Art & Museums

1. කලා කෞතුකාගාරය / ගැලරිය කොහිද?

   Kalā kautukāgaraya / gaeläriya kohida?

   Where is the art museum / gallery?

   Usage

   Used to ask for the location of an art museum or gallery

   Grammar Note

   "Kohida?" = where is it? "-da" is the Sinhala question suffix

2. විවෘත වීමේ වේලාවන් මොනවාද?

   Vivṛta vīmē vēlāvan monavāda?

   What are the opening hours?

   Usage

   Used to ask about opening hours

   Grammar Note

   "Monavāda?" = what are they? (plural). For single items, "mokakda?" is used

3. ප්‍රවේශ ගාස්තුව කීයද?

   Pravēsha gāsthuva kīyada?

   How much is the entrance fee?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the admission price

   Grammar Note

   "Kīyada?" = how much? Sinhala price inquiry. "Pravēsha" is Sanskrit-derived meaning entrance

4. ඇතුළේ ඡායාරූප ගැනීම අනුමත කර තිබේද?

   Atuḷē chāyārūpa gaenīma anumata kara tibēda?

   Is photography allowed inside?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether photography is permitted inside

   Grammar Note

   "Kara tibēda?" = has it been done/permitted? Completion + question. "Chāyārūpa" = shadow-form = photo

5. ඔබ ළඟ ශ්‍රව්‍ය මාර්ගෝපදේශකයක් තිබේද?

   Oba laṅga śravya mārgōpadēśakayak tibēda?

   Do you have an audio guide?

   Usage

   Used to ask for an audio guide

   Grammar Note

   "Laṅga tibēda?" = do you have? "Śravya" = audio (from Sanskrit śravya = audible)

6. දේශීය / සාම්ප්‍රදායික කලා එකතුව කොහිද?

   Dēśīya / sāmpradāyika kalā ekathuva kohida?

   Where is the collection of local / traditional art?

   Usage

   Used to locate the local or traditional art section

   Grammar Note

   "Dēśīya" = local (from Sanskrit "deśa" = land/region + "-ya" adjective suffix)

7. මෙම කලාකෘතිය අද්භූතයි — කලාකරුවා කවරෙක්ද?

   Mema kalākṛtiya adbhūtayi — kalākuruvā kavarekvada?

   This artwork is stunning — who is the artist?

   Usage

   Used to admire an artwork and ask about the artist

   Grammar Note

   "Kavarekvada?" = who is it (formal). Casual equivalent: "kavuda?"

8. මෙම කෘතියේ මුද්‍රණයක් / ප්‍රතිනිර්මාණයක් මිලදී ගත හැකිද?

   Mema kṛtiyē mudraṇayak / pratinirmāṇayak miladī gata haekida?

   Can I buy a print / reproduction of this work?

   Usage

   Used to ask about purchasing art prints or reproductions

   Grammar Note

   "Haekida?" = can it be done? "-da" = question suffix. "-k" is the indefinite article (a/one)

9. මාර්ගෝපදේශකයෙකු සමග සංචාරයක් තිබේද?

   Mārgōpadēśakayeku samaga saṃcārayak tibēda?

   Is there a guided tour available?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether guided tours are offered

   Grammar Note

   "Samaga" = with/together with. Sinhala compound expression for guided tour

10. මට කලා වැඩමුළුවකට සහභාගී වීමට කැමැත්තයි.

    Maṭa kalā vaedamuḷuvakuṭa sahabhāgī vīmaṭa kaemaeththayi.

    I'd like to attend an art workshop.

    Usage

    Used to express interest in joining an art workshop

    Grammar Note

    "-ṭa kaemaeththayi" = want to do. "-ṭa" is a dative suffix. "Sahabhāgī" = to participate (Sanskrit origin)

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