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[ mee   ba s - e ka   ya n ne   ko haa ta   da ? ]
( This bus going where? )

Where is this bus going?



       
[ me hee   i nda la ko lo mba ta   ba s - e ka k   ti ye na va   da ? ]
( Here from Colombo bus is ? )

Is there a bus from here to Colombo?



     
[ oo   ee ka   ko c ca ra   ho nda da ! ]
( Oh, this how nice. )

Oh, this is great.



     
[ da ku nnu   pa laa tee   ko yi   ha ri yee da ? ]
( Southern province which region-? )

Ich which region of the southern province.



         
[ na mu t   ma gee   u pa n   ga ma   da ku nnu   pa laa tee . ]
( But my birth-village southern province. )

But my birth place is in the southern province.



 
[ ko hee da   pa di nnn ci ya ? ]
( Where-? domicile )

Where do you live?



       
[ ee ka   ha ri   la s sa nna   na ma k   nee . ]
( This very nice name isnt it. )

This is a nice name.



   
[ ma gee   na ma   Shi ra ni ]
( My name Shirani. )

My name is Shirani.



   
[ o yaa gee   na ma   mo ka k da ? ]
( Your name what-? )

What is your name ?



 
[ ma ma   da n na vaa ]
( I know. )

I know.




[ ma ta ka yi . ]
( Remember-me. )

I remember.



   
[ e yaa   lo ku   ko l le k . ]
( He tall boy. )

He is a tall boy.



   
[ o ya   la s sa nna   ke l la . ]
( You beautiful woman . )

You are a beautiful woman



   
[ o ya ge   ko nda   kae pu va da ? ]
( Your hair cutted )

Have you cutted your hair ?



     
[ a pi   po ddi   mi ni s su   ne . ]
( We small people, right ? )

We are just unimportant people, right ?



   
[ ma ge   ka ku l   ri de na va ]
( My feet hurt )

My feet are hurting.



   
[ o ya ge   ae s   ra t tu   pa ta yi . ]
( Your eyes red color. )

Your eyes are red.



   
[ ma ge   ka n   po ddi . ]
( My ears small. )

My ears are small.



 
[ ma ge   ko n nda   ri de na va . ]
( My back hurt )

My back hurts.



   
[ o ya ge   a ta   de n na ]
( Your hand give. )

Give me your hand.



   
[ ba l laa   ge ya   ae tu llee . ]
( Dog house-in. )

The dog is in the house.



 
[ a pi   ya na vaa . ]
( We go. )

We are going.



 
[ a pi   ya mu . ]
( We go-IMP. )

Lets go.



       
[ o yaa   na pu ru   vi dhi ya tta   ka taa   ka ra na vaa . ]
( You bad (kind) talk make. )

You are talking badly.



     
[ ma ma   a da   ya n nee   nae hae . ]
( I today go not. )

I am not going today.



 
[ me he   e n na . ]
( Here come. )

Come here.



   
[ a pi   ko hee da   ya n ne ? ]
( We where go ? )

Where do we go ?



   
[ ma tta   ya n na   oo naae ]
( Me go want. )

I want to go.



   
[ ma ma   ya n na   oo naae ]
( I go have-to. )

I have to go.



     
[ o yaa   ko hee da   a da   gi ye ? ]
( You where today went ? )

Where have you been today ?



 
[ ma ta   o nee . . . ]
( Me want ... )

I would like ...



   
[ ma tta   sa l li   nae hae . ]
( me money not. )

I have no money.



           
[ ma ma   tae paae l      ka n too ru va tta   ya na va   li yu ma k   ya va n na . ]
( I post office go, letter(a) send. )

I am going to the post office and send a letter.



   
[ ma ma   pa n sa l   ya na va . ]
( I temple go. )

I am going to the temple.



   
[ ma ma   o yaa tta   aa da re yi ]
( I you love. )

I love you.



         
[ o yaa   ko c ca ra      kaa la ya k   me he   i n na va da . ]
( )

How long you are here ?



         
[ he lo   Ro la n dd .   I s tu ti   ma ma   ho di n   i n na va . ]
( Hello Roland. Thank-you I good am. )

Hello Roland. I am fine.



       
[ he l lo   shi raa ni .   ko ho ma da   sae pa   sa ni pa . ]
( Hallo Shirani. Wie(?) gut gesundheitlich. )

Hello Shirani. How are you ?



   
[ ko lla mba   na ga ra ye   vaa ta ya   a pi ri si du yi ]
( Colombo city air dirty )

The air in Colombo is dirty.



 
[ ko   o yaa ]
( Where you ? )

Where are you ?



       
[ o yaa   ba s   e ke   ko la mba tta   ya na va da ? ]
( You bus(DAT) Colombo go(?) )

Are you going to Colombo with the bus ?



       
[ o yaa   ko la mba tta   ba s   e ke da   ya n ne ? ]
( You Colombo bus(DAT)(?) going )

Are you going to Colombo with the BUS ?



       
[ o yaa   ba s   e ke   ko la mba tta da   ya n ne ? ]
( You bus(DAT) Colombo(?) going )

Are you going to COLOMBO with the bus ?



   
[ ma tta   ee ka   e paa ! ]
( Me this not )

I don't want this !



   
[ Do ra   va ha n na   e paa ! ]
( Door close not )

Don't close the door.



 
[ I k ma n   ka ra n na ! ]
( Fast do )

Do it fast !



   
[ A pi   i k ma n tta   ka na vaa . ]
( We fast eat )

We are eating fast.



   
[ Kaa ma ree   mee see   u dda . ]
( Room-in table on )

In the room on the table.



     
[ O ya   pa t ta ree   ya tta   ba la n na ! ]
( You newspaper under look )

Look under the newspaper !



   
[ koo   ma gee   po ta ? ]
( Where my book )

Where is my book ?



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