Translation is an important part of knowing any language. In the corporatedictionaries.
Why we need dictionaries
English is the most widely used language in the world. Even in the Sri Lankan corporate and education sectors, English is a vital language. It is considered as the only medium through which people expand their knowledge. Therefore, we in Sri Lanka have to use our translation resources to expand our English knowledge and be efficient in our workplaces and schools.
The reality, however, is that not everybody can speak English, fewer still are able to speak it well enough to communicate effectively, and perhaps even more importantly: language is much more than the communication of words. It is also an expression of culture, society, and belief. Promoting a universal language, therefore, would likely lead to a loss of the culture and heritage communicated through native languages.
Presently, everything has moved to an online base. There is simply nothing you cannot find on the internet. So when you are in need of a dictionary, we rarely search bookshops, buy new ones, or ever carry one around. Even if we did use a physical dictionary, it would take a longer time to flip through the pages and find the word we were looking for. It is simply a lot easier to whip out your phone and search the browser for the word you want and its translation. Chances are that the internet will give you a lot more information than you were expecting.
However, it is important to mention that some of this information isn’t reliable. It would be quite the fix if you exchange words and misunderstand something important. Therefore, you should choose a reliable dictionary to use as a source. In this article, we will illustrate reliable online sources to use as dictionaries.
Kapruka Dictionary
This dictionary is completely free for all its users, and its convenient interface helps users to search for their necessities easily.
Use Kapruka Dictionary here.
Madura Dictionary
fan base.
They can also use wildcards to increase the flexibility of search. An inevitable tool for students and professionals in their academic and day to day work.
Bhasha Dictionary
Bhasha is hailed as the creator of Helakuru which also took the Sri Lankan language by storm. There is simply no one that doesn’t use Helakuru in Sri Lanka. The same sort of convenience is available through the Bhasha dictionary.
Lexilogos.com
book, with common phrases, by Charles Carter and many more by established authors.
Lexilogos also contains many sites to translate from Tamil to English as well. This includes Tamildict.com, Tamil moli akarathi: Tamil dictionary by Kathiraiver Pillai (1928), Tamil lexicon: published by the University of Madras (1924-1936), Tamil and English dictionary by Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972), Core vocabulary for Tamil by David McAlpin (1981), Anglo-Tamil dictionary by Peter Percival (1867) and more.
Dict.lk
smart devices. Dict.lk is a fast and effective searchable dictionaries