Vocabulary List #2: Commonly Used Sinhala Adjectives

Adjectives

English                                                     Sinhala

Big	Loku /ලොකු
Small	Podi /පොඩි
Young	Tharuna /තරුණ
Old	Vayasaka/වයසක
New	Aluth /අලුත්
Tall	Usa /උස
Good	Honda/හොඳ
Bad	Naraka/නරක
Wide	Mahaa/මහා
Thin	Sihin/සිහින්
True	Sæbǣ/ සැබෑ
False	Boru/බොරු
Correct	Niværadi/නිවැරදි
Wrong	Væradi/වැරදි
Cheap	Laabayi/ලාභයි
Expensive	Ganang/ ගණන්
Early	Kalin/ කලින්
Late	Parakkuyi/පරක්කුයි
Same	Ekama/ එකම
Different	Venas/ වෙනස්

Make sure to tune in for the next lesson on March 2nd!

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Questions Part 2: Sinhala Grammar #25

Ayubowan!

In Lesson 5, we learned about asking where, who, and when questions. If you want
to refresh your memory of what we learned previously before we learn more,
follow this link to Lesson 5.
https://learnsinhalawithme.blogspot.com/2019/06/sinhala-grammar-5-what-when-
where-who.html

Today, we will be looking at a few more questions you can ask.

How much is this banana?

Me kesel kiyada?

මේ කෙසෙල් කියද? 

Which candy do you like?

Mona kændi valata kæmathida?

මොන කැන්ඩි වලට කැමතියිද?

What time is it?

Literally: How much is the time?

Velava kiyada?
වේලාව කීයද?

When are we going?

Api kiyatada yanne?

අපිකීයටද යන්නෙ?

In Lesson 5, we learned the word kavaada, which also translates to when. Although,

kiyata(da) is also translated as when, we use it in a different context. Kiyata refers 

to the time on a clock, while kavadaa refers to things relating to a calendar 

(Days, Months, Years, etc.)

How old are you? 

Literally: How much is your age?

Oyaage vayasa kiyada?

ඔයාගේ වයස කීයද?

Whose book is this?

Me poth kageda?

මේ පොත කාගේද?

That’s all for this lesson! As always, feel free to leave any comments, 

questions, or corrections you may have in the comments below. I also

 encourage you to leave suggestions for future lessons in the comments

 below. Tune in for the next lesson on February 17th!

Thank you for reading!