සුවය ප්රාර්ථනා කරනවා
suwaya prarthana karanawa
In Sinhala, the phrase for 'get well' is සුවය ප්රාර්ථනා කරනවා (suwaya prarthana karanawa).
This phrase is used as a complete sentence to express well-wishes to a sick person, similar to saying 'I wish you wellness'.
Meaning: to recover from illness or injury (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase සුවය ප්රාර්ථනා කරනවා literally means 'wish for wellness'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
සුවය ප්රාර්ථනා කරනවා is a polite and standard way to express 'get well' or 'wishing you a recovery' to someone who is ill.
How do you pronounce it?
suwaya prarthana karanawa
Did you know?
- The verb කරනවා in your phrase shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'work', as both descend from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer- meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
- In many Sinhala-speaking contexts, if you are visiting someone in a hospital, you might supplement your well-wishes with a small gesture of bringing fruit, as food is seen as a tangible way to support recovery.
- Because Sinhala is a high-context language, සුවය ප්රාර්ථනා කරනවා completely omits the words for 'I' and 'you', relying entirely on the social situation to make the meaning clear.
Examples in context
- ඔබට ඉක්මනින් සුවය ප්රාර්ථනා කරනවා.obata ikmanin suvaya prarthana karanava.I wish you a speedy recovery.
- ඇයට ඉක්මන් සුවය ප්රාර්ථනා කරනවා.ayata ikman suvaya prarthana karanava.I wish her a quick recovery.
Example conversation
Ishani calls Kasun to check on him while he is sick.
- ඉෂානි Ishaniකසුන්, ඔබට කොහොමද?Kasun, obata kohomada?Kasun, how are you?
- කසුන් Kasunමම ටිකක් අසනීපෙන් ඉන්නේ.mama tikak asaneepen inne.I am a bit sick.
- ඉෂානි Ishaniමම ඔබට ඉක්මන් සුවය ප්රාර්ථනා කරනවා.mama obata ikman suvaya prarthana karanava.I wish you a quick recovery.
- කසුන් Kasunබොහොම ස්තුතියි, ඉෂානි.bohom sthuthi, Ishani.Thank you very much, Ishani.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries කරනවා, CC BY-SA 4.0.
