Latvian - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Latvian language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
nulle
zero
1
viens
one
2
divi
two
3
trīs
three
4
četri
four
5
pieci
five
6
seši
six
7
septiņi
seven
8
astoņi
eight
9
deviņi
nine
10
desmit
ten
11
vienpadsmit
eleven
12
divpadsmit
twelve
13
trīspadsmit
thirteen
14
četrpadsmit
fourteen
15
piecpadsmit
fifteen
16
sešpadsmit
sixteen
17
septiņpadsmit
seventeen
18
astoņpadsmit
eighteen
19
deviņpadsmit
nineteen
20
divdesmit
twenty
30
trīsdesmit
thirty
40
četrdesmit
forty
50
piecdesmit
fifty
60
sešdesmit
sixty
70
septiņdesmit
seventy
80
astoņdesmit
eighty
90
deviņdesmit
ninety
100
simts
hundred
1K
tūkstotis
thousand
1M
miljons
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
balts
white
⚫
melns
black
🔴
sarkans
red
🔵
zils
blue
🟡
dzeltens
yellow
🟢
zaļš
green
🟣
violets
purple
🟤
brūns
brown
🟠
oranžs
orange
🌸
rozā
pink
⭐
zelts
gold
🌑
sudrabs
silver
☁️
pelēks
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
suns
dog
🐱
kaķis
cat
🐴
zirgs
horse
🐮
govs
cow
🐷
cūka
pig
🐦
putns
bird
🐟
zivis
fish
🐭
pele
mouse
🦊
lapsa
fox
🐇
trusis
rabbit
🐻
lācis
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
zilonis
elephant
🐢
bruņurupucis
turtle
🦒
žirafe
giraffe
🦆
pīle
duck
🕷️
zirneklis
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
ģimene
family
🧔
vīrietis
man
👩
sieviete
woman
👦
zēns
boy
👧
meitene
girl
👶
bērns
child
👨🦳
tēvs
father
👩🦳
māte
mother
👴
vectēvs
grandfather
👵
vecmāmiņa
grandmother
🧑🦰
brālis
brother
👩🦱
māsa
sister
🧑
draugs
friend
👥
cilvēki
people
🙋
persona
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
māja
house
🏢
ēka
building
🏫
skola
school
🏪
veikals
store
🛣️
ceļš
road
🌆
pilsēta
city
🌳
koks
tree
💧
ūdens
water
☀️
saule
sun
☁️
mākonis
cloud
📚
grāmata
book
🖊️
pildspalva
pen
📱
tālrunis
phone
🔑
atslēga
key
🚗
automašīna
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
ābols
apple
🍌
banāns
banana
🍞
maize
bread
🧀
siers
cheese
🥩
gaļa
meat
🥛
piens
milk
☕
kafija
coffee
🍵
tēja
tea
💧
ūdens
water
🍺
alus
beer
🍷
vīns
wine
🍽️
ēdiens
food
🍳
ola
egg
🍚
rīsi
rice
🥕
dārzeņi
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
diena
day
🌙
nakts
night
⏰
stunda
hour
🗓️
nedēļa
week
📅
mēnesis
month
🗓️
gads
year
🗓️
pirmdiena
Monday
🗓️
otrdiena
Tuesday
🗓️
trešdiena
Wednesday
🗓️
ceturtdiena
Thursday
🗓️
piektdiena
Friday
🗓️
sestdiena
Saturday
🗓️
svētdiena
Sunday
🌅
rīts
morning
🌆
vakars
evening
🕛
tagad
now
🔜
drīz
soon
🕒
laiks
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
runāt
to speak
🚶
staigāt
to walk
🏃
skriet
to run
🍽️
ēst
to eat
🍷
dzert
to drink
😴
gulēt
to sleep
📖
lasīt
to read
✍️
rakstīt
to write
👀
redzēt
to see
👂
dzirdēt
to hear
💭
domāt
to think
🤔
zināt
to know
❤️
mīlēt
to love
👍
patikt
to like
👋
nākt
to come
🚪
atvērt
to open
🔒
aizvērt
to close
💡
mācīties
to learn
➕
dot
to give
💸
pirkt
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
laimīgs
happy
😢
skumjš
sad
😠
dusmīgs
angry
👍
labs
good
👎
slikts
bad
⬆️
liels
big
⬇️
mazs
small
🆕
jauns
new
🕰️
vecs
old
💯
daudzi
many
🤏
maz
few
🥵
karsts
hot
🥶
auksts
cold
💪
spēcīgs
strong
👶
vājais
weak
✨
skaists
beautiful
👹
neglīts
ugly
✅
pareizi
correct
❌
nepareizi
wrong
⚡
ātrs
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
un
and
➡️
bet
but
👉
vai
or
🤔
jo
because
👉
tāpēc
so
🤨
tomēr
however
🤔
tāpēc
therefore
➕
arī
also
🕒
kad
when
🤔
ja
if
🕒
pirms
before
🕒
pēc
after
🕒
kopš
since
🕒
kamēr
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
skolotājs
teacher
🧑⚕️
ārsts
doctor
👩💻
inženieris
engineer
👨🍳
šefpavārs
chef
🧑🌾
zemnieks
farmer
👮
policists
police officer
🧑🎨
mākslinieks
artist
🧑💼
biroja darbinieks
office worker
🔬
zinātnieks
scientist
🛒
pārdevējs
salesperson
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