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The Sinhala alphabet
සිංහල
Every letter of the Sinhala script, with its sound written out. In Bhasaly you can tap any letter to hear it — the whole chart is recorded.
Hear every letter →Vowels
12 letters. The romanization under each letter is how it sounds, not a spelling rule.
අa
ආaa
ඇae
ඈaee
ඉi
ඊii
උu
ඌuu
එe
ඒee
ඔo
ඕoo
Consonants
40 letters, in the order the course teaches them.
කka
ඛka
ගga
ඝga
ඞnga
ඟnga
චcha
ඡcha
ජja
ඣja
ඤnya
ඦnja
ටta
ඨta
ඩda
ඪda
ණna
ඬnda
තtha
ථtha
දdha
ධdha
නna
ඳndha
පpa
ඵpa
බba
භba
මma
ඹmba
යya
රra
ලla
වwa
ශsha
ෂsha
සsa
හha
ළla
ෆfa
Numerals
Digits 0-9 as they are written in Sinhala.
බිංදුවbindhuwa (0)
එකeka (1)
දෙකdheka (2)
තුනthuna (3)
හතරhathara (4)
පහpaha (5)
හයhaya (6)
හතhatha (7)
අටata (8)
නවයnawaya (9)
Common questions
How many letters are in the Sinhala alphabet?
This chart lists 12 vowels and 40 consonants — 52 letters in total — plus the ten numerals.
Can I hear how each Sinhala letter sounds?
Yes. Open the alphabet in Bhasaly and tap any letter to play a recorded clip of its sound. No account is needed.
What is the best way to learn the Sinhala script?
One letter at a time, with sound, then straight into real words. Bhasaly's Sinhala course starts with the script and builds from there.
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