Essential greetings and salutations.

• ආයුබෝවන්Hello / Goodbye (āyubōwan; lit. 'may you live long' — the standard polite greeting, used for both hello and goodbye)
• හලෝHello (halō; casual, on the phone or to friends, borrowed from English)
• සුබ උදෑසනක්Good morning (suba udǣsanak; formal/written, e.g. on signs or TV)
• කොහොමද?How are you? (kohomada?; the everyday casual form)
• කොහොමද ඉන්නේ?How are you doing? (kohomada innē?; lit. 'how are you living/keeping?')
• හොඳින් ඉන්නවාI'm fine / doing well (hoňdin innawā; standard reply)
• ඔයාට කොහොමද?And you? / How about you? (oyāṭa kohomada?)
• පස්සේ හම්බවෙමුSee you later (passē hambawemu)
• සුබ රාත්‍රියක්Good night (suba rātriyak)
• සාදරයෙන් පිළිගනිමුWelcome (sādarayen piḷiganimu; formal, on signs/banners)
• මට යන්න වෙනවාI have to go (maṭa yanna wenawā; polite leave-taking)