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