Learn English in sinhala - lesson 20

wo wms n,kafka m%Yak yokafka fldfyduo lsh,hs' m%Yak yok tl tl l%u ;sfhkjd' Auxiliary Verbs ;sfhoa§ wykafka fjk úÈhla' ke;s Wkdu ;j úÈhla' m%Yak weiSu ioydu fhdod .kakd jpk fhdod .oaÈ ;j;a úÈhla' Prepositions fhfooa§ ;j úÈhla' wms tajd tlska tl bf.k.uq'

01). tl úÈhla ;uhs Auxiliary Verb  tl uq,a lrk m%Yak weiSu'

^ wms Thd,g tajd lshd ÿkak u;l we;s lsh,d ys;kjd &

• It is snowing. = Is it snowing ? ysu jefgkjo hk f;areu" oeka isÿ fjñka mj;sk fohla.

• He can speak German. = Can he speak German ? thdg German l;d lrkak mqÆjkao@

• They have lived here a long time. = Have they lived here a long time ? thd, f.dvla l,a fufy Ôj;a Wkdo @" w;S; ld, isoaÈhla weiSu¡

• She will arrive at ten o'clock. = Will she arrive at ten o'clock ? thd 10 fjoa§ taúo @" wkd.;h ms<sno m%Yakhla weiSu¡

• He was driving fast. = Was he driving fast ? thd yhsfhka meojqjo @" w;S;h ms,snoj¡

• You have been smoking. = Have you been smoking ?  Tn ÿï fndñka bo,d ;sfnkjo@

 

2). Auxiliary Verb tlla ke;s úg TO DO fh§u'

f.dv fofkla f.ka wikjdkï DO" ke;fyd;a DOES  uq,g tla lsÍula muKla isÿ fõ'   

• You speak fluent French. = Do you speak fluent French ? Tng m%xY l;d lrkak mqÆjkao@

• She lives in Brussels. = Does she live in Brussels ? weh Ôj;a fjkafka Brussels j,o@

fïflÈ ;j fohla u;l ;shd .kak ´ks' u;lo j¾;udkfha§ tal jpk ioyd wms S fhÿjd l%shdjg, fufia jdlH yooa§ S fhdokafkakE¡

 

3). m%Yak weiSfï jpk fhdod .ekSu'

m%Yak weiSug fjku fhdod .kak jpk ;shkjd' tajdhska álla kï,

Question Word	Function	Example
what	asking for information about something fohla .ek weiSfï§	What is your name?
	asking for repetition or confirmation fohla ia:sr lr .ekSfï§ fyda kej; weiSfï§	What? I can't hear you. You did what?
what...for	asking for a reason, asking why fya;=jla úuiSfï§ fyda wehs lshd weiSfï§	What did you do that for?
when	asking about time fj,djla úuiSfï§	When did he leave?
where	asking in or at what place or position ;ekla .ek úuiSfï§	Where do they live?
which	asking about choice leue;a;la fyda fohla .ek iúia;rd;aulj weiSfï§	Which colour do you want?
who	asking what or which person or people (subject) ñksfila fyda hula .ek kï jYfhka weiSfïoS	Who opened the door?
whom	asking what or which person or people (object) ñksfila fyda hula .ek kï jYfhka weiSfï§ " ldgo weiSfï§	Whom did you see?
whose	asking about ownership ldf.ao lshd weiSfï§	Whose are these keys? Whose turn is it?
why	asking for reason, asking what...for fya;=jla úuiSfï§	Why do you say that?
why don't	making a suggestion fohla lsÍug W;aiy lsÍfï§	Why don't I help you?
how	asking about manner l%shd ms<sfj,la tiSfï§ fyda fldfyduo lshd weiSfï§	How does this work?
	asking about condition or quality fldfyduo lshd weiSfï§	How was your exam?
how + adj/adv	asking about extent or degree	see examples below
how far	Distance ÿrla weiSfï§	How far is Pattaya from Bangkok?
how long	length (time or space) È.la weiSfï§	How long will it take?
how many	quantity (countable) ixL‍hd;aul jYfhka lsjyels fohla weiSfï§	How many cars are there?
how much	quantity (uncountable) ixL‍hd;aul jYfhka lsj fkdyels fohla weiSfï§	How much money do you have?
how old	Age jhila weiSfï§	How old are you?
how come (informal)	asking for reason, asking why fya;=jla úuiSfï§	How come I can't see her?