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🤗 Sinhala Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Sinhala learners! 😃
Sinhala is primarily spoken in Sri Lanka, is spoken in total by around 16 million people.
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Sinhala?
Hello is said Ayubowan (Aayu-bo-wan). This will be a great introduction into any of the other greetings.
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to Sri Lanka or are trying to learn Sinhala, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Days of the week, Fruits, Speaking and Writing Production & How to say Good Bye?.
Greetings[edit | edit source]
| English | Sinhala (Transliteration) | Sinhala (Sinhala script) |
|---|---|---|
| general greeting | ayubovan | ආයුබෝවන් |
| informal greeting | halo | හලෝ |
| how are you? | kohomadha saepa sanipa | කොහොමද සැප සනිප? |
| how are you? | saepa sanipa kohomadha | සැප සනීප කොහොමද? |
| how are you? informal | kohomadha | කොහොමද? |
| reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද | hondhi | හොඳයි |
| reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද | hondhin innava | හොඳින් ඉන්නවා |
| reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද | istuti mama hodin innava | ඉස්තුති මම හොදින් ඉන්නව |
| morning greeting | subha udhasanak | සුභ උදෑසනක් |
| daytime greeting | subha dhawalak | සුභ දවාලක් |
| evening greeting | subha sandhavak | සුභ සැන්දෑවක් |
| evening and nighttime greeting | subha rathriyak | සුභ රාත්රියක් |
| welcome greeting | sadarayen piligannawa | සාදරයෙන් පිලිගන්නවා |
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Sources[edit | edit source]
- http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmc93Nyw8vU
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCjNSyqkv50
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbkl8rmtiGg
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgOVg0hsGVM
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