Hello everyone! Before we embark on this journey of learning Sinhala, I recommend that you check out this video on the pronunciation of the Sinhala alphabet! Even if you aren't interested in reading and are only interested in speaking, this video will give you a good foundation for pronouncing Sinhala with as much accuracy as possible!
Just to show you why it is important to understand how Sinhala is pronounced:
Here are two words that sound similar to an unfamiliar ear:
Salt
luṇu (Luh-nu)
ලුණු
Onion
Lūnu (Loo-nu)
ලූනු
You’ll hear that in the word for onion (lūnu), you extend the “ooh” sound. The length of vowel sounds is very important in Sinhala!
That's all for this lesson! In the next lesson, we will learn how to form basic sentences. New lessons will be available by November 6th at 12am GMT!
If you have any questions or comments, always feel free to leave them down below!
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