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🤗 Sinhala Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Sinhala learners! 😃

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Sinhala?

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 the country or are trying to learn Sinhala, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings

English	Sinhala
ayubovan: general greeting	ආයුබෝවන්
halo: informal greeting	හලෝ
kohomadha saepa sanipa: how are you?	කොහොමද සැප සනිප?
saepa sanipa kohomadha: how are you?	සැප සනීප කොහොමද?
kohomadha: how are you? informal	කොහොමද?
hondhi: reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද	හොඳයි
hondhin innava: reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද	හොඳින් ඉන්නවා
istuti mama hodin innava: reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද	ඉස්තුති මම හොදින් ඉන්නව
subha udhasanak: morning greeting	සුභ උදෑසනක්
subha dhawalak: daytime greeting	සුභ දවාලක්
subha sandhavak: evening greeting	සුභ සැන්දෑවක්
subha rathriyak: evening and nighttime greeting	සුභ රාත්‍රියක්
sadarayen piligannawa: welcome greeting	සාදරයෙන් පිලිගන්නවා

Sources

Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Sinhala lesson. 👍

Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨

• More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/

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