Colloquial Latvian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

The book does a terrible job introducing the beginner to Latvian. It throws words at you in the first chapter like accusative and nominative and genitive and dative, like I am supposed to know what it is talking about. The accompanying CD rushes through the dialogues and does not explain why sounds are not pronounced in some words but are in others. It is very confusing. The book and CD were about a $60.00 investment and I feel like I threw my money away.

The book I purchased was delivered to my house in great condition. It was if I had just bought the book at a book store.

I really do want to learn to speak Latvian but this book is way beyond me. I bought it 4 years ago and ocassionally for a laugh I pull out the tape and listen in confusion to someone chattering along quickly in Latvian in lesson 1. I cannot imagine that anyone would find this helpful, unless they are just brushing up on their Latvian.

very easy to understand! I love how easy books are made in these days for people to learn Latvian language!

COLLOQUIAL LATVIAN is a nice resource for those who want to learn Latvian. The writer uses an inovative way to teach the language that makes you feel confident to speak and understand. Recommended for those who want to improve spoken knowledge. Buy this pack and feel like you were in a Latvian family. "Tas ir ljoti labi!"