This 13th lesson deals with the present tense in Sinhala. In addition I included a vocabulary list about survival and emergencies. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Sinhala Classes.
Present
The present is one of the 3 tenses (past, present, and future) we will be discussing in the next 3 lessons. So it is recommended not to skip any of them because they are all related.
Below is a list of 15 sentences conjugated into the present tense. I focused on the examples you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Sinhala, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Present Tense in Sinhala
Present
Sinhala
Audio
I see you
මම ඔයාව දකිනවා mama oyāva dakinavā
I write with a pen
මම පෑනකින් ලියනවා mama pǣnakin liyanavā
You love apples
ඔයා ඇපල්වලට කැමතියි oyā æpalvalaṭa kæmatiyi
You give money
ඔයා මුදල් දෙනවා oyā mudal denavā
You play tennis
ඔයා ටෙනිස් ක්රීඩා කරනවා oyā ṭenis krīḍā karanavā
He reads a book
ඔහු පොතක් කියවනවා ohu potak kiyavanavā
He understands me
ඔහු මාව තේරුම් ගන්නවා ohu māva tērum gannavā
She has a cat
ඇයට පූසෙක් ඉන්නවා æyaṭa pūsek innavā
She knows my friend
ඇය මගේ මිතුරා දන්නවා æya magē miturā dannavā
We want to learn
අපට ඉගෙනගන්න ඕනෑ apaṭa igenaganna ōnǣ
We think Spanish is easy
ස්පාඤ්ඤ ලෙහෙසියි කියා අපි හිතනවා spāñña lehesiyi kiyā api hitanavā
You (plural) work here
ඔයා මෙහෙ වැඩ කරනවා oyā mehe væḍa karanavā
You (plural) speak French
ඔයා ප්රංශ කතා කරනවා oyā praṁśa katā karanavā
They drive a car
ඔවුන් කාර් එකක් පදවනවා ovun kār ekak padavanavā
They smile
ඔවුන් සිනාසෙනවා ovun sināsenavā
Questions?
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Survival Expressions
Below is a list of 28 words related to survival expressions such as emergencies, and calling for help. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to communicate better when in distress or when providing help to someone else who is in need.
Finally, here are some common sentences to strengthen your conversation skills. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Sinhala Phrases page. Enjoy!
Language Quote: ❝To have another language is to possess a second soul.❞ ‒Charlemagne
Congratulations! You finished your 13th lesson in Sinhala about the present tense, and survival expressions. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Sinhala Lesson 14. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Sinhala homepage.