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 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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| Course length |
10 weeks (40 hours) |
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| Class times |
Tuesday and Thursday
1800 to 2000 |
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| Location |
Teaching Centre, British Council, Colombo |
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| Fee |
Rs. 30,500/-
(payments can be made by cash, cheque or credit card) |
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| Registrations |
Open now |
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Term dates
(term 1) |
19 January to 28 March 2012 |
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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 |
Class1: Monday - 1100 to 1300
Class2: Monday - 1800 to 2000 |
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| Location |
Teaching Centre, British Council, Colombo |
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| Fee |
Rs. 15,200/-
(payments can be made by cash, cheque or credit card) |
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| Registrations |
Open from Monday 12 December 2011 |
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Term dates
(term 1) |
19 January to 28 March 2012 |
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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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Please check this page in December for more details |
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| Location |
Teaching Centre, British Council, Colombo |
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| Fee |
Rs. 30,500/-
(payments can be made by cash, cheque or credit card) |
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| Registrations |
Open now |
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Term Dates
(term 1) |
19 January to 28 March 2012 |
Registrations are open now. You are strongly advised to register early to ensure a place on the course. Please contact Thushara Gamage at our Teaching Centre registration desk at the following times:
from Monday to Friday - from 0800 to 1930
Saturday and Sunday - from 0800 to 1900
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