Accessibility

1. මෙම ස්ථානය රෝද පුටු සඳහා ප්‍රවේශ විය හැකිද?

   me-ma sthā-na-ya rō-da pu-ṭu san-da-hā pra-vē-śa vi-ya hæ-ki-da

   Is this place wheelchair accessible?

   Usage

   Ask whether a venue can be accessed by wheelchair users

   Grammar Note

   "Hækida" is a question suffix expressing possibility. Sinhala follows SOV word order with the verb at the end.

2. ඔබ ළඟ ලිෆ්ට් එකක් තිබේද?

   o-ba laṅ-ga lift e-kak ti-bē-da

   Do you have an elevator / lift?

   Usage

   Ask whether a building has an elevator

   Grammar Note

   "Laṅga" is a postposition meaning "at/with". "Tibēda" is the interrogative form of "tibena" (to be/exist).

3. මට ප්‍රවේශ්‍යතා පහසුකම් සහිත කාමරයක් අවශ්‍යයි.

   ma-ṭa pra-vē-śya-tā pa-ha-su-kam sa-hi-ta kā-ma-ra-yak a-vaś-ya-yi

   I need a room with accessibility features.

   Usage

   Request an accessible hotel room at check-in

   Grammar Note

   "Maṭa" is the dative "for me/I need". "Sahita" means "equipped with". "Avaśyayi" closes the sentence as "is needed".

4. රේම්පු එකක් හෝ පඩිපෙළ නොමැති ප්‍රවේශ මාර්ගයක් තිබේද?

   rēm-pu e-kak hō pa-ḍi-pe-ḷa no-mæ-ti pra-vē-śa mār-ga-yak ti-bē-da

   Is there a ramp or step-free entrance?

   Usage

   Ask about step-free or ramp access at the entrance of a building

   Grammar Note

   "Nomæti" is a negative adjective meaning "without/lacking". "Hō" is the conjunction "or".

5. ප්‍රවේශ්‍ය වැසිකිළිය කොහේද?

   pra-vē-śya væ-si-ki-ḷi-ya ko-hē-da

   Where is the accessible restroom?

   Usage

   Ask where the accessible toilet is located

   Grammar Note

   "Kohēda" is the Sinhala locative question word "where is". The "-da" suffix marks the sentence as a question.

6. මට දෘෂ්ටි දෝෂයක් ඇත — ඔබට මට උදව් කළ හැකිද?

   ma-ṭa dṛṣ-ṭi dō-ṣa-yak æ-ta — o-ba-ṭa ma-ṭa u-dav ka-ḷa hæ-ki-da

   I am visually impaired — can you help me?

   Usage

   Inform someone of visual impairment and request assistance

   Grammar Note

   "Æta" is a slightly formal form of "there is/I have". "Hækida" is the interrogative modal for possibility.

7. ඔබ ළඟ විශාල අකුරු ඇති මෙනු තිබේද?

   o-ba laṅ-ga vi-śā-la a-ku-ru æ-ti me-nu ti-bē-da

   Do you have large-print menus?

   Usage

   Request a large-print menu at a restaurant or attraction

   Grammar Note

   "Æti" is a participial form meaning "having/with". "Viśāla" is the adjective meaning "large/big".

8. ශ්‍රව්‍ය මාර්ගෝපදේශ තිබේද?

   śra-vya mār-gō-pa-dē-śa ti-bē-da

   Are there audio guides available?

   Usage

   Ask whether audio guides are available at a museum or attraction

   Grammar Note

   "Śravya" is a Sanskrit-derived adjective meaning "auditory". Sinhala contains many Sanskrit and Pali loanwords.

9. මම ශ්‍රවණ ආධාරකයක් භාවිත කරමි — කරුණාකර පැහැදිලිව කතා කරන්න.

   ma-ma śra-va-ṇa ā-dhā-ra-ka-yak bhā-vi-ta ka-ra-mi — ka-ru-ṇā-ka-ra pæ-hæ-di-li-va ka-tā ka-ran-na

   I use a hearing aid — please speak clearly.

   Usage

   Inform someone you wear a hearing aid and ask them to speak clearly

   Grammar Note

   "Karanna" is the polite imperative form. "Karuṇākara" is a politeness particle softening a request, placed before the verb.

10. මට මාර්ගෝපදේශ බල්ලා රැගෙන ඒමට හැකිද?

    ma-ṭa mār-gō-pa-dē-śa bal-lā ræ-ge-na ē-ma-ṭa hæ-ki-da

    Can I bring my service / guide dog?

    Usage

    Ask whether a guide or service dog is permitted on the premises

    Grammar Note

    "Rægena ēmaṭa" is a verbal phrase meaning "to bring along". Adding "-ṭa hækida" creates the modal question "can I ~ ?".

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