Time, days and hours in Sinhala

141 words in Sinhala on the topic “time, days and hours”: අද (ada) — today, හෙට (heṭa) — tomorrow, ඊයේ (īyē) — yesterday, උදේ (udē) — morning. 141 words can be played from recordings.

Updated October 9, 2026 · Lingofly

141 words on the topic

අද
ada
today
First in the row today — tomorrow — yesterday. 'For today' adds -ṭa, 'from today on' adds 'starting from'
හෙට
heṭa
tomorrow
A retroflex ṭ at the end. 'The day after tomorrow' is its own word, not 'after tomorrow'. 'Until tomorrow' is heta venakam
ඊයේ
īyē
yesterday
A long ii at the start: 'ee-ye'. 'The day before yesterday' is another word. 'Since yesterday' adds 'starting from'
උදේ
udē
morning
Also 'in the morning', with no preposition: udē enna, 'come in the morning'. The greeting takes the bookish form of the same word
හවස
havasa
evening
The evening before dark, roughly from three to six; after that night begins. 'In the evening' adds -ṭa. The bookish word lives in timetables and poems
රෑ
rǣ
night
One letter with a long vowel, and it must be held: the short version reads 'ra' and gives no word. Night and late evening share one word. 'At night' adds -ṭa
වෙලාව
velāva
time
Time on the clock and a convenient moment alike: 'what time is it?' and 'do you have a minute?'. Time as a flow is a different word, kālaya
ඔයා කවදාද එන්නේ?
oyā kavadāda ennē?
when will you come?
kavadāda asks 'on which day'. The hour is asked with kīyaṭada. The verb in the question takes the -nnē form
විනාඩියක් ඉන්න
vināḍiyak inna
wait a minute
Literally 'stay a minute': no separate verb 'to wait' is needed for such a request
දවසට දෙපාරක්
davasaṭa depārak
twice a day
davasaṭa is 'per day', pāra is 'a time'. Three times is tunpārak
කීයටද?
kīyaṭada?
what time?
From kī, 'how much', plus -ṭa, 'at', plus the question -da. The answer is built the same way: navayaṭa, 'at nine'
මට පරක්කු වෙනවා
maṭa parakku venavā
I'm running late
Literally 'to me it is becoming late': being late is described as something that happens to a person
දැන් පරක්කුයි
dæn parakkuyi
it's late
dæn is 'now'. About the late hour and about a missed deadline people say the same
වැඩ දවස
væḍa davasa
workday
An ordinary Colombo office: from half past eight to half past five, and Saturday often works too
උදේ කෑම
udē kǣma
breakfast
Literally 'the morning food': udē is morning, kǣma is food. The bookish word is prātarāśaya; at home people say it just so
දවල් කෑම
daval kǣma
lunch
daval is 'day, midday'. The lunch break at work is literally 'the midday food time'
රෑ කෑම
rǣ kǣma
dinner
rǣ is 'night, late evening'. All three meals are built the same way: morning / midday / night plus 'food'
මුලින්
mulin
to begin with
About the order of actions: 'first eat, then go'. Without the booster -ma — otherwise you get 'above all', and that's about importance
පස්සේ
passē
later on
On its own it's 'later'. After another word it means 'after': 'after the meal', 'after that'
ඊට පස්සේ
īṭa passē
after that
Īṭa is the -ṭa form of 'that'; together it comes out 'after that'. It opens the next step of a story, and any ordered retelling hangs on it
අන්තිමේදී
antimēdī
finally
About the moment long waited for: 'finally the bus came'. The outcome of the whole story is introduced by another word, 'after all'
අතරතුර
ataratura
whereas
It stands after the clause, not before it: 'while I ate, he came'. The verb before it takes the -na form
එකවර
ekavara
at the same time
To say 'at the same time', use එකවර (ekavara): in the example දෙන්නම එකවර කතා කළා (dennama ekavara katā kaḷā), it comes right before කතා (katā) කළා (kaḷā).
කලින්
kalin
before
It stands after the verb in the -nna form: 'before going'. After a noun it gives 'before': 'before the meal'. It never stands first, as English 'before' does
වුණාට පස්සේ
vuṇāṭa passē
after (conjunction)
The verb of the clause takes the past plus -ṭa, and only then comes passē: 'after the work got finished'. The whole clause goes first, the main clause second
ගමන්ම
gamanma
as soon as
A tail on the verb of the clause, the clause first: 'as soon as he comes, tell me'. The verb before it stands in the short participle form
ඒ ඉඳන්
ē indan
since then
e in-dan; the nd is one sound, not n plus d
හැමවෙලේම
