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25 Feb 2026
Rap in Sinhala: Moments Founder Shares the Basics
Roman, founder of Moments in Unawatuna, shared fundamental knowledge about rap music in the Sinhala language.
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A glossary of local terms, words and concepts.
Roman, founder of Moments in Unawatuna, shared fundamental knowledge about rap music in the Sinhala language.
Open sourceTraditional Sri Lankan dishes kottu and watalappam have been officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
Open sourceThe author compiled popular Sinhala insults with translations and explanations — from 'fool' pissu to 'donkey' booruwa.
Open sourceA video English lesson featuring Halloween-themed vocabulary — from 'spine-chilling truths' to 'witch hunts' — with translations and subtitles.
Open sourceEnglish learning column breaking down popular interjections (oops, eww, yuck) with examples of their use in everyday situations.
Open sourceThe 'English with the Island' column teaches English phrases and idioms through humorous scenarios from daily life in Sri Lanka.
Open sourceA selection of videos for practising English listening comprehension, with an invitation to choose based on mood.
Open sourceA selection of phrases from Antonio Banderas's interview as an example of clear English spoken by a non-native speaker.
Open sourceOn European Languages Day, the channel shares features of Sinhala: diglossia, no future tense, cultural nuances, and pronunciation quirks.
Open sourceEducational post on the rules for using English time prepositions at, in, and on with specific examples and usage contexts.
Open sourceVocabulary segment explaining the terms digital footprint and digital detox, illustrated with an English example sentence.
Open sourceEnglish with the Island educational segment: a video featuring digital-era vocabulary, prompted by news about the digital nomad visa.
Open sourceAn educational segment featuring a video about actors and their first jobs, with four useful American English expressions broken down.
Open sourceAn educational segment breaking down the phrasal verbs to break down, to act up, and to bring up with examples and jokes.
Open sourceA mini Sinhala dictionary: greetings, adjectives, nouns, and age-based forms of address.
Open sourceEnglish lesson with examples of homophones: bat, bay, can, cape, plane, I/eye, be/bee, and others.
Open sourceEnglish lesson: the words killjoy, buzzkill, bore, and the phrase 'I hate to be that guy' to describe boring behavior.
Open sourceThe 'English with the Island' column explains the idiom 'clutching their pearls' using a clip from Ryan Gosling's Barbie interview.
Open sourceThe 'Sinhala with the Island' column teaches basic Sinhala phrases for local parties: how to greet, drink, eat, and introduce yourself.
Open sourceThe 'English with the Island' column explains the word 'staycation' — a holiday spent at home — with an example set in Sri Lanka.
Open sourceA mini English lesson for island residents: examples of phrasal verbs set off, look forward to and others used in a travel context.
Open sourceThe 'Speaking English' section — a regular language column of the channel for learning English.
Open sourceThe 'Speaking English' section — a regular language column of the channel for learning English.
Open sourceA short 'Speaking English' segment — a regular language column of the channel.
Open sourceA mini English lesson: five conversational alternatives to the bland 'I understand' — I see, Roger that, That makes sense, I hear you, I know what you mean.
Open sourceFifth Sinhala lesson: the phrase 'hamuvīma satutak' (nice to meet you) and bargaining vocabulary — expensive, cheap, a lot.
Open sourceFourth Sinhala lesson: the word for 'sorry' (samavanne) and basic personal pronouns — I, you (informal), you (formal), we, she, he.
Open sourceSinhala lesson 2: the phrase 'Salli na' (no money) with stress and usage examples, plus basic greetings for different times of day.
Open sourceFirst Sinhala lesson: the word 'machan' (dude/friend), basic greeting phrases, 'yes/no', and the tricky phrase 'maybe tomorrow' which means 'never'.
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