Sinhala Vocabulary: Resources

Sinhala Resource List

Hello!

➡ Do you want to learn Sinhala but don't know where to start?

Then I've got the perfect resource list for you and you can find its link below!

Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve it.

Here is what the resource list contains:

• "Handmade" resources on certain grammar concepts for easy understanding.
• Resources on learning the script.
• Websites to practice reading the script.
• Documents to enhance your vocabulary.
• Notes on Colloquial.
• Music playlists
• List of podcasts/audiobooks And a compiled + organized list of websites you can use to get hold of grammar!

Happy learning!

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Information

• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sinhalese-language

• https://dbpedia.org/page/Sinhala_language

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language        

Grammar

• http://ilovelanguages.org/sinhala_grammar.php

• http://mylanguages.org/learn_sinhala.php

• https://noolaham.org/wiki/index.php/A_Comprehensive_Grammar_of_the_Sinhalese_Language?uselang=en

• https://www.ats-group.net/grammar/sinhala.html   

• https://archive.org/details/acomprehensiveg00gunagoog

• https://dokumen.tips/download/link/sinhala-grammar.html

• https://cupdf.com/document/sinhala-grammar.html           

• https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/languages/FSI/Sinhala/Basic/Module%203/FSI%20-%20Sinhala%20Basic%20Course%20-%20Module%203%20-%20Student%20Text.pdf

• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235931895_A_Computational_Grammar_of_Sinhala

• Sinhala WIyakaran

Reading

• https://kathuwaraya.com/

• https://samudrabooks.com/newsamudra/homebooks?cat=13&sub=33

• http://freekidsbooks.org/author/janaki-sooriyarachchi/

• https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/sinhala

• https://m.webnovel.com/keyword/sinhala_novels_read_online

• Katha potha- Sri Lankan Sinhala Stories

• https://www.loc.gov/books/?all=true&c=150&fa=language:sinhala%7Csubject:sinhalese+poetry&st=list

• https://www.ohio.edu/fine-arts/

Writing

• Learn Sinhala Letters Writing

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_script#:~:text=Sinhala%20script%20

• https://omniglot.com/writing/sinhala.htm

• http://mylanguages.org/sinhala_alphabet.php

• https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Sinhala/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

• https://www.masteranylanguage.com/c/r/o/Sinhala/Alphabet

• https://ilovelanguages.org/sinhala_lesson1.php

Vocabulary

• http://mylanguages.org/sinhala_vocabulary.php

• http://ilovelanguages.org/sinhala_vocabulary.php

• https://www.dicts.info/vocabulary/?l1=sinhala

• https://1000mostcommonwords.com/1000-most-common-sinhala-words/

• https://www.amazon.com/5000-English-Sinhala-Vocabulary/dp/1530679850

• https://www.lazybutsmartsinhala.com/350-sinhala-verbs-6209/    

Websites

• https://utalk.com/en/store/sinhala

• https://www.livelingua.com/project/fsi/sinhala

• https://studentlanka.com/2017/05/23/3-ways-to-learn-sinhala-language-online/

• https://www.ats-group.net/learning/language-learn-sinhala.html

• https://www.lazybutsmartsinhala.com/learn-sinhala-lessons-resources/

• http://mylanguages.org/learn_sinhala.php

• https://www.101languages.net/resources/sinhalese/

• https://www.17-minute-world-languages.com/en/sinhala/

• https://www.languageshome.com/English-Sinhalese.htm

• https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-starting-steps-of-learning-sinhalese

• http://www.oneworld365.org/learn-sinhalese

• http://mylanguages.org/learn_sinhala.php   

Apps

• Helango: Learn Sinhala from English Tree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sci.helango

• Learn Sinhala. Speak Sinhala. Study Sinhala https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pronunciatorllc.bluebird.sinhala

• Speak Sinhala. Learn Sinhala Language Offline https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eduven.ld.lang.sinhala

• Beginner Sinhala https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shex.beginnersinhala

• Learn Sinhala by voice and translation https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=learn.sinhala.by.voice.and.translation

Youtube Channels/Videos

• https://ilovelanguages.org/sinhala_lesson1.php

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmc93Nyw8vU

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHjfrFbO734

• https://www.youtube.com/c/DilshanJayasinha

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsSx0TNpBq4           

• Sinhala 100 important sentences - Popular Phrases - Quick Lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCN0Z_S9KCQ

Online Dictionaries

• https://www.lexilogos.com/english/sinhala_dictionary.htm

• https://www.maduraonline.com/

• https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/carter/

• https://www.kapruka.com/dictionary/EnglishToSinhala.jsp

• http://www.dictionary.gov.lk/

• http://www.deranadictionary.com/

• Sinhala Offline Dictionary https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sachith.com.dictionary.offline&hl=en_US&gl=US

• https://www.ats-group.net/dictionaries/dictionary-english-sinhala.html

Textbooks

• https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Learn-Sinhala-1/dp/B007HGG2DE

• https://www.amazon.in/Learn-Spoken-Sinhala-unconventional-Learners/dp/B084YL9BFX

• https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/languages/other/Sinhala/intro-spoken-sinhala-1977.pdf

• http://multilingualbooks.com/sinhal.html

• https://www.pdfdrive.com/sinhala-language-books.html

• https://www.livelingua.com/fsi/FSI%20-%20Sinhala%20Basic%20Course%20-%20Module%202%20-%20Student%20Text.pdf

News Sources

• http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/

• https://www.bbc.com/sinhala

• https://www.hirunews.lk/

• https://www.newsfirst.lk/sinhala/

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgnFSj7jQffD5V5m05j4dPw

Podcasts and Audiobooks

Sinhala Voice

Learn Sinhala

Sinhala Podcasts

Sinhala Sindu

Sinhala Audiobooks

Sinhala Podcast

Kid Stories in Sinhala

Voice of Sri Lanka

Music Playlists

Sinhala Hit Songs

Sinhala Hits Sri Lanka 2022

Sinhala Old Hits

Sinhala Classic Hits

Sinhala Baila Hits

Sinhala Party Mix

Sinhala 2000 Hits

Sinhala Love Songs

Sinhala Raps

Sinhala Modern Songs| Old is Gold

Online Keyboards

• https://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/sinhala.htm

• https://www.typingbaba.com/keyboard/online-sinhala-keyboard.php

• https://www.branah.com/sinhala

• Sinhala Keyboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sinhala.keyboard.for.android&hl=en&gl=US

• https://hindityping.info/keyboard/online-sinhala-typing/        

Memrise Courses

• https://app.memrise.com/course/317903/basic-sinhala-in-english-charactors/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/455548/sinhala-script/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/431208/learnig-basic-sinhala/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/715297/sinhala-in-english/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/6004212/sinhalese-vocabulary/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/382991/sinhala-with-d-1-introduction-words/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/1922687/sinhl-sinhala-alphabet/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/5529294/sinhala-alphabet/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/1639765/sinhala-script-for-pali/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/1062742/learn-sinhala-with-iyaz-naseem/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/5632039/sinhalese/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/5640090/sinhalese-with-native-script/

Other Resources(resources that have not been classified yet)

• https://omniglot.com/books/language/sinhala.htm  

• https://www.aisls.org/resources/instructional-materials-for-sinhala-and-tamil/     

• https://www.reddit.com/r/SinhalaMemes/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/srilanka/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/SriLankanSongs/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sinhala_words_of_Tamil_origin  

Sources

• https://polyglotclub.com/language/sinhala/question/38680

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AonvEIZfy7pVqc7oG56k9TwdgUf5BkQe3fCpxnF1Al4/edit?usp=sharing