දැන් කීය ද?
Dæn kī-ya da?
What time is it?
Usage
Used to ask the current time
Grammar Note
දැන් = now. කීය = how many/much. da = question marker
අද මොන දිනය ද?
A-da mo-na di-na-ya da?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Used to ask what day of the week it is
Grammar Note
අද = today. දිනය = day. මොන = which/what (question word)
අද / හෙට / ඊයේ
A-da / he-ta / ī-yē
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic time vocabulary for today, tomorrow, and yesterday
Grammar Note
අද = today. හෙට = tomorrow. ඊයේ = yesterday. Core Sinhala time vocabulary
මේ සතිය / ඊළඟ සතිය / පසුගිය සතිය
Mē sa-ti-ya / ī-la-nga sa-ti-ya / pa-su-gi-ya sa-ti-ya
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Used to refer to this, next, or last week
Grammar Note
සතිය = week. ඊළඟ = next. පසුගිය = past/last
උදෑසන / දවල් / සවස / රාත්‍රිය
U-dæ-sa-na / da-val / sa-va-sa / rāt-ri-ya
Morning / Midday / Evening / Night
Usage
Used to refer to parts of the day
Grammar Note
Sinhala uses distinct words for each time of day. රාත්‍රිය = night (formal)
අද දිනය කීය ද?
A-da di-na-ya kī-ya da?
What is today's date?
Usage
Used to ask the current date
Grammar Note
දිනය = date/day. කීය = what number/how many. da = question marker
කීයට විවෘත / වසනවා ද?
Kī-ya-ta vi-vru-ta / va-sa-na-vā da?
What time does it open / close?
Usage
Used to ask about opening or closing times
Grammar Note
විවෘත = to open/open. වසනවා = to close
එහෙ යන්නට කොපමණ කාලයක් ගතවේ ද?
E-he yan-na-ta ko-pa-ma-na kā-la-yak ga-ta-vē da?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Used to ask how long a journey takes
Grammar Note
කොපමණ = how much/many. කාලය = time/period. ගතවේ = it takes/passes
හවස තුනට හමුවෙමු.
Ha-va-sa tu-na-ta ha-mu-ve-mu.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Used to arrange a meeting time
Grammar Note
හවස = afternoon/evening. හමුවෙමු = let's meet (volitional form)
ඉතා කලින් / ඉතා ප්‍රමාදයි.
I-tā ka-lin / i-tā pra-mā-dayi.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Used when something is too early or too late
Grammar Note
ඉතා = very/too (intensifier). කලින් = early/beforehand (of time). ප්‍රමාදයි = late. ඉක්මන (quick/hurry) is not used for "early in time"
ඒ ආරම්භ / අවසන් වන්නේ කවදා ද?
Ē ā-ram-bha / a-va-san van-nē ka-va-dā da?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Used to ask when something starts or ends
Grammar Note
කවදා = when. ආරම්භ = start. අවසන් = end/finish
සති අන්ත දිනවල විවෘත ද?
Sa-ti an-ta di-na-val vi-vru-ta da?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Used to ask if somewhere is open on weekends
Grammar Note
සති අන්ත = weekend (week + end). විවෘත = open
මේ මොන මාසය ද?
Mē mo-na mā-sa-ya da?
What month is it?
Usage
Used to ask what month it is
Grammar Note
මාසය = month. මොන = which (same pattern as 'අද මොන දිනය ද?'). da = question marker. කීය (how many) asks for a number and is not used to ask which month
[දිනය/වේලාව] ට හමුවීමක් වෙන් කරගන්න ඕනෑ.
[di-na-ya/vē-lā-va] ta ha-mu-vī-mak ven ka-ra-gan-na o-nǣ.
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Used to schedule an appointment for a specific date or time
Grammar Note
හමුවීම = meeting/appointment. වෙන් කරගන්න ඕනෑ = want to book (same pattern as වෙන් කරන්නට ඕනෑ). ලකුනු කරනවා (to mark) is not used for booking
සඳුදා සිට සිකුරාදා දක්වා.
San-du-dā si-ta si-ku-rā-dā dak-vā.
From Monday to Friday.
