Short answers
❃ Short answers
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ඔව්, අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම
[ ov, anivāryayenma ] -
Yes, absolutely
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නෑ, මට එපා
[ nǣ, maṭa epā ] -
No, I don't want it
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හරි, අපි යමු
[ hari, api yamu ] -
Okay, let's go
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ඇත්තද?
[ ættada? ] -
Really?
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ඒක ඇත්ත
[ ēka ætta ] -
That's true
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මම එහෙම හිතන්නේ නෑ
[ mama ehema hitannē nǣ ] -
I don't think so
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සමහරවිට හෙට
[ samaharaviṭa heṭa ] -
Maybe tomorrow
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ඒකට කමක් නෑ
[ ēkaṭa kamak nǣ ] -
It doesn't matter / Never mind
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ඒක නියම අදහසක්!
[ ēka niyama adahasak! ] -
That's a great idea!
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නියමයි!
[ niyamayi! ] -
Awesome / Great!
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අපොයි, පව්
[ apoyi, pav ] -
Oh, what a pity
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පරිස්සමෙන්!
[ parissamen! ] -
Be careful!
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ඉක්මන් කරන්න!
[ ikman karanna! ] -
Hurry up!
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මෙතනින් නවත්වන්න
[ metanin navatvanna ] -
Stop here, please
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මේක ලස්සනයි නේද?
[ mēka lassanayi nēda? ] -
It's beautiful, isn't it?
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මට ගොඩක් මහන්සියි
[ maṭa goḍak mahansiyi ] -
I am very tired
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මට බඩගිනියි
[ maṭa baḍaginiyi ] -
I am hungry
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මට තිබහයි
[ maṭa tibahayi ] -
I am thirsty
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පොඩ්ඩක් ඉන්න
[ poḍḍak inna ] -
Wait a minute
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දැක්කද, මම කිව්වේ
[ dækkada, mama kivvē ] -
See, I told you
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