අද යෝගා පන්තියක් ඇත ද?
A-da yō-gā pan-ti-yak æ-ta da?
Is there a yoga class today?
Usage
Used to ask if a yoga class is available today
Grammar Note
යෝගා from Sanskrit/English "yoga". පන්තිය = class
උදෑසන සැසිය කීයට ආරම්භ වෙනව ද?
U-dæ-sa-na sæ-si-ya kī-ya-ta ā-ram-bha ve-na-va da?
What time does the morning session start?
Usage
Used to ask what time the morning session starts
Grammar Note
සැසිය from English "session". ආරම්භ = start/beginning
මේ පන්තිය ආරම්භකයන්ට සුදුසු ද?
Mē pan-ti-ya ā-ram-bha-ka-yan-ta su-du-su da?
Is this class suitable for beginners?
Usage
Used to ask if a wellness class is beginner-friendly
Grammar Note
ආරම්භකයන් = beginners. සුදුසු = suitable/appropriate
පෞද්ගලික සැසියක් වෙන් කරන්නට ඕනෑ.
Paud-ga-li-ka sæ-si-yak ven ka-ran-na-ta ō-nǣ.
I'd like to book a private session.
Usage
Used to book a one-on-one wellness session
Grammar Note
පෞද්ගලික = private. ඕනෑ = want/need. වෙන් කරනවා = to book/reserve
යෝගා පැදුරක් කොතැනදී කුලියට ගත හැකි ද?
Yō-gā pæ-du-rak ko-tæ-nā-dī ku-li-ya-ta ga-ta hæ-ki da?
Where can I rent a yoga mat?
Usage
Used to ask where to rent a yoga mat
Grammar Note
පැදුර = woven mat; යෝගා පැදුර = yoga mat. කුලියට ගන්නවා = to rent (කුලිය = rent). Note: කිරනවා means "to weigh", not "to rent"
මේ යෝගා ශෛලිය කුමක් ද?
Mē yō-gā shæi-li-ya ku-mak da?
What style of yoga is this?
Usage
Used to ask about the style or type of yoga being offered
Grammar Note
ශෛලිය = style/method. කුමක් = what/which. da = question marker
මට දණහිසේ සහ පිටේ තුවාල තියෙනවා — වෙනස් කළ හැකි ව්යායාම තියෙනවාද?
Ma-ta da-na-hi-sē sa-ha pi-tē tu-vā-la ti-ye-na-vā — ve-nas ka-la hæ-ki vyā-yā-ma ti-ye-na-vā-da?
I have a knee / back injury — do you have modifications?
Usage
Used to request pose modifications due to an injury
Grammar Note
දණහිස = knee, පිට = back; the -ේ ending marks location (on the knee / back). තුවාල = injury/wound (same word as තුවාලය in health). "Have" is expressed with a dative subject: මට … තියෙනවා (to me there is…). ව්යායාම = exercise. ආබාධ means disability and is not used for an injury
භාවනා සැසියක් ලබා ගත හැකි ද?
Bhā-va-nā sæ-si-yak la-bā ga-ta hæ-ki da?
Is there a meditation session available?
Usage
Used to ask about meditation session availability
Grammar Note
භාවනා = meditation (from Pali/Sanskrit). ලබා ගත හැකි = can get/available
සෝනා / හමාම් ස්ථානයක් ඇත ද?
Sō-nā / ha-mām sthā-na-yak æ-ta da?
Is there a sauna or steam room?
Usage
Used to ask if a sauna or steam room is available
Grammar Note
සෝනා from "sauna". හමාම් from Arabic "hammam" (steam bath). ඇත = exists/there is
පන්තිය කොපමණ කාලයක් ද?
Pan-ti-ya ko-pa-ma-na kā-la-yak da?
How long is the class?
Usage
Used to ask about the duration of a wellness class
Grammar Note
කොපමණ = how much/many. කාලය = time/duration
ප්රතිකාර ඇසුරුමක් ඇත ද?
Pra-thi-kā-ra æ-su-ru-mak æ-ta da?
Do you offer a retreat package?
Usage
Used to ask about wellness retreat packages
Grammar Note
ප්රතිකාර = treatment/therapy. ඇසුරුම = package/bundle. Sinhala has no settled word for a wellness "retreat"; venues understand "treatment package"
ඔබේ ඉගැන්වීම ඉතා හොඳයි — ස්තූතිය.
O-bē i-gæn-vī-ma i-tā hon-da-yi — stū-ti-ya.
The instructor was wonderful — thank you.
Usage
Used to compliment and thank a wellness instructor
Grammar Note
ඔබේ = your, ඉගැන්වීම = teaching/instruction: "your teaching is very good" is how the instructor is praised. ස්තූතිය = thank you (formal Sinhala)
වෙන් කිරීමකින් තොරව ඇතුල් විය හැකි ද?
Ven ki-rī-ma-ki-n to-ra-va æ-tul vi-ya hæ-ki da?
Can I drop in without a reservation?
Usage
Used to ask if drop-in attendance is allowed
Grammar Note
වෙන් කිරීම = reservation/booking. තොරව = without
මම මොනවා හරි රැගෙන එන්න ඕනෑ ද?
Ma-ma mo-na-vā ha-ri ræ-ge-na en-na o-nǣ da?
Do I need to bring anything?
Usage
Used to ask what to bring to a wellness class
Grammar Note
මොනවා හරි = anything/something (usable in questions). රැගෙන එන්න = to bring, ඕනෑ ද = is it needed?: together "do I need to bring anything?"
ඇඳුම් මාරු කිරීමේ කාමරයක් / ලොකරයක් ඇත ද?
Æn-dum mā-ru ki-rī-mē kā-ma-ra-yak / lo-ka-ra-yak æ-ta da?
Is there a changing room / locker?
Usage
Used to ask about changing facilities at a wellness center
Grammar Note
ඇඳුම් = clothes. මාරු = change. ලොකරය from English "locker"
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