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September 07, 2013LBSS 08: The Language You Speak [AUDIO TUTORIAL]
In this 8th session, we look at some easy ways to talk in Sinhala about the language you speak.
Click on the following link to see the full catalog of the LBSS Podcast so far.
In this session we’ll specifically learn how to:
Create present-tense sentences using “doing”
Create present-tense sentences using “speaking”
Tell someone the language you speak (e.g. “I speak English”)
Ask someone if they speak a specific language (e.g.“Do you speak English?”)
And yes, we will do the usual sample dialogue and the Q&A session at the end.

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Right-click the link to download the Language List in Sinhala

Key Sinhala Words and Phrases Used In This Session
Section 1: Present-Tense Sentences Using “Doing”
Words:
kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“doing”
Phrases:
ma∙mȧ   kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“I (am) doing”
o∙yaa   kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“You (are) doing”
é∙yaa   kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“He/she (is) doing”
‘Ricky’   kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“Ricky (is) doing”
o∙bȧ   kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“You(fml) (are) doing”
o∙yaa∙la kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“You(pl) (are) doing”
é∙yaa∙la kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“They (are) doing”
a∙pi   kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“We (are) doing”
o∙bȧ∙la kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“You(fml;pl) (are) doing”

Section 2: Present-Tense Sentences Using “Speaking”
Words:
væ∙dȧ
“work” (noun)
væ∙dȧ kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“working”
paa∙dam
“studies/lessons” (noun)
paa∙dam kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“studying”
ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“speaking”
Phrases:
ma∙mȧ ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“I (am) speaking”
o∙yaa   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“You (are) speaking”
é∙yaa   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“He/she (is) speaking”
‘Ricky’   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“Ricky (is) speaking”
o∙bȧ ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“You(fml) (are) speaking”
o∙yaa∙la   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“You(pl) (are) speaking”
é∙yaa∙la   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“They (are) speaking”
a∙pi   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“We (are) speaking”
o∙bȧ∙la   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“You(fml;pl) (are) speaking”

Section 3: Tell Someone The Language You Speak
Words:
in∙gree∙si
“English”
Phrases:
ma∙mȧ   in∙gree∙si   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“I (am) speaking English” / “I speak English”
o∙yaa   in∙gree∙si   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“You (are) speaking English” / “You speak English”
é∙yaa   in∙gree∙si   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“He/she (is) speaking English” / “He/she speaks English”
‘Ricky’ in∙gree∙si   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va
“Ricky (is) speaking English” / “Ricky speaks English”

Section 4: Ask Someone If They Speak A Specific Language
Words:
sin∙hȧ∙lȧ
“Sinhala” (wow… that was tough to guess)
Phrases:
o∙yaa in∙gree∙si   ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va∙dhȧ?
“Do you speak English?”
é∙yaa in∙gree∙si ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va∙dhȧ?
“Does he/she speak English?”
‘Ricky’   in∙gree∙si ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va∙dhȧ?
“Does Ricky speak English?”
o∙yaa sin∙hȧ∙lȧ ka∙thaa kȧ∙rȧ∙nȧ∙va∙dhȧ?
“Do you speak Sinhala?”

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August 21, 2013LBSS 07: Your Age in Sinhala – Part (2/2) [AUDIO TUTORIAL]
This is Part 2 of the Audio Tutorial “Your Age in Sinhala”.
I recommend… no, actually, I’m telling you to go listen to Part 1 so that you don’t get lost in the middle of it.
In Part 2 we’ll look at:
How to ask someone their age in Sinhala
How to tell someone your age in Sinhala
And we’ll revise what we covered in both parts by going through a sample dialogue and some questions & answers.

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

Right-click to download the Numbers List (for Age) in Sinhala

One more thing, here’s that Learn Sinhala Resources page I mentioned on the podcast.
Let me know what you think about it in the comments below. Does it make it easier to understand what this blog has to offer?

Key Sinhala Words and Phrases Used In This Session
Section 3: Ask Someone Their Age
Words:
va∙yȧ∙sȧ
“age”
kee∙yȧ∙dhȧ?
“How much?”
Phrases:
o∙yaa∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   kee∙yȧ∙dhȧ?
“What (is) your age?”
é∙yaa∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   kee∙yȧ∙dhȧ?
“What (is) his/her age?”
ma∙gé va∙yȧ∙sȧ   kee∙yȧ∙dhȧ?
“What (is) my age?”
o∙yaa∙la∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ kee∙yȧ∙dhȧ?
“What (is) your(pl) age?”
o∙bȧ∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   kee∙yȧ∙dhȧ?
“What (is) your(fml) age?”
o∙bȧ∙la∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   kee∙yȧ∙dhȧ?
“What (is) your(fml;pl) age?”
a∙pḗ   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   kee∙yȧ∙dhȧ?
“What (is) our age?”
‘Ricky’∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   kee∙yȧ∙dhȧ?
“What (is) Ricky’s age?”

