Sveiki! It is a great sign of respect ,and will get you a long way with the locals, if you take 30 minutes or so to read through and try to remember some of these Latvian phrases - good luck!!
| Hello | Labdien |
| Hi | Chau |
| Thank you | Paldies |
| Please | Ludzu |
| I'm sorry | Atvainojiet |
| My name is ... | Mani sauc ... |
| I'm from ... | Es esmu no ... |
| How do I get to ...? | Ka noklut lidz ...? |
| I don't understand | Es nesaprotu |
| One beer, please | Vienu alu, ludzu! |
| How much does it cost? | Cik tas maksa? |
| The bill, please | Rekinu, ludzu! |
| Do you speak English? | Vai Jus runajat angliski? |
| What's your name? | Ka tevi sauc? |
| (In the bar) What can I get you? | Ko tu dzersi? |
| You have got beautiful eyes | Tev ir skaistas acis |
| I love you | Es tevi milu |
| Cool! | Forshi! |
| (To a taxi driver) Please take me to hotel ... | Ludzu aizvediet mani uz viesnicu ... |
| Where am I? | Kur es esmu? |
| I've lost my friends | Es esmu pazaudejis savus draugus |
| I have run out of money | Man nav naudas |
Want to gain a deeper understanding of the Latvian language? - check out Lingua Franca - an English run language school in Riga.
Good to meet you on Saturday. Thanks for sorting out hotels and events for us at very short notice last week - we had a great time on Saturday afternoon (Steve is still in shock from the Bob and Carlo is still in denial that he couldn't 'Fly' at the skydive) and we had a great time in Riga - It was good to get out of the old town and see a bit more of the real Latvia.
Thanks again....
Mark Hollister
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