Category Archives: Reference

A Little About Conjunctions

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Cori Rozentāle

Conjunctions are the little words that make sentences go around. If you’re American, you might even be humming in your head the old kids’ show song from Schoolhouse Rock, “Conjunction Junction (What’s Your Function)”. Conjunctions are words that help connect … Continue reading →

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Review: Teach Yourself Latvian

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Cori Rozentāle

Teach Yourself Latvian Complete Course (Teach Yourself Language) Also available with CDs: Teach Yourself Latvian Complete Course with Audio CDs I bought this book last week to see how it was. I chose to get just the book since I … Continue reading →

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Lāčplēsis

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Cori Rozentāle

Going through all of my online resources on Latvian has been slow-going.  Some of them have been discontinued, moved or difficult to classify. This one is too good to hold back, however.  I found it at PageF30, who has some … Continue reading →

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Spelling Dictionaries

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Cori Rozentāle

A very handy item to have is a Latvian spelling dictionary.  It gives most forms for most verbs (mine has an odd blind spot of skipping reflexive verbs), nouns and other parts of speech.  When you’re just starting to learn … Continue reading →

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