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Word or two about our translation tool


Our Sinhala to English Translation Tool is powered by Google Translation API. You can start typing in the left-hand text area and then click on the "Translate" button. Our app will then translate your Sinhala word, phrase, or sentence into English. You can also visit our homepage to type in Sinhala.

The translation only takes a few seconds and allows up to 500 characters to be translated in one request. Although this translation may not be 100% accurate, you can still get a basic idea, and with a few modifications, it can be quite accurate. This translation software is evolving day by day, and Google Engineers are continuously working on it to make Sinhala to English translation more intelligent and accurate. Hopefully, one day it will produce near-perfect translations!

Sinhala language is widely spoken, with more than 16 million people in Sri Lanka speaks this language. For Sinhala speakers whose English is not strong, translating from Sinhala to English can be quite difficult. Many websites offer translation services for a fee. While it is a good idea to pay for translating large amounts of text (such as books or articles) or for professional services, there is no need to pay for commonly used sentences, greeting messages, and other informal uses. For these purposes, our tool can be quite helpful.

You can copy the translated text and then share it on social media platforms such as Facebook or Twitter, or email it to your friends or family.

If you have any suggestions, or if you come across a translated sentence that is particularly funny, please share it with us on our Facebook page. And finally, don't forget to give us a like and share our page on Facebook with your loved ones.

Features you should know:


Sinhala sentence and phrase will be translated into English meaning.

For E.g. typing:
"තේ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ විශාලතම අපනයන වේ" will be translated into "Tea is Sri Lanka’s largest export"

Use our translator tool as Sinhala to English dictionary.

For E.g.
"ලස්සනයි (venna)" meaning in English will be "Beautiful"
"නිර්භීතයි (Nirbhitayi)" meaning in English will be "Brave"

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Up to 500 characters can be translated into one request.

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Get translated text in Unicode fonts. This means you can copy and paste it anywhere on the Web or Desktop applications.

This translation tool is FREE.


Commonly Spoken Sinhala to English Phrases

මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි - (mama oyata adareyi)
I Love you
සාදරයෙන් පිළිගනිමු - (sadarayen piliganimu)
Welcome
හෙලෝ - (helo)
Hello
ඔබට කෙසේද? - (obata keseda?)
How are you?
මම සනීපෙන් ඔයා? - (mama sanipen oya?)
I’m fine and you?
ඔයාගේ නම කුමක් ද? - (oyage nama kumak da?)
What is your name?
මගේ නම ... - (mage nama ...)
My name is ...
ඔබව හමුවීම සතුටක් - (obava hamuvima satutak)
Pleased to meet you
ඔබට ස්තුතියි - (obata stutiyi)
Thank you
සමාවෙන්න / සමාවෙන්න - (samavenna / samavenna)
Excuse me / Sorry
ඔබ ඉංග්රීසි කතාකරනවාද? - (oba imgrisi katakaranavada?)
Do you speak English?
මම සිංහල හොඳින් කතා කරන්නේ නැහැ - (mama simhala hondin kata karanne naehae)
I don’t speak Sinhala well
තේරෙන්නේ නැහැ - (terenne naehae)
I don’t understand
කරුණාකර සෙමින් කථාකරන්න - (karunakara semin kathakaranna)
Please speak slowly
විවේක කාමර කොහේද? - (viveka kamara koheda?)
Where are the restrooms?
මට මුදල් වෙනස් කළ හැකිද? - (mata mudal venas kala haekida?)
Can I change money?
මෙය කීය ද? - (meya kiya da?)
How much is this?
එය මිල අධිකයි! - (eya mila adhikayi!)
It’s too expensive!
කරුණාකර එය නැවත කියන්න - (karunakara eya naevata kiyanna)
Please say it again
වම් / දකුණ / කෙළින් - (vam / dakuna / kelin)
Left / Right / Straight

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How does Sinhalese To English text translation works?


Our translation service either use Google or Microsoft to translate the text you have typed in sinhala.

Whenever you type a word, sentence or phrase in sinhala - we send API requests to either Google or Microsoft for a translation. In return, they send back a response with a translated text in english.

Their system use machine-language technologies to bring together some cutting edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (deep learning), big data, Web APIs, cloud computing etc to perform higher quality translations.

Can we download this translation service?


No. At a moment you can only use our sinhala translation online.

However, you can install the Chrome extension tool called Google Translate Chrome Extension.

Once this translation tool is installed, you can highlight and right-click section of text and click on "Translate" icon to translate it to the language of your choice. Furthermore, you can translate entire web page by clicking on the "Translate" icon on the browser toolbar.

It support over 100 languages.

What other tools do you have for sinhala typing and Translation?


We have the following tools:

  1. Sinhala Typing Input Tool:

    With this tool you can type in English and Get in sinhala. For E.g. typing "obata keseda" gives you "ඔබට කෙසේද?". Typing sinhala is natural, and you don’t need to remember the complex sinhala keyboard. Please visit: www.EasySinhalaTyping.com to use this tool.

    This sinhala typing is absolutely free and you can email the text you have typed to anyone - including yourself.


  2. Sinhala Speech Translator:

    Sinhala speech translation service is provided by both Microsoft and Google. They both use their own cognitive services to translate spoken words and phrases into a language of your choice. For some languages, you will hear the translation spoken aloud.

    Microsoft Translator in particular powers speech translation feature across its products which can be used for Live Presentation, In-Person or Remote Translated Communication (such as Skype), Media Subtitling, Customer support and Business Intelligence.

Is this translation FREE?


Yes. This Sinhala to Eng. text translation is absolutely FREE. You can use our translation tool for both personal and commercial use.

However, we have the following restrictions:

  1. Per Request Limit: At any time you can translate up to maximum of 500 per request. However, there is no restriction on the number of request you can send.

  2. Daily Limit : While you can make a number of requests for translation, you won’t be able to translate if we run out of a daily quota.

These restrictions are placed to ensure that robots or automated software are not abusing this facilities.

Can I translate from English To Sinhala?


Yes. To translate from English to Sinhala visit this link.

Why the translated text is not accurate?


As explained earlier, the machine-language technology is used to perform the translation. This translation software is evolving every day and as a time goes by the translation is going to be pretty accurate - especially for commonly used phrase and sentences.

At a moment, it is not perfect but our translation software is useful for those who needs help framing the sentence and get general idea on what the sentence or phrase is conveying the message.