Basic Latvian words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

Learn the essentials of Latvian easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Latvian, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Latvian by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Latvian vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	LATVIAN
Please	Lūdzu
Thank you!	Paldies!
Sorry!	Piedodiet!
What?	Kā?
Who?	Kas, kurš?
When?	Kad?
Why?	Kāpēc?
Which?	Kas?
How?	Kā?
Where ?	Kur?
How much ?	Cik daudz?
Yes	Jā
No	Nē
Maybe	Varbūt
Of course	Protams
something	Kaut ko
nothing	nekas
somebody	kāds
nobody	neviens
before	pirms
after	pēc
far	tālu
near	blakus
here	šeit
there	tur
today	Šodien
tomoorow	Tomoorow
now	tūlīt
man	vīrs
woman	sieviete
friend	draugs
more	vairāk
less	mazāk
always	vienmēr
later	vēlāk
never	nekad
same	tāds pats
different	atšķirīgs
small	mazs
large	Lielu
difficult	grūti
easy	viegli
hot	karsts
cold	auksts
yesterday	Vakar
after	pēc
beautiful	skaists
broken	Sadalīti
free	brīvs
a pharmacy	aptieka
money	nauda
a bag	maiss
a lighter	šķiltavas
a cigarette	cigarete
a bottle	pudele
soap	ziepes
clean	tīrs
dirty	netīrs
a trash can	atkritumu tvertne
a trash bag	miskastes maiss
the silence	Klusums
a tool	rīks
pregnant	Grūtniece
sick	slims
a baby	bērniņš
a little bit	mazliet
a doctor	ārsts
a dentist	zobārsts
a medicine	zāles
a book	grāmata
a story	stāsts
a phone	tālrunis
a computer	dators
a car	automašīna
a plane	plakne
the name	nosaukums
the adress	Adrese
the age	vecums
the nationality	Pilsonība
a choice	Izvēle
an answer	atbildi
the key	atslēga
the light	gaisma
the television	Televīziju
the bed	gulta
the house	Māja
the shower	duša
the window	logs
the door	Durvis
the table	tabulu
tired	noguris
water	Ūdens
open	atvērts
closed	Aizvērts
clothes	drēbes
coffee	kafija
tea	tēja
lunch	pusdienas
dinner	vakariņas
a fruit	auglis
a vegetable	dārzenis
a beverage	dzēriens
a child	bērns
rain	lietus
the entrance	ieeja
the exit	izeja
music	mūzika
a smile	smaids
the world	Pasaule
the sky	debesis
a river	upe
the sea	jūra
the mountain	kalns
the lake	ezers
the island	Sala
the beach	pludmale

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