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Sinhala Survival (L2)

CEFR A1–A2 · The first fortnight. The pronoun problem, kinship terms, numbers and prices, Sri Lankan food and its heat, transport, and a country with a recent history worth understanding.

Professional electiveBeginnerSinhaleseCertificateAligned: CEFR level A1–A2
2 modules 13 lessons 14 enrolled ~11h of material

First three lessons free. Full access with Karka Pass from ₹49 for 7 days (7 days ₹49 · 30 days ₹199 · 1 year ₹1,999).

Sinhala Survival (L2)

By the end

What you'll build

  • Navigate the Sinhala pronoun system and its pitfalls
  • Use kinship terms with strangers appropriately
  • Handle numbers, prices and bargaining
  • Navigate Sri Lankan food and its heat
  • Use transport and ask for directions
  • Understand the context, including what not to raise

Curriculum

What's inside

2 modules · 13 lessons

  1. 01

    Getting By

    9 lessons
    • The Pronoun Problem, and Sri Lanka
    • Numbers, Money and Food
    • Survival Vocabularyword power
    • Listening: Tea, a Price, a Ridelistening lab
    • Speaking: Your First Exchangesspeaking lab
    • + 4 more lessons
  2. 02

    Survival Booster — Numbers, Food & Getting Around

    4 lessons
    • Numbers, Money & Timeword power
    • Food & Market Essentialsword power
    • Listen: At the Marketlistening lab
    • Say It: Ten Survival Phrasesspeaking lab

The shape of it

How this course works

Short lessons

13 lessons across 2 modules, 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.