Looking for practical Sinhala to Madurese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala phrase first, then the Madurese translation (Madurese) — 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 Madurese.
Tip: read the Madurese 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
Halo(Hello)
ස්තුතියි
Matur suwun(sthuthiyi)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Selamat pagi(subha udæsanak)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Selamat sore(subha paswaruk)
සුභ සවසක්
Selamat malam(subha sawasak)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Selamat tidur(subha rathriyak)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Sampai jumpa(pasuwa hamuwemu)
ගුඩ් බයි
Selamat tinggal(Goodbye)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Sapa namamu?(obagē nama kumakda)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Namaku John(mage nama John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Kabar apa?(obata kohomada)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Senang bertemu denganmu(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Apa sampeyan bisa ngomong Inggris?(apa sampean bisa ngomong Inggris)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Aku ora bisa ngomong Hindi kanthi apik(aku ora bisa ngomong Hindi kanthik apik)