First notebook entry: Introducing myself
aybowan. mage nama hass. kohomada
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oya thaama sinhala igena gannavada?
oya = you (spoken)
thaama = still
igena ganna = to learn
da? = question marker?
Are you still learning Sinhala?
oya kemathi unoth apita udaw karanna puluvan.
kemathi = like (e here is like the "a" in "a"pple)
unoth = nam = if
api = we, apita = to us
udaw karanna = to help
puluvan = can
If you like, we can help you.
kohomada oyage sepa saneepa?
oyage = yours
sepa = comfort (e = a in apple)
saneepa = health
sepa saneepa is a idiom meaning health and wealth.
"How are you doing"
mama saneepen (innava) means I am well ( not sick)
mama hodin (innava) means I am well ( not bad)
waraddak naa means "not bad" ( [I have] no problem)
ohe innava = I am ok... just here! :)
innava means to be for living things.
thiyenava means to be for non-living things
mata car ekak thiyenava = To me car a is... I have a car
mata malli kenek innava = to me brother a person is... i have a brother
mama innava... car eka thiyenava....
kenek = a person
ekak = a thing
kenaa = the person
eka = the thing
dedenek = two people
dekak = two things
dedenaa = the two people
deka = the two things
tun denek = three people
tunak = three things
tun denaa = the three people
thuna = the tree things
etc...
Any other help just ask....
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aayubowan! mama Leyon! mama hondhin. sthuuthiyi. kohomada obata?
ආයුබෝවන්! මම ලියෝන්. මම හොඳින්. ස්තූතියි. කොහොමද ඔබට?
aayubowan! - ආයුබෝවන්! - Hello!
mama Leyon - මම ලියෝන් - I am Leyon
mama hondhin - මම හොඳින් - I am okay. (Doing good)
sthuuthiyi - ස්තූතියි - Thank you!
kohomada obata? - කොහොමද ඔබට? - How about you?
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First notebook entry: Introducing myself
aybowan. mage nama hass. kohomada
ආයුබෝවන් මගේ නම හාස්. කොහොමද ඔබට
kohomada obata = how are you? . that's "obata" is very important to speeking someone politelly
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aaybowan...!
hi hass
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