Basic Latvian Words

The basic Latvian words page is aimed at individuals who need to learn some quick Latvian phrases before their tip to Latvia. If you are looking for a more interactive lesson try browsing our selection of free Latvian language lessons.

Latvian Alphabet

The Latvian alphabet consists of 33 letters, 22 Roman letters (these do not include Q, W, X, or Y) and 13 extra letters which have symbols above or below the letter. These symbols are called "diacritic marks". Diacritic marks change the way you pronounce the letter.

Below you can see each of the Latvain letters and listen to how you should pronounce them.

Letter	Audio
A a
Ā ā
B b
C c
Č č
D d
E e
Ē ē
F f
G g
Ģ ģ
H h
I i
Ī ī
J j
K k
Ķ ķ
L l
Ļ ļ
M m
N n
Ņ ņ
O o
P p
R r
S s
Š š
T t
U u
Ū ū
V v
Z z
Ž ž

How to Address Ladies & Gentlemen

English	Latvian	Audio
Ladies	Dāmas
Gentlemen	Kungi
Madam	Kundze
Sir	Kungs
Miss Egle	Egles jaunkundze
Mr Egle	Egles kungs
Mrs Egle	Egles kundze

Commonly Used Translations for Making Arrangements

English	Latvian	Audio
When are you free?	Kad jūs esat brīvs?
Are you free over the weekend?	Vai jums nedēļas nogale ir brīva?
Could we arrange another time?	Vai mēs varētu norunāt citu laiku?
I’m free on Monday	Man ir brīvs laiks pirmdien
Yes, that’s good	Jā, labi

Colours (UK) Colors (US)

English	Latvian	Audio
Black	Melns
White	Balts
Red	Sarkans
Blue	Zils
Yellow	Dzeltens
Orange	Oranžs
Purple	Purpursarkans
Green	Zaļš

Days of the Week

English	Latvian	Audio
Monday	Pirmdiena
Tuesday	Otrdiena
Wednesday	Trešdiena
Thursday	Ceturtdiena
Friday	Piektdiena
Saturday	Sestdiena
Sunday	Svētdiena

Months of the Year

English	Latvian	Audio
January	Janvāris
February	Februāris
March	Marts
April	Aprīlis
May	Maijs
June	Jūnijs
July	Jūlijs
August	Augusts
September	Septembris
October	Oktobris
November	Novembris
December	Decembris

How to Say Goodbye

English	Latvian	Audio
Bye	Atā
All the best	Visu labu
See you later	Uz redzēšanos
See you soon	Uz drīz redzēšanos
I hope to see you soon again	Ceru, ka drīz atkal tiksimies

Say Hello

English	Latvian	Audio
Hi	Sveiki
Good morning	Labrīt
Good day	Labdien
Good Evening	Labvakar
Hello! How are you?	Labdien! Kā jums klājas?
Fine, thanks. And you?	Paldies, labi. Un jums?
Glad to see you again	Priecājos jūs atkal redzēt

Finding Out Information

English	Latvian	Audio
Do you speak English?	Vai jūs runājat Angliski?
Where are you from?	No kurienes jūs esat atbraucis?
I am from England	Es esmu no Anglijas
How long are you here for?	Cik ilgi jūs šeit paliksiet?
A few days	Dažas dienas
Two weeks	Divas nedēļas
Where are you staying?	Kur jūs esat apmeties?
I’m staying at the Radisson hotel	Es dzīvoju Redisona viesnīcā
Whereabouts in Latvia?	No kādas vietas Latvijā?
Have you been to Latvia before?	Vai jūs jau kādreiz esat bijis Latvijā?
How old are you?	Cik jums gadu?
I am twenty years old	Man ir divdesmit gadi
Can you read English?	Via tu lasi Angliski?
Do you understand my letter?	Vai tu saproti manu vēstuli?

