Looking for practical Sinhala to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: read the Kiga 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
Okwagala(Hello)
ස්තුතියි
Webale(sthuthiyi)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Osiibye bulungi(subha udæsanak)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Osiibye bulungi(subha paswaruk)
සුභ සවසක්
Osiibye bulungi(subha sawasak)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Osiibye bulungi(subha rathriyak)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Tugenda okukutana(pasuwa hamuwemu)
ගුඩ් බයි
Nkwagala(Goodbye)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Erinnya lyo ani?(obagē nama kumakda)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Erinnya lyange nze John(mage nama John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Oli otya?(obata kohomada)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Nneebwanga okukuyita(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?(Obata ingreesi katha karanna puluwanda?)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.(Mata hindi hondin katha karanna beha)