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!
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