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Sinhala / Tamil · 33+ phrases

Sri Lanka

The essential phrases for the tea hills, the temples and the train rides through the highlands, on your lock screen and ready offline.

The Sri Lanka pack

Speak Sinhala / Tamil from the first hello.

Phrase Path's Sri Lanka pack gives travellers the exact Sinhala / Tamil phrases for real situations, from first greetings to getting around, ordering food and asking for help. Set it on your lock screen and the words are there the moment you need them, even with no signal. No lessons, no grammar drills, just confidence when it counts.

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Sri Lanka
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Key Sinhala / Tamil phrases for Sri Lanka.

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Basic
ආයුබෝවන්
a-yu-bo-wan
Hello
බොහොම ස්තූති
bo-ho-ma is-too-tee
Thank you so much
මෙක කොහෙද
may-ka ko-he-da
Where is this?
ටැක්සි එකක් ඕනි
tak-see eh-kak o-nee
I need a taxi
පොඩ්ඩක් උදව් ඕනි
pod-dak u-dau o-nee
I need a little help
වයිෆයි තියෙනවද
wai-fai ti-ye-na-wa-da
Do you have Wi-Fi?
මෙක කීයද
may-ka kee-ya-da
How much is this?
මම සංදර්ශනයක්
ma-ma san-dar-sha-na-yak
I'm just visiting
Advanced
කොහොමද
ko-ho-ma-da
How are you?
මෙ ඉඳලා දුර ද
may in-da-la du-ra da
Is it far from here?
ස්කූටර් එකක් කොහෙද ගන්න පුළුවන්ද
skoo-ter-eh-kak ko-he-da gan-na pu-lu-wan
Where can I rent a scooter?
මෙ හරි පාරද
may ha-ree paa-ra da
Is this the right direction?
හරි හිට හිට කියනවද
ha-ree hi-ta hi-ti-ya ki-ya-na-wa-da
Can you speak slowly?
මම නැති උනවාගේ
ma-ma na-thee oo-na wa-geh
I think I'm lost
එහෙන් යන්න කීයද
e-hen yan-na kee-ya-da
How much to go there?
Questions

Sinhala / Tamil for travellers.

How do you say hello in Sinhala / Tamil? +
In Sinhala / Tamil you say "ආයුබෝවන්" (pronounced a-yu-bo-wan). It is the first phrase in the Phrase Path Sri Lanka pack.
How do you say thank you in Sinhala / Tamil? +
You say "බොහොම ස්තූති" (bo-ho-ma is-too-tee). Phrase Path puts it on your lock screen so it is there when you need it.
Do the Sri Lanka phrases work offline? +
Yes. Download the pack once and every phrase works with no signal and no data, which is exactly when travellers need it.
Is the Sri Lanka phrase pack free? +
You can download a free sample to try. The full pack is part of the £4.99 Trip Pack, or unlock every country with the £14.99 Traveller Pass.

Take Sri Lanka with you.

Download the free sample, set it on your lock screen, and arrive already speaking Sinhala / Tamil.

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