Phonetic Symbols

Phonetic Symbols

Vowels and Dipthongs

PhoneticSinhalaExample
iหเถŠsheep
ษชเถ‰ship
iเถ‰happy
ษ‘หเถ†father
รฆเถ‡hat
สŒเถ…cup
ษ”หเถ†horse
ษ’เถ”sock
uหเถŒblue
สŠเถ‹foot
uเถ‹situation
eเถ‘head
ษœห.เถ…:bird
ษห.เถ…:(เถปเทŠ)bird
ษ™.เถ…above
ษš.เถ…(เถปเทŠ)mother
eษชเถ‘เถ‰day
aษชเถ“eye
ษ”ษชเถ”เถ‰boy
ษ™สŠ.เถ…เถ‹ โ‰ˆ เถ•nose
oสŠเถ”เถ‹ โ‰ˆ เถ•nose
aสŠเถ–mouth
ษชษ™เถ‰.เถ…ear
eษ™เถ‘.เถ…hair
สŠษ™เถ‹.เถ…pure
aษชษ™เถ“.เถ…fire
aสŠษ™เถ–.เถ…hour

Consonants

PhoneticSinhalaExample
pเถดpen
bเถถbook
tเถงtown
tฬฌเถจcutting
dเถฉday
kเถškat
gเถœgive
fเท†fish
vเท€very
ฮธเถญโ•think
รฐเถฏโ•this
sเทƒsay
zZzoo
สƒเทshe
ส’เทโ•vision
tสƒเถ cheese
dส’เถขjump
mเถธmoon
nเถฑname
ล‹เถ‚sing
lเถฝlook
rเถปrun
w(เถ‹)เท€โ•we
jเถบyes
hเท„hand
ษ’ฬƒเถ‚โ•croissant
xเถšโ•loch