Casual and colloquial Sinhala expressions used in everyday speech, not typically taught in textbooks. Front: the Sinhala word or phrase (with romanization). Back: English meaning.
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- මචං (Machang)
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Dude, bro (very common casual address between friends)- පට්ට (Patta)
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Awesome, great (casual slang)- සුපිරි (Supiri)
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Super, excellent (casual intensifier)- පට්ට ලස්සනයි (Patta lassanai)
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Really beautiful (casual praise)- ෂෝක් (Shock)
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Cool, nice (casual loanword slang)- බන් (Ban)
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A casual filler word added at the end of sentences among friends- අඩෝ (Ado)
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Hey! (casual, can be blunt way to call someone)- බැරි බැරි (Bari bari)
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No way, impossible (casual)- සෙට් (Set)
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All set, sorted (casual loanword slang)- අනේ (Ane)
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A casual exclamation of pleading, sympathy, or mild frustration- පිස්සු (Pissu)
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Crazy (casual, can be teasing or serious)- වෙඩිල්ල (Wedilla)
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A big deal, a fuss (casual)- ගොඩක් රස්සාව් තියෙනවා (Godak rassaw thiyenawa)
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There's a lot going on, very busy (casual)- පොර (Pora)
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A tough or impressive guy (casual slang, admiring)- කැරි (Kari, mild)
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Darn it, ugh (mild casual frustration exclamation)
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