hæmavelēma
always
Literally 'in every time': hæma, 'every', plus velāva, 'time', and the booster -ma. It stands before the verb, not at the end
නිතර
nitara
often
It stands before the verb. The boosted nitarama means 'every so often', almost 'all the time' — with a shade of irritation
කලාතුරකින්
kalāturakin
rarely
A long word, but there's no other in use. It stands before the verb; in a negative phrase it isn't needed — 'I hardly ever go' is said without it
සමහරවෙලාවට
samaharavelāvaṭa
sometimes
Literally 'in some time', the -ṭa form. There's a shorter one too, samaharavita, but its shade is different, closer to 'maybe'
කවදාවත් නෑ
kavadāvat nǣ
never
A double negation, like English 'never... not once': kavadāvat goes before the verb and nǣ closes the phrase, the verb between them taking the -nnē form. Without nǣ the phrase won't build
සාමාන්‍යයෙන්
sāmānyayen
usually
It stands at the head of the phrase or before the verb. The same word means 'on average' and 'as a rule', while 'ordinary' without -en is another shape
ගොඩක් වෙලා
goḍak velā
a long time
Literally 'a lot of time'. About long years say it differently — 'a lot of years'. Goḍak, 'a lot', here works as a measure of time
හැම පාරම
hæma pārama
every time
pāra here isn't 'road' but 'time': 'once', 'twice'. The booster -ma is required, otherwise it's just 'each time out of many'
කලින් කලට
kalin kalaṭa
from time to time
Literally 'from term to term': the same kala, time, term, as in 'before'. It stands at the head of the phrase or before the verb
තාම
tāma
so far
It stands before the verb and very often with a negation: 'still hasn't come'. In an affirmative it gives 'still': 'still working'
එකපාරටම
ekapāraṭama
suddenly
Literally 'in one time': the same pāra, time, as in 'every time'. It stands at the head of the sentence or before the verb
කලින්ම
kalinma
in advance
The same 'before', but with the booster -ma and no clause: 'book in advance'. It stands before the verb
වෙලාවට
velāvaṭa
on time
The -ṭa form of velāva, 'time'. The same word with a number gives the hour — 'at ten' — so out of context it's heard as 'at the set time'
හදිසියෙන්ම
hadisiyenma
urgently
It stands before the verb: 'come urgently'. Without the booster -ma the same word means 'suddenly', and the whole difference between 'urgent' and 'sudden' hangs on one letter
වහාම
vahāma
right away
It stands before the verb and sounds demanding — the word of orders and announcements. A gentle 'right now' is dænma
ටිකෙන් ටික
ṭiken ṭika
little by little
Literally 'little from little' — a doubling of ṭika, 'a little'. It stands before the verb and is almost always about slow improvement: 'little by little it gets better'
අන්තිම මොහොතේ
antima mohotē
at the last moment
mohota, 'a moment', is a written word, but in this phrase it lives in speech too. It stands at the head of the phrase or right before the verb
කවදා හරි දවසක
kavadā hari davasaka
sooner or later
Literally 'on some day or other'. Hari after a question word gives indefiniteness: 'someone', 'somewhere'. It stands at the head of the phrase
එක් දවසක්
ek davasak
once
That's how fairy tales open. An ordinary story makes do with a bare 'one day'
පොඩි කාලේ
poḍi kālē
as a kid
po-di kaa-læ; the ḍ is the back-kind d
ඒ කාලේ
ē kālē
back then
Literally 'in that time'. Elders open half their stories with it
ඒක ගොඩක් කලින් වුණා
ēka goḍak kalin vuṇā
it was a long time ago
kalin is 'earlier, before'. Goḍak here means not 'much' but 'far'
පලවෙනි පාර
palaveni pāra
the first time
Pāra here is 'time', not 'road'. 'I see it for the first time' is said with it
අනාගතය
anāgataya
the future
The future as an era of life, not a verb tense: the Sinhala verb has no future tense at all
අතීතය
atītaya
the past
The pair to anāgataya, 'the future'. 'Forget the past' is said with it
ළඟ කාලේ සැලසුම්
ḷanga kālē sælasum
immediate plans
lan-ga kaa-læ se-la-sum; the ḷ is the curled-tongue l
අවුරුද්දකින්
avuruddakin
in a year
The -kin tail means 'after'. 'In a month' and 'in a week' are built the same way
ස්ථිරවම
sthiravama
permanently
Not 'often' but 'for good': sthira is permanent, firm. Nitara, 'often', doesn't fit here
තාවකාලිකව
tāvakālikava
temporarily