Introductions

English	Latvian	Audio
Hello, I’m Santa	Labdien, es esmu Santa
May I introduce myself, I am Santa	Atļaujiet iepazīties, es esmu Santa
Pleased to meet you	Ļoti patīkami
Excuse me are you Richard?	Atvainojiet, vai jūs esat Ričards?
I’d like to introduce you to some of my friends	Es gribētu jūs iepazīstināt ar dažiem saviem draugiem

Jobs

English	Latvian	Audio
Bank	Banka
Private company	Privāta firma
Law	Tieslietas
Journalist	Žurnālists(e) (when talking about a woman you replace the “s” at the end with an “e”)
Interpreter	Tulks
Student	Students(e) (when talking about a woman you replace the “s” at the end with an “e”)
Retired	Pensijā
Unemployed	Bezdarbnieks(ce) (when talking about a woman you replace the “s” at the end with “ce”)
I am a Lawyer	Es esmu jurists
What do you do for a living?	Ar ko jūs nodarbojaties?
I work in a bank	Es strādāju bankā
Do you like your job?	Vai jums patīk jūsu darbs?
Yes, I do	Jā, patīk

Numbers from 1 to 1000

English	Latvian	Audio
Zero	Nulle Nool-le
One	Viens Vi-ens
Two	Divi Di-vi
Three	Trīs Trees
Four	Četri Che-tri
Five	Pieci Pi-e-si
Six	Seši Se-shi
Seven	Septiņi Sep-ti-ņyi
Eight	Astoņi As-to-nyi
Nine	Deviņi De-vi-nyi
Ten	Desmit Des-mit
Eleven	Vienpadsmit Vi-en-pad-smit
Twelve	Divpadsmit Dio-pad-smit
Thirteen	Trīspadsmit Trees-pad-smit
Fourteen	Četrpadsmit Che-tr-pad-smit
Fifteen	Piecpadsmit Pi-ets-pad-smit
Sixteen	Sešpadsmit Sesh-pad-smit
Seventeen	Septiņpadsmit Sep-ti-nyi-pad-smit
Eighteen	Astoņpadsmit As-to-nyi-pad-smit
Nineteen	Deviņpadsmit De-vi-nyi-pad-smit
Twenty	Divdesmit Dio-de-smit
Twenty one	Divdesmit viens Dio-de-smit vi-ens
Twenty two	Divdesmit divi Dio-de-smit di-vi
Twenty three	Divdesmit trīs Dio-de-smit trees
Twenty four	Divsesmit četri Dio-de-smit che-tri
Twenty five	Divdesmit pieci Dio-de-smit pi-e-ci
Twenty six	Divdesmit seši Dio-de-smit se-shi
Twenty seven	Divdesmit septiņi Dio-de-smit sep-ti-ņyi
Twenty eight	Divdesmit astoņi Dio-de-smit as-to-nyi
Twenty nine	Divdesmit deviņi Dio-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Thirty	Trīsdesmit Trees-de-smit
Thirty one	Trīsdesmit viens Trees-de-smit vi-ens
Thirty two	Trīsdesmit divi Trees-de-smit di-vi
Thirty three	Trīsdesmit trīs Trees-de-smit trees
Thirty four	Trīsdesmit četri Trees-de-smit che-tri
Thirty five	Trīsdesmit pieci Trees-de-smit pi-e-ci
Thirty six	Trīsdesmit seši Trees-de-smit se-shi
Thirty seven	Trīsdesmit septiņi Trees-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Thirty eight	Trīsdesmit astoņi Trees-de-smit as-to-nyi
Thirty nine	Trīsdesmit deviņi Trees-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Forty	Četrdesmit Che-tri-de-smit
Forty one	Četrdesmit viens Che-tri-de-smit vi-ens
Forty two	Četrdesmit divi Che-tri-de-smit di-vi
Forty three	Četrdesmit trīs Che-tri-de-smit trees
Forty four	Četrdesmit cetri Che-tri-de-smit che-tri
Forty five	Četrdesmit pieci Che-tri-de-smit pi-e-ci
Forty six	Četrdesmit seši Che-tri-de-smit se-shi
Forty seven	Četrdesmit septiņi Che-tri-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Forty eight	Četrdesmit astoņi Che-tri-de-smit as-to-nyi