Section 4: Tell Someone Your Age
Phrases:
ma∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   thi∙hayi
“My age (is) thirty”
o∙yaa∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   thi∙hayi
“Your age (is) thirty”
o∙yaa∙la∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   thi∙hayi
“Your(pl) age (is) thirty”
o∙bȧ∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   thi∙hayi
“Your(fml) age (is) thirty”
o∙bȧ∙la∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   thi∙hayi
“Your(fml;pl) age (is) thirty”
a∙pḗ   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   thi∙hayi
“Our age (is) thirty”
ma∙gé   va∙yȧ∙sȧ   vis∙sayi
“My age (is) twenty”

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August 21, 2013LBSS 06: Your Age in Sinhala – Part (1/2) [AUDIO TUTORIAL]
This is Part 1 of the Audio Tutorial “Your Age in Sinhala”.
You’ll need to listen to the previous Audio Tutorials to fully understand what’s going on here.
In Part 1 we’ll look at:
Some new personal pronouns (plural “you”, “they”, formal “you”, and “we”)
Their possessives (plural “your”, “their”, formal “your”, and “our”)
(By the way, I’ve moved the sample dialogue and Q&A to Part 2 – I think it’s more effective that way).

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Oh and, here’s that Learn Sinhala “Welcome Page” I talked about (I think I may have also called it a “menu card page” on the podcast).
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Key Sinhala Words and Phrases Used In This Session
Section 1: Some New Personal Pronouns
Words:
Indicator “la”
Converts most personal pronouns into its plural form
o∙yaa∙la
Informal & Pural “you” (“you all” or “y’all”)
é∙yaa∙la
“they”
o∙bȧ
Formal “you”
o∙bȧ∙la
Formal & Plural “you”
a∙pi
“we”
Phrases:
o∙yaa∙la   ko∙ho∙mȧ∙dhȧ?
“How (are) you(pl)?”
a∙pi   hoňdhin   in∙nȧ∙va
“We (are) fine”
é∙yaa∙la   shree lan∙kaa∙vén
“They (are) from Sri Lanka”
o∙yaa∙la   os∙trḗ∙li∙yaa∙vén∙dhȧ?
“(Are) you(pl) from Australia?”
o∙bȧ   os∙trḗ∙li∙yaa∙vén∙dhȧ?
“(Are) you(fml) from Australia?”
o∙bȧ∙la   os∙trḗ∙li∙yaa∙vén∙dhȧ?
“(Are) you(fml;pl) from Australia?”

Section 2: The Possessives Of These New Personal Pronouns
Words:
o∙yaa∙la∙gé
Informal & Pural “your”
é∙yaa∙la∙gé
“their”
o∙bȧ∙gé
Formal “your”
o∙bȧ∙la∙gé
Formal & Plural “your”
a∙pḗ
“our”
Phrases:
a∙pḗ   ra∙tȧ shree lan∙kaa∙vȧ
“Our country (is) Sri Lanka”
o∙yaa∙la∙gé   ra∙tȧ   mo∙kak∙dhȧ?
“What (is) your(pl) country?”
o∙bȧ∙gé   ra∙tȧ   mo∙kak∙dhȧ?
“What (is) your(fml) country?”
o∙bȧ∙la∙gé   ra∙tȧ mo∙kak∙dhȧ?
“What (is) your(fml;pl) country?”
é∙yaa∙la∙gé   ra∙tȧ én∙gȧ∙lan∙thȧ∙yȧ
“Their country (is) England”

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August 14, 2013LBSS 05: Your Nationality in Sinhala [AUDIO TUTORIAL]
In this Audio Tutorial you’ll learn to speak about your nationality in Sinhala.
You’ll need to listen to the previous Audio Tutorials in order to understand this one better.
In this 5th session of the Lazy But Smart Sinhala Podcast you’ll learn:
How to ask someone which country they’re from
2 ways to tell someone which country you’re from
A simple technique to convert a statement into a question
And we’ll wrap it up by going through a sample dialogue as well as some questions & answers on the stuff we learned.

