Contacts & SNS

1. ඔබේ දුරකථන අංකය කීයද?

   o-be du-ra-ka-tha-na an-ka-ya ki-ya-da?

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   Used to ask for someone's phone number

   Grammar Note

   "දුරකථන" derives from Sanskrit: "දුර" (far) + "කථන" (speech/talk) = telephone. Sri Lanka's international dialing code is +94.

2. ඔබේ ඊමේල් ලිපිනය දෙන්න පුළුවන්ද?

   o-be email li-pi-na-ya den-na pu-lu-van-da?

   Can I have your email address?

   Usage

   Politely requesting someone's email address

   Grammar Note

   "දෙනවා" = to give. "දෙන්න" is the infinitive form. "ලිපිනය" is a traditional Sinhala word for address, as opposed to loanwords. The question particle "-ද" with "පුළුවන්" (can) turns it into a polite request.

3. ඔබ WhatsApp භාවිත කරනවාද?

   o-ba WhatsApp bha-vi-ta ka-ra-na-va-da?

   Are you on WhatsApp?

   Usage

   Checking if someone uses WhatsApp to stay in touch

   Grammar Note

   WhatsApp is the most widely used messaging app in Sri Lanka. "භාවිත" (bha-vi-ta) from Sanskrit means "used/utilized." Adding "-කරනවා" makes it "to use."

4. අපි සම්බන්ධ වෙලා ඉමු

   a-pi sam-ban-dha ve-la i-mu

   Let's stay in touch

   Usage

   Expressing the wish to stay in contact when parting ways

   Grammar Note

   "සම්බන්ධ" derives from Sanskrit "sambandha" (connection/relation). "ඉමු" is the hortative first-person plural: "let us be/stay." A warm way to say farewell.

5. අපි නැවත හමු වෙන්න පුළුවන්ද?

   a-pi næ-va-ta ha-mu ve-na pu-lu-van-da?

   Can we meet again?

   Usage

   Asking if a future meeting is possible

   Grammar Note

   "හමු" (ha-mu) means meeting/encounter as a noun. "හමු වෙනවා" = to meet (lit. "to become a meeting"). "නැවත" (næ-va-ta) = again.

6. මෙන්න මගේ සම්බන්ධතා විස්තර

   men-na ma-ge sam-ban-dha-tā vis-ta-ra

   Here are my contact details

   Usage

   Used when sharing your own contact information with someone

   Grammar Note

   "මෙන්න" (men-na) means "here (it is)" when pointing to or handing over something, similar to the Japanese "どうぞ". "මගේ" (ma-ge) is the possessive form of "මම" (I/me).

7. ඔබ Facebook භාවිත කරනවාද?

   o-ba Facebook bha-vi-ta ka-ra-na-va-da?

   Do you have Facebook?

   Usage

   Checking if someone is on Facebook to connect

   Grammar Note

   Facebook is widely used in Sri Lanka, especially among older demographics. "භාවිත කරනවාද?" is a versatile phrase for asking if someone uses any app or service.

8. ඔබේ Instagram ගිණුම මොකක්ද?

   o-be Instagram gi-nu-ma mo-kak-da?

   What's your Instagram?

   Usage

   Asking for someone's Instagram handle

   Grammar Note

   "ගිණුම" (gi-nu-ma) = account, used for both bank accounts and social media. Instagram is especially popular among Sri Lanka's youth for travel and lifestyle content.

9. මට ඔබට කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?

   ma-ta o-ba-ta ka-ta ka-ran-na pu-lu-van-da?

   Can I call you?

   Usage

   Asking permission to call someone

   Grammar Note

   "කතා" (ka-ta) = speech/talk as noun. "කතා කරනවා" = to talk/call. "ඔබට" is the dative case meaning "to you." The sentence literally means "Can (I) talk to you?"

10. අපි අංක හුවමාරු කර ගනිමු

    a-pi an-ka hu-va-ma-ru ka-ra ga-ni-mu

    Let's exchange numbers

    Usage

    A casual suggestion to swap phone numbers

    Grammar Note

    "හුවමාරු" = exchange/swap. "ගනිමු" is the hortative "let us take/do." Together "කර ගනිමු" means "let us do (together)" — a reciprocal action marker.

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