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Learning the Latvian Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Latvian language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Latvian.
Latvian vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Latvian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | Vārdu krājums |
| Countries | Valstis |
| Australia | Austrālija |
| Cambodia | Kambodža |
| Canada | Kanāda |
| China | Ķīna |
| Egypt | Ēģipte |
| England | Anglija |
| France | Francija |
| Germany | Vācija |
| Greece | Grieķija |
| India | Indija |
| Indonesia | Indonēzija |
| Italy | Itālija |
| Japan | Japāna |
| Mexico | Meksika |
| Morocco | Maroka |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Spānija |
| Thailand | Taizeme |
| USA | ASV |
| Languages | Valodas |
| Arabic | Arābu |
| Chinese | Ķīniešu |
| English | Angļu |
| French | Franču |
| German | Vācu |
| Greek | Grieķu |
| Hebrew | Ebreju |
| Hindi | Indiešu |
| Italian | Itāļu |
| Japanese | Japāņu |
| Korean | Korejiešu |
| Latin | Latīņu |
| Russian | Krievu |
| Spanish | Spāņu |
| Urdu | Urdu valoda |
| Days | Dienas |
| Monday | Pirmdiena |
| Tuesday | Otrdiena |
| Wednesday | Trešdiena |
| Thursday | Ceturtdiena |
| Friday | Piektdiena |
| Saturday | Sestdiena |
| Sunday | Svētdiena |
| time | laiks |
| hour | stunda |
| minute | minūte |
| second | sekunde |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Latvian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Latvian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Latvian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | krāsas |
| black | melna krāsa |
| blue | zila krāsa |
| brown | brūna krāsa |
| gray | pelēka krāsa |
| green | zaļa krāsa |
| orange | oranža krāsa |
| purple | purpura krāsa, purpursarkana krāsa |
| red | sarkana krāsa |
| white | balta krāsa |
| yellow | dzeltena krāsa |
| sizes | izmēri |
| big | liels |
| deep | dziļš |
| long | garš |
| narrow | šaurs |
| short | īss |
| small | mazs |
| tall | augsts |
| thick | biezs |
| thin | plāns |
| wide | plašs |
| tastes | garšas |
| bitter | rūgts/rūgta |
| fresh | svaigs/svaiga |
| salty | sāļš/sāļa |
| sour | skābs/skāba |
| spicy | pikants/pikanta |
| sweet | salds/salda |
| qualities | īpašības |
| bad | slikts/slikta |
| clean | tīrs /tīra |
| dark | tumšs /tumša |
| difficult | grūts/grūta |
| dirty | netīrs /netīra |
| dry | sauss /sausa |
| easy | viegls/viegla |
| empty | tukšs /tukša |
| expensive | dārgs /dārga |
| fast | ātrs/ātra |
| foreign | ārzemju |
| full | pilns /pilna |
| good | labs/laba |
| hard | grūts/grūta |
| heavy | smags /smaga |
| inexpensive | lēts /lēta |
| light | viegls/viegla //gaišs/gaiša |
| local | pašvaldības, vietējs /vietēja |
| new | jauns /jauna |
| noisy | trokšņains /trokšņaina |
| old | vecs /veca |
| powerful | spēcīgs /spēcīga |
| quiet | kluss /klusa |
| correct | pareizs /pareiza |
| slow | lēns /lēna |
| soft | mīksta |
| very | ļoti |
| weak | vājš /vāja |
| wet | slapjš /slapja |
| wrong | nepareizs/nepareiza |
| young | jauns /jauna |
| 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 |
| alligator | aligators |
| alligators | aligatori |
| bear | lācis |
| bears | lāči |
| bird | putns |
| birds | putni |
| bull | bullis |
| bulls | buļļi |
| cat | kaķis |
| cats | kaķi |
| cow | govs |
| cows | govis |
| deer | briedis |
| many deer | daudzi brieži |
| dog | suns |
| dogs | suņi |
| donkey | ēzelis |
| donkeys | ēzeļi |
| eagle | ērglis |
| eagles | ērgļi |
| elephant | zilonis |
| elephants | ziloņi |
| giraffe | žirafe |
| giraffes | žirafes |
| goat | kaza |
| goats | kazas |
| horse | zirgs |
