Asking the way

❃ Asking the way

සමාවෙන්න, කෝච්චි ස්ටේෂන් එක කොහේද? [ samāvenna, kōcci sṭēṣan eka kohēda? ]: Excuse me, where is the train station?
පන්සලට යන්නේ කොහොමද? [ pansalaṭa yannē kohomada? ]: How do I go to the temple?
මේ කිට්ටුව ෆාමසියක් තියෙනවද? [ mē kiṭṭuva fāmasiyak tiyenavada? ]: Is there a pharmacy near here?
මම මේ හෝටලය හොයනවා [ mama mē hōṭalaya hoyanavā ]: I am looking for this hotel
එතනට පයින් යන්න පුළුවන්ද? [ etanaṭa payin yanna puḷuvanda? ]: Can I walk there?
මෙතන ඉඳන් ගොඩක් දුරද? [ metana in̆dan goḍak durada? ]: Is it very far from here?
නෑ, ඒක ගොඩක් ළඟයි [ nǣ, ēka goḍak ḷan̆gayi ]: No, it is quite close
මට සිතියමේ පෙන්නන්න පුළුවන්ද? [ maṭa sitiyamē pennanna puḷuvanda? ]: Could you show me on the map?
බීච් එකට යන්නේ කොයි පාරෙන්ද? [ bīc ekaṭa yannē koyi pārenda? ]: Which way is the beach?
මම අතරමං වෙලා වගේ [ mama ataraman̆g velā vagē ]: I think I am lost
මේ ලිපිනය හොයාගන්න උදව් කරන්න [ mē lipinaya hoyāganna udav karanna ]: Please help me find this address
මහ පාර තියෙන්නේ කොහේද? [ maha pāra tiyennē kohēda? ]: Where is the main road?
මේ නුවරට යන පාරද? [ mē nuvaraṭa yana pārada? ]: Is this the road to Kandy?
මට සුපර්මාකට් එකට යන්න ඕනේ [ maṭa suparmākaṭ ekaṭa yanna ōnē ]: I need to go to the supermarket
පාර කිව්වාට ස්තූතියි [ pāra kivvāṭa stūtiyi ]: Thank you for the directions

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