Respectful address
❃ Respectful address
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සමාවෙන්න අයියා
[ samāvenna aiyā ] -
Excuse me, older brother
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කොහොමද අක්කා?
[ kohomada akkā? ] -
How are you, older sister?
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මල්ලි, මට උදව් කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
[ malli, maṭa udav karanna puḷuvanda? ] -
Little brother, can you help me?
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නංගි, මේක කීයද?
[ nan̆gi, mēka kīyada? ] -
Little sister, how much is this?
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මහත්මයා, හෝටලය කොහේද?
[ mahatmayā, hōṭalaya kohēda? ] -
Sir, where is the hotel?
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නෝනා, ඔයාගේ නම මොකක්ද?
[ nōnā, oyāgē nama mokakda? ] -
Madam, what is your name?
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යාළුවා, අපි තේ බොමු
[ yāḷuvā, api tē bomu ] -
Friend, let's drink tea
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අම්මා, කෑම ගොඩක් රසයි
[ ammā, kǣma goḍak rasayi ] -
Mother, the food is very tasty
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තාත්තා, බොහොම ස්තූතියි
[ tāttā, bohoma stūtiyi ] -
Father, thank you very much
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ඩ්රයිවර් අයියා, මෙතන ඉන්න
[ ḍrayivar aiyā, metana inna ] -
Driver brother, please wait here
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කඩේ අයියා, වතුර තියෙනවද?
[ kaḍē aiyā, vatura tiyenavada? ] -
Shopkeeper brother, do you have water?
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මල්ලි, බිල් එක ගේන්න
[ malli, bil eka gēnna ] -
Waiter brother, bring the bill
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පොලිස් මහත්මයා, මට උදව් ඕනේ
[ polis mahatmayā, maṭa udav ōnē ] -
Policeman sir, I need help
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මල්ලි, මේක හරි බස් එකද?
[ malli, mēka hari bas ekada? ] -
Young man, is this the right bus?
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කට්ටිය, කරුණාකරලා අහන්න
[ kaṭṭiya, karuṇākaralā ahanna ] -
Everyone, please listen
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Other sections
Greetings
Politeness and thanks
Apologies
Understanding each other
Ask to repeat
Introducing yourself
Personal details
Basic questions
Short answers
Numbers and quantities
Time and dates
Asking the way
Directions
Tuk-tuk fares
Guiding the driver
Bus stops
Paying on the bus
Train tickets
Platform and seat
Airport and taxis
Departure times
Good restaurant
Asking for a table
Sri Lankan dishes
Spice level
Diets and allergies
Ordering drinks
Bill and change
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