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Author Archives: Cori Rozentāle
To My Kindle Readers
Due to some current issues in my (and my husband’s) life, I’m not currently able to blog. While I expect to continue posting here in the future (and I am still learning Latvian), it’ll take time for the issues to … Continue reading
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Status
Going to refactor how I do things here. My hours went up at work and well, classes continue. Not sure yet how I want to continue posting and I need to look at what makes me happy as a writer. … Continue reading
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Wordy Weekend: Education, Part 2: Teachers & Students
So much to learn and so many fun words about it! Let’s do some more. :) Latvian is interesting in that it has different words for students at different levels of schooling. Yes, I promise I’ll be writing more on … Continue reading
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Wordy Weekend: Education, Part 1: Wordbuilding
Oof. Grad school. Okay! Well, one class is finally over and done with, though I’ve still got two more to write a bunch of papers for. Sadly, I haven’t been spending too much time on in-depth language studies because of … Continue reading
Counting One by One
An important topic I haven’t yet covered is how to count in Latvian. For now, we’ll start with the very basics – how to count up to nine and how Latvians indicate ordinals (first, second, third, and so on). Numbers … Continue reading
Wordy Weekend: Independence
Man, work and grad school are kicking my ass. I’m struggling just to keep my head above water with those two, much less do my studying on the side. Periodic immersion at work in Portuguese is getting me a crash … Continue reading
Wordy Wednesday: Jāņi
It’s time for Jāņi! This is probably my favorite Latvian holiday to celebrate. We always make Jāņu siers, šašliks, and other traditional dishes, drink plenty of beer and cider, while staying up late. In past years, I’ve not had to … Continue reading
Introduction to Adjectives
Oof, okay, I’m getting back into the swing of things. Been scrambling after coming back from vacation because of work, grad school and immigration, but hopefully things are going to calm down a little now. Honestly, I haven’t even looked … Continue reading
Wordy Wednesday: Words from this Week
Work’s picked up steam again and we’re going to be off enjoying ourselves away from the computer next week, so no real updates for next week are planned. I’ve got too much to do at work and to get us … Continue reading
Wordy Wednesday: Some Fun with Pasaka
I took a bit of a break the past couple of weeks from Wordy Wednesdays so I could focus on some longer, more involved posts. Today, I thought I’d explore pasaka – which, as it turns out, makes new words … Continue reading