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Why Learn Latvian?
Communication skills developed while learning Latvian can improve your interpersonal skills in your native language as well. Adding Latvian language skills to your business skills make you a more valuable an employee in the marketplace. Communication skills developed while learning Latvian can improve your interpersonal skills in your native language as well. Latvian expand one's world view and limit the barriers between people: barriers cause distrust and fear.
How Long Does it Take to Learn Latvian?
Latvian is rated as a category 3 language by the Foreign Service Institute. It is considered moderately difficult for English speakers to learn and takes an average of 44 weeks (or 1100 class hours) to gain professional working proficiency.
Latvian Alphabet & Pronunciation
(a)
(garais ā)
(bē)
(cē)
(čē)
(dē)
(e)
(garais ē)
(ef)
(gā)
(ģē)
(hā)
(i)
(garais ī)
(jē)
(k)
(k)
(el)
(e)
(em)
(en)
(eņ)
(o)
(pē)
(er)
(es)
(še)
(tē)
(u)
(garais ū)
(vē)
(zē)
(žē)
Basic Phrases in Latvian
Hello | Sveiki |
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Goodbye | Ardievas |
Yes | Jā |
No | Nē |
Excuse me | Atvainojiet |
Please | Lūdzu |
Thank you | Paldies |
You are welcome | Nav par ko |
Do you speak english | Vai tu runā angliski? |
Do you understand | Vai tu saproti? |
I understand | Es saprotu |
I do not understand | ES nesaprotu |
How are you | Kā tev iet? |
Fine thanks | Labi paldies! |
What is your name | Kāds ir tavs vārds? |
My name is | Mani sauc |
Pleased to meet you | Prieks iepazīties |
Latvian Grammar
Latvian Nouns
Man | Cilvēks |
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Woman | Sieviete |
Boy | Puika |
Girl | Meitene |
Cat | Kaķis |
Dog | Suns |
Fish | Zivis |
Water | ūdens |
Milk | Piens |
Egg | Olu |
House | Māja |
Flower | Zieds |
Tree | Koks |
Shirt | Krekls |
Pants | Bikses |
Latvian Adjectives
Colors in Latvian
Black | Melns |
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White | Balts |
Red | Sarkans |
Orange | Oranžs |
Yellow | Dzeltenā krāsā |
Green | Zaļš |
Blue | Zils |
Purple | Violets |
Pink | Rozā |
Gray | Pelēks |
Brown | Brūns |
Numbers in Latvian
Zero | Nulle |
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One | Vienu |
Two | Divas |
Three | Trīs |
Four | Četri |
Five | Pieci |
Six | Seši |
Seven | Septiņi |
Eight | Astoņi |
Nine | Deviņi |
Ten | Desmit |
Eleven | Vienpadsmit |
Twelve | Divpadsmit |
Twenty | Divdesmit |
Thirty | Trīsdesmit |
Forty | Četrdesmit |
Fifty | Piecdesmit |
Sixty | Sešdesmit |
Seventy | Septiņdesmit |
Eighty | Astoņdesmit |
Ninety | Deviņdesmit |
Hundred | Simts |
Thousand | Tūkstoši |
Latvian Verbs
To be | Būt |
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To have | Piederēt |
To want | Gribēt |
To need | Vajadzēt |
To help | Palīdzēt |
To go | Iet |
To come | Nākt |
To eat | ēst |
To drink | Dzert |
To speak | Runāt |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Latvian Sentences
And | Un |
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Or | Vai |
But | Bet |
Because | Jo |
With | Ar |
Also | Arī |
However | Tomēr |
Neither | Ne |
Nor | Ne |
If | Ja |
Then | Tad |
Useful Latvian Vocabulary
Latvian Questions
Who | Kurš |
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What | Kas |
When | Kad |
Where | Kur |
Why | Kāpēc |
How | Kā |
How many | Cik daudz |
How much | Cik daudz |
Days of the Week in Latvian
Monday | Pirmdien |
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Tuesday | Otrdiena |
Wednesday | Trešdien |
Thursday | Ceturtdiena |
Friday | Piektdiena |
Saturday | Sestdiena |
Sunday | Svētdien |
Yesterday | Vakar |
Today | šodien |
Tomorrow | Rīt |
Months in Latvian
January | Janvārī |
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February | Februāris |
March | Martā |
April | Aprīlī |
May | Maijā |
June | Jūnijs |
July | Jūlijs |
August | Augusts |
September | Septembrī |
October | Oktobris |
November | Novembrī |
December | Decembrī |
Seasons in Latvian
Winter | Ziema |
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Spring | Pavasaris |
Summer | Vasara |
Autumn | Rudens |
Telling Time in Latvian
What time is it | Cik ir pulkstenis? |
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Hours | Stundas |
Minutes | Minūtes |
Seconds | Sekundes |
O clock | Pulkstenis |
Half | Puse |
Quarter past | Ceturksnis pāri |
Before | Pirms tam |
After | Pēc |