Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

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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! 🤗

Greetings

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