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Language - Sinhala
Elementary Sinhala
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Undergraduate 1
07/08/2010
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Term
to eat
 Definition
kannǝ
Term
I eat
 Definition
mamǝ kanǝwa
Term
I ate
 Definition
mamǝ kææwa
Term
Have you ever eaten?
 Definition
oya kaala da?
Term
to drink
 Definition
bonnǝ
Term
I drink
 Definition
mamǝ bonǝwa
Term
She drank
 Definition
eya biuwa
Term
Have you ever drunk ...?
 Definition
oya billa da?
Term
to say/tell
 Definition
kiyannǝ
Term
She says
 Definition
Eya kiyǝnǝwa
Term
She said
 Definition
eya kiuwa
Term
Have you ever said ...?
 Definition
oya ... kiyǝla da?
Term
to ask
 Definition
ahannǝ
Term
I ask
 Definition
mamǝ ahanǝwa
Term
I asked
 Definition
mamǝ æhuwa
Term
to work
 Definition
wæDǝkerǝrannǝ
Term
to work
 Definition
wæDǝkǝrannǝ
Term
I work
 Definition
mamǝ wæDǝkǝrǝnǝwa
Term
I worked
 Definition
mamǝ wæDǝkeruwa
Term
to study/learn
 Definition
igenǝgannǝ
Term
I study Sinhala
 Definition
mamǝ sinhaleŋ igenǝgannǝwa
Term
I studied Sinhala in Madison
 Definition
mama madisoneŋ sinhaleŋ igenǝgatta
Term
to play
 Definition
gahannǝ
Term
He plays
 Definition
eya gahanǝwa
Term
He played
 Definition
eya gæhuwa
Term
to meet
 Definition
hambǝwennǝ
Term
She meets ...
 Definition
eya ... hambǝwenǝwa
Term
she met ...
 Definition
eya ... hambǝuna
Term
to look at/watch
 Definition
balannǝ
Term
I watch ...
 Definition
mamǝ ... balanǝwa
Term
I watched
 Definition
mamǝ bæluwa
Term
to read
 Definition
kiyǝwannǝ
Term
I read (present)
 Definition
mamǝ kiyǝwenǝwa
Term
I read (past)
 Definition
mamǝ kiyeuwa
Term
to write
 Definition
liyannǝ
Term
I write
 Definition
mamǝ liyǝnǝwa
Term
I wrote
 Definition
mamǝ liuwa
Term
to sit
 Definition
waaDiwennǝ
Term
I sit
 Definition
mamǝ waaDiwenǝwa
Term
I sat
 Definition
mamǝ waaDiuna
Term
to leave
 Definition
piTatwennǝ
Term
I leave from school
 Definition
mamǝ iskooleŋ piTatwenǝwa
Term
I left from school
 Definition
mamǝ iskooleŋ piTatuna
Term
to go
 Definition
yannǝ
Term
I go home
 Definition
mamǝ gedara yanǝwa
Term
She went home
 Definition
eya gedara giya
Term
to have
 Definition
tiyennǝ
Term
I have cats
 Definition
mamǝ pussa tiyenǝwa
Term
She had a lot of books
 Definition
eya hungak potam tibuna
Term
to be / to live
 Definition
innǝ
Term
she stays
 Definition
eya innǝwa
Term
he stayed
 Definition
eya hiTiya
Term
to reduce
 Definition
aDukǝrannǝ
Term
they reduce
 Definition
eyaala aDukǝranǝwa
Term
he reduced
 Definition
eya aDukeruwa
Term
to buy/take
 Definition
gannǝ
Term
he buys
 Definition
eya gannǝwa
Term
he bought a car
 Definition
eya 'car' ekak gatta
Term
to bring
 Definition
geennǝ
Term
I bring clothes
 Definition
mamǝ ændum geenǝwa
Term
she brought mango
 Definition
eya amba genawa
Term
let's go
 Definition
yamu
Term
to come
 Definition
ennǝ
Term
i come to India
 Definition
mamǝ IndiaTǝ enǝwa
Term
She came to the store
 Definition
eya kaDǝTǝ aawa
Term
to give
 Definition
dannǝ
Term
I give you a banana
 Definition
mamǝ kesel danǝwa
Term
I gave you a pineapple
 Definition
mamǝ anasi dunna
Term
He knows Tamil
 Definition
eya demala dannǝwa
Term
I knew her
 Definition
mamǝ eyaTǝ dænǝgatta
Term
to run
 Definition
duwǝnǝwa
Term
I run
 Definition
mamǝ duwǝnawa
Term
the seller
 Definition
mudalaali
Term
the key
 Definition
yatura
Term
lost
 Definition
pæraduna
Term
to be lost
 Definition
pæradenǝwa
Term
basically
 Definition
mulinma
Term
to try
 Definition
utsaka kerakǝrannǝ
Term
depends on the time
 Definition
welǝwa anuwa
Term
red
 Definition
ratu
Term
black
 Definition
kalu
Term
blue
 Definition
nil
Term
green
 Definition
kolla
Term
yellow
 Definition
kaha
Term
white
 Definition
sudu
Term
orange
 Definition
tæmbila
Term
purple
 Definition
aambadǝ
Term
brown
 Definition
dumburæ
Term
grey
 Definition
alu
Term
pink
 Definition
rosa
Term
this
 Definition
me
Term
high
 Definition
weDi
Term
ganaŋg
 Definition
the price/value
Term
old
 Definition
paranay
Term
cheaper
 Definition
ganaŋ adui
Term
now it rains
 Definition
dæŋ wahinǝwa
Term
wait
 Definition
innǝ
Term
should we go?
