This 16th lesson teaches the Sinhala imperative form. In addition you will find a vocabulary list about places and household objects. 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.
Imperative
Knowing the imperative form in Sinhala is a powerful skill. It can make it easy to ask someone to do something, and clarify what you want done.
Below is a list of 20 imperative forms and expressions that 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.
The Imperative in Sinhala
Imperative
Sinhala
Audio
Go!
යන්න! yanna!
Stop!
නවතින්න! navatinna!
Don't Go!
යන්න එපා! yanna epā!
Stay!
ඉන්න! inna!
Leave!
පිටවෙන්න! piṭavenna!
Come here!
මෙහෙ එන්න! mehe enna!
Go there!
අරෙහෙට යන්න! areheṭa yanna!
Enter (the room)!
ඇතුල්වෙන්න! ætulvenna!
Speak!
කතා කරන්න! katā karanna!
Be quiet!
සද්ද කරන්න එපා! sadda karanna epā!
Turn right
දකුණට හැරෙන්න dakuṇaṭa hærenna
Turn left
වමට හැරෙන්න vamaṭa hærenna
Go straight
කෙලින්ම යන්න kelinma yanna
Wait!
රැඳී ඉන්න! ræn̆dī inna!
Let's go!
අපි යමු! api yamu!
Be careful!
පරිස්සම් වෙන්න! parissam venna!
Sit down!
ඉඳගන්න! in̆daganna!
Let me show you!
මම ඔයාට පෙන්නන්නම්! mama oyāṭa pennannam!
Listen!
ඇහුම්කන් දෙන්න! æhumkan denna!
Write it down!
ඒක ලියාගන්න! ēka liyāganna!
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Places
Below is a list of 20 words about different places. Useful when talking about going somewhere.
Places in Sinhala
Places
Sinhala
Audio
Bank
බැංකුව bæṁkuva
Beach
වෙරළ veraḷa
Desert
කාන්තාරය kāntāraya
Earth
පොළව poḷava
Forest
කැලය/වනාන්තරය kælaya/vanāntaraya
Garden
වත්ත vatta
Hospital
රෝහල rōhala
Island
දිවයින divayina
Lake
විල vila
Moon
හඳ han̆da
Mountain
කන්ද kanda
River
ගඟ gan̆ga
Sea
මුහුද muhuda
Sky
අහස ahasa
Stars
තරු taru
Sun
ඉර ira
I can see the stars
මට තරු පේනවා maṭa taru pēnavā
I want to go to the beach
මට වෙරළට යන්න ඕන maṭa veraḷaṭa yanna ōna
The moon is full tonight
අද හඳ හොඳට පායලා ada han̆da hon̆daṭa pāyalā
This is a beautiful garden
මේක ලස්සන වත්තක් mēka lassana vattak
Vocabulary List about Household Terms
Below is a list of 26 words about different household terms, including rooms, kitchen appliances ... etc.
Places in Sinhala
Household
Sinhala
Audio
Bed
ඇඳ æn̆da
Bedroom
නිදන කාමරය nidana kāmaraya
Carpet
පාපිස්න pāpisna
Ceiling
සීලිම sīlima
Chair
පුටුව puṭuva
Computer
පරිගණකය parigaṇakaya
Desk
ඩෙස් එක ḍes eka
Door
දොර dora
Furniture
ගෘහ භාණ්ඩ gṛha bhāṇḍa
House
නිවස nivasa
Kitchen
කුස්සිය kussiya
Refrigerator
ශීතකරණය śītakaraṇaya
Roof
වහල vahala
Room
කාමරය kāmaraya
Stove
උඳුන un̆duna
Table
මේසය mēsaya
Television
රූපවාහිනිය rūpavāhiniya
Toilet
වැසිකිලිය væsikiliya
Wall
බිත්තිය bittiya
Window
ජනේලය janēlaya
Daily Conversation in Sinhala
Finally, here are some common expressions used to offer good wishes to someone. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Sinhala Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Sinhala
English
Sinhala
Audio
Can you close the door?
ඔයාට දොර වහන්න පුළුවන්ද? oyāṭa dora vahanna puḷuvanda?
Language Quote: ❝Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.❞ ‒Rita Mae Brown
Congratulations! You finished your 16th lesson in Sinhala about the imperative form, places and household items. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Sinhala Lesson 17. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Sinhala homepage.
