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Hi Sinhala learners! 😃
Hi Sinhala learners! 😃


'''Sinhala''' is primarily spoken in '''Sri Lanka''', is spoken in total by around 16 million people.
'''Sinhala''' is primarily spoken in '''Sri Lanka''', is spoken in total by around 16 million people.
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Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Sinhala'''?  
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.
Hello is said <code>Ayubowan</code> (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.  
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.  
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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.
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! 🤗


Let’s get started! 🤗
<span link>Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-week|Days of the week]], [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]], [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Speaking-and-Writing-Production|Speaking and Writing Production]] & [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/How-to-say-Good-Bye?|How to say Good Bye?]].
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==Greetings==
==Greetings==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!'''English'''
!'''English'''
!'''Sinhala'''
!Sinhala (Transliteration)
!'''Sinhala (Sinhala script)'''
|-
|-


|ayubovan: general greeting
|general greeting
|ayubovan
|ආයුබෝවන්
|ආයුබෝවන්
|-
|-


|halo: informal greeting
|informal greeting
|halo
|හලෝ
|හලෝ
|-
|-


|kohomadha saepa sanipa: how are you?
|how are you?
|kohomadha saepa sanipa
|කොහොමද සැප සනිප?
|කොහොමද සැප සනිප?
|-
|-


|saepa sanipa kohomadha: how are you?
|how are you?
|saepa sanipa kohomadha
|සැප සනීප කොහොමද?
|සැප සනීප කොහොමද?
|-
|-


|kohomadha: how are you? informal
|how are you? informal
|kohomadha
|කොහොමද?
|කොහොමද?
|-
|-


|hondhi: reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද
|reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද
|hondhi
|හොඳයි
|හොඳයි
|-
|-


|hondhin innava: reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද
|reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද
|hondhin innava
|හොඳින් ඉන්නවා
|හොඳින් ඉන්නවා
|-
|-


|istuti mama hodin innava: reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද
|reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද
|istuti mama hodin innava
|ඉස්තුති මම හොදින් ඉන්නව
|ඉස්තුති මම හොදින් ඉන්නව
|-
|-


|subha udhasanak: morning greeting
|morning greeting
|subha udhasanak
|සුභ උදෑසනක්
|සුභ උදෑසනක්
|-
|-


|subha dhawalak: daytime greeting
|daytime greeting
|subha dhawalak
|සුභ දවාලක්
|සුභ දවාලක්
|-
|-


|subha sandhavak: evening greeting
|evening greeting
|subha sandhavak
|සුභ සැන්දෑවක්
|සුභ සැන්දෑවක්
|-
|-


|subha rathriyak: evening and nighttime greeting
|evening and nighttime greeting
|subha rathriyak
|සුභ රාත්‍රියක්
|සුභ රාත්‍රියක්
|-
|-


|sadarayen piligannawa: welcome greeting
|welcome greeting
|sadarayen piligannawa
|සාදරයෙන් පිලිගන්නවා
|සාදරයෙන් පිලිගන්නවා
|-
|-


|}
|}
==Videos==
===Learn Sinhala/Sinhalese Greetings and useful words===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmc93Nyw8vU</youtube>
===Greetings in sinhala===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCjNSyqkv50</youtube>
===Spoken Sinhala (Lesson 01 - Greetings)===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbkl8rmtiGg</youtube>
===The Sound of the Sinhala language===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgOVg0hsGVM</youtube>


==Sources==
==Sources==
Polyglot Club thanks '''Jennifer Runner''' for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Sinhala lesson. 👍
* http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
 
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmc93Nyw8vU
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCjNSyqkv50
 
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbkl8rmtiGg
*More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgOVg0hsGVM


==Free Sinhala Lessons==
==Free Sinhala Lessons==
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[[Category:Jennifers]]
[[Category:Jennifers]]
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Education|Education]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Useful-phrases|Useful phrases]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Languages|Languages]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Weather|Weather]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week|Days of the Week]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Clothes|Clothes]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Verbs|Verbs]]
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🤗 Sinhala Greetings for Everyday Life
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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

Videos[edit | edit source]

Learn Sinhala/Sinhalese Greetings and useful words[edit | edit source]

Greetings in sinhala[edit | edit source]

Spoken Sinhala (Lesson 01 - Greetings)[edit | edit source]

The Sound of the Sinhala language[edit | edit source]

Sources[edit | edit source]

Free Sinhala Lessons[edit | edit source]

Language Exchange[edit | edit source]

Forum[edit | edit source]

Tools[edit | edit source]

Marketplace[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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