Ayubowan!
Today’s lesson is a short one on how expressing “or” in Sinhala
Let’s get started!
Let’s say you are asking a “This or that” question:
Are you going to eat this or that?
Mekada araka kannada?
මේකද අරක කන්නද?
You can use this set up when you are gesturing towards
the objects you are referring to.
Let’s say you are referring to specific items:
Do you want to eat rice or roti?
Bath kannada roti kannada?
බත් කන්නද රොටී කන්නද?
In my experience, you can also drop the last kannada.
Bath kannada roti?
බත් කන්නද රොටී?
This is also okay!
If you are including “or” in a statement, you can use “ho”:
Q: What should I give to the child?
A: A book or a toy is fine.
potak ho sellam baduvak hondayi.
පොතක් හෝ සෙල්ලම් බඩුවක් හොඳයි.
That’s all for this lesson! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free
to leave them down below.
