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Latvian or Lettish is the language is spoken natively by most of the 1.4 million residents of Latvia. It is an Indo-European language that shares its own Baltic branch of that linguistic family with Lithuanian.


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Pronunciation guide

Vowels

a 
as in 'u' in "cup"
ā 
as in 'a' in "another" long sound
e 
as in 'e' in "pet" and 'a' in "fat"
ē 
as in 'ai' in "fair" and 'a' in "spar" but longer
i 
as in 'i' in "pin"
ī 
as in 'ee' in "speed" long sound
o 
as in 'o' in "pot" and 'oa' in "oats"
u 
as in 'u' in "pull"
ū 
as in 'oo' in "pool" long sound

Consonants

b 
as 'b' in "ball"
c 
as 'ts' in "bits"
č 
as 'ch' in "chest"
d 
as 'd' in "dog"
dz 
as 'ds' in "beds"
dž 
as 'j' in "job"
f 
as 'f' in "fish"
g 
as 'g' in "grass" [hard g sound]
ģ 
as 'ju' in "judge"
h 
as 'h' in "hot"
j 
as 'y' in "yes"
k 
as 'k' in "kite"
ķ 
as 'c' in "cute"
l 
as 'l' in "lid"
ļ 
as 'li' in "million"
m 
as 'm' in "money"
n 
as 'n' in "noise"
ņ 
as 'ny' in "new"
p 
as 'p' in "pet"
r 
trilled as spanish 'r'
s 
as 's' in "sand"
š 
as 'sh' in "ship"
t 
as 't' in "top"
v 
as 'v' in "vest"
z 
as z' in "zebra"
ž 
as 'su' in "pleasure"

Common diphthongs

ai 
as 'i' in "dive"
au 
as 'ow' in "now"
ei 
as 'ay' in "may"
ie 
as 'ea' in "fear"
oi 
as 'oy' in "toy"
ui 
as 'ui' in "Luis"

Phrase list

Basics

Hello. 
Sveika! [f](sveh_ee-kah)
Hello. 
Sveiks! [m] (sveh_eeks)
How are you? 
Kā jums klājas?(kaah yooms KLAA-yahs?)
Fine, thank you. 
Labi, paldies. (LAH-bee, pahl-DEAS )
What is your name? 
Kā jūs sauc? (kaah yoos sowts?)
My name is ______ . 
Mani sauc______ . (MAH-nee sowts_____ .)
I'm pleased to meet you. 
Prieks iepazīties. (preaks EA-pah-zee-teas)
Please 
Lūdzu. (LOO-dzuh)
Thank you 
Paldies. (pahl-DEAS)
You're welcome. 
Lūdzu. (LOO-dzuh)
Yes. 
Jā.(yaa)
No. 
Nē. (neh)
Excuse me. 
Atvainojiet. (AHT-vay-noh-yeat)
I'm sorry. 
Piedodiet.(peeah-DOH-deeaht)
Goodbye 
Uz redzešanos. ( )
Goodbye (informal) 
Atā. ( )
I can't speak Latvian [well]. 
Es nemāku latviešu valodu [labi]. ( [ ])
Do you speak English? 
Vai jūs runājat angliski? ( ?)
Is there someone here who speaks English? 
Vai te ir kāds, kas māk angļu valodu? ( ?)
Help! 
Palīga! ( !)
Look out! 
 ! ( !)
Good morning 
Labrīt
Good day 
Labdien
Good evening 
Labvakar
Good night. 
. ( )
Good night (to sleep) 
Arlabunakti. ( )
I don't understand. 
Es nesaprotu. ( )
Where is the toilet? 
Kur ir tualete? ( ?)

Problems

Leave me alone. 
Ej prom. (...)
Don't touch me! 
Neaizskar mani! (...)
I'll call the police. 
Es zvanīšu policijai. (...)
Police! 
Policija! (...)
Stop! Thief! 
Ķeriet zagli! (...)
I need your help. 
Man vajag jūsu palīdzību. (...)
It's an emergency. 
Ir avārija. (...)
I'm lost. 
Esmu pazudis (male)/ pazudusi (female). (...)
I'm sick. 
Esmu slims (male)/slima (female). (...)
I need a doctor. 
Man vajag ārstu. (...)
Can I use your phone? 
Vai es drīkstu zvanīt ar jūsu telefonu? (...)

