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Common Verbs in Sinhala
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Sinhalese (or Sinhala), is the native language of the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka.
In today's lesson you will learn some common verbs with examples of use.
Feel free to edit this page by adding new verbs!
Happy learning!
āļēāļąāˇāļą (Yanna) = Go[edit | edit source]
āļāļēāˇ āļēāļąāˇāļą[edit | edit source]
- oyaa yanna
- You go
Oyaa - You
āļ¸āļ¸ āļēāļąāˇāļąāļ¯?[edit | edit source]
- Mama yanna'da'?
- can I go / it is ok if I go?
Mama - me
Yanna - go
da - question word
āļ¸āļ§ āļēāļąāˇāļą āļāļą[edit | edit source]
- mata yanna ona.
- I want to go
ona - want
āļāļēāˇ āļēāļąāˇāļ¯?[edit | edit source]
- oya yanwada?
- are you going?
āļāļąāˇāļą (enna) - come
āļāļēāˇ āļāļąāˇāļą[edit | edit source]
- oya enna
- You come
āļāļąāˇāļą āļāļ´āˇ[edit | edit source]
- enna epaa
- Don't come.
epaa - don't
āļ¸āļ§ āļāļąāˇāļą āļāļą[edit | edit source]
- mata enna oona
- I want to come
oona - want
āļāļēāˇ āļāļąāˇāļ¯?[edit | edit source]
- oya enawada?
- Are you coming?
āļāļąāˇāļą kanna = eat[edit | edit source]
āļāļąāˇāļą āļāļąāˇāļ¯?[edit | edit source]
- Kanna ooneda?
- (Do you) want to eat?
āļāļąāˇāļą āļļāˇ[edit | edit source]
- Kanna baae
- can't eat
baae - can't
āļāļąāˇāļą āļ´āˇāˇ āˇāˇāļąāˇ[edit | edit source]
- kanna puluwan
- can eat
puluwan - can
āļāļąāˇāļą āļāļ´āˇ[edit | edit source]
- kanna epa
- don't eat
epa - don't
āļ¸āļ§ āļāļąāˇāļą āļāļąāˇ āļąāˇāˇāˇ[edit | edit source]
- mata kanna oone na.
- I don't want to eat
mata - to me
kanna - eat
ona - want
na - no
āļļāˇāļąāˇāļą bonna = drink[edit | edit source]
āļ¸āļ§ āļļāˇāļąāˇāļą āļāļąāˇ[edit | edit source]
- mata bonna ona.
- I want to drink?
āļ¸āļ§ āˇāļāˇāļģ āļļāˇāļąāˇāļą āļāļą[edit | edit source]
- Mata wathura bonna ona.
- I want to drink water.
wathura - water
āļ¸āļ§ āļļāˇāļąāˇāļą āļāļąāˇ āļąāˇāˇāˇ[edit | edit source]
- mata bonna ona na.
- I don't want to drink.
āļ¯āˇāļąāˇāļą denna = Give[edit | edit source]
āļ¸āļ§ āļ¯āˇāļąāˇāļą[edit | edit source]
- give me
- mata denna.
āļāļēāˇāļ§ āļ¯āˇāļąāˇāļą[edit | edit source]
- eyaata denna.
- Give him/her
āļ āļģāļ āļ¯āˇāļąāˇāļą[edit | edit source]
- araka denna
- give me that
araka - that.
āļāļąāˇāļą ganna = take[edit | edit source]
āļ¸āˇāļ āļāļąāˇāļą[edit | edit source]
- meka ganna
- take this
āļāļąāˇāļą āļ¯?[edit | edit source]
- gannada?
- (can) I take?
āļāˇāļēāļąāˇāļą kiyanna = say/tell[edit | edit source]
āļ¸āļ§ āļāˇāļēāļąāˇāļą[edit | edit source]
- mata kiyanna
- tell me
āļāļēāˇāļ§ āļāˇāļēāļąāˇāļą[edit | edit source]
- eyaata kiyanna
- tell him/ her
āļāˇāļēāļąāˇāļą āļļāˇāļģāˇāļ¯?[edit | edit source]
- kiyanna barida?
- can't (you) tell?
āļāļģāļąāˇāļą Karanna = Do[edit | edit source]
āļ¸āˇāļ āļāļģāļąāˇāļą[edit | edit source]
- meka kranna
- do this
āļ āļģāļ āļāļģāļąāˇāļą[edit | edit source]
- araka kranna
- do that (one)
āļāļģāļąāˇāļą āļļāˇāļģāˇāļ¯?[edit | edit source]
- karanna barida?
- can't (you) do?
āļāļģāļąāˇāļą āļ´āˇāļŊāˇāˇāļąāˇāļ¯[edit | edit source]
- Karanna puluwnda?
- can you do?
āļāļģāļąāˇāļą āļāļąāˇāļ¯?[edit | edit source]
- karanna one da?
- should (I) do?
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