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- [na va]

Examples:

   
[ o ya   i k ma n tta   ka na vaa . ]
( you fast eat )

You are eating fast.



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

We are eating fast.



       
[ 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 ?



         
[ 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.



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

How long you are here ?



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

I am going to the temple.



           
[ 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.



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

You are talking badly.



 
[ a pi   ya na vaa . ]
( We go. )

We are going.



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

My back hurts.



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

My feet are hurting.



 
[ ma ma   da n na vaa ]
( I know. )

I know.



       
[ 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?



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