| horses | zirgi |
| lion | lauva |
| lions | lauvas |
| monkey | pērtiķis |
| monkeys | pērtiķi |
| mouse | pele |
| mice | peles |
| rabbit | trusis |
| rabbits | truši |
| snake | čūska |
| snakes | čūskas |
| tiger | tīģeris |
| tigers | tīģeri |
| wolf | vilks |
| wolves | vilki |
| objects | objekti /priekšmeti |
| bathroom | vannas istaba |
| bed | gulta |
| bedroom | guļamistaba |
| ceiling | griesti |
| chair | krēsls |
| clothes | apģērbs |
| coat | mētelis |
| cup | kauss |
| desk | rakstāmgalds |
| dress | kleita |
| floor | stāvs /grīda |
| fork | dakša |
| furniture | mēbeles |
| glass | glāze |
| hat | cepure |
| house | māja |
| ink | tinte |
| jacket | jaka |
| kitchen | virtuve |
| knife | nazis |
| lamp | lampa |
| letter | vēstule |
| map | karte |
| newspaper | avīze |
| notebook | piezīmju grāmatiņa |
| pants | bikses |
| paper | papīrs |
| pen | pildspalva |
| pencil | zīmulis |
| pharmacy | aptieka |
| picture | bilde |
| plate | šķīvis, ēdiens |
| refrigerator | ledusskapis |
| restaurant | restorāns |
| roof | jumts |
| room | istaba |
| rug | paklājs |
| scissors | šķēres |
| shampoo | šampūns |
| shirt | krekls |
| shoes | kurpes |
| soap | ziepes |
| socks | īsās zeķes |
| spoon | karote |
| table | galds |
| toilet | tualete |
| toothbrush | zobu birstīte |
| toothpaste | zobu pasta |
| towel | dvielis |
| umbrella | lietussargs |
| underwear | apakšveļa |
| wall | siena |
| wallet | maks |
| window | logs |
| telephone | tālrunis |
| this | šis/šī |
| that | tas/tā |
| these | šie/šīs |
| those | tie/tās |
| Questions | Jautājumi |
| how? | kā? |
| what? | kas? |
| who? | kas? |
| why? | kāpēc? |
| where? | kur? |
| different objects | dažādi objekti |
| art | māksla |
| bank | banka |
| beach | pludmale |
| book | grāmata |
| by bicycle | ar velosipēdu |
| by bus | ar autobusu |
| by car | ar automašīnu |
| by train | ar vilcienu |
| cafe | kafejnīca |
| country | valsts /lauki |
| desert | tuksnesis |
| dictionary | vārdnīca |
| earth | zeme |
| flowers | ziedi |
| football | futbols |
| forest | mežs |
| game | spēle |
| garden | dārzs |
| geography | ģeogrāfija |
| history | vēsture |
| house | māja |
| island | sala |
| lake | ezers |
| library | bibliotēka |
| math | matemātika |
| moon | mēness |
| mountain | kalns |
| movies | filmas |
| music | mūzika |
| ocean | okeāns |
| office | birojs |
| on foot | kājām |
| player | atskaņotājs |
| river | upe |
| science | zinātne |
| sea | jūra |
| sky | debesis |
| soccer | futbols |
| stars | zvaigznes |
| supermarket | lielveikals |
| swimming pool | peldbaseins |
| theater | teātris |
| tree | koks |
| weather | laiks |
| bad weather | slikti laika apstākļi |
| cloudy | mākoņains |
| cold | auksts |
| cool | vēss |
| foggy | miglains |
| hot | karsts |
| nice weather | jauks laiks/skaists laiks |
| pouring | stipri līst |
| rain | lietus |
| raining | līst |
| snow | sniegs |
| snowing | snieg |
| ice | ledus |
| sunny | saulains |
| windy | vējains |
| spring | pavasaris |
| summer | vasara |
| autumn | rudens |
| winter | ziema |
| people | cilvēki |
| aunt | tante |
| baby | mazulis |
| brother | brālis |
| cousin | brālēns /māsīca |
| daughter | meita |
| dentist | zobārsts |
| doctor | ārsts |
| father | tēvs |
| grandfather | vectēvs |
| grandmother | vecmāmiņa |
| husband | vīrs |
| mother | māte |
| nephew | brāļadēls /māsasdēls |
| niece | brāļameita /māsasmeita |
| nurse | medicīnas māsa |
| policeman | policists |
| postman | pastnieks |
| professor | profesors |
| son | dēls |
| teacher | skolotājs |
| uncle | tēvocis |
| wife | sieva |
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