Some basics for Latvian speakers

Здравствуй! = Labdien! Sveiks! Sveika! (vienam / vienai)

NB: {zdrastvuj}

Здравствуйте! - Sveiki! (daudziem)

Привет! = Čau!

Спасибо! = Paldies!
Пожалуйста! = Lūdzu!
NB: izrunā apmērām kā pažalusta

Как тебя / Вас зовут? = Kā tevi / jūs sauc?

Меня зовут... = Mani sauc...

Очень приятно. = Ļoti patīkami.

Как дела? = Kā (tev) iet?

Хорошо, спасибо. = Labi, paldies.

Плохо. = Slikti.

Извините. = Atvainojiet.

Простите. = Piedodiet.




До свидания. = Uz redzēšanos!
Пока! = Atā!
Счастливо! (lasi щьслИва) = Laimīgi!
Вопросы (jautājumi)

кто? - kas? (par cilvēkiem, dzīvniekiem, t.i. par tiem, par ko latviski var runāt “viņš”, “viņa”; )
что? - kas? (what?) NB: izrunā ч kā ш (š) šajā vārdā
какой? - kāds?
куда? - kur(p)? uz kurieni?
откуда? - no kurienes?
где? - kur?
когда? - kad?
чей? - kā? (kam pieder)
как? - kā?
почему? - kāpēc?
зачем? - kādēļ?

P.S. Paklausīties vissvarīgākos frāzes var šeit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/russian/soap/phrases.shtml

About this blog

I have started to write this blog stuff because I think that the blogs intented as the source for language learning might be very useful and interesting.

My name is Natalia, I'm a 22-year-old student from Saint-Petersburg. I study linguistics: the variety of languages, their beauty nd richness is the most wonderful and interesting thing for me.

For several years, I have found outthat many foreigners are interested in studying Russian: people from different countries are sometimes very inquisitive in those points concerning my native language, my country and its culture. Actually, Russian is still spoken not only in Russia, but also in other countries of the Post-Soviet era. Moreover, the knowledge of Russian could really help you if you are, say, travelling in some Slavonic countries, where English is still not very well-spread among ordinary inhabitants.

Actually, in this blog I would like to provide more information about the language, give the examples of the use of different words and constructions in modern Russian, some exercises in grammar and vocabulary, some texts for reading, records for listening and some information about Russia and its culture.

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