@culturalmut OBA is more formal and oyaa is more casual.. ex- obage sepa saneepa kohomada = How are you? (formal way) / oyage sepa saneepa kohomada = Wats up? The sinhala speaker is not clear at all.. may be an old fellow with no teeth :D
I really dont think the sinhala speaker is fluent. It sounds strange. and they translations of "Hi" to HALOOO is not sinhala at all.. its just a slang
@culturalmut OBA is more formal and oyaa is more casual.. ex- obage sepa saneepa kohomada = How are you? (formal way) / oyage sepa saneepa kohomada = Wats up? The sinhala speaker is not clear at all.. may be an old fellow with no teeth :D
harindam 3 months ago
@harindam Hi, thanks for your message. So I guess, Oyaa and oba both mean YOU. But when should you use Oyaa, and when oba?
culturalmut 3 months ago
@ElectronicConnect Sinhala is a rich language like sanskirt and paali. But its a very unique language with very advance vocabulary and grammer.
harindam 3 months ago
@culturalmut NOO "Oyaa / Oba" means YOU. not yours. "OYaage / Obage" means YOUR/ yours
harindam 3 months ago
@ghostbuster323 of course... it is a greeting which can be used in various times. it can be used anytime, anywhere, in the morning or night.
harindam 3 months ago
I really dont think the sinhala speaker is fluent. It sounds strange. and they translations of "Hi" to HALOOO is not sinhala at all.. its just a slang
harindam 3 months ago
Can aryuboovan be used as a greeting as well? Because i think i've heard it in that context.
ghostbuster323 4 months ago
thank you for this. All this time I though oya was for 'you' but I always had a feeling it really meant 'your'. Thank you so much for this!
culturalmut 5 months ago
@Chamath5 such a rude sri lankan !!
MaryamMowjood 5 months ago
is there anymore? post some more up please
blazin1122 5 months ago