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Welcome to the lesson on Numbers and Counting in Sinhala! Numbers are an essential part of any language, and they play a crucial role in daily life. Whether you're shopping, telling time, or simply counting your friends, knowing how to use numbers effectively is key to communicating in Sinhala.

In this lesson, we will explore how to count from 1 to 100, understand how numbers are structured in Sinhala, and learn to use them in everyday situations. By the end of this lesson, you will feel confident using numbers in Sinhala, which will enrich your language skills and help you navigate various scenarios while interacting with native speakers.

Here's how we will structure our lesson:

• Introduction to Numbers in Sinhala

• Counting from 1 to 100

• Using Numbers in Daily Situations

• Practice Exercises

Now, let's dive into the world of Sinhala numbers!

Introduction to Numbers in Sinhala

Numbers in Sinhala are not just symbols; they carry meanings that are deeply embedded in culture and communication. Understanding how to count and use numbers is foundational for beginners. This lesson will guide you through the basics of Sinhala numbers, providing you with the tools to express quantities, ask for prices, and more.

Counting from 1 to 100

Numbers in Sinhala have unique words for each numeral. Below is a comprehensive list of numbers from 1 to 100 along with their pronunciations and English translations.

Sinhala	Pronunciation	English
1	එක (eka)	one
2	දෙක (deka)	two
3	තුන (thuna)	three
4	හතර (hathara)	four
5	පස්ස (passa)	five
6	හය (haya)	six
7	හත (hatha)	seven
8	අට (ata)	eight
9	නවය (nawaya)	nine
10	දහය (dahaya)	ten
11	අක්ක (akka)	eleven
12	දෙදහස (dedahasa)	twelve
13	තිහ (tiha)	thirteen
14	හතර දහස (hathara dahasa)	fourteen
15	පනස් (panas)	fifteen
16	හය දහස (haya dahasa)	sixteen
17	හත දහස (hatha dahasa)	seventeen
18	අට දහස (ata dahasa)	eighteen
19	නව දහස (nawa dahasa)	nineteen
20	විසි (visi)	twenty
21	විසි එක (visi eka)	twenty-one
22	විසි දෙක (visi deka)	twenty-two
23	විසි තුන (visi thuna)	twenty-three
24	විසි හතර (visi hathara)	twenty-four
25	විසි පස්ස (visi passa)	twenty-five
26	විසි හය (visi haya)	twenty-six
27	විසි හත (visi hatha)	twenty-seven
28	විසි අට (visi ata)	twenty-eight
29	විසි නවය (visi nawaya)	twenty-nine
30	තිහ (tiha)	thirty
31	තිහ එක (tiha eka)	thirty-one
32	තිහ දෙක (tiha deka)	thirty-two
33	තිහ තුන (tiha thuna)	thirty-three
34	තිහ හතර (tiha hathara)	thirty-four
35	තිහ පස්ස (tiha passa)	thirty-five
36	තිහ හය (tiha haya)	thirty-six
37	තිහ හත (tiha hatha)	thirty-seven
38	තිහ අට (tiha ata)	thirty-eight
39	තිහ නවය (tiha nawaya)	thirty-nine
40	හතලිස් (hathalis)	forty
41	හතලිස් එක (hathalis eka)	forty-one
42	හතලිස් දෙක (hathalis deka)	forty-two
43	හතලිස් තුන (hathalis thuna)	forty-three
44	හතලිස් හතර (hathalis hathara)	forty-four
45	හතලිස් පස්ස (hathalis passa)	forty-five
46	හතලිස් හය (hathalis haya)	forty-six
47	හතලිස් හත (hathalis hatha)	forty-seven
48	හතලිස් අට (hathalis ata)	forty-eight
49	හතලිස් නවය (hathalis nawaya)	forty-nine
50	පනස් (panas)	fifty
51	පනස් එක (panas eka)	fifty-one
52	පනස් දෙක (panas deka)	fifty-two
53	පනස් තුන (panas thuna)	fifty-three
54	පනස් හතර (panas hathara)	fifty-four
55	පනස් පස්ස (panas passa)	fifty-five
56	පනස් හය (panas haya)	fifty-six
57	පනස් හත (panas hatha)	fifty-seven
58	පනස් අට (panas ata)	fifty-eight
59	පනස් නවය (panas nawaya)	fifty-nine
60	හැට (hata)	sixty
61	හැට එක (hata eka)	sixty-one
62	හැට දෙක (hata deka)	sixty-two
63	හැට තුන (hata thuna)	sixty-three
64	හැට හතර (hata hathara)	sixty-four
65	හැට පස්ස (hata passa)	sixty-five
66	හැට හය (hata haya)	sixty-six
67	හැට හත (hata hatha)	sixty-seven
68	හැට අට (hata ata)	sixty-eight
69	හැට නවය (hata nawaya)	sixty-nine
70	හතළිස් (hathalis)	seventy
71	හතළිස් එක (hathalis eka)	seventy-one
72	හතළිස් දෙක (hathalis deka)	seventy-two
73	හතළිස් තුන (hathalis thuna)	seventy-three
74	හතළිස් හතර (hathalis hathara)	seventy-four
75	හතළිස් පස්ස (hathalis passa)	seventy-five
76	හතළිස් හය (hathalis haya)	seventy-six
77	හතළිස් හත (hathalis hatha)	seventy-seven
78	හතළිස් අට (hathalis ata)	seventy-eight
79	හතළිස් නවය (hathalis nawaya)	seventy-nine
80	අසූ (asoo)	eighty
81	අසූ එක (asoo eka)	eighty-one
82	අසූ දෙක (asoo deka)	eighty-two
83	අසූ තුන (asoo thuna)	eighty-three
84	අසූ හතර (asoo hathara)	eighty-four
85	අසූ පස්ස (asoo passa)	eighty-five
86	අසූ හය (asoo haya)	eighty-six
87	අසූ හත (asoo hatha)	eighty-seven
88	අසූ අට (asoo ata)	eighty-eight
89	අසූ නවය (asoo nawaya)	eighty-nine
90	නවත්ත (nawatta)	ninety
91	නවත්ත එක (nawatta eka)	ninety-one
92	නවත්ත දෙක (nawatta deka)	ninety-two
93	නවත්ත තුන (nawatta thuna)	ninety-three
94	නවත්ත හතර (nawatta hathara)	ninety-four
95	නවත්ත පස්ස (nawatta passa)	ninety-five
96	නවත්ත හය (nawatta haya)	ninety-six
97	නවත්ත හත (nawatta hatha)	ninety-seven
98	නවත්ත අට (nawatta ata)	ninety-eight
99	නවත්ත නවය (nawatta nawaya)	ninety-nine
100	එකසිය (ekasiy)	one hundred

