Looking for practical Chinese (Simplified) (中文) to Sinhala phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chinese (Simplified) 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: pick five Sinhala phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
你好
හෙලෝ(Hello)
谢谢
ස්තුතියි(sthuthiyi)
早上好
සුභ උදෑසනක්(subha udæsanak)
下午好
සුභ පස්වරුක්(subha paswaruk)
晚上好
සුභ සවසක්(subha sawasak)
晚安
සුභ රාත්රියක්(subha rathriyak)
再见
පසුව හමුවෙමු(pasuwa hamuwemu)
再见
ගුඩ් බයි(Goodbye)
你叫什么名字?
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?(obagē nama kumakda)
我叫约翰
මගේ නම ජෝන්(mage nama John)
你好吗?
ඔබට කොහොමද?(obata kohomada)
很高兴认识你
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.