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Latvian Alphabet

The Latvian alphabet consists of 33 letters, 22 Roman letters (these do not include Q, W, X, or Y) and 13 extra letters which have symbols above or below the letter. These symbols are called "diacritic marks". Diacritic marks change the way you pronounce the letter.

Below you can see each of the Latvain letters and listen to how you should pronounce them.

Letter
Audio
A a
Ā ā
B b
C c
Č č
D d
E e
Ē ē
F f
G g
Ģ ģ
H h
I i
Ī ī
J j
K k
Ķ ķ
L l
Ļ ļ
M m
N n
Ņ ņ
O o
P p
R r
S s
Š š
T t
U u
Ū ū
V v
Z z
Ž ž

How to Address Ladies & Gentlemen

English Latvian
Audio
Ladies Dāmas
Gentlemen Kungi
Madam Kundze
Sir Kungs
Miss Egle Egles jaunkundze
Mr Egle Egles kungs
Mrs Egle Egles kundze

Commonly Used Translations for Making Arrangements

English Latvian
Audio
When are you free? Kad jūs esat brīvs?
Are you free over the weekend? Vai jums nedēļas nogale ir brīva?
Could we arrange another time? Vai mēs varētu norunāt citu laiku?
I’m free on Monday Man ir brīvs laiks pirmdien
Yes, that’s good Jā, labi

Colours (UK) Colors (US)

English Latvian
Audio
Black Melns
White Balts
Red Sarkans
Blue Zils
Yellow Dzeltens
Orange Oranžs
Purple Purpursarkans
Green Zaļš

Days of the Week

English Latvian
Audio
Monday Pirmdiena
Tuesday Otrdiena
Wednesday Trešdiena
Thursday Ceturtdiena
Friday Piektdiena
Saturday Sestdiena
Sunday Svētdiena

Months of the Year

English Latvian
Audio
January Janvāris
February Februāris
March Marts
April Aprīlis
May Maijs
June Jūnijs
July Jūlijs
August Augusts
September Septembris
October Oktobris
November Novembris
December Decembris

How to Say Goodbye

English Latvian
Audio
Bye Atā
All the best Visu labu
See you later Uz redzēšanos
See you soon Uz drīz redzēšanos
I hope to see you soon again Ceru, ka drīz atkal tiksimies

Say Hello

English Latvian
Audio
Hi Sveiki
Good morning Labrīt
Good day Labdien
Good Evening Labvakar
Hello! How are you? Labdien! Kā jums klājas?
Fine, thanks. And you? Paldies, labi. Un jums?
Glad to see you again Priecājos jūs atkal redzēt

Finding Out Information

English Latvian
Audio
Do you speak English? Vai jūs runājat Angliski?
Where are you from? No kurienes jūs esat atbraucis?
I am from England Es esmu no Anglijas
How long are you here for? Cik ilgi jūs šeit paliksiet?
A few days Dažas dienas
Two weeks Divas nedēļas
Where are you staying? Kur jūs esat apmeties?
I’m staying at the Radisson hotel Es dzīvoju Redisona viesnīcā
Whereabouts in Latvia? No kādas vietas Latvijā?
Have you been to Latvia before? Vai jūs jau kādreiz esat bijis Latvijā?
How old are you? Cik jums gadu?
I am twenty years old Man ir divdesmit gadi
Can you read English? Via tu lasi Angliski?
Do you understand my letter? Vai tu saproti manu vēstuli?

