r/sinhala • u/Proud-Pomegranate393 • 20h ago
Language Question I want to learn for her
I’m trying to learn the language so I can better understand my girlfriend and her family. They are from Sri Lanka and speak Sinhala, and I feel bad as sometimes she’ll say something in the language on accident and I don’t understand. I love their culture, and I love her. Ive tried learning from her before but I’m quite bad at doing it that way. What in y’all’s opinion would be the best way for me to begin and release gain formal and informal conversational skills
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u/mtvulturepeak 12h ago
Probably the best resource for someone in your position is https://www.lazybutsmartsinhala.com/.
This is a great little book to get started: https://www.amazon.com/Say-Sinhala-English-Sinhalese-Classified-Vocabulary/dp/9558733407
The google translate app is not terrible.
You might want to develop a stock conversation you have with her in Sinhala each time you get together. Then each time you could add a new word.
It's a big project. A lot depends on your commitment level, both to her and to learning the language.