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Hi Dilshan!
I am interested in getting introduced to Sinhala and you are doing a wonderful job. Thanks so much! I hope to eventually live in Sri Lanka so that is why I am getting some of your fundamental Sinhala instruction. gratefully, H.V.Korvemaker
wow, i followed you by learning two sections consecutively (you know how much interest i have for Sinhala and how hard for a fresh beginner)and i noticed your method is magical. Thank you for the free e-book. love it.
Hi, Dilshan, thank you for this blog.
I was looking for exactly this sort of the language learning tool, as I am going to Sri Lanka next month. Nothing too long, only two weeks, but still, I wish to learn a bit of the language before landing there. I like also the curvy look of sinhala written words, but that would be really too much to grasp at the moment ;) Again, thanks!
I happened to find your blog two weeks ago online. Since then I have been a fan.I have to say you did a great job and help me a lot on my Sinhala study. Thank you so much! Just can not wait to see your new videos.
Thanks for the website. We are looking forward to using it to learn Sinhala. My wife and I are missionaries in Africa who will soon be moving to Sir Lanka. We look forward to getting to know the Sinhalese people their language and culture. Thanks for all your hard work in teaching others this language and doing it in away that encourages learning.
HELLO DILSHAN! KOHOMADA? :)
Thanks for the qwebsite and the videos, it helps me so much, i have my boyfriend from Sri Lnaka and i am Peruvian so this page is really making me grow in the language, it means so much.
hi dilshan
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ok i ll just finished to learn this word today
i am 20 years old from sri lanka, born in lebanon and never visited my country before
i know spanish french,spanish and english but nothing of sinhala
i am very happy to find your website hope will help me to learn my mother language
I am a Sri Lankan Tamil from North and working for UN. I really like to learn Sinhala and need to talk to you or write you to get more guidance from you. If you share your contact details(eMail or phone number), It will be more helpful to me.
Hi Dilshan, I m living in Qatar n I m frm India, I will soon marry a sri lankan guy and after few years i will settle there.. Hope i will learn it soon by ur e-book.. Though i completed the basics from ur podcasts.. Insha allah i will learn soon.. Thanks for your help.. You are doing excellent work..
Insha allah, you will :) Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. All the best with your move and thanks for the encouraging feedback. Stay in touch and let me know your progress in Sinhala and in Qatar.
I came upon your blog because I was looking for information regarding exotic fruits in Sri Lanka. Congratulations. It looks great and makes me want to learn Sinhala! Which I probably will attempt before my planned visit to your country probably in 2017.
Dear Dilshan
I am from the same beautiful country, but unfortunately waited without learning this cute language. May be to learn from you! Yes, my desire is to talk to my sinhala friends in sinhala but always get lost in the middle :(
Was searching for a good and quick lessons, (actually i bet myself within 6 months from 1st of Jan 2017, I will be thoroughly in Sinhala), but after go through your lessons, i feel i will be ok in one month time :)
believe me, i will speak to you(if you really like challenges) in sinhala soon!
Great Work! Keep going.Thank You so much.Sthoo thi.
Hi!! Your videos are very helpful to me! my father is from Sri Lanka and I have been trying to pick up the language for ages but I never was able to. Can you do a video on food? And how to conjugate verbs/verbs that would be useful to know? Would help to converse.
Hi Dilshan,
I just really wanted to say thanks for all the work you put into this. My boyfriend is Sri Lankan and whilst he speaks English I want to know all I can about him and coming across you on YouTube was the best thing. Thanks again!
hi Dilshan
wow really u r video r grt i am little bit confident that i can learn sinhala in couple of months . your lessons are well organised and made me interest to learn . i feel someone sitting infront of me and teaching .
I have a question about the Sinhala words/texts.
When I see Sinhala songs on YouTube with lyrics/titles or Instagram or Facebook posts from Sri Lankans then I see that they write the Sinhala words in another way than what I see here on this website or what Google Translate says. For example, veva instead of wewa or adarei instead of adare or adareyi.
And 3rd and last question. When I learned Sinhala from here, is it after that difficult to learn and recognise Sinhala characters? Or is it better to learn the characters parallel with learning the words?
The free Live Lingua online Sinhala courses are here to make language learning accessible to everybody. Our Sinhala material contain 4 Sinhala courses , 4 ebooks. Just select the course you want to use and enjoy!
Sinhala also known as Sinhalese (older spelling: Singhalese) in English, also known locally as Helabasa, is the mother tongue of the Sinhalese people, who make up the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also spoken, as a second language by other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, totalling about 3 million. It belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka. Sinhala, along with Pali, played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. Sinhala has its own writing system, the Sinhala alphabet, which is a member of the Brahmic family of scripts, and a descendant of the ancient Indian Brahmi script. The oldest Sinhala inscriptions found are from the 6th century BCE, on pottery; the oldest existing literary works date from the 9th century CE. The closest relative of Sinhala is the language of the Maldives and Minicoy Island (India), Dhivehi.
One of the oldest inscriptions of Sinhalese is related to Buddhism. The old texts of Buddhism were written in Sinhalese and they helped promote the religion in the region. That aspect added to the value of the vernacular.
Sinhala is not spoken by the Sinhalese only. Plenty of other ethnic groups in the country also speak it as their first language making the total number of native speakers seventeen million. Three million people speak it as their second language too.
Due to being the tongue of the majority, Sinhala is one of the two official languages in Sri Lanka. The other vernacular recognized in the constitution of the country is Tamil which has over five million speakers.
Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language whereas Tamil is a Dravidian language. They are not similar. However, due to the amalgamation of both populations in Sri Lanka, some Tamil terms are now used in Sinhala.
Sinhala is considered one of the most beautiful languages in the world. Older than three thousand years, the Sinhala language is a blend of different languages which has ultimately grown into the standard Sinhala that Sri Lankans speak every day.
Due to its relaxed grammatical format and rigidity, Spoken Sinhala is easier to learn. However, written Sinhala is not easy to learn because it is considered one of the hardest Asian grammar in the world.
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Sinhala has two varieties/forms - Spoken and Written, the former being the most popular form. Spoken Sinhala is easier to learn and use because it is so much relaxed in grammatical formality and rigidity. [3]
Sinhala is spoken by about 19 million people in Sri Lanka, about 16 million of them are native speakers. It is one of the constitutionally-recognised official languages of Sri Lanka, with Tamil.[4] Sinhala has its own writing system (see Sinhala script) which is an offspring of the Indian Brahmi script.
The word order of Sinhala language is SOV (subject-object-verb) just like Japanese, Korean and many other languages in Asia. It would be easy for people from that particular language style to learn Sinhala with a little time and practice.
Sinhala commonly known as Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in Sri Lanka, by Sinhalese people, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island. The language is written in Sinhala Script, which is one of the Brahmic scripts, a descendant of the ancient Brahmic script closely related to the Kadamba Script.
Sri Lanka is a rich and fascinating country that seems to have everything a traveler could want. It is one of the best safari destinations outside of Africa with an abundance of wildlife squeezed into its 26 national parks.
Ayurveda treatments are very popular in Sri Lanka. Ayurveda is the holistic treatment of ailments with oils and plants instead of pharmaceutical drugs. They also use massage to improve ailments and you can find resorts and clinics around the country that specialize in Ayurveda. Ayurveda treatments are very popular in Sri Lanka. Ayurveda is the holistic treatment of ailments with oils and plants instead of pharmaceutical drugs. They also use massage to improve ailments and you can find resorts and clinics around the country that specialize in Ayurveda.
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