How do you say "Hello" in Sinhala?

Hello = ඔයාට සුබ උදෑසනක් — pronounced "oh-YAH-tuh SOO-buh oo-DAH-sun-uk" (Indian-English phonetics). Morning greeting; use 'oh-YAH-tuh soo-buh sahn-dah-wah' for evening

How do you say "Thank you" in Sinhala?

Thank you = ස්තුතියි — pronounced "stoo-TEE-yee" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "Excuse me / Sorry" in Sinhala?

Excuse me / Sorry = සමාවන්න — pronounced "suh-MAH-wun-nuh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "I need a doctor" in Sinhala?

I need a doctor = මට ඩොක්ටරයෙක් ඕනෙයි — pronounced "muh-tuh DOK-tuh-ray-yak OY-nay-yee" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "Where is the police station?" in Sinhala?

Where is the police station? = පොලිස් ස්ටේශනය කොහේ ද? — pronounced "poh-LEES stay-shuh-nuh-yuh koh-HAY duh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "I'm lost" in Sinhala?

I'm lost = මම පැ891 ගිහින්න ඕනෙයි — pronounced "mum PAH-tuh gee-HIN-nuh OY-nay-yee" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "I would like..." in Sinhala?

I would like... = මට... ඕනෙයි — pronounced "muh-tuh OY-nay-yee" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "Water, please" in Sinhala?

Water, please = ජලය කරුණාකර — pronounced "juh-LUH-yuh kuh-ROO-nah-kur" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "Is it spicy?" in Sinhala?

Is it spicy? = එය හොඳින් උණු ද? — pronounced "ay-yuh HOH-din OO-noo duh" (Indian-English phonetics). Sri Lankan curries are quite spicy; clarify preferences

How do you say "How much to the station?" in Sinhala?

How much to the station? = ස්ටේශනය දක්වා කොපමණ? — pronounced "stay-shuh-nuh-yuh duk-WAH koh-PUH-mun" (Indian-English phonetics). Agree on price before entering tuk-tuk or taxi

How do you say "Take me to the hotel" in Sinhala?

Take me to the hotel = මාව හෝටලයට ගෙනයන්න — pronounced "mah-wuh HOH-tul-yuh-tuh gay-nuh-yun-nuh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "Is this the right bus?" in Sinhala?

Is this the right bus? = මෙය නිවැරදි බස් ද? — pronounced "may-yuh ni-WAH-ruh-dee bus duh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "Do you have a room?" in Sinhala?

Do you have a room? = ඔබට කාමරයක් තිබේ ද? — pronounced "oh-BUH-tuh KAH-muh-ray-yak tee-BAY duh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "How much per night?" in Sinhala?

How much per night? = එක රාතريය කොපමණ? — pronounced "ek RAH-tree-yuh koh-PUH-mun" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "I need a fan" in Sinhala?

I need a fan = මට සිනුවක් ඕනෙයි — pronounced "muh-tuh SI-noo-wuk OY-nay-yee" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "How much does this cost?" in Sinhala?

How much does this cost? = මෙයින් මිල කොපමණ? — pronounced "may-yin MEEL koh-PUH-mun" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "That's too expensive" in Sinhala?

That's too expensive = එය ඉතා මිල අධිකයි — pronounced "ay-yuh I-tah MEEL uh-DHI-kuh-yee" (Indian-English phonetics). Bargaining is common in markets; start at 50% of asking price

How do you say "Can you reduce the price?" in Sinhala?

Can you reduce the price? = ඔබට මිල අඩු කළ හැකි ද? — pronounced "oh-BUH-tuh MEEL uh-DOO kuh-luh HUH-kee duh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "How much is this?" in Sinhala?

How much is this? = මෙයින් අගය කුමක් ද? — pronounced "may-yin UH-guh-yuh KOO-muk duh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "I need change" in Sinhala?

I need change = මට ඉතුරු සිකුරු ඕනෙයි — pronounced "muh-tuh I-too-roo SI-koo-roo OY-nay-yee" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "What is the exchange rate?" in Sinhala?

What is the exchange rate? = විනිමය අනුපාතය කුමක් ද? — pronounced "wi-NI-muh-yuh uh-NOO-pah-tuh-yuh KOO-muk duh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "Where is the bathroom?" in Sinhala?

Where is the bathroom? = රිසිකාරකය කොහේ ද? — pronounced "ri-SI-kah-ruh-kay-yuh koh-HAY duh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "Turn left / right" in Sinhala?

Turn left / right = වමට / දකුණට යන්න — pronounced "wuh-MUH-tuh / duh-KOO-nuh-tuh yun-nuh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "How far is it?" in Sinhala?

How far is it? = එය කෙතරම් දුරින් ද? — pronounced "ay-yuh KAY-tuh-rum DOO-rin duh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "You are very kind" in Sinhala?

You are very kind = ඔබ ඉතා කරුණාවන්ත ය — pronounced "oh-BUH I-tah kuh-ROO-nah-wun-tuh-yuh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "This food is delicious" in Sinhala?

This food is delicious = මෙම ආහාරය ඉතා රසවත් ය — pronounced "may-muh AH-hah-ruh-yuh I-tah RUH-suh-wut-yuh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "Sri Lanka is beautiful" in Sinhala?

