Make the most of your travels in Sri Lanka: speak Sinhala! If you're after a ticket for the cricket, the best way to the beach or a taste of "Ayurveda" treatment, this is the book for you. Seek out the striking "Sigiriya frescoes" or kick on with the "kolam" dancers at Ambalangoda. Barter for your batiks or talk tea at the plantation - whatever you choose, add sparkle to your speech on the Isle of Gems.
Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.

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