Useful Latvian phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Latvian, a Baltic language spoken mainly in Latvia, with mp3 audio recordings.

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.

Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal

English	latviešu valoda (Latvian)
Welcome	Laipni lūdzam
Hello (General greeting)	Sveiki
How are you?	Kā jums klājas? (frm) Kā tev iet? (inf)
Reply to 'How are you?'	Paldies, labi. Un jums?
Long time no see	Sen neredzēts Sen neredzēta
What's your name?	Kā tevi sauc? (inf) Kā Jūs sauc? (frm)
My name is ...	Mani sauc ...
Where are you from?	No kurienes Jūs esat?
I'm from ...	Es esmu no ...
Pleased to meet you	Priecājos ar Jums iepazīties
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Labrīt
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Labdien
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Labvakar
Good night	Ar labunakti
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Uz redzēšanos
Good luck!	Veiksmi! Lai tev veicas! (inf) Lai Jums veicas! (frm)
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Uz veselību! Priekā! (in happiness)
Have a nice day	Lai jums laba diena
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Labu apetīti
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Laimīgu ceļu
I understand	Es saprotu
I don't understand	Es nesaprotu
Yes	Jā
No	Nē
Maybe	Varbūt
I don't know	Es nezinu
Please speak more slowly	Lūdzu, runājiet lēnāk
Please say that again	Lūdzu, pasakiet to vēlreiz
Please write it down	Vai Jūs nevarētu Lūdzu to uzrakstīt? Vai Jūs lūdzu varētu to uzrakstīt?
Do you speak Latvian?	Vai Jūs runājat latviski? Vai Jūs runājat latviešu valodā?
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Jā, nedaudz
How do you say ... in Latvian?	Kā latviešu valodā būs ...?
Excuse me	Piedodiet! (frm) Piedod! (inf) Atvainojiet! (frm) Atvaino! (inf)
I would like ...	Es gribētu ...
How much is this?	Cik tas maksā?
Sorry	Piedodiet! (frm) Piedo! (inf) Atvainojiet! (frm) Atvaino! (inf)
Please	Lūdzu
Thank you	Paldies Liels paldies
Reply to thank you	Vienmēr laipni Lūdzu
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Kur ir tualete?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Šis kungs par visu samaksās
This lady will pay for everything	Šī kundze par visu samaksās
Would you like to dance with me?	Vai Jūs vēlaties dejot?
I miss you	Man tevis pietrūkst
I love you	Es tevi mīlu
Get well soon	Veseļojies
Go away!	Atstājiet mani mierā!
Leave me alone!	Lieciet mani mierā!
Help!	Palīgā!
Fire!	Ugunsgrēks!
Stop!	Stāviet! (frm) Stāvi! (inf)
Call the police!	Izsauciet policiju!
Christmas greetings	Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
New Year greetings	Laimīgu Jauno gadu
Easter greetings	Priecīgas Lieldienas
Birthday greetings	Daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā! Apsveicu dzimšanas dienā
Congratulations!	Apsveicam!
One language is never enough	Ar vienu valodu nekad nepietiek
My hovercraft is full of eels	Mans transportlīdzeklis uz gaisa spilvena ir pilns ar zušiem Mans gliseris ir pilns ar zušiem

Recordings by Lilija N

Download all the audio files (Zip format, 1.47MB)

If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.

Hear some Latvian phrases:

Links

Collections of Latvian phrases (some with audio)
https://ilanguages.org/latvian_phrases.php
https://www.languagehelpers.com/words/latvian/basic.html
https://mylanguages.org/latvian_phrases.php
https://wikitravel.org/en/Latvian_phrasebook

Phrases in Baltic languages

Latvian, Lithuanian, Samogitian

Phrases in other languages

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