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Sinhala Script & Sounds (L1)

CEFR A1 · Start here. The most rounded script in South Asia, the prenasalised consonants nobody else has, and the widest spoken-written gap of any language in this ladder.

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1 module 11 lessons 10 enrolled ~12h of material
Sinhala Script & Sounds (L1)

By the end

What you'll build

  • Read and write the Sinhala consonants and vowel signs
  • Produce the prenasalised consonants ඟ, ඳ, ඹ, ඬ
  • Handle the four-way stop contrast and the retroflex/dental pairs
  • Distinguish the pure and impure alphabets
  • Understand the spoken/written diglossia and how to approach it
  • Greet, thank and introduce yourself

The shape of it

How this course works

Short lessons

11 lessons across 1 module, each small enough to finish in one sitting.

Practice as you go

Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.

A certificate at the end

Finish the course and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link.

Ready when you are.

Make an account and this course opens up — your progress is saved from the very first lesson.