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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Latvian
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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
- Kā jums klājas?kah yooms KLAH-yas
- How are you?
- Man iet labiman yet LA-bee
- I'm fine, thanks
- Un jums?oon yooms
- And you?
- Kā jūs sauc?kah yoos sowts
- What's your name?
- Mani sauc...MA-nee sowts
- My name is...
- No kurienes jūs esat?no KOO-rye-nes yoos E-sat
- Where are you from?
- Es esmu no...es ES-moo no
- I'm from...
- Man patīkman PA-teek
- I like it
- Tas ir skaistitas eer SKAIS-tee
- It's beautiful
- Laipni lūdzamLAIP-nee LOO-dzam
- Welcome
Uses the formal jūs address. Always use this with strangers, elders, or in professional settings.
Literally "it goes well for me." Man is the dative form of es, meaning "for me."
The polite form. Use un tev? with friends. A simple way to return the question.
Literally "how are you called?".
Literally "we kindly ask you in".