අකවුන්ටන්ට්
“අකවුන්ටන්ට්” (akavunṭanṭ) — accountant in Sinhala. Noun, level A2. In the office it's said only in English. The bookish word is on the business card; the firm's accounts take the same root as the familiar bank account. In a live sentence: “අකවුන්ටන්ට් ගිණුම් බලනවා” — The accountant checks the bills. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters අ, ක, ව, ු, න, ්, ට, න, ්, ට, ්. A word from the everyday Sinhala course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | අකවුන්ටන්ට් |
| Read in Latin letters | akavunṭanṭ |
| Translation | accountant |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
- අකවුන්ටන්ට්akavunṭanṭaccountant
Why it looks that way
In the office it's said only in English. The bookish word is on the business card; the firm's accounts take the same root as the familiar bank account
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- අකවුන්ටන්ට් ගිණුම් බලනවාakavunṭanṭ giṇum balanavāThe accountant checks the bills
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “accountant” in Sinhala?
«අකවුන්ටන්ට්», read “akavunṭanṭ”. In a live sentence: “අකවුන්ටන්ට් ගිණුම් බලනවා” — The accountant checks the bills. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A2; written with the characters අ, ක, ව, ු, න, ්, ට, න, ්, ට, ්.
How is “අකවුන්ටන්ට්” written in Latin letters?
akavunṭanṭ. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
In the office it's said only in English. The bookish word is on the business card; the firm's accounts take the same root as the familiar bank account. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.