Sri Lanka is beautiful = ශ්රී ලංකා ඉතා ලස්සුයි — pronounced "shree LUN-kah I-tah LUS-soo-yee" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "No, thank you" in Sinhala?

No, thank you = නැහැ, ස්තුතියි — pronounced "nuh-HUH, stoo-TEE-yee" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "I don't want it" in Sinhala?

I don't want it = මට එය ඕනෙ නැහැ — pronounced "muh-tuh ay-yuh OY-nay NAH-huh" (Indian-English phonetics).

How do you say "Please leave me alone" in Sinhala?

Please leave me alone = කරුණාකර මාව තනිවම තබන්න — pronounced "kuh-ROO-nah-kur mah-wuh TUH-ni-wum TUH-bun-nuh" (Indian-English phonetics). Firm tone works against persistent street vendors

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Greetings & Politeness

3 phrases

Hello
ඔයාට සුබ උදෑසනක්
oh-YAH-tuh SOO-buh oo-DAH-sun-uk
💡 Morning greeting; use 'oh-YAH-tuh soo-buh sahn-dah-wah' for evening
Thank you
ස්තුතියි
stoo-TEE-yee
Excuse me / Sorry
සමාවන්න
suh-MAH-wun-nuh

Help & Emergencies

3 phrases

I need a doctor
මට ඩොක්ටරයෙක් ඕනෙයි
muh-tuh DOK-tuh-ray-yak OY-nay-yee
Where is the police station?
පොලිස් ස්ටේශනය කොහේ ද?
poh-LEES stay-shuh-nuh-yuh koh-HAY duh
I'm lost
මම පැ891 ගිහින්න ඕනෙයි
mum PAH-tuh gee-HIN-nuh OY-nay-yee

Food & Ordering

3 phrases

I would like...
මට... ඕනෙයි
muh-tuh OY-nay-yee
Water, please
ජලය කරුණාකර
juh-LUH-yuh kuh-ROO-nah-kur
Is it spicy?
එය හොඳින් උණු ද?
ay-yuh HOH-din OO-noo duh
💡 Sri Lankan curries are quite spicy; clarify preferences

Taxi & Transport

3 phrases

How much to the station?
ස්ටේශනය දක්වා කොපමණ?
stay-shuh-nuh-yuh duk-WAH koh-PUH-mun
💡 Agree on price before entering tuk-tuk or taxi
Take me to the hotel
මාව හෝටලයට ගෙනයන්න
mah-wuh HOH-tul-yuh-tuh gay-nuh-yun-nuh
Is this the right bus?
මෙය නිවැරදි බස් ද?
may-yuh ni-WAH-ruh-dee bus duh

Hotel & Stay

3 phrases

Do you have a room?
ඔබට කාමරයක් තිබේ ද?
oh-BUH-tuh KAH-muh-ray-yak tee-BAY duh
How much per night?
එක රාතريය කොපමණ?
ek RAH-tree-yuh koh-PUH-mun
I need a fan
මට සිනුවක් ඕනෙයි
muh-tuh SI-noo-wuk OY-nay-yee

Shopping & Bargaining

3 phrases

How much does this cost?
මෙයින් මිල කොපමණ?
may-yin MEEL koh-PUH-mun
That's too expensive
එය ඉතා මිල අධිකයි
ay-yuh I-tah MEEL uh-DHI-kuh-yee
💡 Bargaining is common in markets; start at 50% of asking price
Can you reduce the price?
ඔබට මිල අඩු කළ හැකි ද?
oh-BUH-tuh MEEL uh-DOO kuh-luh HUH-kee duh

Numbers & Money

3 phrases

How much is this?
මෙයින් අගය කුමක් ද?
may-yin UH-guh-yuh KOO-muk duh
I need change
මට ඉතුරු සිකුරු ඕනෙයි
muh-tuh I-too-roo SI-koo-roo OY-nay-yee
What is the exchange rate?
විනිමය අනුපාතය කුමක් ද?
wi-NI-muh-yuh uh-NOO-pah-tuh-yuh KOO-muk duh

Directions

3 phrases

Where is the bathroom?
රිසිකාරකය කොහේ ද?
ri-SI-kah-ruh-kay-yuh koh-HAY duh
Turn left / right
වමට / දකුණට යන්න
wuh-MUH-tuh / duh-KOO-nuh-tuh yun-nuh
How far is it?
එය කෙතරම් දුරින් ද?
ay-yuh KAY-tuh-rum DOO-rin duh

Compliments & Small Talk

3 phrases

You are very kind
ඔබ ඉතා කරුණාවන්ත ය
oh-BUH I-tah kuh-ROO-nah-wun-tuh-yuh
This food is delicious
මෙම ආහාරය ඉතා රසවත් ය
may-muh AH-hah-ruh-yuh I-tah RUH-suh-wut-yuh
Sri Lanka is beautiful
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඉතා ලස්සුයි
shree LUN-kah I-tah LUS-soo-yee

Polite Refusals

3 phrases

No, thank you
නැහැ, ස්තුතියි
nuh-HUH, stoo-TEE-yee
I don't want it
මට එය ඕනෙ නැහැ
muh-tuh ay-yuh OY-nay NAH-huh
Please leave me alone
කරුණාකර මාව තනිවම තබන්න
kuh-ROO-nah-kur mah-wuh TUH-ni-wum TUH-bun-nuh
💡 Firm tone works against persistent street vendors

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