If you're trying to learn Latvian Articles you will find that there is no articles used in Latvian. The definite and indefinite articles don't exist in the way we know it in English. But you should still look at the examples below, because they show how Latvian deals with the absences of articles. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Latvian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
In English articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". However that doesn't exist in Latvian. Here are some examples:
Unlike English, which has definite and indefinite articles, there are no articles in Latvian. Ending of the noun serves for defining of the gender. Feminine nouns end with a vowel (-a or –e) and masculine nouns usually end with a consonant (-s). Example: Upe (river), skola (school) and suns (dog).
Here are some other examples:
| English Articles | Latvian Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | artikuls |
| the | |
| a | |
| one | viens |
| some | daži |
| few | maz |
| the book | grāmata |
| the books | grāmatas |
| a book | grāmata |
| one book | viena grāmata |
| some books | dažas grāmatas |
| few books | dažas grāmatas |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of no articles in Latvian takes a logical pattern.
Below is a list of vocabulary which should help you with your knowledge of Latvian. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Latvian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Latvian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | pārtika |
| almonds | mandeles |
| bread | maize |
| breakfast | brokastis |
| butter | sviests |
| candy | konfektes |
| cheese | siers |
| chicken | cālis |
| cumin | ķimenes |
| dessert | deserts |
| dinner | vakariņas |
| fish | zivs |
| fruit | augļi |
| ice cream | saldējums |
| lamb | jēra gaļa |
| lemon | citrons |
| lunch | pusdienas |
| meal | maltīte |
| meat | gaļa |
| oven | krāsns |
| pepper | pipari |
| plants | augi |
| pork | cūkgaļa |
| salad | salāti |
| salt | sāls |
| sandwich | sendvičs |
| sausage | desa |
| soup | zupa |
| sugar | cukurs |
| supper | vakariņas |
| turkey | tītars |
| apple | ābols |
| banana | banānu |
| oranges | apelsīni |
| peaches | persiki |
| peanut | zemesrieksti |
| pears | bumbieri |
| pineapple | ananāss |
| grapes | vīnogas |
| strawberries | zemenes |
| vegetables | dārzeņi |
| carrot | burkāns |
| corn | kukurūza |
| cucumber | gurķis |
| garlic | ķiploki |
| lettuce | salāti |
| olives | olīvas |
| onions | sīpoli |
| peppers | pipari |
| potatoes | kartupeļi |
| pumpkin | ķirbis |
| beans | pupas |
| tomatoes | tomāti |
Definite and Indefinite Articles are not used in Latvian, but you still need to know how to create sentences without them. Once you're done with this lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Latvian lessons here: Learn Latvian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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