Practise Sinhala with native speakers who want to learn Urdu
Talkabout pairs people who help each other: they speak what you're learning and are learning what you speak. Free, in your browser, adults only.
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About Sinhala for Urdu speakers
Sinhala is written in the Sinhala script; Urdu uses Arabic script. Chatting in writing is a good way to get used to a new script, because you can take your time with every message.
Both are Indo-Aryan languages, so expect words and grammar that feel familiar.
Sinhala is related to Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, Assamese.
How the exchange works
- Say what you speak and what you're learning. Talkabout shows you people who speak Sinhala natively and are learning Urdu.
- Write to someone. Take turns: some messages in Sinhala, some in Urdu, so you both get to practise.
- Fix each other's messages. Suggest a correction on any message and your partner sees exactly what changed. You choose how much you want corrected.
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You can block or report anyone from the chat. Everyone agrees to the community guidelines, and moderators tell you which rule was broken when they act on a report.