Introductions

English Latvian
Audio
Hello, I’m Santa Labdien, es esmu Santa
May I introduce myself, I am Santa Atļaujiet iepazīties, es esmu Santa
Pleased to meet you Ļoti patīkami
Excuse me are you Richard? Atvainojiet, vai jūs esat Ričards?
I’d like to introduce you to some of my friends Es gribētu jūs iepazīstināt ar dažiem saviem draugiem

Jobs

English Latvian
Audio
Bank Banka
Private company Privāta firma
Law Tieslietas
Journalist Žurnālists(e)
(when talking about a woman you replace the “s” at the end with an “e”)
Interpreter Tulks
Student Students(e)
(when talking about a woman you replace the “s” at the end with an “e”)
Retired Pensijā
Unemployed Bezdarbnieks(ce)
(when talking about a woman you replace the “s” at the end with “ce”)
I am a Lawyer Es esmu jurists
What do you do for a living? Ar ko jūs nodarbojaties?
I work in a bank Es strādāju bankā
Do you like your job? Vai jums patīk jūsu darbs?
Yes, I do Jā, patīk

Numbers from 1 to 1000

English Latvian
Audio
Zero
Nulle
Nool-le
One
Viens
Vi-ens
Two
Divi
Di-vi
Three
Trīs
Trees
Four
Četri
Che-tri
Five
Pieci
Pi-e-si
Six
Seši
Se-shi
Seven
Septiņi
Sep-ti-ņyi
Eight
Astoņi
As-to-nyi
Nine
Deviņi
De-vi-nyi
Ten
Desmit
Des-mit
Eleven
Vienpadsmit
Vi-en-pad-smit
Twelve
Divpadsmit
Dio-pad-smit
Thirteen
Trīspadsmit
Trees-pad-smit
Fourteen
Četrpadsmit
Che-tr-pad-smit
Fifteen
Piecpadsmit
Pi-ets-pad-smit
Sixteen
Sešpadsmit
Sesh-pad-smit
Seventeen
Septiņpadsmit
Sep-ti-nyi-pad-smit
Eighteen
Astoņpadsmit
As-to-nyi-pad-smit
Nineteen
Deviņpadsmit
De-vi-nyi-pad-smit
Twenty
Divdesmit
Dio-de-smit
Twenty one
Divdesmit viens
Dio-de-smit vi-ens
Twenty two
Divdesmit divi
Dio-de-smit di-vi
Twenty three
Divdesmit trīs
Dio-de-smit trees
Twenty four
Divsesmit četri
Dio-de-smit che-tri
Twenty five
Divdesmit pieci
Dio-de-smit pi-e-ci
Twenty six
Divdesmit seši
Dio-de-smit se-shi
Twenty seven
Divdesmit septiņi
Dio-de-smit sep-ti-ņyi
Twenty eight
Divdesmit astoņi
Dio-de-smit as-to-nyi
Twenty nine
Divdesmit deviņi
Dio-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Thirty
Trīsdesmit
Trees-de-smit
Thirty one
Trīsdesmit viens
Trees-de-smit vi-ens
Thirty two
Trīsdesmit divi
Trees-de-smit di-vi
Thirty three
Trīsdesmit trīs
Trees-de-smit trees
Thirty four
Trīsdesmit četri
Trees-de-smit che-tri
Thirty five
Trīsdesmit pieci
Trees-de-smit pi-e-ci
Thirty six
Trīsdesmit seši
Trees-de-smit se-shi
Thirty seven
Trīsdesmit septiņi
Trees-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Thirty eight
Trīsdesmit astoņi
Trees-de-smit as-to-nyi
Thirty nine
Trīsdesmit deviņi
Trees-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Forty
Četrdesmit
Che-tri-de-smit
Forty one
Četrdesmit viens
Che-tri-de-smit vi-ens
Forty two
Četrdesmit divi
Che-tri-de-smit di-vi
Forty three
Četrdesmit trīs
Che-tri-de-smit trees
Forty four
Četrdesmit cetri
Che-tri-de-smit che-tri
Forty five
Četrdesmit pieci
Che-tri-de-smit pi-e-ci
Forty six
Četrdesmit seši
Che-tri-de-smit se-shi
Forty seven
Četrdesmit septiņi
Che-tri-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Forty eight
Četrdesmit astoņi
Che-tri-de-smit as-to-nyi
