Ayubowan! Today we will be learning how to express our feelings in Sinhala.
The first thing we need to know is that when trying to explain our emotions
in Sinhala, we must use ‘mata’/මට. This may seem like a tricky thing to remember,
but try to think about it as if you are receiving the feelings. As we discussed in
Lesson 2, ‘mata’ would be used if you were receiving something.
Here’s one of the examples from that lesson to refresh your memory:
Oyaa mata apple dhenawa.
ඔයා මට ඇපල් දෙන්වා.
In this lesson, we will be receiving an emotion rather than an object:
Mata santhosai.
I am happy/ Literally: Happiness to me,
මට සන්තෝසායි.
Using the ‘ta’ sound at the end also applies to proper nouns:
Dilshanta badagni vuna.
Dilshan was hungry./ Literally: Hunger to Dilshan.
ඩිල්ෂන්ට බඩගිනි වුණා.
That is the only grammar you need to know for now! Below are a few more words
you can use in everyday conversation.
That’s it for this lesson. Remember to tune in for the last lesson of the year next Monday.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them down below.
Thank you for reading!
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