සංචාරක නියෝජිතායතනය
“සංචාරක නියෝජිතායතනය” (saṁcāraka niyōjitāyatanaya) — tour agency in Sinhala. Noun, level A1, topic — buildings and premises. A long bookish word straight off a sign; in speech people say the English tour agency. In a live sentence: “සංචාරක නියෝජිතායතනයෙන් ටිකට් ගත්තා” — We bought the tickets at a tour agency. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ස, ං, ච, ා, ර, ක, න, ි, ය, ෝ, ජ, ි.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | සංචාරක නියෝජිතායතනය |
| Read in Latin letters | saṁcāraka niyōjitāyatanaya |
| Translation | tour agency |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- සංචාරක නියෝජිතායතනයsaṁcāraka niyōjitāyatanayatour agency
Why it looks that way
A long bookish word straight off a sign; in speech people say the English tour agency
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.
- සංචාරක නියෝජිතායතනයෙන් ටිකට් ගත්තාsaṁcāraka niyōjitāyatanayena ṭikaṭ gattāWe bought the tickets at a tour agency
Nearby words: buildings and premises
Where to go and what is done there. These words are read off a sign more often than they are spoken.
- ලංකාවlaṁkāvaSri LankaIn speech the country is simply Laṁkāva; the 'Sri' belongs to the official name
- කොළඹkoḷambaColomboThe European 'Colombo' comes from here: the Portuguese heard the local name and wrote it down their own way
- මුහුදmuhudaseaThe sea as water; the beach is a separate word, muhudu verala. Don't confuse it with muhuna, 'a face': the beginning is shared, then they part ways
- බස් නැවතුම්පොළbas nævatumpoḷabus stationThe ordinary bus stop you know as the bus halt; this is the big ground where the long-distance buses gather
- ජැටියjæṭiyajettyThe English jetty stuck for good; the native toṭupoḷa stayed with the river ferry
- මුදල් මාරු කරන තැනmudal māru karana tænamoney exchangeThe place is named by description, 'where money is changed'; on the sign you'll see the English Money Exchange
- සත්තු වත්තsattu vattazooLiterally 'the garden of beasts', and in Dehiwala that is exactly what it's called. The bookish word stays on the sign
- සර්කස් එකsarkas ekacircusAn English word, and without the eka tail it won't bend into a Sinhala sentence
- ගිනි නිවන ඒකකයgini nivana ēkakayafire stationgini nivana is 'fire-extinguishing', the same phrase as in the fire engine; ēkakaya is a unit, a detachment
- වාහන සෝදන තැනvāhana sōdana tænacar washNo native word — people say 'the place where cars are washed'; the sign says Car Wash
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “buildings and premises”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “tour agency” in Sinhala?
A long bookish word straight off a sign; in speech people say the English tour agency
- How do you say “zoo” in Sinhala?
Literally 'the garden of beasts', and in Dehiwala that is exactly what it's called. The bookish word stays on the sign
- How do you say “sea” in Sinhala?
The sea as water; the beach is a separate word, muhudu verala. Don't confuse it with muhuna, 'a face': the beginning is shared, then they part ways
- How do you say “car wash” in Sinhala?
No native word — people say 'the place where cars are washed'; the sign says Car Wash
- How do you say “money exchange” in Sinhala?
The place is named by description, 'where money is changed'; on the sign you'll see the English Money Exchange
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 “tour agency” in Sinhala?
«සංචාරක නියෝජිතායතනය», read “saṁcāraka niyōjitāyatanaya”. In a live sentence: “සංචාරක නියෝජිතායතනයෙන් ටිකට් ගත්තා” — We bought the tickets at a tour agency. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1, from the set “buildings and premises”; written with the characters ස, ං, ච, ා, ර, ක, න, ි, ය, ෝ, ජ, ි.
How is “සංචාරක නියෝජිතායතනය” written in Latin letters?
saṁcāraka niyōjitāyatanaya. 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?
A long bookish word straight off a sign; in speech people say the English tour agency. 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.