Looking for practical Sinhala to Somali phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala phrase first, then the Somali translation (Somali) — 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 Somali.
Tip: when a Somali 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
Salaan(Hello)
ස්තුතියි
Mahadsanid(sthuthiyi)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Subax wanaagsan(subha udæsanak)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Duhur wanaagsan(subha paswaruk)
සුභ සවසක්
Habeen wanaagsan(subha sawasak)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Habeen wanaagsan(subha rathriyak)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Ilaa dambe(pasuwa hamuwemu)
ගුඩ් බයි
Nabad gelyo(Goodbye)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Magacaa maxay tahay?(obagē nama kumakda)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Magacaygu waa John(mage nama John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Sidee tahay?(obata kohomada)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?(Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Hindi si fiican uma hadlo(Mata hindi hondin katha karanna beha)
මට තේරෙන්නේ නැහැ
Ma fahmin(Mata therenne na)
කරුණාකර මන්ද ගතව කතා කරන්න
Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal(Karunakar mandagathawa katha karanna)
ඔබ එය නැවත කියන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Ma ku celin kartaa?(Oba eya nawatha kiyanne puluwanda?)