අන්තිම කැමැත්ත
“අන්තිම කැමැත්ත” (antima kæmætta) — will in Sinhala. Noun, level B1. Literally the 'last wish', from the word for desire, consent. The familiar lawyer draws it up, and the paper prints the bookish phrase. In a live sentence: “සීයා අන්තිම කැමැත්ත ලිව්වා” — Grandfather wrote his will. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters අ, න, ්, ත, ි, ම, ක, ැ, ම, ැ, ත, ්. A word from the everyday Sinhala course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | අන්තිම කැමැත්ත |
| Read in Latin letters | antima kæmætta |
| Translation | will |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- අන්තිම කැමැත්තantima kæmættawill
Why it looks that way
Literally the 'last wish', from the word for desire, consent. The familiar lawyer draws it up, and the paper prints the bookish phrase
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.
- සීයා අන්තිම කැමැත්ත ලිව්වාsīyā antima kæmætta livvāGrandfather wrote his will
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 “will” in Sinhala?
«අන්තිම කැමැත්ත», read “antima kæmætta”. In a live sentence: “සීයා අන්තිම කැමැත්ත ලිව්වා” — Grandfather wrote his will. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters අ, න, ්, ත, ි, ම, ක, ැ, ම, ැ, ත, ්.
How is “අන්තිම කැමැත්ත” written in Latin letters?
antima kæmætta. 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?
Literally the 'last wish', from the word for desire, consent. The familiar lawyer draws it up, and the paper prints the bookish phrase. 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.