Basic questions

❃ Basic questions

ළඟම තියෙන ඒටීඑම් එක කොහේද? [ ḷan̆gama tiyena ēṭīem eka kohēda? ]: Where is the nearest ATM?
බස් එක කීයටද යන්නේ? [ bas eka kīyaṭada yannē? ]: When does the bus leave?
මේක කීයද? [ mēka kīyada? ]: How much does this cost?
ඒ කවුද? [ ē kavuda? ]: Who is that person?
ඇයි මේ පාර වහලා තියෙන්නේ? [ æyi mē pāra vahalā tiyennē? ]: Why is this road closed?
මේ කෑම එකේ නම මොකක්ද? [ mē kǣma ekē nama mokakda? ]: What is the name of this food?
ස්ටේෂන් එකට යන්නේ කොහොමද? [ sṭēṣan ekaṭa yannē kohomada? ]: How do I get to the station?
කොයි එකද වඩා හොඳ? [ koyi ekada vaḍā hon̆ḍa? ]: Which one is better?
බොන වතුර තියෙනවද? [ bona vatura tiyenavada? ]: Do you have drinking water?
මේ තැන හොයාගන්න උදව් කරන්න පුළුවන්ද? [ mē tæna hoyāganna udav karanna puḷuvanda? ]: Can you help me find this place?
මේ කිට්ටුව හොඳ කෑම කඩයක් තියෙනවද? [ mē kiṭṭuva hon̆ḍa kǣma kaḍayak tiyenavada? ]: Is there a good restaurant nearby?
අපි ළඟට ඇවිත්ද ඉන්නේ? [ api ḷan̆gaṭa ævitda innē? ]: Are we almost there?
ඒක කීයටද අරින්නේ? [ ēka kīyaṭada arinnē? ]: What time does it open?
ඒක කීයටද වහන්නේ? [ ēka kīyaṭada vahannē? ]: What time does it close?
මට ටිකට් එකක් ගන්න පුළුවන් කොහෙන්ද? [ maṭa ṭikaṭ ekak ganna puḷuvan kohenda? ]: Where can I buy a ticket?

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