Lesson number 7 teaches an important aspect in Sinhala which is negation. I'm also including a list of vocabulary about the human body, and finally a conversation about getting to know someone. 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.
Negation
Negation is the opposite of an affirmative statement. So basically any negative expression such as "no", "never" "nothing" etc. Knowing how to use the negation form could help you double the number of expressions you could use in a sentence.
Here are some negation 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.
Negation in Sinhala
Negation
Sinhala
Audio
No
නැත næta
Nothing
කිසිත් නැත kisit næta
Not yet
තවම නැත tavama næta
No one
කිසිවෙක් නැත kisivek næta
No longer
තවදුරටත් නැත tavaduraṭat næta
Never
කිසිදා නැත kisidā næta
Cannot
නොහැකියි nohækiyi
Should not
නොකළ යුතුයි nokaḷa yutuyi
Now we will try to implement some of the negative expressions above into full Sinhala sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Sinhala Negation in a Sentence
English
Sinhala
Audio
Don't worry!
කරදර වෙන්න එපා! karadara venna epā!
I cannot remember the word
මට වචනය මතක නැහැ maṭa vacanaya mataka næhæ
I do not speak Japanese
මම ජපන් කතා කරන්නේ නැහැ mama japan katā karannē næhæ
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Vocabulary List about the Human Body
Below is a list of 20 words related to human body. If you can memorize them by heart, you might be able to communicate to your doctor if you have amy pain or discomfort.
Human Body List in Sinhala
Body
Sinhala
Audio
Arm
බාහුව bāhuva
Back
පිට piṭa
Chest
පපුව papuva
Ear
කණ kaṇa
Eye
ඇස æsa
Face
මුහුණ muhuṇa
Feet
පාදය pādaya
Fingers
ඇඟිලි æn̆gili
Hair
හිසකෙස් hisakes
Hand
අත ata
Head
හිස hisa
Heart
හදවත hadavata
Leg
කකුල kakula
Mouth
කට kaṭa
Neck
බෙල්ල bella
Nose
නාසය nāsaya
Shoulder
උරහිස urahisa
Stomach
බඩ baḍa
Teeth
දත් dat
Tongue
දිව diva
Daily Conversation in Sinhala
Finally, a list of commonly used expressions about getting to know someone for the first time. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Sinhala Phrases page. Enjoy!
මම ඉක්මනින් ආපහු එන්නම්! mama ikmanin āpahu ennam!
Fun Facts
Language Quote: English is the official language of the sky! It doesn't matter which country they are from, all pilots speak in English on international flights.
Congratulations! You finished your 7th lesson in Sinhala about negation, and the human body. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Sinhala Lesson 8. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Sinhala homepage.