/person? evvalavur?

Is breakfast included? kaalei unavum sehrtha?

for one/two nights oru/irandu iravukku

for one/two people oruvarukku/iruvarukku

SIGNS – SINHALA

we;`,ajsu Entrance

msgjSu Exit

jsjD;j we;' Open

jid we;' Closed

f;dr;`re oekajqu Information

;ykuz fj' Prohibited

fmd,sia ia:dkh Police Station

ldur we;' Rooms Available

ldur ke;' No Vacancy

jeisls< Toilets

mqreI Men

ia;s] Women

SIGNS – TAMIL

top cs;Ns Entrance

top ntspNa Exit

jpwe;Js;sJ Open

milf;fg;gl;Ls;sJ Closed

jfty; Information

mDkjp ,y;iy Prohibited

fhty; epiyak; Police

Station

miwfs; cz;L Rooms

Available

fhyp ,y;iy No Vacancy

kyry$lk; Toilets

Mz; Men

ngz Women