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Sinhala language learning materials

Courses | Grammar | Phrasebook

There are relatively few materials for learning Sinhala, so this page includes all the ones that I've found online.


Courses

Talk Now! Learn Sinhala

Talk Now! Learn Sinhala

by Eurotalk

- a basic introduction to Sinhala. Includes dialogues, exercises, games, tests and notes in many different languages. Introduces a fairly limited amount of vocabulary and phrases, but does so in an effective and fun way.

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

Colloquial Sinhalese

Colloquial Sinhalese

by G. H. Fairbanks

- long, drill based course with conversations, translation exercises, grammar explanations and review lessons. Uses Sinhala script.

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

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Grammar

Sinhala

Sinhala

by Dileep Chandralal

- covers the writing system, phonology, morphology, grammatical constructions and discourse and pragmatic aspects of Sinhala. Written in a clear and lucid style, the book presents a rich sampling of the data and serves a useful typological reference. Therefore this is required reading for not only linguists and Sinhala specialists but also to anyone interested in language, thought, and culture.

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

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Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Sinhala Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Sinhala Phrasebook

by Margit Meinhold

- contains useful phrases, easy expressions and vocabulary to get beyond the basics, plus a section on Sri Lankan English. Uses the Tamil alphabet with transliteration throughout.

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

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Information about Sinhala | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Books about Sinhala on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]

Learning materials for related languages

Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Persian (Dari, Farsi & Takjik), Punjabi, Sinhala, Urdu

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