Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Resources

Sinhala Resource List

Hello!

➡ Do you want to learn Sinhala but don't know where to start?

Then I've got the perfect resource list for you and you can find its link below!

Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve it.

Here is what the resource list contains:

• "Handmade" resources on certain grammar concepts for easy understanding.
• Resources on learning the script.
• Websites to practice reading the script.
• Documents to enhance your vocabulary.
• Notes on Colloquial.
• Music playlists
• List of podcasts/audiobooks And a compiled + organized list of websites you can use to get hold of grammar!

Happy learning!

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Information

• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sinhalese-language

• https://dbpedia.org/page/Sinhala_language

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language        

Grammar

• http://ilovelanguages.org/sinhala_grammar.php

• http://mylanguages.org/learn_sinhala.php

• https://noolaham.org/wiki/index.php/A_Comprehensive_Grammar_of_the_Sinhalese_Language?uselang=en

• https://www.ats-group.net/grammar/sinhala.html   

• https://archive.org/details/acomprehensiveg00gunagoog

• https://dokumen.tips/download/link/sinhala-grammar.html

• https://cupdf.com/document/sinhala-grammar.html           

• https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/languages/FSI/Sinhala/Basic/Module%203/FSI%20-%20Sinhala%20Basic%20Course%20-%20Module%203%20-%20Student%20Text.pdf

• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235931895_A_Computational_Grammar_of_Sinhala

• Sinhala WIyakaran

Reading

• https://kathuwaraya.com/

• https://samudrabooks.com/newsamudra/homebooks?cat=13&sub=33

• http://freekidsbooks.org/author/janaki-sooriyarachchi/

• https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/sinhala

• https://m.webnovel.com/keyword/sinhala_novels_read_online

• Katha potha- Sri Lankan Sinhala Stories

• https://www.loc.gov/books/?all=true&c=150&fa=language:sinhala%7Csubject:sinhalese+poetry&st=list

• https://www.ohio.edu/fine-arts/

Writing

• Learn Sinhala Letters Writing

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_script#:~:text=Sinhala%20script%20

• https://omniglot.com/writing/sinhala.htm

• http://mylanguages.org/sinhala_alphabet.php

• https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Sinhala/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

• https://www.masteranylanguage.com/c/r/o/Sinhala/Alphabet

• https://ilovelanguages.org/sinhala_lesson1.php

Vocabulary

• http://mylanguages.org/sinhala_vocabulary.php

• http://ilovelanguages.org/sinhala_vocabulary.php

• https://www.dicts.info/vocabulary/?l1=sinhala

• https://1000mostcommonwords.com/1000-most-common-sinhala-words/

• https://www.amazon.com/5000-English-Sinhala-Vocabulary/dp/1530679850

• https://www.lazybutsmartsinhala.com/350-sinhala-verbs-6209/    

Websites

• https://utalk.com/en/store/sinhala

• https://www.livelingua.com/project/fsi/sinhala

• https://studentlanka.com/2017/05/23/3-ways-to-learn-sinhala-language-online/

• https://www.ats-group.net/learning/language-learn-sinhala.html

• https://www.lazybutsmartsinhala.com/learn-sinhala-lessons-resources/

• http://mylanguages.org/learn_sinhala.php

• https://www.101languages.net/resources/sinhalese/

• https://www.17-minute-world-languages.com/en/sinhala/

• https://www.languageshome.com/English-Sinhalese.htm

• https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-starting-steps-of-learning-sinhalese

• http://www.oneworld365.org/learn-sinhalese

• http://mylanguages.org/learn_sinhala.php   

Apps

• Helango: Learn Sinhala from English Tree

• Learn Sinhala. Speak Sinhala. Study Sinhala

• Speak Sinhala. Learn Sinhala Language Offline

• Beginner Sinhala

• Learn Sinhala by voice and translation

Youtube Channels/Videos

• https://ilovelanguages.org/sinhala_lesson1.php

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmc93Nyw8vU

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHjfrFbO734

• https://www.youtube.com/c/DilshanJayasinha

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsSx0TNpBq4           

• Sinhala 100 important sentences - Popular Phrases - Quick Lesson

Online Dictionaries

• https://www.lexilogos.com/english/sinhala_dictionary.htm

• https://www.maduraonline.com/

• https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/carter/

• https://www.kapruka.com/dictionary/EnglishToSinhala.jsp

• http://www.dictionary.gov.lk/

• http://www.deranadictionary.com/

• Sinhala Offline Dictionary

• https://www.ats-group.net/dictionaries/dictionary-english-sinhala.html

Textbooks

• https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Learn-Sinhala-1/dp/B007HGG2DE

• https://www.amazon.in/Learn-Spoken-Sinhala-unconventional-Learners/dp/B084YL9BFX

• https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/languages/other/Sinhala/intro-spoken-sinhala-1977.pdf

• http://multilingualbooks.com/sinhal.html

• https://www.pdfdrive.com/sinhala-language-books.html

• https://www.livelingua.com/fsi/FSI%20-%20Sinhala%20Basic%20Course%20-%20Module%202%20-%20Student%20Text.pdf

News Sources

• http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/

• https://www.bbc.com/sinhala

• https://www.hirunews.lk/

• https://www.newsfirst.lk/sinhala/

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgnFSj7jQffD5V5m05j4dPw

Podcasts and Audiobooks

Sinhala Voice

Learn Sinhala

Sinhala Podcasts

Sinhala Sindu

Sinhala Audiobooks

Sinhala Podcast

Kid Stories in Sinhala

Voice of Sri Lanka

Music Playlists

• Sinhala Hit Songs

• Sinhala Hits Sri Lanka 2022

• Sinhala Old Hits

• Sinhala Classic Hits

• Sinhala Baila Hits

• Sinhala Party Mix

• Sinhala 2000 Hits

• Sinhala Love Songs

• Sinhala Raps

• Sinhala Modern Songs| Old is Gold

Online Keyboards

• https://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/sinhala.htm

• https://www.typingbaba.com/keyboard/online-sinhala-keyboard.php

• https://www.branah.com/sinhala

• Sinhala Keyboard

• https://hindityping.info/keyboard/online-sinhala-typing/        

Memrise Courses

• https://app.memrise.com/course/317903/basic-sinhala-in-english-charactors/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/455548/sinhala-script/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/431208/learnig-basic-sinhala/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/715297/sinhala-in-english/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/6004212/sinhalese-vocabulary/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/382991/sinhala-with-d-1-introduction-words/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/1922687/sinhl-sinhala-alphabet/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/5529294/sinhala-alphabet/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/1639765/sinhala-script-for-pali/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/1062742/learn-sinhala-with-iyaz-naseem/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/5632039/sinhalese/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/5640090/sinhalese-with-native-script/

Other Resources(resources that have not been classified yet)

• https://omniglot.com/books/language/sinhala.htm  

• https://www.aisls.org/resources/instructional-materials-for-sinhala-and-tamil/     

• https://www.reddit.com/r/SinhalaMemes/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/srilanka/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/SriLankanSongs/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sinhala_words_of_Tamil_origin  

Sources

• https://polyglotclub.com/language/sinhala/question/38680

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AonvEIZfy7pVqc7oG56k9TwdgUf5BkQe3fCpxnF1Al4/edit?usp=sharing