Usage
Used to indicate a weekday range
Grammar Note
සිට = from (starting point). දක්වා = until/to (endpoint). Used for ranges of days
දිනක්
Dinak
One day
Usage
Word for a duration of "one day"
අර්ධ දිනයක්
Ardha dinayak
Half a day
Usage
Word for a half-day duration
සතියක්
Sathiyak
One week
Usage
Word for a one-week duration
මාසයක්
Maasayak
One month
Usage
Word for a one-month duration
වසරක්
Vasarak
One year
Usage
Word for a one-year duration
සඳුදා
Sanduda
Monday
Usage
Word for the day "Monday"
අඟහරුවාදා
Angaharuwaadaa
Tuesday
Usage
Word for the day "Tuesday"
බදාදා
Badaadaa
Wednesday
Usage
Word for the day "Wednesday"
බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා
Brahaspathindaa
Thursday
Usage
Word for the day "Thursday"
සිකුරාදා
Sikuraadaa
Friday
Usage
Word for the day "Friday"
සෙනසුරාදා
Senasuraadaa
Saturday
Usage
Word for the day "Saturday"
ඉරිදා
Iridaa
Sunday
Usage
Word for the day "Sunday"
අද
Ada
Today
Usage
Word to point at and say "today"
හෙට
Heta
Tomorrow
Usage
Word to point at and say "tomorrow"
ඊයේ
Eeye
Yesterday
Usage
Word to point at and say "yesterday"
අනිද්දා
Aniddaa
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Word for two days from now
පෙරේදා
Peredaa
The day before yesterday
Usage
Word for two days ago
දැන්
Dan
Now
Usage
Word for "right now"
පස්සේ
Passe
Later
Usage
Word for "later"
පැයක්
Payak
One hour
Usage
Word for a duration of "one hour"
පැය දෙකක්
Paya dekak
Two hours
Usage
Word for a duration of "two hours"
මිනිත්තු තිහක්
Minithu thihak
Thirty minutes
Usage
Word for a duration of "thirty minutes"
උදෑසන
Udaasana
Morning
Usage
Word for the time of day "morning"
දවල්
Dawal
Midday
Usage
Word for the time of day "midday"
සවස
Sawasa
Evening
Usage
Word for the time of day "evening"
රාත්‍රිය
Raathriya
Night
Usage
Word for the time of day "night"
මැදියම
Madiyama
Late night
Usage
Word for the time of day "late night"
දිනපතා
Dinapathaa
Every day
Usage
Word for the frequency "every day"
හැම සතියකම
Hama sathiyakama
Every week
Usage
Word for the frequency "every week"
හැම මාසෙම
Hama maasema
Every month
Usage
Word for the frequency "every month"
මේ සතිය
Me sathiya
This week
Usage
Word for "this week" on its own
ලබන සතිය
Labana sathiya
Next week
Usage
Word for "next week" on its own
පසුගිය සතිය
Pasugiya sathiya
Last week
Usage
Word for "last week" on its own
සති අන්තය
Sathi anthaya
Weekend
Usage
Word for "weekend"
ජනවාරි
janavāri
January
Usage
Peak season after Christmas; the west and south coasts are at their driest
පෙබරවාරි
pebaravāri
February
Usage
Still dry, with calm seas in the southwest
මාර්තු
mārthu
March
Usage
Heat builds up; travelers head for the hill country
අප්‍රේල්
aprēl
April
Usage
Sinhala and Tamil New Year in mid-April shuts shops and transport for several days
මැයි
mæyi
May
Usage
The southwest monsoon starts and the west and south coasts turn wet
ජූනි
jūni
June
Usage
Wet on the west coast, dry and fine on the east coast
ජූලි
jūli
July
Usage
Usually the month of the Esala Perahera festival in Kandy
අගෝස්තු
agōsthu
August
Usage
Best season on the east coast; festivals fill the guesthouses
සැප්තැම්බර්
sæpthæmbar
September
Usage
A shoulder month when room rates drop
ඔක්තෝබර්
okthōbar
October
Usage
The monsoon changeover brings rain to most of the island
නොවැම්බර්
novæmbar
November
Usage
The northeast monsoon puts the east and north into their rainy season
දෙසැම්බර්
desæmbar
December
Usage
The west and south dry out and the main tourist season begins
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