Phonetic symbols
Consonants
| Phonetic | Sinhala | Example |
|---|---|---|
| p | ප | pen |
| b | බ | book |
| t | ට | town |
| t̬ | ඨ | cutting |
| d | ඩ | day |
| k | ක | kat |
| g | ග | give |
| f | ෆ | fish |
| v | ව | very |
| θ | ත❕ | think |
| ð | ද❕ | this |
| s | ස | say |
| z | Z | zoo |
| ʃ | ශ | she |
| ʒ | ශ❕ | vision |
| tʃ | ච | cheese |
| dʒ | ජ | jump |
| m | ම | moon |
| n | න | name |
| ŋ | ං | sing |
| l | ල | look |
| r | ර | run |
| w | (උ)ව❕ | we |
| j | ය | yes |
| h | හ | hand |
| ɒ̃ | ං❕ | croissant |
| x | ක❕ | loch |