The British Council now offers beginners' courses in colloquial Tamil in addition to our well established Sinhala classes. Both courses are designed for beginners who want to gain a basic, practical knowledge of the spoken language, focusing on everyday situations - shopping, giving directions, introducing yourself, asking simple personal questions, etc.
The Sinhala and Tamil scripts are introduced, partly as an aid to pronunciation since both languages are 'phonetic', but the main emphasis is on simple colloquial language.
The Sinhala 1 course is designed for beginners who want to gain a basic, practical knowledge of the spoken language, focusing on everyday situations - shopping, giving directions, introducing yourself, asking simple personal questions, etc.
The Sinhala and Tamil scripts are introduced, partly as an aid to pronunciation since both languages are 'phonetic', but the main emphasis is on simple colloquial language.
Our 20-hour Sinhala 2 course is designed for anyone who has completed the beginners’ course, or who already has a basic knowledge of the spoken language.
Both courses will be taught by Michael Meyler, who has been teaching our popular Sinhala beginners' classes for the past 12 years.
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| SINHALA 1 (Beginners) |
| This 40-hour course is designed for foreigners living in Sri Lanka who want to gain a basic, practical knowledge of spoken Sinhala. On completing the course you will be able to communicate in simple everday situations: introducing yourself, shopping, making simple requests and offers, etc. You will learn a basic vocabulary of common nouns, verbs, adjectives and time expressions and will also be able to recognise the most common letters of the Sinhala alphabet. |
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10 weeks (40 hours) |
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Please check this page in September for more details |
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| Location |
Teaching Centre, British Council, Colombo |
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| Fee |
Rs. 30,900/-
(payments can be made by cash, cheque or credit card) |
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| Registrations |
Please give us the following details over the phone (011-7521521 or 011-4521521) or by e-mail: - Your name
- E-mail address
- Course you would like to follow (Sinhala 1, Sinhala 2 or Tamil 1)
- Telephone number
We will contact you once we have set-up the course. |
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Term dates
(term 4) |
11 October to 19 December |
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| SINHALA 2 |
| This 20-hour course is designed for anyone who has completed the beginners' course or who already has a basic knowledge of spoken Sinhala. On completing this course you will be able to communicate more effectively in everyday situations: telephone conversations, taking a three-wheeler, talking about daily routines, etc. You will build up your vocabulary, learn to use different tenses (past, future, present perfect) and increase your knowledge of Sinhala script. |
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| Course length |
10 weeks (20 hours) |
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| Class times |
Please check this page in September for more details |
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| Location |
Teaching Centre, British Council, Colombo |
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| Fee |
Rs. 15,500/-
(payments can be made by cash, cheque or credit card) |
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| Registrations |
Please give us the following details over the phone (011-7521521 or 011-4521521) or by e-mail: - Your name
- E-mail address
- Course you would like to follow (Sinhala 1, Sinhala 2 or Tamil 1)
- Telephone number
We will contact you once we have set-up the course. |
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Dates
(term 4) |
11 October to 19 December |
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| TAMIL 1 (Beginners) |
| This 40-hour course is designed for foreigners living in Sri Lanka who want to gain a basic, practical knowledge of spoken Tamil. On completing the course you will be able to communicate in simple everday situations: introducing yourself, shopping, making simple requests and offers, etc. You will learn a basic vocabulary of common nouns, verbs, adjectives and time expressions and will also be able to recognise the most common letters of the Tamil alphabet. |
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| Course length |
10 weeks (40 hours) |
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| Class times |
Please check this page in September for more details |
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| Location |
Teaching Centre, British Council, Colombo |
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| Fee |
Rs. 30,900/-
(payments can be made by cash, cheque or credit card) |
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| Registrations |
Please give us the following details over the phone (011-7521521 or 011-4521521) or by e-mail: - Your name
- E-mail address
- Course you would like to follow (Sinhala 1, Sinhala 2 or Tamil 1)
- Telephone number
We will contact you once we have set-up the course. |
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Dates
(term 4) |
11 October to 19 December |
Please give us the following details over the phone or by e-mail:
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Your name |
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E-mail address |
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Course you would like to follow (Sinhala 1, Sinhala 2 or Tamil 1) |
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Telephone number |
We will contact you once we have set-up the course.
from Monday to Friday - from 0800 to 1930
Saturday and Sunday - from 0800 to 1900
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