Aloysius Aseervatham is an author of several books on Mathematics and Accounting. His interest in writing self help books on Sri Lankan languages (Sinhalese and Tamil) speaks for his love for his country of origin. He has taught in countries which include Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Ghana, Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia and Australia. His many years of experience teaching various subjects in several countries give him the courage to accomplish this particular interest. This book “A Simple Guide to Spoken Sinhalese” would no doubt prove to be helpful to many, especially to the tourists to Sri Lanka.
Aloysius Aseervatham is an author of several books on Mathematics and Accounting. His interest in writing books on Sri Lankan languages (Sinhalese and Tamil) speaks for his love for his country of origin He has taught in countries which include Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, Ghana, Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia and Australia. This book “A Simple Guide to Spoken Tamil” will be helpful to many; to second and third generation Sri Lankans and South Indians living abroad wishing to be in touch with their mother tongue, and to tourists visiting the island of paradise.
This is the second edition of "Learn Spoken Sinhala". This new edition has completely revamped the first edition. The second edition is easier to carry and read, and has been meticulously proofread to remove some typos and inconsistencies. Sinhala language is used and spoken by Sri Lankans, and it is the native language of the Sinhalese, the majority race (more 70% of the population) in Sri Lanka. It is more or less the lingua franca in the country. Linguistically Sinhala is considered as a language belonging to the Indo-European Language family to which English, French, Latin, Spanish, Italian, etc belong. It enjoys a proud history of thousands of years. Sri Lanka being a miraculous and pristine island situated just below the Indian peninsula in a strateically important position along the ancient Silk Road linking the west and east parts of the world. It had been a colony of Portugese, Dutch, and last the English since 1505 up to 1948 AD. Therefore, the Sinhala language has been enriched by those European languages too. Just coming out of an unfortunate terrorist battle in the nothern part of the country, it is again becoming a hub of business, global logistics, knowledge, and tourism. Already many thousands of foreigners are employed in various projects in the country. This book is the only one in the world, which teaches the Spoken Sinhala language based on a sound grammatical underpinning. If you have a working knowledge of the English language, then using this book you can easily understand Sinhala sentence structures and patterns because the book teaches Sinhala in comparison with the English. There are hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans now living abroad, and this book can be useful for them to teach their kids about the beautiful language Sinhala. Sinhala diaspora all over the world will find this useful. Furthermore linguists who research about various languages throughout the world can use this book for their studies. Now there are a lot of people coming to Sri Lanka as businesspersons and workers on various projects and missions. This book can be very useful for them too. The AUTHOR who is already a chamption in proliferation of (free) knowledge in Sinhala medium is willing to personally help and guide you in case you need further assistance and clarifications.
This book teaches the colloquial language of the Sinhala people in a straightforward and thorough manner. With an intuitive transliteration system (explained in the first chapter), a discussion of all major grammatical concepts, and numerous dialogues and exercises, Spoken Sinhala Made Simple is a valuable resource for anyone looking to speak Sinhalese.
The book provides an insight into the basics of Vedic Astrology and guides how to prepare your own birth chart manually. The book is especially useful to those who have tried to understand Vedic Astrology but failed because of their inability to understand the technical terms used. This book attempts to simplify matters for the interested reader. Self-test questions and Crossword puzzle at the end of the book would help enhance the learning!
Anyone interested in learning the basic but essential vocabulary to converse in Sinhalese, especially the tourists to Sri Lanka, would find this book very useful. This guide to Spoken SINHALESE is written in an easy-to-understand manner for anyone interested in learning it in the shortest possible time. A language cannot be learned effectively without an audio aid to master the pronunciation of words. The audio file may be accessed by the learner by visiting the author's website www.aseervathambooks.com
Sinhala Basic Course - Module 1 is part of the Sinhala Basic Course. FSI Courses are language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute and were primarily intended for US government employees.This courses are very intense to let a learner achieve proficiency as fast and as efficient as possible. Keep in mind that most of the courses were developed during the cold war area between 1960 and 1990 and the type set in this book is therefore not as accurate as you might expect.
This book "Living Out The Plan" is a true-life adventure. The main character is the author himself who moved from Sri Lanka to England and then to Africa before making his final tent in Australia. An innate teacher, he never really deviated from that calling in life. While much of the book tells of his successful contribution to the expansive world of teaching, it is also a story of personal loss and tragedy as exemplified by his account of the loss of his dear wife, Jasmine, whom the author traveled the world with their three sons. He fondly remembers his wife for her understanding and support she readily rendered to his life's success and contentment.
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