Basic Grammar Review #1

 Hello everyone! 

Rather than introducing a new topic this week, I thought it might be 

helpful to go back and review some of the basic structures most commonly 

used in Sinhala. WIth university, I definitely haven’t gotten the chance to study 

Sinhala, so for me, this is much needed. All of these sentences relate to reading 

and books, but I would recommend plugging in your own worlds into these 

sentences to practice.

I like to read.                                              

Mama kiyavanna asayi/kæmathiyi.

මම කියවන්න  ආසයි/කැමතියි.

I want to read.

Mata kiyanvanna one.

මට කියවන්න ඕනෙ.

I can read.

Mata kiyavanna puluwan.

මට කියවන්න පුළුවන්

I cannot read. 

Mata kiyavanna bæ.

මට කියවන්න බැ.

I read that book.

Mama ē potha kiyevvaa.

මම ඒ පොත කියෙව්වා.

I did not read that book.

Mama ē potha kiyevvē næ.

මම ඒ පොත කියෙව්වේ නැ.

Read that book.

ē potha kiyavanda.

ඒ පොත කියවඩ.

This is my book.

Me mage potha (thamayi- For emphasis).

මේ මගේ පොත.

This is not my book.

Me mage potha nemeyi.

මෙ මගේ පොත නෙමෙයි.

When will you read the book?

Oyaa potha kiyavanne kavadaada?

ඔයා පොත කියවන්නේ කවදාද?

A: Where is the book?

     Potha koheda?

     පොත කොහෙද? 

B: The book is here?

      Potha me thiyenne.

     පොත මෙ තියෙන්නේ    

A: Where are you?

     Oyaa koheda (inne)?

     ඔයා කොහෙද (ඉන්නේ)?

B:  I am here.

     Mama me inne.

      මම මෙ ඉන්නේ.

That’s all for this entry! If you have any questions or comments, please

feel free to leave a comment down below. 

Stay tuned for a lesson on November 16th at 12AM PST!

Thank you for reading!