Engreesi | Examples

bake

🗣️ /beɪk/

පෝරණුවක පුළුස්සනවා

How to use "bake" in a sentence:

bake something

She bakes cookies every Sunday.

bake someone something

I baked my family a delicious cake for their birthday party.

balance

🗣️ /ˈbæləns/

තුලනය කරනවා, තුලිතව සිටිනවා

How to use "balance" in a sentence:

balance something

I need to balance my checkbook at the end of each month.

balance something (on something)

I balanced the book on my head as I walked across the room.

balance (on something)

She balanced on the tightrope without falling.

ban

🗣️ /bæn/

තහනම් කරනවා

How to use "ban" in a sentence:

ban something

The government has banned smoking in all public places.

ban someone from something

He was banned from the club for causing a disturbance.

ban someone from doing something

The school has banned the use of mobile phones on campus.

bat

🗣️ /bæt/

ක්‍රිකට් වැනි ක්‍රීඩාවක පිත්තෙන් පහර දෙනවා

How to use "bat" in a sentence:

bat (adv./prep.)

She batted her eyelashes at him, hoping to catch his attention.

bathe

🗣️ /beɪð/

නානවා, නාවනවා

How to use "bathe" in a sentence:

bathe (someone)

She bathes her baby every night before bedtime.

bathe something

She bathes her baby every night before bedtime.

bear*

🗣️ /beə(r)/

දරා සිටිනවා, (ඉවසා) දරා ගන්නවා

How to use "bear" in a sentence:

bear something

I can bear the weight of this heavy suitcase.

beat*

🗣️ /biːt/

ගහනවා, පරදවනවා

How to use "beat" in a sentence:

beat someone/something

He beat the drum at the parade.

beat someone at something

She beat him at chess.

become*

🗣️ /bɪˈkʌm/

යමක් හෝ යම් ආකාරයක් බවට පත් වෙනවා

How to use "become" in a sentence:

become (+ noun/adj.)

"She became a doctor after years of hard work and dedication."

beg

🗣️ /beɡ/

සිඟනවා, අයදිනවා

How to use "beg" in a sentence:

beg (for something)

John begged for food from the kind stranger.

beg someone

I saw a homeless man on the street corner, holding a sign that read "Please help me

beg someone to do something

He begged his parents to let him go to the party.

begin*

🗣️ /bɪˈɡɪn/

පටන්ගන්නවා.

How to use "begin" in a sentence:

begin (something)

"Let's begin class with some warm-up exercises."

begin to do something

She began to read her favorite book.

behave

🗣️ /bɪˈheɪv/

හැසිරෙනවා

How to use "behave" in a sentence:

behave adv./prep.

He behaved calmly during the exam.

believe

🗣️ /bɪˈliːv/

විශ්වාස කරනවා, අදහනවා

How to use "believe" in a sentence:

believe someone/something

"I believe my friend's story about his trip to Europe."

belong

🗣️ /bɪˈlɒŋ/

අයිතියි

How to use "belong" in a sentence:

belong to someone/something

"The red notebook belongs to Susan."

bend*

🗣️ /bend/

නැවෙනවා, නවනවා

How to use "bend" in a sentence:

bend adv./prep.

She bends over the table to pick up her pen.

bend something (adv./prep.)

The tree bends towards the sunlight.

benefit

🗣️ /ˈbenɪfɪt/

වාසි සලසනවා, වාසි ලබනවා

How to use "benefit" in a sentence:

benefit someone

She will benefit her students by providing them with extra study materials.

benefit (from something)

They will benefit from studying hard for their exams.

bet*

🗣️ /bet/

ඔට්ටු අල්ලනවා

How to use "bet" in a sentence:

bet something (on someone/something)

I bet $100 on the red team to win the game.

betray

🗣️ /bɪˈtreɪ/

පාවා දෙනවා

How to use "betray" in a sentence:

betray someone/something (to someone)

John's best friend betrayed him to the police after he committed the crime.

bite*

🗣️ /baɪt/

හපනවා

How to use "bite" in a sentence:

bite into something

She bites into the juicy apple, savoring its sweetness.

bite something/someone

The dog bites the mailman.

blame

🗣️ /bleɪm/

බනිනවා, දොස් පවරනවා

How to use "blame" in a sentence:

blame someone/something (for something)

She blames herself for the accident.

bleed*

🗣️ /bliːd/

ලේ යනවා/ගලනවා/හලනවා

How to use "bleed" in a sentence:

I bleed easily when I cut myself.

blend

🗣️ /blend/

මිශ්‍ර වෙනවා, මිශ්‍ර කරනවා

How to use "blend" in a sentence:

blend (something) (with something)

She blended the ingredients with a mixer, creating a smooth batter.

bless

🗣️ /bles/

ආශිර්වාද කරනවා

How to use "bless" in a sentence:

bless someone/something

She blessed her children before they went to bed.

blind

🗣️ /blaɪnd/

අන්ධ කරනවා, රවටනවා

How to use "blind" in a sentence:

blind someone/something

The bright lights blinded me momentarily.

blink

🗣️ /blɪŋk/

ඇසිපිය ගසනවා

How to use "blink" in a sentence:

blink (something)

She blinked her eyes at the bright light.

blow*

🗣️ /bləʊ/

(සුළං) හමනවා, (සුළං) පිඹිනවා

How to use "blow" in a sentence:

blow adv./prep.

The wind blew fiercely through the trees.

blush

🗣️ /blʌʃ/

ලජ්ජාවෙන් මුහුණ රතු වෙනවා

How to use "blush" in a sentence:

blush (with something) (at something)

She blushed with embarrassment at the compliment.

boast

🗣️ /bəʊst/

පුරසාරම් දොඩනවා

How to use "boast" in a sentence:

boast of/abou something

She boasts of her accomplishments to everyone she meets.

boast that...

He boasted that he was the best runner in the school.

boil

🗣️ /bɔɪl/

තම්බනවා, (වතුර) නටවනවා

How to use "boil" in a sentence:

boil something

I always boil the water before adding the tea leaves.

book

🗣️ /bʊk/

කලින් වෙන් කරගන්නවා

How to use "book" in a sentence:

book something

I will book my flight to London tomorrow.

borrow

🗣️ /ˈbɒrəʊ/

ණයට ගන්නවා

How to use "borrow" in a sentence:

borrow something (from someone)

She will borrow a book from me for her class assignment.

bother

🗣️ /ˈbɒðə(r)/

කරදර කරනවා, කරදර වෙනවා

How to use "bother" in a sentence:

bother (someone)

"It bothers me that you didn't RSVP to the party invitation."

bother to do something

He didn't even bother to call me back.

bother doing something

"I don't want to bother cleaning my room today."

bounce

🗣️ /baʊns/

පොළා පනිනවා, පොළා පනින්නට සලස්වනවා

How to use "bounce" in a sentence:

bounce off something

The basketball bounced off the rim and into the net.

bounce something (against/off something)

She bounced the ball against the wall.

bow

🗣️ /baʊ/

හිස නමා ආචාර කරනවා

How to use "bow" in a sentence:

bow (to someone/something)

The man bowed to the king before speaking.

brake

🗣️ /breɪk/

තිරිංග තද කරනවා

How to use "brake" in a sentence:

brake (something)

"He had to brake his car suddenly to avoid hitting the dog in the road."

break*

🗣️ /breɪk/

කැඩෙනවා, කඩනවා

How to use "break" in a sentence:

break (something)

"Please don't break the vase on the table."

break adv./prep.

He broke his leg while playing soccer.

breathe

🗣️ /briːð/

හුස්ම ගන්නවා, ශ්වසනය කරනවා

How to use "breathe" in a sentence:

breathe (something)

She breathed in the fresh air.

bring*

🗣️ /brɪŋ/

ගේනවා, අරගෙන එනවා

How to use "bring" in a sentence:

bring someone/something

"Please bring your textbook to class tomorrow."

bring someone something

He brought his friends some snacks for the movie night.

brush

🗣️ /brʌʃ/

බුරුසුවකින් අතුල්ලනවා, යන්තමින් ඇතිල්ලෙනවා

How to use "brush" in a sentence:

brush something

I brush my teeth every morning.

brush against something

I brush against the door as I walk into the room.

build*

🗣️ /bɪld/

ගොඩනගනවා

How to use "build" in a sentence:

build something

I am building a sandcastle on the beach.

build someone something

I helped build my neighbor a birdhouse.

bump

🗣️ /bʌmp/

යමක වදිනවා, වද්ද ගන්නවා

How to use "bump" in a sentence:

bump something

I accidentally bumped the table.

bump into someone/something

"I bumped into the door and stubbed my toe."

burn**

🗣️ /bɜːn/