Numbers

1 
viens (veans)
2 
divi (divi)
3 
trīs (trees)
4 
četri (chet-ri)
5 
pieci (pea-tsi)
6 
seši (se-shi)
7 
septiņi (sep-ti-nyi)
8 
astoņi (us-toa-nyi)
9 
deviņi (de-vi-nyi)
10 
desmit (...)
11 
vienpadsmit (...)
12 
divpadsmit (...)
13 
trīspadsmit (...)
14 
četrpadsmit (...)
15 
piecpadsmit (...)
16 
sešpadsmit (...)
17 
septiņpadsmit (...)
18 
astoņpadsmit (...)
19 
deviņpadsmit (...)
20 
divdesmit (...)
30 
trīsdesmit (...)
40 
četrdesmit (...)
50 
piecdesmit (...)
60 
sešdesmit (...)
70 
septiņdesmit (...)
80 
astoņdesmit (...)
90 
deviņdesmit (...)
100 
simts (simc)
1,000,000 
miljons (...')
1,000,000,000 
miljards (...)
1,000,000,000,000 
biljons (...)

Time

What time is it? 
Cik ir pulkstenis? (...)
What time? 
Cikos? (...)
When?
Kad? (...)
Now 
tagad (...)
Later 
vēlāk (...)
second
sekunde (...)
minute 
minūte (...)
half an hour 
pusstunda (...)
hour 
stunda (...)
morning 
rīts (...)
in the morning 
no rīta (...)
evening 
vakars (...)
in the evening
vakarā (...)
night 
nakts (...)

Clock time

one o'clock 
pulkstens viens (...)
two o'clock 
pulkstens divi (...)
three o'clock 
pulkstens trīs (...)
four o'clock 
pulkstens četri (...)
five o'clock 
pulkstens pieci (...)
six o'clock 
pulkstens seši (...)
seven o'clock 
pulkstens septiņi (...)
eight o'clock 
pulkstens astoņi (...)
nine o'clock 
pulkstens deviņi (...)
ten o'clock 
pulkstens desmit (...)
eleven o'clock 
pulkstens vienpadsmit (...)
twelve o'clock 
pulkstens divpadsmit (...)
quarter to seven, 17:45 
bez piecpadsmit minūtēm seši
quarter past seven, 18:15 
piecpadsmit minūtes pāri sešiem
half past seven, 18:30 
pusseptiņi

Duration

Days

today 
šodien (...)
yesterday 
vakardien (...)
tomorrow 
rītdien (...)
this week 
šonedēļ (...)
last week 
pagājušo nedēļ (...)
next week 
nākošnedēļ (...)
Monday 
pirmdiena (...)
Tuesday 
otrdiena (...)
Wednesday 
trešdiena (...)
Thursday 
ceturtdiena (...)
Friday 
piektdiena (...)
Saturday 
sestdiena (...)
Sunday 
svētdiena (...)

Months

January 
janvāris (...)
February 
februāris (...)
March 
marts (...)
April 
aprīlis (...)
May 
maijs (...)
June 
jūnijs (...)
July 
jūlijs (...)
August 
augusts (...)
September 
septembris (...)
October 
oktobris (...)
November 
novembris (...)
December 
decembris (...)

Writing time and date

Colors

black 
melns (...)
white 
balts (...)
gray 
pelēks (...)
red 
sarkans (...)
blue 
zils (...)
yellow 
dzeltens (...)
green 
zaļš (...)
orange 
oranžs (...)
purple 
violets/lillā (...)
brown 
brūns (...)

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Hotel 
Viesnīca

Money

Eating

Breakfast 
Brokastis
Dinner 
Pusdienas
Supper 
Vakariņas


Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority

Learning more

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