Day 5 · Pets & Animals 🐶
Learn to talk about pets, animals, and the animals you like or have.
1 · Core Words (12)
Ballā [bal-lā]
ballā hondai 🐕
බල්ලා හොඳයි
Dog
🐕 Good dog
Pūsā [pū-sā]
pūsā lassanai 🐈
පූසා ලස්සනයි
Cat
🐈 Cute cat
Saththā [sath-thā]
saththā jīvithayak 🐾
සත්ව ජීවිතයක්
Animal
🐾 Living animal
Podikala saththā [po-di-ka-la sath-thā]
podikala saththā gedara 🏠
පොඩිකල සත්ව ගෙදර
Pet
🏠 Home pet
Kurullā [ku-rul-lā]
kurullā ahase 🐦
කුරුල්ලා අහසේ
Bird
🐦 Bird in the sky
Māluwa [mā-lu-wa]
māluwa wature 🐟
මාළු වතුරේ
Fish
🐟 Fish in water
Aliyā [a-li-yā]
aliyā loku 🐘
අලියා ලොකු
Elephant
🐘 Big elephant
Gavayā [ga-va-yā]
gavayā kiri 🐄
ගවයා කිරි
Cow
🐄 Cow milk
Podi [po-di]
podi pūsā 🐱
පොඩි පූසා
Small
🐱 Small cat
Loku [lo-ku]
loku ballā 🐕
ලොකු බල්ලා
Big
🐕 Big dog
Kemathi [ke-ma-thi]
mama pūsā kemathi ❤️
මම පූසා කැමති
Like
❤️ Like cats
Mage [ma-ge]
mage ballā 🏡
මගේ බල්ලා
My
🏡 My dog
2 · Typical Phrases
Mage ballā hondai — My dog is good
Mama pūsā kemathi — I like cats
Podikala saththā gedara inne — The pet is at home
Kurullā ahase inne — The bird is in the sky
Aliyā loku — The elephant is big
Māluwa wature inne — The fish is in the water
3 · Dialogue
A: Mage ballā innawā.
(I have a dog.)
B: Eka podi da?
(Is it small?)
A: Næ, eka loku.
(No, it is big.)
B: Oya pūsā kemathi da?
(Do you like cats?)
A: Ow, mama pūsā kemathi.
(Yes, I like cats.)
B: Mage podikala saththā gedara inne.
(My pet is at home.)
A: Lassanai!
(Beautiful!)
B: Ow, hari lassanai.
(Yes, very beautiful.)
(I have a dog.)
B: Eka podi da?
(Is it small?)
A: Næ, eka loku.
(No, it is big.)
B: Oya pūsā kemathi da?
(Do you like cats?)
A: Ow, mama pūsā kemathi.
(Yes, I like cats.)
B: Mage podikala saththā gedara inne.
(My pet is at home.)
A: Lassanai!
(Beautiful!)
B: Ow, hari lassanai.
(Yes, very beautiful.)
4 · Fun & Cultural Note 🇱🇰
Animals are a natural part of daily life in Sri Lanka. Dogs and cats often live freely around homes, temples, and streets, and many people feed them even if they are not official pets. The elephant is especially important in Sri Lankan culture and appears in festivals, temples, and national symbols. Talking about animals is a warm and friendly topic in Sinhala conversations.