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Sinhala alphabet and writing system

Here are all 57 letters of the Sinhala alphabet with how each one sounds. Tap the speaker to listen.

Vowels (16)

  • අa
  • ආā
  • ඇæ
  • ඈǣ
  • ඉi
  • ඊī
  • උu
  • ඌū
  • ඍṛ
  • ඏḷ
  • එe
  • ඒē
  • ඓai
  • ඔo
  • ඕō
  • ඖau

Consonants (41)

  • කka
  • ඛkha
  • ගga
  • ඝgha
  • ඞṅa
  • ඟṅga
  • චca
  • ඡcha
  • ජja
  • ඣjha
  • ඤña
  • ඥjña
  • ඦnja
  • ටṭa
  • ඨṭha
  • ඩḍa
  • ඪḍha
  • ණṇa
  • ඬṇḍa
  • තta
  • ථtha
  • දda
  • ධdha
  • නna
  • ඳnda
  • පpa
  • ඵpha
  • බba
  • භbha
  • මma
  • ඹmba
  • යya
  • රra
  • ලla
  • වva
  • ශśa
  • ෂṣa
  • සsa
  • හha
  • ළḷa
  • ෆfa

Sounds are written in Latin letters as a guide. Real pronunciation can change with the position in the word.

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