Forty nine	Četrdesmit deviņi Che-tri-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Fifty	Piecdesmit Pi-ec-de-smit
Fifty one	Piecdesmit viens Pi-ec-de-smit vi-ens
Fifty two	Piecdesmit divi Pi-ec-de-smit di-vi
Fifty three	Piecdesmit trīs Pi-ec-de-smit trees
Fifty four	Piecdesmit četri Pi-ec-de-smit che-tri
Fifty five	Piecdesmit pieci Pi-ec-de-smit pi-e-ci
Fifty six	Piecdesmit seši Pi-ec-de-smit se-shi
Fifty seven	Piecdesmit septiņi Pi-ec-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Fifty eight	Piecdesmit astoņi Pi-ec-de-smit as-to-nyi
Fifty nine	Piecdesmit deviņi Pi-ec-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Sixty	Sešdesmit Sesh-de-smit
Sixty one	Sešdesmit viens Sesh-de-smit vi-ens
Sixty two	Sešdesmit divi Sesh-de-smit di-vi
Sixty three	Sešdesmit trīs Sesh-de-smit trees
Sixty four	Sešdesmit četri Sesh-de-smit che-tri
Sixty five	Sešdesmit pieci Sesh-de-smit pi-e-ci
Sixty six	Sešdesmit seši Sesh-de-smit se-shi
Sixty seven	Sešdesmit septiņi Sesh-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Sixty eight	Sešdesmit astoņi Sesh-de-smit as-to-nyi
Sixty nine	Sešdesmit deviņi Sesh-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Seventy	Septiņdesmit Sep-tin-de-smit
Seventy one	Septiņdesmit viens Sep-tin-de-smit vi-ens
Seventy two	Septiņdesmit divi Sep-tin-de-smit di-vi
Seventy three	Septiņdesmit trīs Sep-tin-de-smit trees
Seventy four	Septiņdesmit četri Sep-tin-de-smit che-tri
Seventy five	Septiņdesmit pieci Sep-tin-de-smit pi-e-ci
Seventy six	Septiņdesmit seši Sep-tin-de-smit se-shi
Seventy seven	Septiņdesmit septiņi Sep-tin-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Seventy eight	Septiņdesmit astoņi Sep-tin-de-smit as-to-nyi
Seventy nine	Septiņdesmit deviņi Sep-tin-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Eighty	Astoņdesmit As-ton-de-smit
Eighty one	Astoņdesmit viens As-ton-de-smit vi-ens
Eighty two	Astoņdesmit divi As-ton-de-smit di-vi
Eighty three	Astoņdesmit trīs As-ton-de-smit trees
Eighty four	Astoņdesmit četri As-ton-de-smit che-tri
Eighty five	Astoņdesmit pieci As-ton-de-smit pi-e-ci
Eighty six	Astoņdesmit seši As-ton-de-smit se-shi
Eighty seven	Astoņdesmit septiņi As-ton-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Eighty eight	Astoņdesmit astoņi As-ton-de-smit as-to-nyi
Eighty nine	Astoņdesmit deviņi As-ton-de-smit de-vi-nyi
Ninety	Deviņdesmit De-vin-de-smit
Ninety one	Deviņdesmit viens De-vin-de-smit vi-ens
Ninety two	Deviņdesmit divi De-vin-de-smit di-vi
Ninety three	Deviņdesmit trīs De-vin-de-smit trees
Ninety four	Devindesmit četri De-vin-de-smit che-tri
Ninety five	Deviņdesmit pieci De-vin-de-smit pi-e-ci
Ninety six	Deviņdesmit seši De-vin-de-smit se-shi
Ninety seven	Deviņdesmit septiņi De-vin-de-smit sep-ti-nyi
Ninety eight	Deviņdesmit astoņi De-vin-de-smit as-to-nyi
Ninety nine	Deviņdesmit deviņi De-vin-de-smit de-vi-nyi
One hundred	Simts
Two hundred	Divi simti Di-vi sim-ti
One thousand	Tūkstotis Tolk-stor-tis
Two thousand	Divi tūkstoši Di-vi tolk-stor-shi