The pair to sthiravama, 'for good'. The door sign 'temporarily closed' is said with it
හරියන වෙලාව
hariyana velāva
a convenient time
Literally 'a fitting time', from hari, 'right'. It won't describe a comfortable chair — only an arrangement
වෙලාවක් නියම කරනවා
velāvak niyama karanavā
to set a time
niyama karanavā is 'to fix, to appoint'. Niyamayi, 'excellent', is from the same root
දවල් පස්සේ
daval passē
in the afternoon
Literally 'after midday'. daval is noon, and havasa, 'evening', starts around four
හවස් වෙනකොට
havas venakoṭa
in the late afternoon
ha-vas ve-na-ko-ta; the ṭa is a retroflex t
ඕනෑම වෙලාවක
ōnǣma velāvaka
at any time
oo-næ-ma ve-laa-va-ka; the æ is a long vowel
පහට කලින් බෑ
pahaṭa kalin bǣ
not before five
Paha, 'five', and kalin, 'before'. Bǣ is 'no good, it won't do'
මම වෙලාවට එන්නම්
mama velāvaṭa ennam
I will be on time
Velāvaṭa is 'on time'. The -nnam tail is the promise: 'I shall, truly'
වෙනකම්
venakam
until
The -nakam tail on the verb: 'until he comes'. Sinhala puts no negation here, while English does — that's the trap
සියවස
siyavasa
a century
Literally 'a hundred years': siya, 'hundred', and the bookish vasa, 'year', from Sanskrit varṣa. 'The twentieth century' is said with it. The bookish centennial word exists, but aloud it's this one. A century as an era is another word
යුගය
yugaya
an era
A span of history with a face of its own: the era of kings, the era of machines. Unlike the century it has no length in years
දශකය
daśakaya
a decade
From 'ten' in the bookish form. That's how the newspaper writes it: 'after three decades'. In speech: 'after thirty years'
කාල පරාසය
kāla parāsaya
a period
Literally 'a span of time', from kālaya, 'time'. About a stretch with a beginning and an end: the rainy period, the work period, the reporting period
මොහොත
mohota
an instant
The shortest span Sinhala names. Velāva is about time in general and the hour on the clock; this is about the blink. 'Stay an instant' — wait a moment
දිගු කාලීන
digu kālīna
prolonged
Literally 'long-lasting', from diga, 'long', and kālaya, 'time'. About an illness, a plan, a deposit in the bank. Colloquially — 'taking a lot of time'
ළඟදී
ḷangadī
one of these days
From ḷanga, 'near': both 'the other day' in the past and 'one of these days' ahead — Sinhala doesn't split them, the verb tells the time
මේ කාලේ
mē kālē
nowadays
Literally 'in this time', from mē, 'this', and kālaya, 'time', in the colloquial shape. That's how a complaint about modern ways begins
අනාදිමත් කාලයක් තිස්සේ
anādimat kālayak tissē
since time immemorial
Literally 'throughout a time without beginning': the first word is the bookish 'beginningless'. A solemn turn, taken in sermons and tales of custom
මිනිත්තු ගාණකින්
minittu gāṇakin
in a matter of minutes
Literally 'in some minutes', from minittu, 'minutes', and gāṇa, 'count', with the -en tail. Sinhala doesn't translate 'a matter of': it simply doesn't name the number
නවීන
navīna
current
About technology, a building, views. Alut means new about a thing; this is 'of the present make'
අති පැරණි
ati pæraṇi
millennia old
Literally 'most ancient': ati is a booster prefix. Purāṇa means 'old, of former times'; the deeper age is marked by exactly this prefix
ගිය කාලේ
giya kālē
the old days
Literally 'the gone time'. Atītaya means the past as a notion, while this is about what a person remembers himself
ඉඳහිට
indahiṭa
seldom
Kalāturakin means 'rarely'; this one is softer — 'now and then'. Often goes with vitarayi, 'only'
දිනපතා
dinapatā
daily
A slightly bookish 'every day': from the day word. In speech they say 'every single day'. In notices and timetables this one stands
නිතිපතා
nitipatā
regularly
The same -pata tail as on 'daily', but from 'constantly': not necessarily every day, but by order. The doctor says 'take the medicine regularly'
මුල්ම වතාවට
mulma vatāvaṭa
for the first time
Literally 'in the very first time', from mul, 'first', and vatāva, 'time', with the booster -ma. By the same pattern 'for the second time'
අලුතෙන්ම
alutenma
once more
From alut, 'new', with the -en tail and the booster -ma: 'quite anew'. Āyet means just 'once more', without redoing from the start
වැඩි වැඩියෙන්
væḍi væḍiyen
more and more often