 Definition
yamu dǝ?
Term
an elephant
 Definition
aliyek
Term
song
 Definition
siŋdu
Term
here
 Definition
mennǝ
Term
with her
 Definition
eya ekkǝ
Term
a temple
 Definition
pansǝlak
Term
another
 Definition
tawǝ
Term
its
 Definition
eeke
Term
about
 Definition
witǝrǝ
Term
zero
 Definition
binduway
Term
1
 Definition
ekay
Term
2
 Definition
dekay
Term
3
 Definition
tunay
Term
4
 Definition
hatǝray
Term
5
 Definition
pahay
Term
6
 Definition
hayay
Term
7
 Definition
hatay
Term
8
 Definition
aTay
Term
9
 Definition
nameay
Term
10
 Definition
dahayay
Term
11
 Definition
ekolahay
Term
12
 Definition
dolahay
Term
13
 Definition
dahatunay
Term
14
 Definition
dahatǝray
Term
15
 Definition
pahaloway
Term
16
 Definition
daas ǝyay
Term
17
 Definition
daahatay
Term
18
 Definition
dahaaTay
Term
19
 Definition
daha nameyay
Term
20
 Definition
wissay
Term
21
 Definition
wisi ekay
Term
30
 Definition
tihay
Term
31
 Definition
tis ekay
Term
40
 Definition
hatǝlihay
Term
41
 Definition
hatǝlis ekay
Term
50
 Definition
panahay
Term
51
 Definition
panas ekay
Term
60
 Definition
hæTay
Term
61
 Definition
hæTǝ ekay
Term
70
 Definition
hæættææway
Term
71
 Definition
hæættææ ekay
Term
80
 Definition
asuuway
Term
81
 Definition
asuuekay
Term
90
 Definition
anuuway
Term
91
 Definition
anuuekay
Term
100
 Definition
siiyay
Term
101
 Definition
ekǝsiyǝ ekay
Term
200
 Definition
desiiyay
Term
201
 Definition
desiyǝ ekay
Term
300
 Definition
tunsiiyay
Term
301
 Definition
tunsiyǝ ekay
Term
400
 Definition
haarǝsiiyay
Term
401
 Definition
haarǝsiyǝ ekay
Term
500
 Definition
pansiiyay
Term
501
 Definition
pansiyǝ ekay
Term
600
 Definition
hayǝsiiyay
Term
601
 Definition
hayǝsiyǝ ekay
Term
700
 Definition
hatsiiyay
Term
701
 Definition
hatsiyǝ ekay
Term
800
 Definition
aTǝsiiyay
Term
801
 Definition
aTǝsiyǝ ekay
Term
900
 Definition
namǝsiiyay
Term
901
 Definition
namǝsiyǝ ekay
Term
1000
 Definition
daahay
Term
1001
 Definition
ekdaas ekay
Term
1100
 Definition
ekdaas ekǝsiiyay
Term
2000
 Definition
dedaahay
Term
2001
 Definition
dedaas ekay
Term
closed
 Definition
wasaa ætǝ
Term
danger!
