Get with the local dialect
Portuguese, Dutch and British colonisers left a chunk of their culture behind, and the English language is one of them. However, our multi-cultural society has been adapted this language to create a local vernacular. So for the visitor, here’s a guide that will help you understand and communicate easily.
One hundred thousand is a lakh
Almirah is a wardrobe
Aubergine and eggplant is brinjal
Baila is an infectious dance music inherited from the Portuguese
Tooting the horn is a single word known as horning
To let someone down is to give them a Dead-rope
A group of friends, family or people is lovingly known as a jingbang
Rather than stressing something with of course, we would say otherwise
To come at one’s leisure means to come quietly
Plaint Tea is tea without milk in Sri Lanka
A rice-puller is any dish that makes food tastier for consumption
A palm civet is a polecat
Tube light is a florescent light
Frangipaniis temple flower