Getting around in Latvian
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. 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
- Kur ir tualete?koor eer too-a-LEH-teh
- Where is the toilet?
- Kā nokļūt līdz...?kah NO-klyoot leedz
- How do I get to...?
- Pa kreisipa KRAY-see
- To the left
- Pa labipa LA-bee
- To the right
- TaisniTAIS-nee
- Straight ahead
- Šeitshayt
- Here
- Dzelzceļa stacijaDZELZ-tse-lya STA-tsee-ya
- Train station
- AutobussAU-to-boos
- Bus
- LidostaLEE-dos-ta
- Airport
- Vienu biļeti, lūdzuVYE-noo bee-LYEH-tee LOOD-zoo
- One ticket, please
Kur means "where" and ir means "is." An essential question in any country.
Pa means "to the." Pa kreisi is the standard directional phrase. Used with pointing.
Pa labi mirrors the structure of pa kreisi. Labi also means "good" in other contexts.
Taisni literally means "straight" or "directly." Pair with a forward gesture for clarity.
A short word that is very useful. Point downward when using it to indicate a location.
Literally "iron road station".
Literally "flight harbor".
Biļete means ticket. The ļ is a palatalized l. Buy tickets at kiosks or ticket machines.