Looking for practical Sinhala to Betawi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala phrase first, then the Betawi translation (Betawi) — 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 Betawi.
Tip: when a Betawi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Sinhala wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
හෙලෝ
Halo(Hello)
ස්තුතියි
Makasih(sthuthiyi)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Selamat pagi(subha udæsanak)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Selamat siang(subha paswaruk)
සුභ සවසක්
Selamat sore(subha sawasak)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Selamat malam(subha rathriyak)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Sampai jumpa(pasuwa hamuwemu)
ගුඩ් බයි
Selamat tinggal(Goodbye)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Siapa nama kamu?(obagē nama kumakda)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Nama saya John(mage nama John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Apa kabar?(obata kohomada)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Senang bertemu kamu(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Lu bisa ngomong Inggris?(Lu bisa ngomong Inggris?)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Gue nggak bisa ngomong Hindi dengan baik(Gue nggak bisa ngomong Hindi dengan baik)