ඉස්තුති
istuti
The English phrase 'thanks' is translated into Sinhala as ඉස්තුති (istuti). Wiktionary also lists ස්තුති (stuti).
Meaning: used to express appreciation or gratitude (intj)
Ways to say it
| Sinhala | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ඉස්තුති | istuti |
| ස්තුති | stuti |
The words are used to express appreciation or gratitude. While ස්තුති is the root, the form ස්තුතියි is the most common way to say 'thank you' in a complete sentence.
Which one should you use?
ස්තුති is a common phonetic shortening of ඉස්තුති used in everyday speech.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun form ස්තුති is often used with the verb කරනවා to form the verb phrase meaning 'to thank'.
How do you pronounce it?
istuti
Did you know?
- When expressing deep gratitude, Sri Lankans may place their palms together in front of the chest in a gesture called 'añjali mudra' while saying ස්තුතියි. This gesture blends a linguistic expression of thanks with a traditional sign of respect.
- The word ස්තුති is derived from the Sanskrit root 'stu', which means 'to praise'. This links the act of thanking someone to the act of praising their virtue or action.
- In traditional Buddhist contexts, the concept of gratitude is tied to කෘතඥතාව, a word for 'gratitude' that implies a lifelong spiritual debt. This is a much heavier concept than the simple social 'thanks' of ඉස්තුති.
Examples in context
- ඔබට බොහොම ඉස්තුති.obata bohoma isthuthi.Thank you very much.
- උදව්වට ඉස්තුති.udavvata isthuthi.Thanks for the help.
- ඔයාට ඉස්තුති කරන්න ඕනෑ.oyata isthuthi karanna ona.I need to thank you.
Example conversation
Roshan helped Ishani carry some heavy books.
- ඉෂානි Ishaniරොෂාන්, මේ පොත් ටික උස්සන්න උදව්වට ඉස්තුති.Roshan, me poth tika ussanna udavvata isthuthi.Roshan, thanks for helping to carry these books.
- රොෂාන් Roshanඒකට කමක් නෑ ඉෂානි.Ekata kamak na Ishani.It's nothing, Ishani.
- ඉෂානි Ishaniඔයා හරිම කරුණාවන්තයි.Oya harima karunavanthayi.You are very kind.
- රොෂාන් Roshanඔයාට උදව් කරන්න ලැබීම සතුටක්.Oyata udav karanna labima sathutak.It is a pleasure to help you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thanks” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
