Day 20 · Shopping & Money 💵
1 · Core Words (12)
Salli [sal-li]
salli næ 💵
සල්ලි නෑ
Money
💵 No money
Mila [mi-la]
mila kiyada? 🏷️
මිල කීයද?
Price
🏷️ What is the price?
Ganang [ga-nang]
hari ganang 😬
හරි ගණන්
Expensive
😬 Too expensive
Lābai [lā-bai]
godak lābai 😊
ගොඩක් ලාබයි
Cheap
😊 Very cheap
Ganna [gan-na]
meka ganna 🛒
මේක ගන්න
Buy
🛒 Buy this
Wikunanna [wi-ku-nan-na]
palathuru wikunanna 🍍
පලතුරු විකුණන්න
Sell
🍍 Sell fruits
Maru salli [ma-ru]
maru salli one 🔁
මාරු සල්ලි ඕනේ
Change (money)
🔁 Need change
Bill eka
bill eka denna 🧾
බිල් එක දෙන්න
Bill
🧾 Give the bill
Kade [ka-de]
kade yamu 🏪
කඩේ යමු
Shop
🏪 Let’s go to shop
Polē [po-lē]
ada polē 🥬
අද පොළේ
Market
🥬 Market today
Æthi [æ-thi]
salli æthi ✔️
සල්ලි ඇති
Enough
✔️ Enough money
Adu kirima [a-du]
adu karanna 🎁
අඩු කරන්න
Discount
🎁 Give a discount
2 · Typical Phrases (6)
Mila kiyada? — What is the price?
Hari ganang — Too expensive
Tikak adu karanna — Reduce a little
Meka ganna puluwanda? — Can I buy this?
Maru salli thiyenawada? — Do you have change?
Bill eka denna — Give the bill
3 · Dialogue
A: Samawenna, mila kiyada?
(Excuse me, what is the price?)
B: Rupiyal dahayai.
(It is ten rupees.)
A: Tikak adu karanna puluwanda?
(Can you reduce a little?)
B: Hari, rupiyal atai.
(Okay, eight rupees.)
A: Maru salli thiyenawada?
(Do you have change?)
B: Ow, thiyenawa.
(Yes, I have.)
A: Bohoma stuti!
(Thank you very much!)
B: Ayeth enna!
(Come again!)
(Excuse me, what is the price?)
B: Rupiyal dahayai.
(It is ten rupees.)
A: Tikak adu karanna puluwanda?
(Can you reduce a little?)
B: Hari, rupiyal atai.
(Okay, eight rupees.)
A: Maru salli thiyenawada?
(Do you have change?)
B: Ow, thiyenawa.
(Yes, I have.)
A: Bohoma stuti!
(Thank you very much!)
B: Ayeth enna!
(Come again!)
4 · Cultural Note 🇱🇰
Shopping in Sri Lanka is often friendly and personal. In small shops people chat before talking about price. Bargaining is normal in markets and tuk tuks. Keeping small notes helps because change can be limited. Saying “tikak adu karanna” is polite negotiation. Shopkeepers remember regular customers well. Markets are busiest in the morning hours. A smile can bring a better price than pressure. Receipts are called “bill eka” in everyday speech. Knowing these phrases makes you shop like a local.