Looking for practical Sinhala to Luganda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala phrase first, then the Luganda translation (Luganda) — 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 Luganda.
Tip: when a Luganda 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
Oli otya?(Oli otya?)
ස්තුතියි
Webale(Webale)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Osiibye otya?(Osiibye otya?)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Osiibye bulungi?(Osiibye bulungi?)
සුභ සවසක්
Osiibye otya?(Osiibye otya?)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Lwaki olugendo?(Lwaki olugendo?)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Tugenda kutya?(Tugenda kutya?)
ගුඩ් බයි
Nkwagala(Nkwagala)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Erinnya lyo ani?(Erinnya lyo ani?)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Erinnya lyange nze John(Erinnya lyange nze John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Oli otya?(Oli otya?)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Nkwagala okukulaba(Nkwagala okukulaba)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Okwogera mu Lungereza?(Obata ingreesi katha karanna puluwanda?)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.(Mata hindi hondin katha karanna beha)