Ask who, what, where — and say you don’t understand.

• මොකක්ද?What? (mokakda?)
• කවුද?Who? (kawuda?)
• කොහෙද?Where? (koheda?)
• කවදද?When? (kawadada?)
• ඇයි?Why? (æyi?)
• කොහොමද?How? (kohomada?)
• කීයද?How much? / What price? (kīyada?)
• කොච්චරද?How much / how many? (koccarada?; quantity)
• ඔයාගේ නම මොකද්ද?What's your name? (oyāgē nama mokadda?; casual-polite)
• ඔයාගේ නම මොකක්ද?What is your name? (oyāgē nama mokakda?; polite/standard)
• මේක මොකක්ද?What is this? (mēka mokakda?; everyday spoken form)
• කීයටද?At what time? (kīyaṭada?)