 Definition
anǝturudaayǝkay
Term
entrance
 Definition
ætulwiimǝ
Term
exit
 Definition
piTǝwiimǝ
Term
female
 Definition
gæhænu
Term
male
 Definition
pirimi
Term
information
 Definition
torǝturu
Term
no entry
 Definition
ætulwiima tahanam
Term
no exit
 Definition
piTǝwiimǝ tahanam
Term
no smoking
 Definition
dumbiimǝ tahanam
Term
open
 Definition
wiwurtǝwǝ ætǝ
Term
police
 Definition
poliisiyǝ
Term
reserved
 Definition
wenkǝrǝ ætǝ
Term
stop
 Definition
nawǝtinnǝ/nawǝtinu
Term
toilet
 Definition
wæsikiliyǝ
Term
factory
 Definition
pæwinenawa/pæwiniima
Term
mother
 Definition
ammǝ
Term
father
 Definition
tatta
Term
grandmother
 Definition
achchi
Term
grandfather
 Definition
siyǝ
Term
younger sister
 Definition
nangi
Term
younger brother
 Definition
maali
Term
older sister
 Definition
akkǝ
Term
older brother
 Definition
ayyǝ
Term
daughter
 Definition
duwa
Term
son
 Definition
puta
Term
uncle
 Definition
maamǝ
Term
ammǝge sahoodǝreyoo
 Definition
mother's brother
Term
father's older brother
 Definition
loku tattǝ
Term
mother's older sister
 Definition
loku ammǝ
Term
mother's younger sister
 Definition
puŋwi ammǝ
Term
sister's daughter
 Definition
akkǝge duwa
Term
father-in-law
 Definition
næŋna
Term
mother-in-law or father's sister
 Definition
nannǝge nangi
Term
son-in-law
 Definition
bææna
Term
daughter-in-law
 Definition
leeli
Term
brothers
 Definition
sahoodǝrǝyoo
Term
sisters
 Definition
sahoodǝriyoo
Term
female cousin (cross-cousin)
 Definition
næna
Term
male cousin (cross-cousin)
 Definition
massina
Term
how many people
 Definition
kiidenek
Term
how many (animate)
 Definition
kiipadenek
Term
one person
 Definition
ekkǝnek
Term
two people
 Definition
dennek
Term
three people
 Definition
tunǝdenek
Term
was born
 Definition
ipadunǝ
Term
was born before
 Definition
ipadennǝ isserǝ
Term
back
 Definition
piTǝ
Term
ængǝ
 Definition
body
Term
ear
 Definition
kanǝ
Term
eye
 Definition
æhæ
Term
face
 Definition
muunǝ
Term
finger
 Definition
æŋgillǝ
Term
hair
 Definition
konDe/kes
Term
hand/arm
 Definition
atǝ
Term
head
 Definition
oluwǝ
Term
leg/foot
 Definition
kakulǝ
Term
mouth
 Definition
kaTǝ
Term
nose
 Definition
nahayǝ
Term
skin
 Definition
hamǝ
Term
stomach
 Definition
baDǝ
Term
tooth
 Definition
datǝ
Term
throat
 Definition
ugurǝ
Term
He/she promised
 Definition
Eya poronduwunǝ
Term
to be healthy
 Definition
saniipen innawǝ
Term
rainy season
 Definition
wæssǝ kaalee
Term
big favor
 Definition
loku udawwak
Term
expectation
 Definition
balaaporottuwen
Term
what kind of
 Definition
monawagee
Term
about/around (e.g. this time)
 Definition
witǝray
Term
low (e.g. low cost)
 Definition
aduwi
Term
labor cost
 Definition
shrama wiyadamǝ
Term
low cost
 Definition
aduwi wiyadama
Term
houses/housing
 Definition
gewal
Term
housing (technical, as in planners)
 Definition
niwayǝ
Term
boarding houses
 Definition
nawatun prashna
Term
use therefore
 Definition
paawiwchchi karanǝ
Term
value/cost
 Definition
wiyadamǝ
Term
cost of living
 Definition
piwanǝ wiyadamǝ
Term
give a low price
 Definition
aDugaanǝTǝ dennǝ
Term
possible way/do as possible
 Definition
puluwan widigaTǝ
Term
can also make
 Definition
hadannat puluwan
Term
at least
 Definition
aDuma gaanee
Term
to wear/draw
 Definition
adinnǝ
Term
you know, don't you?
 Definition
dannawaa aætinee
Term
difficult to find
 Definition
hoyaagannǝ amaaræy
Term
way of life
 Definition
piiwat wenǝ widahǝ
Term
you said you wanted ______ right?
 Definition
oone kiwwa needǝ?
Term
how was your food?
 Definition
oyage kæmǝ kohomǝdǝ?
