In this 2nd session of the Lazy But Smart Sinhala Podcast, we do our first Audio Tutorial together where I introduce you to some typical greetings & responses in Sinhala. (Before listening to this you might want to check out Session 01 first…) In this session I talk to you about :

Some Basic personal pronouns in Sinhala
A typical informal greeting
How to respond to such a greeting
The traditional formal greeting in Sinhala

And at the end of the session I’ll walk you through a sample dialogue between you and me and I’ll ask you some quick questions on the material we learned.  
 

(Click on the video below to watch the Video Tutorial version of this post):


 
Key Sinhala Words and Phrases Used In This Session
Section 1: Basic Sinhala Personal Pronouns
Words:



ma∙mȧ
“I”


o∙yaa
Informal “you”


é∙yaa
“he/she”



 
Section 2: Typical Informal Greeting
Words:



ko∙ho∙mȧ∙dhȧ?
“How?”



Phrases:



o∙yaa   ko∙ho∙mȧ∙dhȧ?  /  ko∙ho∙mȧ∙dhȧ?
“How (are) you? / How (are you?)”


é∙yaa   ko∙ho∙mȧ∙dhȧ?
“How (is) he/she?”


‘Ricky’   ko∙ho∙mȧ∙dhȧ?
“How (is) Ricky?”



 
Section 3: Responding To An Informal Greeting
Words:



hondhin  in∙nȧ∙va
“fine/well”



Phrases:



ma∙mȧ   hondhin  in∙nȧ∙va
“I (am) fine”



 
Section 4: Traditional Formal Greeting
Words:



aa∙yu∙bō∙wan
(Traditional formal greeting. Lit: “May your lifespan be long”)



 
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