Using Numbers in Daily Situations

Learning how to count is just the beginning! Here are some practical examples of how you can use numbers in everyday conversations in Sinhala.

• Shopping: When you go shopping, you might want to ask about prices or quantity.

• Example: "මෙය කොපමණද?" (Meya kopamanada?) - "How much is this?"

• Telling Time: Knowing how to express time is crucial.

• Example: "අවුරුදු 3.30 යි." (Awrudu 3.30 yi.) - "It is 3:30."

• Making Reservations: When booking a table or a room, numbers come into play.

• Example: "මට 4 දෙනෙක් සඳහා වාසය කරන්න." (Mata 4 denek sandaha waasaya karanna.) - "I want to book for 4 people."

• Counting Items: While shopping, you may need to specify how many items you want.

• Example: "මට 3 පෑන් ගන්න." (Mata 3 paen ganna.) - "I want to buy 3 pens."

• Expressing Age: You can also express your age or someone else's.

• Example: "මට 25 අවුරුදු." (Mata 25 awurudu.) - "I am 25 years old."

• Discussing Scores: In games or competitions, numbers are important.

• Example: "ඔහු 10 ක් ජය ගනී." (Ohu 10k jaya ganī.) - "He scored 10 points."

• Ordering Food: When ordering food at a restaurant, you might need to specify quantities.

• Example: "මට 2 කුකුල් මස් අවශ්‍යයි." (Mata 2 kukul mas awashyai.) - "I need 2 chicken."

• Traveling: When inquiring about distances or travel times.

• Example: "කොහෙද 5 කිලෝමීටර්?" (Koheda 5 kilometer?) - "Where is it 5 kilometers?"

• Sports: Counting players or scores in sports events.

• Example: "කණ්ඩායමට 11 ක් තිබේ." (Kandayamṭa 11k thibē.) - "The team has 11 players."

• Discussing Time: Expressing how long something takes.

• Example: "මෙය 30 මිනිත්තු ගනී." (Meya 30 miniththu ganī.) - "This takes 30 minutes."

Practice Exercises

Now that you have learned how to count and use numbers in various situations, it’s time to practice! Below are ten exercises to reinforce your understanding.

Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks

Translate the following sentences into Sinhala by filling in the blanks with the correct number.

1. I have ___ apples. (Mata ___ apple thibē.)

2. The book costs ___ rupees. (Pusthaka ___ rupees.)

3. There are ___ days in a week. (Sēṭhṭī ___ din thibē.)

4. He is ___ years old. (Ohu ___ awurudu.)

5. We need ___ chairs. (Api ___ pæḷaṭa awashyai.)

Solutions:

1. 5 (පස්ස)

2. 150 (සිය 50)

3. 7 (හත)

4. 30 (තිහ)

5. 10 (දහය)

Exercise 2: Number Matching

Match the Sinhala numbers with their English equivalents.

| Sinhala | English |

|---------|---------|

| 1 | one |

| 2 | two |

| 3 | three |

| 4 | four |

| 5 | five |

Solutions:

1 → one

2 → two

3 → three

4 → four

5 → five

Exercise 3: Counting Practice

Count the following objects in Sinhala.

