Sinhala

My travel books arrived! Preparing for the trip.

Quick snapshot in Sinhala*:

1. eka
2. deka
3. thuna
4. hathara
5. paha
6. haya
7. hatha
8. atta
9. navaya
10. dahaya

(Now picture me walking around the house: "eka, deka, thuna,..." engaging my whole family. "Now everyone: eka, deka, thuna,...")

yes - owu
no - naha
toilets - vasikili
men - purusha
women - isthree
How much is it? - ehekka keeyada
Go away! - methanin yanna!

* From experience I probably won't get to use any. Most conversations are in English. But it's always nice to pull out some local language...even just to earn some smiles.