Væḍi, 'more', doubled, with the -en tail. Doubling in Sinhala means intensifying: 'it rains more and more'
සතියේ දවස්වල
satiyē davasvala
on weekdays
Literally 'in the days of the week', from satiya, 'week', and davasa, 'day'. There's no separate word for weekdays: days off have their names, the rest are simply days of the week
වාරයක් හැරලා
vārayak hæralā
every other time
Literally 'having skipped one time': the turn word is a time, a turn. About medicine, shifts and a bus that skips runs
අවුරුද්දකට වතාවක්
avuruddakaṭa vatāvak
once a year
Literally 'to the year, one time', from avurudda, 'year', and vatāva, 'time'. By the same pattern 'once a month'
නිතර නිතර
nitara nitara
constantly
Nitara, 'often', doubled: 'every so often, minute by minute'. Often with a shade of irritation: 'constantly calling'
ඒ අතරේ
ē atarē
meanwhile
Literally 'in that interval', from the between word. That's how two threads of a story are linked: 'I went to the shop. Meanwhile he came'
සමගාමීව
samagāmīva
in parallel
A bookish 'going together': two affairs run at once. In speech they say 'both at one stroke'. About parallel lines in a notebook there's another word
එතෙක්
etek
until then
A bookish 'until that': the prefix points at what's already named. In speech they say 'until it happens'. Often paired with 'until'
පසුකාලීනව
pasukālīnava
further ahead (in time)
A bookish 'in the later time', from pasu, 'after'. In speech — passē, 'later on'. The word lives in reports and biographies
කලින් දවසේ
kalin davasē
the day before
Literally 'on the previous day', from kalin, 'before', and davasa, 'day'. Sinhala gives no single word for the eve and always names the day
ඉදිරියට
idiriyaṭa
from now on
Literally 'forward': the same word works for movement in space. About time it's taken at meetings: 'from now on, don't do it so'
මේ පාර
mē pāra
this time
Pāra here isn't 'road' but 'time': the word has two senses, and the second is heard only from context. 'Last time' uses the same pāra
නියමිත වෙලාවට
niyamita velāvaṭa
in due time
Literally 'at the appointed time', from velāva, 'time'. Velāvaṭa, 'on time', means simply punctual; this adds 'as agreed'
පස්සේ දිනයක් දාලා
passē dinayak dālā
backdated
Literally 'having put a date later': Sinhala describes the act with the paper itself. At the office that's exactly how they speak of a signature made later
කල් නොදමා
kal nodamā
without delay
The direct negation of kal dānavā, 'to put off': the negative prefix before the verb. It stands in official letters
පෙබරවාරි
pebaravāri
February
English February digested by Sinhala sounds: f becomes p and v becomes a w. Months don't decline: 'in February' is pebaravāri māsē, literally 'in the month February'
මාර්තු
mārtu
March
The little stroke over the line here is not a letter but a mark. In March the southwest of the island is at its hottest — rains come only in April
අප්‍රේල්
aprēl
April
The main month of the year: the Sinhala New Year falls in April, and the country stops for almost a week. Inside the word hides an r — a small mark under the letter
මැයි
mæyi
May
The shortest month name of the year, just two letters. The May full moon brings Vesak, the chief Buddhist festival
ජූනි
jūni
June
A long u, just as in July: the two months differ only in the last syllable, and people ask each other to repeat which one
අගෝස්තු
agōstu
August
Not 'aw-gust' but 'a-gos-tu': the g is hard and the -st- gets its own vowel. In August Kandy holds its perahera, the night procession with elephants
සැප්තැම්බර්
sæptæmbar
September
The last four months all end in the same -bar and differ only in the beginning. The final r adds no syllable of its own
ඔක්තෝබර්
oktōbar
October
It starts with a free-standing o — the same letter as in oyā, 'you'. October brings the second monsoon; it rains almost every evening
නොවැම්බර්
novæmbar
November
The nasal m before b is said as one knot: 'nova-mbar', not 'novam-bar'
දෙසැම්බර්
desæmbar
December
It opens with the same de- as deka, 'two'. December in the island's south is cool and the most touristy month of the year
අවුරුද්ද
avurudda
year
It's part of 'last year'. Age is counted with it: 'to me are thirty years'. The New Year is the 'new year' itself. The bookish varshaya lives in documents and dates
