මට ස්කූබා ඩයිවිං කරන්න ඕනෑ.
Ma-ta skū-bā ḍai-viṃ ka-ran-na ō-nǣ.
I'd like to go scuba diving.
Usage
Used to express interest in scuba diving
Grammar Note
ඕනෑ = want/need. scuba diving borrowed from English
ඩයිවිං සහතිකයක් අවශ්ය ද?
Ḍai-viṃ sa-ha-ti-ka-yak a-vash-ya da?
Is a diving certification required?
Usage
Used to ask if a diving certification is required
Grammar Note
සහතිකය = certification/certificate. අවශ්ය = necessary/required
ඩයිව් ස්ථානය කොපමණ ගැඹුරු ද?
Ḍaiv sthā-na-ya ko-pa-ma-na gæm-bu-ru da?
How deep is this dive site?
Usage
Used to ask about the depth of a dive site
Grammar Note
ගැඹුරු = deep. ස්ථානය = place/site
මෙ ස්ථානයේ මෝරුන් ඉන්නවාද?
Me sthā-na-yē mō-run in-na-vā-da?
Are there sharks here?
Usage
Used to ask about sharks or dangerous marine life
Grammar Note
මෝරා = shark, plural මෝරුන් (මෝරු alone means buttermilk). ඉන්නවා = there is/are (for living things); -ද makes it a question
අද ඩයිවිංට සුදුසු ද?
A-da ḍai-viṃ-ta su-du-su da?
Are conditions good for diving today?
Usage
Used to check if diving conditions are favorable
Grammar Note
සුදුසු = suitable/appropriate. diving borrowed from English
මට ස්නෝකලිං කරන්න ඕනෑ.
Ma-ta snō-ka-liṃ ka-ran-na ō-nǣ.
I'd like to try snorkeling.
Usage
Used to express interest in snorkeling
Grammar Note
ස්නෝකලිං from English "snorkeling". ඕනෑ = want to
බෝට් ඩයිව් වෙන් කර ගත හැකි ද?
Bōt ḍaiv ven ka-ra ga-ta hæ-ki da?
Can I book a boat dive?
Usage
Used to book a boat diving excursion
Grammar Note
බෝට් from English "boat". වෙන් කර ගන්නවා = to reserve/book
කොරල් පර කොහේද?
Ko-ral pa-ra ko-hē-da?
Where is the coral reef?
Usage
Used to ask where the coral reef is located
Grammar Note
කොරල් from English "coral". පර = reef/rocks. da = question marker
මම PADI Open Water ඩයිවරයෙකි.
Ma-ma PADI O-pen Wā-ter ḍai-va-ra-ye-ki.
I'm a certified PADI Open Water diver.
Usage
Used to state your diving certification level
Grammar Note
ඩයිවරයෙකි = am a diver (formal copula). PADI Open Water is a proper noun
සර්ෆ්බෝඩ් කුලියට ගන්නට ඕනෑ.
Sarf-bōḍ ku-li-ya-ta gan-na-ta ō-nǣ.
I'd like to rent a surfboard.
Usage
Used to rent a surfboard
Grammar Note
සර්ෆ්බෝඩ් from English "surfboard". කුලියට ගන්නවා = to rent/hire (කුලිය = rent). Note: කිරනවා means "to weigh", not "to rent"
මෙතන මොන වගේ මුහුදු ජීවීන් දකින්න පුළුවන්ද?
Me-ta-na mo-na va-gē mu-hu-du jī-vīn da-kin-na pu-lu-van-da?
What marine life can we see here?
Usage
Used to ask about marine life at a dive site
Grammar Note
මුහුදු = of the sea, ජීවීන් = living creatures (plural), together "marine life". දකින්න පුළුවන්ද = can (we) see?
රාත්රි ඩයිවිං ලබා ගත හැකි ද?
Rāt-ri ḍai-viṃ la-bā ga-ta hæ-ki da?
Is night diving available?
Usage
Used to ask if night diving is available
Grammar Note
රාත්රි = night. ලබා ගත හැකි = can obtain/available
මුහුදු ප්රවාහ සහ උදම් තත්ත්වය කෙසේද?
Mu-hu-du pra-vā-ha sa-ha u-dam tat-tva-ya ke-sē-da?
What are the current / tide conditions?
Usage
Used to ask about current or tide conditions
Grammar Note
මුහුදු ප්රවාහ = ocean currents. උදම් = tide. කෙසේ = how (manner question)
ආරම්භකයන්ට හොඳ ම ස්ථානය කොතැනද?
Ā-ram-bha-ka-yan-ta hon-da ma sthā-na-ya ko-tæ-na-da?
What's the best spot for beginners?
Usage
Used to ask for beginner-friendly dive spots
Grammar Note
හොඳ ම = best (superlative). ආරම්භකයන් = beginners (plural)
ඩයිව් කොපමණ කාලයක් ද?
Ḍaiv ko-pa-ma-na kā-la-yak da?
How long is the dive?
Usage
Used to ask about the duration of a dive
Grammar Note
කොපමණ = how much/many. කාලය = time/duration
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