Term
2-3 days
 Definition
dawas dekǝ tunkak
Term
say right now
 Definition
dænma kiyannǝ
Term
still hasn't come
 Definition
tawama aawee nææ
Term
try to stay
 Definition
innǝ balanǝwaa
Term
about the food
 Definition
kæma gænǝ
Term
tell you later
 Definition
passee kiyannǝm
Term
thirsty
 Definition
tibahay
Term
eggs
 Definition
binnǝrǝy
Term
only
 Definition
witaray
Term
bad
 Definition
narakǝ
Term
nothing else
 Definition
wenǝ mokut
Term
in a hurry
 Definition
hadisiye
Term
running
 Definition
dawanne
Term
at that place
 Definition
etanǝ
Term
from there
 Definition
etaniɳ
Term
an alms giving
 Definition
daanayak
Term
relatives
 Definition
nædæyoo
Term
a few people
 Definition
kiipǝkenek
Term
invite
 Definition
aaraachinaa karǝlǝ
Term
the other thing is
 Definition
anikǝ
Term
garment
 Definition
gaamǝnT
Term
together
 Definition
ekǝTǝ
Term
haven't seen
 Definition
dækǝlaa nænee
Term
middle east
 Definition
mædaperǝdiga
Term
back again
 Definition
aapǝhu
Term
settle down
 Definition
padiɳwiwelaa
Term
as much as
 Definition
tarǝmǝ
Term
to save
 Definition
ituræ karǝlaa
Term
girlfriend
 Definition
pemwatiy
Term
decide
 Definition
tiiranay
Term
salary/wage/pay
 Definition
paDiyǝk gewǝlǝ
Term
per day
 Definition
dawasakTǝ
Term
hours
 Definition
pæyaa
Term
domestic service
 Definition
seewǝyǝTǝ kaannaawǝn
Term
management/control/rule
 Definition
paalǝnǝyǝk
Term
an income
 Definition
aadaayǝmǝk
Term
ache
 Definition
ridenawǝ
Term
rataran
 Definition
gold
Term
medicine
 Definition
behet
Term
singer
 Definition
gaayakǝy
Term
play
 Definition
gahanǝwa
Term
popular
 Definition
janapriy
Term
indigenous
 Definition
deshiiy
Term
music
 Definition
saɳgiite
Term
fantastic
 Definition
wishisTǝy
Term
to help
 Definition
udawu keranawǝ
Term
wife
 Definition
nonǝ
Term
husband
 Definition
mahateyǝ
Term
social
 Definition
samaajǝ
Term
classical
 Definition
shastiiy
Term
a meeing
 Definition
ræswiimak
Term
farmers
 Definition
gowiyoo
Term
place
 Definition
monaragǝlǝ
Term
scholarship
 Definition
shishautwayak
Term
foreign
 Definition
piTaraTǝ
Term
to receive
 Definition
læbanǝwa
Term
gentleman
 Definition
mahateyǝ
Term
officials
 Definition
nilaDarii
Term
maldives
 Definition
maalǝ diwayinǝ
Term
island
 Definition
diwaynǝ / dupǝtǝ
Term
lond
 Definition
digǝy
Term
hair
 Definition
konDe
Term
to cut hair
 Definition
karanawa
Term
this time
 Definition
mee sære
Term
haircut
 Definition
konDe kæpiimǝ
Term
remind me
 Definition
maTǝkerǝnnǝ
Term
can't forget
 Definition
amaTǝk karanabææ
Term
don't forget
 Definition
amatǝ karannepaa
Term
away
 Definition
piTǝ yanawa
Term
dog
 Definition
ballǝ
Term
dogs
 Definition
balloo
Term
if you say so
 Definition
oya kiyay
Term
to look after
 Definition
balagannawa
Term
yet/still
 Definition
tawama
Term
all
 Definition
okkooma
Term
teacher
 Definition
guruwarayǝ
Term
cycling
 Definition
padinawǝ
Term
parents
 Definition
demawi piyoo
Term
transportation
 Definition
prawaahanǝ
Term
I have been to London
 Definition
Mama LondonTǝ gihiɳ innǝwǝ
Term
letters (alphabet)
 Definition
akuru
Term
quickly
 Definition
ikmanaTǝ
Term
useful
 Definition
paawichchi karanǝwǝ
Term
if not
 Definition
nuttaɳ
Term
slowly
 Definition
hemiɳ
Term
for several years
 Definition
awurudu kiipǝyǝk
Term
of course
 Definition
tamay
Term
movie
 Definition
witra pawiyǝk
Term
to get off (e.g. the bus)
 Definition
bahinawǝ
Term
to find
 Definition
hoyagannǝ
Term
trip
 Definition
gamanǝ
Term
to get up
 Definition
