Sinhala Grammar #61: Not Enough

Ayubowan! 

This lesson accompanies the previous post: Too much: Sinhala Grammar #60

We will be discussing how to express the idea of “Not Enough” in Sinhala. 

Let’s jump in!

(There is) not enough time.

Velava madhi.

වෙලාව මදි.

Madhyi  has pretty much the same function as Vædhiyi. It captures the idea in 

one word and can be placed anywhere in the sentence. 

I don’t have enough money to buy a new phone.

Aluth fon ekak ganna salli madhi.

අලුත් ෆෝන් එකක් ගන්න සල්ලි මදි.

We do not have enough rice to give to everyone.

Hæmotama dhenna bath madhi.

හැමෝටම දෙන්න බත් මදි.

That’s it for this lesson! If you have any questions or comments, please feel 

free to leave them down below. Stay tuned for the next lesson on February 8th, 2023!

Thank you for reading!

Too much: Sinhala Grammar #60

 Ayubowan!

Today, we will be learning how to express the idea of ‘too much’ in Sinhala. 

I ate too much last night.

Mama iye rǣ kǣvaa vædiyi.

මම ඊයේ රෑ කෑවා වැඩියි.

The idea of excess can be expressed in one word: vædiyi/වැඩියි.

As Sinhala does not have a word order, it doesn't really matter where

Vædiyi goes in the sentence. However, putting it at the end is the most

natural to me.

(There are) too many children in this school.

Me iskole lamayi vædiyi.

මේ ඉස්කෝලේ ළමයි වැඩියි.

That is too expensive for us.

Eka apita ganang vædiyi.

ඒක අපිට ගනං වැඩියි.

You eat too slowly.

Oyaa kanawaa himing vædiyi.

ඔයා කනවා හිමින් වැඩියි.

In terms of saying you did too much of a certain activity, there isn't 

really a natural way to say it. However, you could use this:

We ran more than expected.

Api onawata vadaa diuwaa.

අපි ඕනෑවට වඩා දිව්වා.

That’s all for this lesson! Feel free to leave any comments or questions down 

below. Stay tuned for the next lesson on February 21st. Thank you for reading!