Latvian Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Latvian easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Latvian for greetings and Introductions, 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
Hello	Sveiki
Good morning!	Labrīt!
Good afternoon!	Labdien!
Hi	Sveiki
Good evening	Labvakar
Good night	Ar labunakti
Sleep well	Izgulies labi
How are you?	Kā tev iet?
I’m fine, thank you.	Man ir labi, paldies.
How about you?	Kā ar tevi?
Nice to meet you.	Prieks iepazīties.
Nice to meet you too.	Prieks iepazīties arī ar jums.
Likewise	Tāpat
It’s good to see you.	Ir labi tevi redzēt.
Nice to see you again.	Jauki tevi atkal satikt.
Pleased to meet you.	Prieks iepazīties.
How nice to see you!	Cik patīkami tevi redzēt!
What’s up?	Kas notiek?
What brings you here?	Kas Jūs šurp atveda?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	Uz redzēšanos
I hope we’ll meet again.	Ceru, ka tiksimies vēl.
I’ve got to go.	Man jāiet.
It was good meeting you.	Bija labi tevi satikt.
It was great seeing you again.	Bija lieliski jūs atkal redzēt.
It was great to catch up!	Bija lieliski paspēt!
See you again sometime.	Tiksimies vēl kādreiz.
See you in the morning	Tiekamies no rīta
See you later	Tiksimies vēlāk
See you soon	Uz drīzu redzēšanos
See you tomorrow	Līdz rītam
See you tonight	Tiekamies šovakar
Sleep well	Izgulies labi
Take care.	Rūpējies.
Other greetings
Bless you	Uzveselību
Cheers!	Priekā!
Farewell	Ardievas
Good luck!	Veiksmi!
Talk to you soon	Parunāsim drīz
Welcome	Laipni lūdzam
Well done!	Labi padarīts!

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