Day 16 · Days of the Week 📆
Learn the seven days plus today, tomorrow and yesterday — the words you need to make plans.
1 · Core Words (12)
Sathiya [sa-thi-ya]
honda sathiyak 📅
සතිය / හොඳ සතියක්
Week
📅 A good week
Dawasa [da-wa-sa]
lassana dawasak ☀️
දවස / ලස්සන දවසක්
Day
☀️ A nice day
Sandudā [san-du-dā]
sandudā udē 🌅
සඳුදා / සඳුදා උදේ
Monday
🌅 Monday morning
Angaharuwādā [an-ga-ha-ru-wā-dā]
angaharuwādā rǣ 🌙
අඟහරුවාදා / අඟහරුවාදා රෑ
Tuesday
🌙 Tuesday night
Badādā [ba-dā-dā]
badādā hawasa 🌆
බදාදා / බදාදා හවස
Wednesday
🌆 Wednesday evening
Brahaspathindā [bra-has-pa-thin-dā]
brahaspathindā væda 💼
බ්රහස්පතින්දා / බ්රහස්පතින්දා වැඩ
Thursday
💼 Thursday work
Sikurādā [si-ku-rā-dā]
sikurādā havasa 🎉
සිකුරාදා / සිකුරාදා හවස
Friday
🎉 Friday evening
Senasurādā [se-na-su-rā-dā]
senasurādā nivādu 🏖️
සෙනසුරාදා / සෙනසුරාදා නිවාඩු
Saturday
🏖️ Saturday holiday
Irida [i-ri-da]
irida nivādu 😊
ඉරිදා / ඉරිදා නිවාඩු
Sunday
😊 Sunday off
Ada [a-da]
ada honda dawasak 🙂
අද / අද හොඳ දවසක්
Today
🙂 Today is a good day
Heta [he-ta]
heta hamuwemu 👋
හෙට / හෙට හමුවෙමු
Tomorrow
👋 See you tomorrow
Īyē [ī-yē]
īyē væssa 🌧️
ඊයේ / ඊයේ වැස්ස
Yesterday
🌧️ Yesterday it rained
2 · Typical Phrases
Ada mokada dawasa? — What day is it today?
Ada sandudā — Today is Monday
Heta mama enawa — I am coming tomorrow
Sikurādā hamuwemu — Let's meet on Friday
Senasurādā mata nivādu — I am off on Saturday
3 · Dialogue
A: Ada mokada dawasa?
(What day is it today?)
B: Ada badādā.
(Today is Wednesday.)
A: Sikurādā oyāta nivāduda?
(Are you off on Friday?)
B: Ow, sikurādā saha senasurādā mata nivādu. Hamuwemu!
(Yes, I'm off Friday and Saturday. Let's meet!)
(What day is it today?)
B: Ada badādā.
(Today is Wednesday.)
A: Sikurādā oyāta nivāduda?
(Are you off on Friday?)
B: Ow, sikurādā saha senasurādā mata nivādu. Hamuwemu!
(Yes, I'm off Friday and Saturday. Let's meet!)
4 · Fun & Cultural Note 🇱🇰
In Sri Lanka the names of the weekdays come from the planets, just like in many languages — Sandudā (Monday) is linked to the Moon (sanda). Poya days — the monthly full-moon holidays — are the most important dates in the calendar and can fall on any weekday, so locals often check whether a plan lands on a Poya before scheduling anything.