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Sinhala to English Translation

සිංහල

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Common Sinhala Phrases

Essential Sinhala phrases for everyday conversation, perfect for travelers and learners

SinhalaRomanizationEnglish (Reference)
ආයුබෝවන්āyubōvanHello / Greetings
ස්තුතියිstutiyiThank you
කරුණාකරලාkaruṇākaralāPlease
ඔව්ovYes
නැහැnæhæNo
සුබ උදෑසනක්suba udæsanakGood morning
සුබ සන්ධ්යාවක්suba sandhyāvakGood evening
ගිහින් එන්නම්gihin ennamGoodbye
ඔයාට කොහොමද?oyaṭa kohomada?How are you?
මට තේරෙන්නේ නැහැmaṭa tērennē næhæI don't understand

Example Sinhala Sentences

Practice with real-world Sinhala sentences to help you learn the language

Sinhala Script
ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සුන්දර දූපතක් වන අතර එහි පොහොසත් ඉතිහාසයක් ඇත.
Romanization
Shrī Lankāva sundara dūpatak vana atara ehi pohosaṭ itihāsayak æta.
English (Reference)
Sri Lanka is a beautiful island with a rich history.
Sinhala Script
කරුණාකර මේ ලිපිය ඉංග්‍රීසියට පරිවර්තනය කරන්න.
Romanization
Karuṇākara mē lipiya iṅgrīsiyaṭa parivartanaya karanna.
English (Reference)
Please translate this letter into English.
Sinhala Script
සිංහල භාෂාව ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ නිල භාෂාව වේ.
Romanization
Sinhala bhāṣāva Shrī Lankāvē nila bhāṣāva vē.
English (Reference)
Sinhala is the official language of Sri Lanka.
SinhalaRomanizationEnglish
මෙම ලේඛනය ඉංග්‍රීසියට පරිවර්තනය කළ යුතුය.Mema lēkhanaya iṅgrīsiyaṭa parivartanaya kaḷa yutuya.This document needs to be translated into English.
මම කොළඹ, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ උපන්නෙමි.Mama Koḷamba, Shrī Lankāvē upannemi.I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
ඔබට ඉංග්‍රීසි කතා කළ හැකිද?Obaṭa iṅgrīsi katā kaḷa hækida?Can you speak English?
මෙම පොත සිංහලෙන් ඉංග්‍රීසියට පරිවර්තනය කර ඇත.Mema pota sinhalēn iṅgrīsiyaṭa parivartanaya kara æta.This book has been translated from Sinhala to English.
කරුණාකර මෙම ලියවිලි පරිවර්තනය කරන්න.Karuṇākara mema liyavili parivartanaya karanna.Please translate these documents.
මම සෑම දිනකම සිංහල පුවත්පත කියවමි.Mama sǣma dinakama sinhala puvatpata kiyavami.I read a Sinhala newspaper every day.
අපේ සමාගමට සිංහල පරිවර්තකයෙකු අවශ්‍යයි.Apē samāgamaṭa sinhala parivartakayeku avaśyayi.Our company needs a Sinhala translator.

About the Sinhala Language

Language Statistics

  • •Speakers: 16M+ speakers worldwide Source
  • •Rank: 84th most spoken language worldwide
  • •Script: Sinhala script Source
  • •Official Status: Official language of Sri Lanka Source

Linguistic Details

  • •Language Family: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Source
  • •Literary History: 2000+ years of literary tradition Source
  • •Major Dialects: Rodiya Sinhala, Batticaloa SinhalaSource

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