A male announcer on a private radio channel, introducing a song: “ලඳකට ඇති හැඩ යහගුණ නේදෝ - මවකට ඇති සැප දරුසැප නේදෝ.” [a couplet to the effect “The real beauty that a woman could have is virtues and the real comfort that a mother could have is the feeling that she has children.”]
A Budget Proposal (2018) as reported on Sirasa News: “විශේෂ අවශ්යතා ඇති පුද්ගලයින්ට හා කාන්තාවන්ට දිරිගැන්වීම් පොලී සහනාධාර” [“Financial assistance for individuals with special needs and women”]
An educated elderly gentleman upon hearing that the semester of the Faculty of Arts at Peradeniya, which is more than 75 percent female, had come to an end: “කොල්ලෝ අද පාටි (දානවා) ඇති.” [“The boys must be partying today.”]
A female announcer on a private FM radio channel, introducing the stage play ලෝරන්ස්ගේ මනමාලි [Lawrence’s Bride]: “විවාහය කියන්නෙ හැම කාන්තාවකගෙම හීනයක්.” [“Marriage is every woman’s dream.”]
A Budget Proposal (2018) as reported on Sirasa News: “විශේෂ අවශ්යතා ඇති පුද්ගලයින්ට හා කාන්තාවන්ට දිරිගැන්වීම් පොලී සහනාධාර” [“Financial assistance for individuals with special needs and women”]
An educated elderly gentleman upon hearing that the semester of the Faculty of Arts at Peradeniya, which is more than 75 percent female, had come to an end: “කොල්ලෝ අද පාටි (දානවා) ඇති.” [“The boys must be partying today.”]
A female announcer on a private FM radio channel, introducing the stage play ලෝරන්ස්ගේ මනමාලි [Lawrence’s Bride]: “විවාහය කියන්නෙ හැම කාන්තාවකගෙම හීනයක්.” [“Marriage is every woman’s dream.”]