Teach Yourself Latvian.pdf

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loti patikami nice to meet you

you will learn some some common greetings

and goodbyes, to say who you are,

how to introduce someone, about asking

questions and to talk about nationality

vai jus runajat latviski?

do you speak Latvian?

you will learn more about introducing

people to each other, to say which languages

you speak, to say where you live and work

and to exchange personal information

iepazTsimies! let's get acquainted

you will 丨 earn how to catch someone's

attention or open a conversation,

to ask for someone's name, address

and telephone number, to spell something,

to express incomprehension and ask for

clarification and the numbers 1-20

mes dzivojam netalu no stacijas

we live not far from the station

someone (Mr or Mrs) and more numbers:

counting up to 100

§T ir mana gimene this is my family

you will learn to talk about members

of the family, age, marital status,

to ask how much or how many,

to express having something

and about parts of the body and how to

describe people's appearance

naciet ciemos come and visit us

you will learn the days of the week,

about ordinal numbers, to describe where

you live (rooms, furniture) and about

accepting and declining invitations

labu estgribu! bon appetit!

106

you will learn to order food and drink

in a restaurant or bar, about requesting

things, how to describe food and what

is on the table and to say what you like

or dislike about food or drink

ejam iepirkties! let's go shopping!

128

you will learn about buying quantities

of things, about buying clothing

(asking about prices and sizes),

to express necessity and to talk about

likes and dislikes (not food)

cikos vi 样 zvanlja?

at what time did he ring?

148

you will learn to talk about time,

about making telephone calls and to

make arrangements

par naudu nevar nopirkt vesefibu

money can't buy health

190

you will 丨 earn to describe health problems,

to buy medication from a pharmacy and

about dealing with other services

(hairdresser, bank, post office)

vai, cik skaisti! oh, how nice!

211

you will learn about the weather and the

seasons of the year, about festivals and

personal celebrations, how to say dates

(months and years) and to describe how you feel

pastastiet par sevi tell us about yourself

237

you will 丨 earn to chat about your educational

background, to talk about your work and

profession, to chat about your hobbies and

pastimes and to talk more about yourself

laimlgu ce|u! have a nice trip!

262

you will learn about using the car,

travelling around Latvia, a bit about

history and more on dates

key to the exercises

286

Latvian-English glossary

294

grammar reference

318

talcing it further

328

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