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Right-click to download a list of Sinhala Country Names.

Key Sinhala Words and Phrases Used In This Session
Section 1: Ask Someone Which Country He Or She Is From
Words:
ra∙tȧ
“country”
Phrases:
o∙yaa∙gé   ra∙tȧ   mo∙kak∙dhȧ?
“What (is) your country?”
é∙yaa∙gé   ra∙tȧ   mo∙kak∙dhȧ?
“What (is) his/her country?”
ma∙gé   ra∙tȧ   mo∙kak∙dhȧ?
“What (is) my country?”

Section 2: Tell Someone Which Country You’re From – Method 1
Words:
shree lan∙kaa∙vȧ
“Sri Lanka”
én∙gȧ∙lan∙thȧ∙yȧ
“England”
æ∙mȧ∙ri∙kaa∙vȧ
“America”
os∙trḗ∙li∙yaa∙vȧ
“Australia”
ja∙paa∙nȧ∙yȧ
“Japan”
chee∙nȧ∙yȧ
“China”
Phrases:
ma∙gé   ra∙tȧ   shree lan∙kaa∙vȧ
“My country (is) Sri Lanka”
o∙yaa∙gé   ra∙tȧ shree lan∙kaa∙vȧ
“Your country (is) Sri Lanka”
é∙yaa∙gé   ra∙tȧ shree lan∙kaa∙vȧ
“His/her country (is) Sri Lanka”
‘Ricky’∙gé   ra∙tȧ   shree lan∙kaa∙vȧ
“Ricky’s country (is) Sri Lanka”
ma∙gé   ra∙tȧ   én∙gȧ∙lan∙thȧ∙yȧ
“My country is England”

Section 3: Tell Someone Which Country You’re From – Method 2
Words:
Indicator “én”
“from”
shree lan∙kaa∙vén
“from Sri Lanka”
én∙gȧ∙lan∙thȧ∙yén
“from England”
æ∙mȧ∙ri∙kaa∙vén
“from America”
os∙trḗ∙li∙yaa∙vén
“from Australia”
ja∙paa∙nȧ∙yén
“from Japan”
chee∙nȧ∙yén
“from China”
Phrases:
ma∙mȧ   shree lan∙kaa∙vén
“I (am) from Sri Lanka”
o∙yaa shree lan∙kaa∙vén
“You (are) from Sri Lanka”
é∙yaa   shree lan∙kaa∙vén
“He/she is from Sri Lanka”
‘Ricky’   shree lan∙kaa∙vén
“Ricky (is) from Sri Lanka”

Section 4: Convert a Statement Into a Question
Phrases:
o∙yaa∙gé   ra∙tȧ   shree lan∙kaa∙vȧ∙dhȧ?
“(Is) your country Sri Lanka?”
o∙yaa∙gé   ra∙tȧ   én∙gȧ∙lan∙thȧ∙yȧ∙dhȧ?
“(Is) your country England?”

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August 09, 2013LBSS 04: Introducing Yourself in Sinhala [AUDIO TUTORIAL]
In this session I do an Audio Tutorial on Introducing Yourself in Sinhala
You’ll need to listen to the first Audio Tutorial (Session 02) in order to understand this one better.
This is the 4th session of the Lazy But Smart Sinhala Podcast and in this you will learn:
The possessives of some pronouns we already saw
2 easy ways to introduce yourself
How to ask someone their name
How to say “thank you” and “I’m fine, thank you”
And like in the previous Audio Tutorial, at the end of the session we’ll go through a sample dialogue between you and me and I’ll ask you some questions on the material we just covered.

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Key Sinhala Words and Phrases Used In This Session
Section 1: Basic Possessives of Personal Pronouns
Words:
o∙yaa∙gé
Informal “your”
é∙yaa∙gé
“his/her”
ma∙gé
“my”
mi∙ni∙ha
“man” / “the man”
mi∙ni∙ha∙gé
“man’s” / “the man’s”
bal∙la
“dog” / “the dog”
bal∙la∙gé
“dog’s” / “the dog’s”

Section 2: 2 Ways to Introduce Yourself in Sinhala
Words:
na∙mȧ
“name”
Phrases:
ma∙gé   na∙mȧ   [‘Dilshan’]
“My name (is) [Dilshan]”
o∙yaa∙gé   na∙mȧ [‘Dilshan’]
“Your name (is) [Dilshan]”
é∙yaa∙gé na∙mȧ   [‘Dilshan’]
“His/her name (is) [Dilshan]”
ma∙mȧ   [‘Dilshan’]
“I (am) [‘Dilshan’]
o∙yaa   [‘Dilshan’]
“You (are) [‘Dilshan’]
é∙yaa   [‘Dilshan’]
“He/she (is) [‘Dilshan’]