පැය විසිහතර
pæya visihatara
day and night
There is no word for the 24-hour stretch: people say 'twenty-four hours' — 'hour' plus 'twenty-four'. If it's just the calendar day, they say davasak
ශතවර්ෂය
śatavarṣaya
centenary
A bookish word off a jubilee plaque and out of a newspaper; aloud the same is said as 'a hundred years'. The everyday 'century' is a different word, siyavasa
විනාඩිය
vināḍiya
minute
It's part of 'wait a minute'. In counting it drops -ya: 'ten minutes'
තත්පරය
tatparaya
second (of time)
In counting it sheds -ya: 'thirty seconds'. About a short wait people say 'a second' — just a moment
පැය බාගය
pæya bāgaya
half an hour
Literally 'half of an hour': bāgaya, 'half', plus pæya, 'hour'. In speech almost always with -k: pæya bāgayak
දවල්
daval
noon
It's the same word as 'lunch': it covers noon and midday in general. Exactly twelve is 'twelve at midday'. The bookish word only meets you in timetables
මැදියම
mædiyama
midnight
From 'middle', that is, 'the middle of the night'. In speech people more often name the hour: 'twelve at night'
දැන්
dæn
now
It's part of dæn parakkuyi, 'it's already late'. It also means 'at present' and 'already'. The boost dænmama is 'right now'
කාලසීමාව
kālasīmāva
deadline
Literally 'the border of time': kālaya is time, sīmāva is the limit. About the last day people say 'the final day', and 'on time' is 'at the set time'
ඊළඟ
īḷanga
next
In a queue they call exactly this: īḷaṁga! The nasal ňg is a sound of its own in Sinhala
ගිය
giya
previous
A participle of yanavā, 'to go': literally 'gone'. Giya sathiye is 'last week' — the week that has gone
පරක්කු වෙනවා
parakku venavā
to be late
From parakku, 'late'. To be late for something takes the 'to whom' tail -ṭa
වෙලාවට යනවා
velāvaṭa yanavā
to make it in time
Literally 'to go toward the time'. There is no separate verb for 'to manage to be on time'
ආයෙත්
āyet
again
With the same tail -t as in 'too, as well'. Literally 'and once more'
ඉක්මනට
ikmanaṭa
soon
From ikman, 'fast', with the 'to whom' tail. It means both 'soon' and 'a bit faster'
ගොඩක් කලින්
goḍak kalin
long ago
Literally 'a lot earlier'. Kalin is 'earlier', from kāla, 'time'
මෑතකදී
mǣtakadī
recently
From mǣtha, 'recent'. A bit bookish, but it holds its place in speech
පරක්කු
parakku
late
From it comes the verb parakku venavā, 'to be late'
වේලාසනින්
vēlāsanin
early
From the word for 'early' with the -in tail, as in 'quickly'. Not to be confused with udēṭa, which is simply 'in the morning'
ඉක්මනින්
ikmanin
quickly
From the same ikman, but with the tail -in, not the 'to whom' one. The tail changes the shade: hurry vs speed
දැන් තමයි
dæn tamayi
just now
Literally 'now exactly'. Thamayi is the boosting particle, one of the most frequent in the language
උදේ වරුවේ
udē varuvē
in the morning
varuva is a stretch of the day: daval varuva, havas varuva. Plain udēṭa in speech more often means 'early'
දවල්ට
davalṭa
in the daytime
The tail -ṭa turns a part of the day into an adverb. daval also means noon itself
හවසට
havasaṭa
in the evening
The same tail -ṭa. The Lankan havas begins as early as three in the afternoon
රෑට
rǣṭa
at night
rǣ is the spoken night; the bookish rāthriya lives on signs and in timetables
හැමදාම
hæmadāma
every day
dā is the old word for 'day', and -ma presses it: 'every single day'
දවස පුරාම
davasa purāma
all day
purā means 'throughout', and -ma adds 'entirely, without a break'
පොඩි වෙලාවක්
poḍi velāvak
moment
There is no separate word — people say 'a small time'. The bookish mohōta sounds like 'an instant'
ඔරලෝසුව
oralōsuva
clock
Wall clocks and wristwatches alike. The word is Portuguese — from relógio
වෙලාව කීයද
velāva kīyada
what time is it?
Literally 'the time is how much?' — there is no verb in the question at all
කවදා හරි
kavadā hari
sometime
Kavadāvat nǣ is 'never', from the same kavadā, 'when'. With hari it looks forward: not a fixed day, but some day or other
දවස
davasa
day
The same word sits in væḍa davasa, 'a workday'. Davasa is the whole day; the light half against night has its own word, daval
පැය
pæya
hour
Pæya bāgaya is 'half an hour' and vināḍiya is 'a minute'. Pæya is the hour as a stretch of time; 'what time is it?' is asked with a different word, velāva

