ලස්සන
lassana
The English word 'beautiful' is translated into Sinhala as ලස්සන (lassana) or සුන්දර.
Meaning: attractive (adj)
Ways to say it
| Sinhala | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ලස්සන | lassana |
| සුන්දර | sundara |
Both words are used to describe something that is attractive.
Which one should you use?
සුන්දර is used as a more formal, literary or poetic term.
How does it change in a sentence?
When you want to say that something 'is beautiful' within a complete sentence, you add the suffix -යි to the adjective, resulting in ලස්සනයි.
How do you pronounce it?
lassana
Did you know?
- In Sri Lankan culture, calling a child ලස්සනයි can sometimes be avoided or said with a specific gesture to ward off the 'evil eye' or jealousy.
- The term ලස්සන is frequently used sarcastically in Sinhala to describe a 'beautiful' mess or a disastrous situation.
- The formal word සුන්දර shares its root with the Sanskrit word 'Sundara', which is also used in many other Indian languages to describe beauty.
Examples in context
- ඔයා හරිම ලස්සනයිOya harima lassanayi
- මේ මල් හරි ලස්සනයි.me mal hari lassanayi.These flowers are very beautiful.
- ඔයා අද හරි ලස්සනයි.oya ada hari lassanayi.You look very beautiful today.
- ඒ ඇඳුම හරි ලස්සනයි.e anduma hari lassanayi.That dress is very beautiful.
Example conversation
Ishani and Kasun are walking through a park.
- ඉෂානි Ishaniබලන්න කසුන්, මේ පරිසරය හරි ලස්සනයි.balanna Kasun, me parisaraya hari lassanayi.Look Kasun, this environment is very beautiful.
- කසුන් Kasunඔව් ඉෂානි, ඇත්තටම හරි ලස්සනයි.ow Ishani, attatama hari lassanayi.Yes Ishani, it really is beautiful.
- ඉෂානි Ishaniඅපි තව ටිකක් මෙතන ඇවිදින්න.api thawa tikak methana avidinna.Let's walk around here a bit more.
- කසුන් Kasunහොඳයි, අපි යමු.hondai, api yamu.Okay, let's go.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beautiful” translations and entries ලස්සන, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
