Looking for practical Sinhala to Dutch (Nederlands) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala phrase first, then the Dutch translation (Nederlands) — 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 Dutch.
Tip: read the Dutch line out loud three times, then cover the Sinhala side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
හෙලෝ
Hallo(Hello)
ස්තුතියි
Dank je(sthuthiyi)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Goedemorgen(subha udæsanak)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Goedemiddag(subha paswaruk)
සුභ සවසක්
Goedenavond(subha sawasak)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Goedenacht(subha rathriyak)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Tot later(pasuwa hamuwemu)
ගුඩ් බයි
Tot ziens(Goodbye)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Wat is jouw naam?(obagē nama kumakda)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Mijn naam is John(mage nama John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Hoe gaat het?(obata kohomada)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Leuk je te ontmoeten(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Spreekt u Engels?(Obata ingreesi katha karanna puluwanda?)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Ik spreek niet goed Hindi.(Mata hindi hondin katha karanna beha)