කරුණාකරල
karunakarala
කරුණාකරල (karunakarala) is the Sinhala way to say please.
කරුණාකරල is used as an interjection to make a polite request.
Meaning: interjection to make a polite request (intj)
How do you pronounce it?
karunakarala
Did you know?
- Sinhala has no single word that perfectly captures the 'please' used in 'Yes, please', often using ඔව් 'yes' combined with a grateful expression instead.
- The word කරුණාකරල is derived from කරුණා, which means 'compassion' or 'mercy'. To say 'please' is essentially to appeal to the other person's kindness.
- In very casual settings, Sinhala speakers might use the English word 'please' directly, as it is widely understood and sometimes feels less stiff than the formal කරුණාකරල.
Examples in context
- කරුණාකරලා මට උදව් කරන්න.karunākaralā maṭa udav karanna.Please help me.
- කරුණාකරලා මෙතැනින් යන්න.karunākaralā metanin yanna.Please go from here.
- කරුණාකරලා මට පෑන දෙන්න.karunākaralā maṭa pǣna denna.Please give me a pen.
Example conversation
Tharindu asks Sanduni for a pen in a classroom.
- තරිඳු Tharinduසඳුනි, කරුණාකරල මට පෑනක් දෙන්න.Sanduni, karunākarala maṭa pǟnak denna.Sanduni, please give me a pen.
- සඳුනි Sanduniඔව්, මෙන්න තියෙනවා.ov, menna thiyenavā.Yes, here it is.
- තරිඳු Tharinduගොඩක් ස්තූතියි.goḍak sthūthiyi.Thank you very much.
- සඳුනි Sanduniප්රශ්නයක් නැහැ.praśnayak næhæ.No problem.
