Latvian

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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