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අද (ada) — today. First in the row today — tomorrow — yesterday. 'For today' adds -ṭa, 'from today on' adds 'starting from'.

හෙට (heṭa) — tomorrow. A retroflex ṭ at the end. 'The day after tomorrow' is its own word, not 'after tomorrow'. 'Until tomorrow' is heta venakam.

ඊයේ (īyē) — yesterday. A long ii at the start: 'ee-ye'. 'The day before yesterday' is another word. 'Since yesterday' adds 'starting from'.

උදේ (udē) — morning. Also 'in the morning', with no preposition: udē enna, 'come in the morning'. The greeting takes the bookish form of the same word.

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How do you say “today” in Sinhala?
First in the row today — tomorrow — yesterday. 'For today' adds -ṭa, 'from today on' adds 'starting from'
How do you say “when will you come?” in Sinhala?
kavadāda asks 'on which day'. The hour is asked with kīyaṭada. The verb in the question takes the -nnē form
How do you say “breakfast” in Sinhala?
Literally 'the morning food': udē is morning, kǣma is food. The bookish word is prātarāśaya; at home people say it just so
How do you say “whereas” in Sinhala?
It stands after the clause, not before it: 'while I ate, he came'. The verb before it takes the -na form
How do you say “often” in Sinhala?
It stands before the verb. The boosted nitarama means 'every so often', almost 'all the time' — with a shade of irritation

How to learn the set instead of just reading it

Today, tomorrow, in the morning, at six. You cannot arrange to meet without these — let alone understand the answer.

A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.

Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many times
Adesope, 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.
Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many times
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How do you say “today” in Sinhala?

«අද» (ada), read “ada”. First in the row today — tomorrow — yesterday. 'For today' adds -ṭa, 'from today on' adds 'starting from'. It is one of 141 words in the set “time, days and hours” — the rest are in the table above.

How many time words do you need to start?

The whole set on this page is 141 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.

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Time, days and hours in Sinhala

141 words on the topic

How it sounds in a sentence

What is worth knowing about these words

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How to learn the set instead of just reading it

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