Category Archives: Vocabulary

Let’s finish last week’s Wordy Wednesday topic off today! lidot : to fly Interestingly, one of the most popular restaurant chains in Latvia is named Lido. I’m told there’s no relation, however. lidosta : airport Yep, built from lidot, a … Continue reading →

If you’ve traveled anywhere, you know that a good map is a boon companion. It may point out areas of interest, show you where the good museums are and direct you to the nearest hospital if you are unlucky. All … Continue reading →

While listening to Greizie Rati, one of the riddles was as follows: Krustām, šķērsām taisīts koka aploks — ganiņš gana tūkstošiem aitiņu. A corral made of criss-crossed wood, a shepherd shepherds thousands of little sheep. The answer? Knitting! More precisely, … Continue reading →

I love the way Latvian creates the word for pet. Since my little furballs are an important part of my life, today’s Wordy Wednesday is all about our furry, four-footed friends. dzīvot : to live The root seen here in … Continue reading →

Today, let’s take a look at some light wordbuilding with compound nouns. Nouns galva : head (fem.) As with English, head can refer to the head on your shoulders or the head of a company, city or group. pils : … Continue reading →

Welcome to the first Wordy Wednesday! NB: vsk. and dsk. are the abbreviations for vienskaitlis and daudzskaitlis, or singular and plural, respectively.  Cases are given in standard Latvian order, as such: kas (nom.), kā (gen.), kam (dat.), ko (acc.), ar … Continue reading →