Looking for practical Cantonese to Sinhala phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Cantonese phrase first, then the Sinhala translation (Sinhala) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Sinhala.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Sinhala-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
你好
හෙලෝ(Hello)
多謝
ස්තුතියි(sthuthiyi)
早唞
සුභ උදෑසනක්(subha udæsanak)
午安
සුභ පස්වරුක්(subha paswaruk)
晚上好
සුභ සවසක්(subha sawasak)
晚安
සුභ රාත්රියක්(subha rathriyak)
再見
පසුව හමුවෙමු(pasuwa hamuwemu)
再見
ගුඩ් බයි(Goodbye)
你叫咩名?
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?(obagē nama kumakda)
我叫John
මගේ නම ජෝන්(mage nama John)
你好嗎?
ඔබට කොහොමද?(obata kohomada)
好高興見到你
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.