GRAMMAR FOR TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS

1 Question formation or Interrogative Form
What?

yes.about what? (shortend from of:What is about?)
What's the problem you wish to discuss?
Whats your name and contact number?
How can i help you?
Whom do you want to speak to?
Whom shall I say is calling?
Where are you calling form?
Can you say it again
Can you calling again?
Can you call later?
Can i take a message?
Can you Please ask him to call me?
Is there any message?
There are 3 types of the interrogative forms are shown above:

  1. The use of question words such as "what?" "how"
  2. Question forms beginning with "Can...?"
  3. Question forms beginning with "Is....?"




Principal Parts of Verbs

  • RICE(PAYANWAA/NAGITINAWAA)                                  ROSE                       RISEN
  • RUN (DUWANAWAA)                                                            RAN                          RUN
  • SAVE(ITHIRIKARANAWAA/ARAKSHA KARANWAA)   SAVED                      SAVED
  • SAY(KIYANAWAA)                                                                 SAID                        SAID
  • SEE(DAKINAWAA/PENENAWAA)                                       SAW                        SEEN
  • SEEK (SOYANAWA)                                                                SOUGHT             SOUGHT
  • SELECT(THORAGANNAWAA)                                    SELECTED                 SELECTED
  • SELL(WIKUNANAWAA)                                                    SOLD                              SOLD
  • SEND(YAWANAWAA)                                                        SENT                               SENT
  • SERVE(SEWAYAKARANWAA)                                        SERVED                          SERVED
  • SHAKE( SOLAWANWAA)                                            SHOOK                                SHAKEN
  • SHOOT(WEDI THABANWA/RUPA LABAGANNAWA)   SHOT                            SHOT
  • SHOW (PENWANAWA)                                                          SHOWED             SHOWED
  • SHIRINK (AKILENAWA)                                                           SHRANK               SHRUNK

SPOKEN ENGLISH


  • Venerable sir    - garu suwamin wahansa -ගරු ස්වාමීන් වහන්ස
  • Venerable sirs - garu swamin wahanselagen  -ගරු ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේලාගෙන්
  • Reverend Clergy  -Pujya pakshayen awasrai - පූජ‍ය්‍ය පක්ෂයෙන් අවසරයි
  • Ladies and gentlemen  - nona waruni mahatwaruni-නෝනාවරුනි මහත්වරුනි
  • Dear Teacher                 -guruthumani                   -ගුරුතුමනි
  • Chief guests                  -Pradhaana amuthani   -ප්‍රධාන අමුත්තනි
  • Invited guests                - aradhitha amuthani    -ආරධිත අමුත්තනි
  • Dear madam                  -mathiniyani                -මෑතිනියනි
  • Dear friends                   -mithrawaruni              -මිත්‍රවරුනි