Type in Sinhala
About our Sinhala typing and translation software:
Our FREE typing software is powered by Google. It provides fast and accurate typing - making it easy to type Sinhala language anywhere on the Web.
After you type a word in English and press a spacebar key, the word will be transliterated into Sinhala. Press backspace key or click on the selected word to get more options on the dropdown menu.
The process of transliterating English to Sinhala is very quick and our online software allows unlimited characters and words to be transliterated. Moreover, when you enter the spacebar, the text will be automatically saved on your computer. So in case of browser crash or on the second visit, the previously transliterated text would be retrieved and displayed.
Our typing software is simple and easy to use as you don’t need to remember complex keyboard layout or practice typing for days and days to be able to type fluently in Sinhala.
Once you have finished typing, you can email them to anyone for FREE from our website. Alternatively, you can copy the text and share them either on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, blog, comment or paste it on the Word Document for further formatting and processing of the text.
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Features you should know:
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Typing English words in above textarea will be converted into the closest corresponding Sinhala word or script.
For example, typing "obata keseda?" will be transliterated into "ඔබට කෙසේද?".
- Press (Ctrl+G) to switch between English and Sinhalese.
- Use
backspaceor click on any words to get more choices on a drop-down menu. - Once you have finished typing, email it to your friends and family.
- Simply copy and paste to post content on Facebook, Twitter, or format it on a text editor such as Word Document.
- If you don't have the internet connection and would like to type in Sinhala offline, you can
do it easily by installing our software for FREE. Visit this
link.
There is a detailed instructions on how to download and install the software. Once installed on your PC
you can easily type Sinhala on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Word Document and can also email it.
Yes, it is as easy as this. No need to remember complex Sinhala keyboard layout or spend hours of your valuable time doing speed test. Typing is as simple as speaking.
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How to type in Sinhala using English Keyboard - QWERTY keyboard?
To start typing in Sinhala, just type a word as it is pronounced in English. This would then be transliterated into Sinhala. For e.g. if you type "simhala yaturu liyanayakaṭa mama kæmatiyi" then it would be transliterated into “සිංහල යතුරු ලියනයකට මම කැමතියි”.
If the transliterated word is not what you have expected - either click on the word or use the backspace to get more choices on a drop down menu.
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What is difference between Translation and Transliteration?
A translation tells you the meaning of words in another language. For e.g the translation of "I love Sinhala typing" would be "සිංහල යතුරු ලියනයකට මම කැමතියි" in Sinhala. You can use various online tool for translating word, sentence and phrase from English to Sinhala for FREE. Some of the popular translation tool are Google Translator, Bing Translator or use our own Sinhala Translation for FREE.
On the other hand, transliteration software works on phonetics. A transliteration doesn't tell you the meaning of the words but it helps you pronounce them. What you type in Roman script is converted in Sinhala script. For e.g. typing "mama obaṭa adareyi" will be converted into "මම ඔබට ආදරෙයි".
Therefore, we can say, transliteration changes the letters from one alphabet into the similar-sounding characters of another alphabet. This makes it the simplest and fastest method of typing in Sinhala without practising any Sinhala Keyboard. You can either use Google Input Tool for FREE.
