Sinhala, spoken by the majority Sinhalese, and Tamil, spoken by the
minority Tamil and Muslim groups, are Sri Lanka’s two official languages.
English is commonly used in most cities, especially Colombo,Kandy and
Galle, and by government and tourism officials.But while most of the
people in Colombo can speak English, don’t expect everyone, everywhere
to be able to speak it fluently. In the beach and tourist areas you will have
no problem with English. Most people in rural villages, however, cannot
speak any English, beyond a few simple words.
Sinhala Language The greeting in Sinhala is “ayubowan”. It means
“May you live longer”; ‘Thank you’ is “Bohoma sthuthi” and “how are
you” is “kohomada”, pronounced “Ko homede”".
Tamil Language: The greeting in Tamil is “Vanakkam”; ‘Thank you’
is “Nandri”.
Sinhala writing is much more curved than Tamil.After a while, you’ll learn
how to distinguish between the two
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