The 3rd lesson is about the plural in Sinhala and how to create it from the singular form. In addition, I will include a list of vocabulary about languages, nationalities, and countries. Finally, you will find some common everyday sentences. 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.
Plural
Knowing how to create the plural from the singular word can double the vocabulary you already know. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some grammatical rules. For example how to change the word "book" to "books" or "woman" to "women".
Below is a list of singular words and their plural equivalent. I included examples about nature as well as about humans. 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.
Singular vs. Plural in Sinhala
English
Sinhala
Audio
Country
රට raṭa
Countries
රටවල් raṭaval
Lake
වැව væva
Lakes
විල් vil
Language
භාෂාව bhāṣāva
Languages
භාෂා bhāṣā
Woman
ගැහැණිය gæhæṇiya
Women
ගැහැණු gæhæṇu
Man
මිනිසා minisā
Men
මිනිස්සු minissu
Boy
පිරිමි ළමයා pirimi ḷamayā
Boys
කොල්ලෝ kollō
Girl
ගැහැණු ළමයා gæhæṇu ḷamayā
Girls
කෙල්ලෝ kellō
Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Sinhala sentences. That way you will be able to see how both forms are used when embedded in a structure.
Singular vs. Plural in a Sentence
English
Sinhala
Audio
We speak two languages
අපි භාෂා දෙකක් කතා කරනවා api bhāṣā dekak katā karanavā
If you have any questions, please contact me using the Sinhala contact form on the header above.
Vocabulary List about Languages, Nationalities, and Countries
Below is a list of 50 words related to languages, nationalities, and countries. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to have a good conversation about how many languages you speak or where you came from.
Languages Nationalities and Countries List in Sinhala
English
Sinhala
Audio
Arabic (language)
අරාබි arābi
Moroccan (nationality)
මොරොක්කානු morokkānu
Morocco (country)
මොරොක්කෝව morokkōva
Brazilian (language)
බ්‍රසීල brasīla
Brazilian (nationality)
බ්‍රසීලියානු brasīliyānu
Brazil (country)
බ්‍රසීලය brasīlaya
Chinese (language)
චීන cīna
Chinese (nationality)
චීන cīna
China (country)
චීනය cīnaya
English (language)
Sinhala Sinhala
British (nationality)
බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය britānya
Britain (country)
බ්‍රිතාන්‍යය britānyaya
American (nationality)
ඇමරිකානු æmarikānu
America (country)
ඇමරිකාව æmarikāva
French (language)
ප්‍රංශ praṁśa
French (nationality)
ප්‍රංශ praṁśa
France (country)
ප්‍රංශය praṁśaya
German (language)
ජර්මානු jarmānu
German (nationality)
ජර්මානු jarmānu
Germany (country)
ජර්මනිය jarmaniya
Greek (language)
ග්‍රීක grīka
Greek (nationality)
ග්‍රීක grīka
Greece (country)
ග්‍රීසිය grīsiya
Hindi (language)
හින්දි hindi
Indian (nationality)
ඉන්දියානු indiyānu
India (country)
ඉන්දියාව indiyāva
Irish (language)
අයිර්ෂ් ayirṣ
Irish (nationality)
අයිරිෂ් ayiriṣ
Ireland (country)
අයර්ලන්තය ayarlantaya
Italian (language)
ඉතාලි itāli
Italian (nationality)
ඉතාලි itāli
Italy (country)
ඉතාලිය itāliya
Japanese (language)
ජපන් japan
Japanese (nationality)
ජපන් japan
Japan (country)
ජපානය japānaya
Korean (language)
කොරියන් koriyan
Korean (nationality)
කොරියානු koriyānu
Korea (country)
කොරියාව koriyāva
Persian (language)
පර්සියානු parsiyānu
Iranian (nationality)
ඉරාන irāna
Iran (country)
ඉරානය irānaya
Portuguese (language)
පෘතුගීසි pṛtugīsi
Portuguese (nationality)
පෘතුගීසි pṛtugīsi
Portugal (country)
පෘතුගාලය pṛtugālaya
Russian (language)
රුසියානු rusiyānu
Russian (nationality)
රුසියන් rusiyan
Russia (country)
රුසියාව rusiyāva
Spanish (language)
ස්පාඥ්ඥ spāgngna
Spanish (nationality)
ස්පාඤ්ඤ spāñña
Spain (country)
ස්පාඤ්ඤය spāññaya
Daily Conversation in Sinhala
Finally, a list of sentences about languages, nationalities, and countries plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Sinhala Phrases page. Enjoy!
ගෙදරදි ඔබ විසින්ම හදාගන්න! gedaradi oba visinma hadāganna!
Have a good trip
හොඳ ගමනක් වේවා hon̆da gamanak vēvā
Fun Facts
Language Quote that by simply knowing how to form the plural, you can double the number of nouns in your vocabulary, without having to memorize all the plural form.
Congratulations! You finished your third lesson in Sinhala about singular, plural, languages, nationalities, and countries. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Sinhala Lesson 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Sinhala homepage.
