Phonetic symbols
Vowels and Dipthongs
| Phonetic | Sinhala | Example |
|---|---|---|
| iː | ඊ | sheep |
| ɪ | ඉ | ship |
| i | ඉ | happy |
| ɑː | ආ | father |
| æ | ඇ | hat |
| ʌ | අ | cup |
| ɔː | ආ | horse |
| ɒ | ඔ | sock |
| uː | ඌ | blue |
| ʊ | උ | foot |
| u | උ | situation |
| e | එ | head |
| ɜː | .අ: | bird |
| ɝː | .අ:(ර්) | bird |
| ə | .අ | above |
| ɚ | .අ(ර්) | mother |
| eɪ | එඉ | day |
| aɪ | ඓ | eye |
| ɔɪ | ඔඉ | boy |
| əʊ | .අඋ ≈ ඕ | nose |
| oʊ | ඔඋ ≈ ඕ | nose |
| aʊ | ඖ | mouth |
| ɪə | ඉ.අ | ear |
| eə | එ.අ | hair |
| ʊə | උ.අ | pure |
| aɪə | ඓ.අ | fire |
| aʊə | ඖ.අ | hour |