සුබ රාත්රියක්
suba rātriyak
The English phrase "good night" is translated into Sinhala as සුබ රාත්රියක් (suba rātriyak).
සුබ රාත්රියක් is used as a farewell when parting ways at night or before going to sleep.
Meaning: a farewell (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of suba meaning good or auspicious, rātriya meaning night and the suffix -k which makes the phrase mean "a night".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
සුබ රාත්රියක් is a formal or standard way to say good night, often used in broadcasts, literature or polite social settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase ends with the indefinite particle -k, which literally translates the expression to "a good night".
How do you pronounce it?
suba rātriyak
Did you know?
- In a domestic setting, instead of using a formal phrase, a person might simply say ගිහින් එන්නම් (gihin ennam), which literally means 'I will go and come back'.
- The word සුබ comes from the Sanskrit word for 'auspicious', implying you are wishing someone a night filled with good fortune rather than just a restful sleep.
- While සුබ රාත්රියක් is used in books or news, people in daily life rarely say it to friends or family when going to bed.
Examples in context
- සුබ රාත්රියක්!suba rāthriyak!Good night!
- ඔබට සුබ රාත්රියක් වේවා.obata suba rāthriyak vēvā.May you have a good night.
- සියලු දෙනාටම සුබ රාත්රියක්.siyalu denātama suba rāthriyak.Good night to everyone.
Example conversation
Two friends are ending a phone call late at night.
- කසුන් Kasunමට දැන් නිදි මතයි, නිමල්ෂි.Maṭa dæn nidi matayi, Nimalshi.I am sleepy now, Nimalshi.
- නිමල්ෂි Nimalshiහරි කසුන්, අපි හෙට කතා කරමු.Hari Kasun, api heṭa katā karamu.Okay Kasun, let's talk tomorrow.
- කසුන් Kasunඔව්, සුබ රාත්රියක්!Ov, suba rātriyak!Yes, good night!
- නිමල්ෂි Nimalshiඔයාටත් සුබ රාත්රියක්.Oyāṭat suba rātriyak.Good night to you too.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries සුබ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
