… and this give you the correct way of saying it which is ma∙tȧ hō∙tȧ∙lȧ∙yȧ∙tȧ yan∙nȧ ō∙né. Our destination, “the hotel” in Sinhala (if you look at my Phrase eBook) is hō∙tȧ∙lȧ∙yȧĪt this starting stage, I would advise you the two following guidelines:ġ) First, we add the suffix ‘tȧ’ to the end of hō∙tȧ∙lȧ∙yȧ to make it hō∙tȧ∙lȧ∙yȧ∙tȧ (which now means “to the hotel”)Ģ) Then, we place it between ma∙tȧ and yan∙nȧ Let’s try to construct the sentence “I want to go to the hotel”:Īs you know, ma∙tȧ yan∙nȧ ō∙né means “I want to go”. Having said that, let me now guide you on the more correct way. So in keeping with this blog’s underlying theme of “good enough Sinhala / minimum needed effort”, this is a totally acceptable way of saying “I want to go there”. Let me be clear: If you say it exactly the way you suggested, EVERYONE will understand you. Regarding your guess on how to say “I want to go there”, in terms of the vocabulary you used and the placement of é∙hé, I would say it is almost perfect.
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