Looking for practical Sinhala to Irish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala phrase first, then the Irish translation (Irish) — 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 Irish.
Tip: when a Irish 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
Dia dhuit(dee-ah gwitch)
ස්තුතියි
Go raibh maith agat(guh rev mah agat)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Dia dhuit ar maidin(dee-ah gwitch air mah-din)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna(dee-ah gwitch air on trawn-oh-na)
සුභ සවසක්
Dia dhuit ar an oíche(dee-ah gwitch air on ee-ha)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Oíche mhaith(ee-ha wah)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí(fek-hee may too nees day-nee)
ගුඩ් බයි
Slán(slawn)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Cad is ainm duit?(kad is an-im gwitch)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
John is ainm dom(John is an-im dum)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Conas atá tú?(kun-as a-taw too)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Tá áthas orm bualadh leat(taw aw-has orm bool-ah lat)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
An labhraíonn tú Béarla?(Obata ingreesi katha karanna puluwanda?)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Ní labhraím Hindis go maith(Mata hindi hondin katha karanna beha)
මට තේරෙන්නේ නැහැ
Ní thuigim(Mata therenne na)
කරුණාකර මන්ද ගතව කතා කරන්න
Léigh go mall, le do thoil(Karunakar mandagathawa katha karanna)
ඔබ එය නැවත කියන්න පුළුවන්ද?
An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?(Oba eya nawatha kiyanne puluwanda?)
සැලැස්ම කුඩා කාමරය කොහේද?
Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha?(Sælæsmakuda kamaraya kohēda?)
මට නගර මධ්යස්ථානයට කොහොමද යන්න?
Conas a théim go lár na cathrach?(Mata nagara madhyasthanayata kohomada yanna?)
වම් පැත්තට හැරෙන්න
Cas ar chlé(Wam pæththata hærenna)
දකුණු පැත්තට හැරෙන්න
Cas ar dheis(Dakunu pæththata hærenna)
සෘජුව යන්න
Téigh díreach(Srujwa yanna)
මිල කොපමණද?
Cén méid atá ar an táille?(Mila kopamanada?)
එක ටිකට්පතක්, කරුණාකර
Ticéad amháin, le do thoil(Eka tikathpathak, karunakar)
මෙහි සිට දුරද?
An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo?(Mehi sita durada?)
මට අහිමිවී ඇත
Táim caillte(Mata ahimiwee aetha)
මට සම් කාඩ්පතක් කුඩා කරගන්න කොහේද?
Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach?(Mata sam kaadpathak kuda karaganna kohēda?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ඔව්
Tá(Tah)
නැහැ
Níl(Neel)
හෝ
B'fhéidir(Fay-deer)
මම එකඟයි
Aontaím(An-tee-im)
මම එකඟ නොවෙමි
Ní aontaím(Nee an-tee-im)
එය හොඳයි
Téann sé go maith(Tay-awn shay guh mah)
ඔබට කුමක් හිතෙනවාද?
Cad a cheapann tú?(Kad a khan-tuh)
ඔබට මට උදව් කළ හැකිද?
An féidir leat cabhrú liom?(An fay-dur lat kaw-roo ly-um)