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Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant in Latvian
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Latvian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Latvian phrases in this lesson
- Galdiņu diviem, lūdzuGAL-dee-nyoo DEE-vyem LOOD-zoo
- A table for two
- Ēdienkarti, lūdzuEH-dyen-kar-tee LOOD-zoo
- The menu, please
- Ko jūs iesakāt?ko yoos YE-sa-kaht
- What do you recommend?
- Es neēdu...es NE-eh-doo
- I don't eat...
- Man ir alerģija pret...man eer a-LER-gyee-ya pret
- I'm allergic to...
- GaļaGA-lya
- Meat
- VistaVIS-ta
- Chicken
- Zivszivs
- Fish
- Tas ir ļoti garšīgitas eer LYAW-tee gar-SHEE-gee
- It's delicious
- Priekā!PRYE-kah
- Cheers
Galdiņu is the diminutive accusative form of galds, meaning table. Diviem means for two.
Ēdienkarte literally means "food card." Restaurants in Riga often have English menus available.
Smoked fish from the coast is a specialty.
Ļoti means "very" and garšīgi means "tasty." The ļ is a palatalized l sound.
The standard toast in Latvia. Literally it means "to joy." Eye contact is expected when toasting.