Forty nine
Četrdesmit deviņi
Che-tri-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Fifty
Piecdesmit
Pi-ec-de-smit
Fifty one
Piecdesmit viens
Pi-ec-de-smit vi-ens
Fifty two
Piecdesmit divi
Pi-ec-de-smit di-vi
Fifty three
Piecdesmit trīs
Pi-ec-de-smit trees
Fifty four
Piecdesmit četri
Pi-ec-de-smit che-tri
Fifty five
Piecdesmit pieci
Pi-ec-de-smit pi-e-ci
Fifty six
Piecdesmit seši
Pi-ec-de-smit se-shi
Fifty seven
Piecdesmit septiņi
Pi-ec-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Fifty eight
Piecdesmit astoņi
Pi-ec-de-smit as-to-nyi
Fifty nine
Piecdesmit deviņi
Pi-ec-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Sixty
Sešdesmit
Sesh-de-smit
Sixty one
Sešdesmit viens
Sesh-de-smit vi-ens
Sixty two
Sešdesmit divi
Sesh-de-smit di-vi
Sixty three
Sešdesmit trīs
Sesh-de-smit trees
Sixty four
Sešdesmit četri
Sesh-de-smit che-tri
Sixty five
Sešdesmit pieci
Sesh-de-smit pi-e-ci
Sixty six
Sešdesmit seši
Sesh-de-smit se-shi
Sixty seven
Sešdesmit septiņi
Sesh-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Sixty eight
Sešdesmit astoņi
Sesh-de-smit as-to-nyi
Sixty nine
Sešdesmit deviņi
Sesh-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Seventy
Septiņdesmit
Sep-tin-de-smit
Seventy one
Septiņdesmit viens
Sep-tin-de-smit vi-ens
Seventy two
Septiņdesmit divi
Sep-tin-de-smit di-vi
Seventy three
Septiņdesmit trīs
Sep-tin-de-smit trees
Seventy four
Septiņdesmit četri
Sep-tin-de-smit che-tri
Seventy five
Septiņdesmit pieci
Sep-tin-de-smit pi-e-ci
Seventy six
Septiņdesmit seši
Sep-tin-de-smit se-shi
Seventy seven
Septiņdesmit septiņi
Sep-tin-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Seventy eight
Septiņdesmit astoņi
Sep-tin-de-smit as-to-nyi
Seventy nine
Septiņdesmit deviņi
Sep-tin-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Eighty
Astoņdesmit
As-ton-de-smit
Eighty one
Astoņdesmit viens
As-ton-de-smit vi-ens
Eighty two
Astoņdesmit divi
As-ton-de-smit di-vi
Eighty three
Astoņdesmit trīs
As-ton-de-smit trees
Eighty four
Astoņdesmit četri
As-ton-de-smit che-tri
Eighty five
Astoņdesmit pieci
As-ton-de-smit pi-e-ci
Eighty six
Astoņdesmit seši
As-ton-de-smit se-shi
Eighty seven
Astoņdesmit septiņi
As-ton-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Eighty eight
Astoņdesmit astoņi
As-ton-de-smit as-to-nyi
Eighty nine
Astoņdesmit deviņi
As-ton-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Ninety
Deviņdesmit
De-vin-de-smit
Ninety one
Deviņdesmit viens
De-vin-de-smit vi-ens
Ninety two
Deviņdesmit divi
De-vin-de-smit di-vi
Ninety three
Deviņdesmit trīs
De-vin-de-smit trees
Ninety four
Devindesmit četri
De-vin-de-smit che-tri
Ninety five
Deviņdesmit pieci
De-vin-de-smit pi-e-ci
Ninety six
Deviņdesmit seši
De-vin-de-smit se-shi
Ninety seven
Deviņdesmit septiņi
De-vin-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Ninety eight
Deviņdesmit astoņi
De-vin-de-smit as-to-nyi
Ninety nine
Deviņdesmit deviņi
De-vin-de-smit de-vi-nyi
One hundred
Simts
Two hundred
Divi simti
Di-vi sim-ti
One thousand
Tūkstotis
Tolk-stor-tis
Two thousand
Divi tūkstoši
Di-vi tolk-stor-shi