1. Three cats

2. Five books

3. Seven oranges

4. Eight chairs

5. Ten pens

Solutions:

1. තුන් බළලුන් (Thun Balalun)

2. පස්ස පොත් (Passa Poth)

3. හත නාන්සීන් (Hatha Nansīn)

4. අට පෑන් (Ata Paen)

5. දහය පෑන් (Dahaya Paen)

Exercise 4: Price Questions

Write the Sinhala question for the following scenarios.

1. How much is this shirt?

2. How much do these shoes cost?

3. What is the price of the phone?

Solutions:

1. මේ කොටුව කොපමණද? (Me kotuwa kopamanada?)

2. මේ කුසුන්ද කොපමණද? (Me kusunda kopamanada?)

3. මේ දුරකථනයේ මිල කොපමණද? (Me durakathanayē mila kopamanada?)

Exercise 5: Time Questions

How do you say the following times in Sinhala?

1. 3:45

2. 11:15

3. 6:30

Solutions:

1. 3:45 - මිනිත්තු 45 යි (Miniththu 45 yi)

2. 11:15 - මිනිත්තු 15 යි (Miniththu 15 yi)

3. 6:30 - 6.30 යි (6.30 yi)

Exercise 6: Age Statements

Convert the following age statements to Sinhala.

1. I am 20 years old.

2. She is 30 years old.

3. They are 40 years old.

Solutions:

1. මට 20 අවුරුදු (Mata 20 awurudu)

2. ඇයට 30 අවුරුදු (Æyata 30 awurudu)

3. ඔවුන්ට 40 අවුරුදු (Ovantā 40 awurudu)

Exercise 7: Ordering Food

Translate the following food orders into Sinhala.

1. I want 2 plates of rice.

2. We need 3 bottles of water.

3. He wants 5 cups of tea.

Solutions:

1. මට 2 වතුර කුඩු ඩිංගින්න (Mata 2 vathura kudhu dinginna)

2. අපිට 3 වතුර බෝතල් අවශ්‍යයි (Apiṭa 3 vathura bōthal awashyai)

3. ඔහුට 5 කෝප්ප මහා සීනි අවශ්‍යයි (Ohuṭa 5 kōppa mahā sīni awashyai)

Exercise 8: Distance Questions

Translate these distance inquiries into Sinhala.

1. How far is the market?

2. Is the school 10 kilometers away?

3. How many kilometers to the beach?

Solutions:

1. වෙළඳපොළ කී දුරක්ද? (Veḷandapola kī durakda?)

2. පාසලට 10 කිලෝමීටර් දුරක්ද? (Pāsalaṭa 10 kilometer durakda?)

3. වැවට කී කිලෝමීටර්ද? (Vævaṭa kī kilometerda?)

Exercise 9: Sports Scores

Translate the following sports scores into Sinhala.

1. The game ended with a score of 5-3.

2. He scored 10 points.

3. They won 2 matches.

Solutions:

1. ක්‍රීඩාව 5-3 ක ලකුණු වලින් අවසන් විය. (Kṛīḍāva 5-3 ka lakun walin avasan viya.)

2. ඔහු 10 ලකුණු ගනී. (Ohu 10 lakun ganī.)

3. ඔවුන්ට 2 ක්‍රීඩාව ජය ගනී. (Ovantā 2 kṛīdāva jaya ganī.)

Exercise 10: Writing Numbers

Write the following numbers in Sinhala.

1. 27

2. 58

3. 99

Solutions:

1. 27 - හතළිස් හත (Hathalis hatha)

2. 58 - පනස් අට (Panasa ata)

3. 99 - නවත්ත නවය (Nawatta nawaya)

Congratulations on completing the lesson on Numbers and Counting! Keep practicing these numbers in your daily conversations, and you'll find that they become second nature before you know it.

Table of Contents - Sinhala Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Unit 1: Introduction

• Greetings and Introductions
• Numbers and Counting

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Unit 2: Basic Grammar

• Sinhala Alphabet
• Nouns and Pronouns
• Verbs and Tenses

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Unit 3: Sinhala Culture

• Festivals and Celebrations
• Sinhala Cuisine

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Unit 4: Daily Life

• Family and Relationships
• Transportation and Directions

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Unit 5: Advanced Grammar

• Adjectives and Adverbs
• Conditional and Subjunctive
• Passive Voice

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Unit 6: Sinhala Society

• Sinhala Folklore and Legends
• Traditional Arts and Crafts

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Unit 7: Holidays and Travel

• Booking and Checking In
• Tourist Attractions and Activities

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Unit 8: Conversational Sinhala

• Expressions and Idioms
• Sinhala Slang and Colloquialisms

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Unit 9: Sinhala History

• Ancient Civilization of Sri Lanka
• European Colonization and Independence

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Unit 10: Proficiency Test Preparation

• Listening and Reading Comprehension
• Speaking and Writing Production

Sources

• Sinhala language - Wikipedia

Other Lessons

• Days of the week
• Family and Relationships
• Transportation and Directions
• Greetings and Introductions
• People
• Verbs
• Classroom
• Useful phrases
• Health
• Clothes

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