gain

🗣️ /ɡeɪn/

(ලාභයක්/වාසියක්) ලඟා කරනවා/කර දෙනවා

How to use "gain" in a sentence:

gain something (by/from something)

• She gained valuable knowledge from her experience in the internship.

gain someone something

• The charity fundraiser gained the organization a significant amount of money.

gallop

🗣️ /ˈɡæləp/

පිම්මේ යනවා

How to use "gallop" in a sentence:

gallop (adv./prep.)

• The horses galloped through the open field, their hooves thundering in unison.

gamble

🗣️ /ˈɡæmbl/

සූදු කෙළිනවා, වාසි අපේක්ෂාවෙන් අවදානමක් ගන්නවා

How to use "gamble" in a sentence:

gamble (something) (at/on something)

• She gambled all of her savings on a single hand of poker.

garden

🗣️ /ˈɡɑːdn/

ගෙවතු වැඩ කරනවා

How to use "garden" in a sentence:

• She gardens every day.

gargle

🗣️ /ˈɡɑːɡl/

උගුර සෝදනවා

How to use "gargle" in a sentence:

gargle (with something)

• She gargled with warm salt water to soothe her sore throat.

garrotte

🗣️ /ɡəˈrɒt/

(යම් දෙයකින්) බෙල්ල හිර කර මරනවා

How to use "garrotte" in a sentence:

garrotte someone

• He attempted to garrotte his victim from behind with a strip of cloth.

gasp

🗣️ /ɡɑːsp/

(විශ්මයෙන්/අපහසුවෙන්) හුස්මක් ඉහලට අදිනවා, අමාරුවෙන් හුම අදිනවා, අමාරුවෙන් හුස්ම අරං යමක් කියනවා

How to use "gasp" in a sentence:

gasp (at something)

• She gasped at the beautiful view from the top of the mountain.

gasp (for air)

• The swimmer gasped for air as she surfaced from the deep end of the pool.

gasp something out

• He gasped his last words out before collapsing.

gather

🗣️ /ˈɡæðə(r)/

රැස් කරනවා, රැස් වෙනවා

How to use "gather" in a sentence:

gather (adv./prep.)

• "The family gathered around the dinner table."

gather someone/something together/up

• She gathers her students together for a group activity.

gaze

🗣️ /ɡeɪz/

ඕනෑකමින් බලා සිටිනවා

How to use "gaze" in a sentence:

gaze at something

• She gazes at the stars in wonder.

gaze into

• She gazed into the distance, lost in thought.

gaze adv./prep.

• He gazed into the distance, lost in thought.

get*

🗣️ /ɡet/

ලබා ගන්නවා, සලසා ගන්නවා etc.

How to use "get" in a sentence:

get something (for someone)

• She got some water for her friend.

get someone something

• She got me a glass of water.

get (someone/something) + adj.

• I got my students excited about learning English by using fun activities in class.

get used to

• I am trying to get used to the food here in Sri Lanka.

get (someone/something) to do something

• I got my students to complete their homework on time.

get (someone/something) doing something

• She got her students studying harder by offering incentives.

get something done

• "We need to get our homework done by tomorrow."

get adv./prep.

• He got out of bed quickly.

give*

🗣️ /ɡɪv/

දෙනවා, ප්‍රදානය කරනවා

How to use "give" in a sentence:

give someone something

• He gave me a book.

give something (to someone)

• She gave the book to her friend.

go*

🗣️ /gəʊ/

යනවා etc.

How to use "go" in a sentence:

go (from …) (to …) (with someone) (to do something)

• She went from the classroom to the library with her friend to study.

go (adv./prep.) (something)

• He goes to school every morning.

go*

🗣️ /gəʊ/

තැනකට ගිහින් එනවා

How to use "go" in a sentence:

go to …

• I go to school every day.

grab

🗣️ /ɡræb/

තදින් අල්ලගන්නවා, උදුරාගන්නවා

How to use "grab" in a sentence:

grab (something)

• I grabbed the pencil from the desk.

graduate

🗣️ /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/

උපාධිය ලබාගන්නවා

How to use "graduate" in a sentence:

graduate (from something)

• The student graduated from university last year.

graduate (in something)

• "I will graduate in English next year."

graduate something

• She graduated high school with honors.

grant

🗣️ /ɡrɑːnt/

(ඉල්ලීමක්) ලබාදෙනවා

How to use "grant" in a sentence:

grant something (to someone)

• The government will grant financial aid to college students in need.

grant someone something

• We will grant you an extension on your assignment.

greet

🗣️ /ɡriːt/

ආචාර සමාචාර කරනවා, පිළිගන්නවා

How to use "greet" in a sentence:

greet someone (with something)

• I greet my students with a warm smile every morning.

grow*

🗣️ /ɡrəʊ/

වැවෙනවා, වවනවා, වර්ධනය වෙනවා

How to use "grow" in a sentence:

grow (something)

• The tree grows apples in the fall.

grow (in something)

• He grows in confidence every day as he practices speaking English.

grow + adj.

• She grows taller every year.

guarantee

🗣️ /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

වගකීම් ඉටු කරන බවට සහතික/පොරොන්දු/ඇප වෙනවා

How to use "guarantee" in a sentence:

guarantee something

• I guarantee the quality of this product.

guarantee someone something

• I guarantee you a passing grade if you study hard for the exam.

guarantee (that)

• I guarantee that tomorrow's lesson will be more interesting.

guarantee to do something

• I guarantee to finish my homework before tomorrow's class.

guard

🗣️ /ɡɑːd/

මුර කරනවා

How to use "guard" in a sentence:

guard someone/something

• The soldier guards the entrance to the palace.

guess

🗣️ /ɡes/

අනුමාන කරනවා

How to use "guess" in a sentence:

guess (something)

• I guess the answer to the question is 10.

guess (that)

• I guess that she will pass the exam.

guess wh-

• Guess what? We won the game last night!

guess at something

• I will give you a hint to help you guess at the answer.

guess (right/wrong)

• I guess right every time.

guide

🗣️ /ɡaɪd/

මග පෙන්වනවා, මෙහෙයවනවා

How to use "guide" in a sentence:

guide someone (to/through/around something)

• I will guide you around the city.

gulp

🗣️ /ɡʌlp/

(ඉක්මනින්/අපහසුවෙන්) ගිල දමනවා

How to use "gulp" in a sentence:

gulp (something) (down)

• I gulped down my water after the long run.