nugiTinǝ
Term
holiday
 Definition
niwaaDu
Term
far
 Definition
daray
Term
a person
 Definition
kenek
Term
problem
 Definition
prashnǝ
Term
to laugh/smile
 Definition
hinahawenawǝ
Term
must go
 Definition
gihiɳ
Term
a seat
 Definition
asanayak
Term
driver
 Definition
riyaduru
Term
over
 Definition
ehaa
Term
drives
 Definition
elawanawa
Term
to believe
 Definition
eshawasa karanǝwǝ
Term
door
 Definition
dorǝ
Term
the mirror/glasses
 Definition
kaɳnaDiyǝ
Term
newspaper
 Definition
pattǝree
Term
dumb
 Definition
moDǝy
Term
family
 Definition
pawula
Term
the story
 Definition
kattǝwǝkǝ
Term
without
 Definition
nætuwa
Term
tasted/tried on
 Definition
daala bæluwa
Term
at
 Definition
dihǝ
Term
look at
 Definition
dihǝ balanǝ
Term
traffic
 Definition
waahana
Term
details/news
 Definition
torǝtoru
Term
break
 Definition
wiwekayak
Term
boss
 Definition
loku mahateyǝ
Term
sew
 Definition
mahanǝwǝ
Term
cotton
 Definition
kapu
Term
fabric/textile
 Definition
redi
Term
for lower price
 Definition
aDuganaTǝ
Term
the way/pattern/manner
 Definition
widihaTǝ
Term
which kind
 Definition
monawaagee
Term
indeed
 Definition
tamay
Term
to wear
 Definition
andinnǝ
Term
fear
 Definition
bayǝ
Term
it seems/assuming
 Definition
æti
Term
hope to stay
 Definition
innǝ balannawaa
Term
screen (e.g. a movie)
 Definition
pennanawǝ
Term
screened/showed (e.g. a movie)
 Definition
pennuwaa
Term
free
 Definition
nomile
Term
swam
 Definition
piinuwaa
Term
swim
 Definition
piinanawaa
Term
once you went
 Definition
oya giyamǝ
Term
in-between
 Definition
atarǝ
Term
across
 Definition
isserahǝ
Term
reason
 Definition
hetuwa
Term
a reason
 Definition
heetuwak
Term
a worm
 Definition
panuwak
Term
jaggery
 Definition
hakuræ
Term
rice
 Definition
bat
Term
movie
 Definition
chitrapaTiy
Term
rising (sun)
 Definition
niginawa
Term
setting
 Definition
bahinawa
Term
riding/rowing
 Definition
padinawaa
Term
to arrive (formal)
 Definition
pæmanenawa
Term
factory
 Definition
karmaaɳtǝ shaalaawǝ
Term
lake
 Definition
wewaa
Term
strange
 Definition
amutuy
Term
Can I please have... (polite request)
 Definition
dennǝ puluwanda?
Term
restaurant
 Definition
tee kaDǝ
Term
short
 Definition
kotǝTǝ
Term
to color
 Definition
patakaranawǝ
Term
to dye
 Definition
sayam karanawa
Term
long
 Definition
digay
Term
different
 Definition
wenas
Term
difference
 Definition
wenasǝ
Term
disgrace the village/society
 Definition
gamǝ kanawa
Term
poor
 Definition
dupat
Term
that's all
 Definition
ewwara
Term
still
 Definition
nættan
Term
a baby
 Definition
babek
Term
a picture
 Definition
pinturayak
Term
alone
 Definition
taniyamǝ
Term
laughing
 Definition
hinhawenǝ
Term
way of
 Definition
huTi
Term
happy
 Definition
paaTǝy
Term
an incident
 Definition
siddiyak
Term
matters (to discuss)
 Definition
kaaranaawa
Term
exam
 Definition
wibahage
Term
confirm/steady/solid
 Definition
sniirǝ
Term
reply
 Definition
utteradennawaa
Term
replied
 Definition
utteradunnǝ
Term
immigrated
 Definition
sankramanayǝ
Term
anybody/anyone
 Definition
kaaTǝwat
Term
as much as
 Definition
taram
Term
not as difficult as was thought
 Definition
hituya tarama amarunæ
Term
strong
 Definition
tadǝ
Term
north
 Definition
uturǝ
Term
west
 Definition
basnaahiru
Term
south
 Definition
dakunǝ
Term
east
 Definition
peradiga
Term
to yawn
 Definition
ænum keruwa
Term
once upon a time
 Definition
eka kaalekǝ
Term
stuck
 Definition
hirawenǝ
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