Section 3: Asking Someone Their Name
Words:
mo∙kak∙dhȧ?
“what?”
Phrases:
o∙yaa∙gé   na∙mȧ   mo∙kak∙dhȧ?
“What (is) your name?”
é∙yaa∙gé na∙mȧ mo∙kak∙dhȧ?
“What (is) his/her name?”
ma∙gé   na∙mȧ   mo∙kak∙dhȧ?
“What (is) my name?”

Section 4: The word for “Thank You” in Sinhala
Words:
is∙thoo∙thi
“Thank you”
Phrases:
ma∙mȧ   hoňdin in∙nȧ∙va,   is∙thoo∙thi
“I (am) fine, thank you”
hoňdin in∙nȧ∙va,   is∙thoo∙thi
“Fine, thank you””

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July 29, 2013LBSS 03: I Love You in Sinhala & 7 More Romantic Lines To Annoy Your Boyfriend [AUDIO BLOG]
In this 3rd session of the Lazy But Smart Sinhala Podcast, I do an audio narration of one my previous blog posts.
(Before listening to this you might want to check out Session 01 first…)
You will learn how to say lovey-dovey lines such as:
“I love you” and related phrases
“I’m thinking of you” and related phrases
“I miss you” and related phrases
“My heart belongs only to you”
“You are my life/gold/treasure”
“I like you”
Pet names to call each other

Once you’ve listened to it, click here to read the original blog post and leave your questions and comments there.

Sinhala Phrases used in this session
1. “I love you” and related phrases
ma∙mȧ o∙yaa∙tȧ aa∙dhȧ∙réyi
“I love you”
ma∙mȧ o∙yaa∙tȧ go∙dak/huňgak aa∙dhȧ∙réyi
“I love you a lot”
ma∙mȧ o∙yaa∙tȧ ma∙gé pa∙nȧ∙tath va∙daa aa∙dhȧ∙réyi
“I love you even more than my life”
o∙yaa ma∙tȧ aa∙dhȧ∙réyi∙dhȧ?
“Do you love me?”

2. “I’m thinking of you” and related phrases
ma∙mȧ o∙yaa gæ∙nȧ hi∙thȧ∙nȧ∙va
“I’m thinking of you”
ma∙mȧ o∙yaa gæ∙nȧ hæ∙mȧ this∙sé∙mȧ hi∙thȧ∙nȧ∙va
“I’m always thinking of you”
ma∙tȧ o∙yaa∙vȧ ni∙thȧ∙rȧ∙mȧ ma∙thak vé∙nȧ∙va
“I often remember you” / “You often cross my mind”

3. “I miss you” and related phrases
ma∙tȧ o∙yaa∙vȧ ‘miss’ vé∙nȧ∙va
“I miss you”
ma∙tȧ o∙yaa∙vȧ go∙dak ‘miss’ vé∙nȧ∙va
“I miss you a lot”

4. “My heart belongs only to you”
ma∙gé ha∙dhȧ∙vȧ∙thȧ ayi∙thi o∙yaa∙tȧ vi∙thȧ∙rayi
“My heart belongs only to you”

5. “You are my life/gold/treasure”
o∙yaa ma∙gé pa∙nȧ
“You are my life”
o∙yaa ma∙gé rath∙thȧ∙ran
“You are my gold”
o∙yaa ma∙gé vas∙thu∙wȧ
“You are my treasure”

6. “I like you”
ma∙mȧ o∙yaa∙tȧ kæ∙mȧ∙thi
“I like you”

7. “Pet names to call each other”
pæ∙ti∙ya / pæ∙ti∙yo
(Word describing any type of baby animal)
ba∙baa
“Baby”
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July 29, 2013LBSS 02: Greetings & Responses in Sinhala [AUDIO TUTORIAL]
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.

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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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July 29, 2013 LBSS 01: A New Way To Learn Sinhala… Introducing The Lazy But Smart Sinhala Podcast!

Ladies & Gentlemen, I’m happy to announce that… the Lazy But Smart Sinhala Podcast has been released!
(And look, I even have brand-spanking-new podcast logo to prove it)
In this first ever session, I give you an overview of what you can expect from this podcast series (at least for the first couple of sessions) and show you how it can benefit your Sinhala learning experience.
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