I absolutely love these videos! I found them while trying to learn the Latvian alphabet and I feel like I've learned so much not just about the words but Latvian culture in a few short videos! I can't wait to see what comes next! Paldies!
As a Latvian American, I understand my sense of humor now. Didn’t realize there were Latvian mannerisms and watching Anete is making me realize how similar we are in subtle ways
Paldies for the videos! I am trying to learn some Latvian as my grandmother immigrated from there to the US during WWII and I am trying to become a Latvian citizen by ancestry so I need to learn Latvian! Your videos are very helpful and you are very kind to make them. :)
Hello. I visited Riga two years ago and can't wait to return - probably this winter for a much longer stay. I've discovered and enjoyed your videos immensely; they are educational and entertaining, and you are so beautiful (though far too young for me, hahaha).
Thank so much for your fun, useful and humorous videos! I intend to visit Latvia for an extended period of time. I will at least have a few words in preparation!
Very interesting :) Just a little note, the cities are pulling up the average population density a lot in France, but I live in the diagonal of emptiness (that's how we call it) and the density is about 20 people/km² here, and it's even lower in places like Lozère or Guyane, so I don't know if that's really the best example, France is extremely sparsely populated compared to our neighbours 🙂
As a Latgalian, I can assure you, that now 90% of us even know the dialect. If some guy greets me "Latgalian way", I would just think they're being a weirdo 😅
A few fun things that I notice as a Lithuanian: - Latgalian seems closer to Lithuanian than regular Latvian. - 'Sveikas' ('sveika') means 'healthy' in Lithuanian. And is also used as a greeting - just like in Latvia. Only in Latvia it does not have the meaning 'healthy'. So saying 'vesels' ('healthy' in Latvian) for greeting someone is kind of close to Lithuanian in a way. - 'Čiau' (same as 'čau') was quite popular in Lithuania when I was a kid, but it was only used as 'bye', not as 'hi'. Nowadays, I rarely hear it in Lithuania while in Latvia it is super popular.
Thank you for your great videos! As a Finn I find the concept of viensētnieks very familiar. Living in densely populated central parts of Europe, I often miss being viensētnieks and the population density of 18 per km2.
These videos are awesome ! These are informative, broken down so they are not drawn out and you keep it interesting and fun. I enjoy these after my first trip to Latvia and I’m in love with the people, area, and culture. I’m working on trying to learn the language and these have been the best I’ve cam across. Also any other help or other resources you are aware of that you could share that would be helpful
Great content. I am surprised you don't have many more subscribers. There is so little good quality Latvian language content available on TH-cam. Your channel is probably the best. Thank you for the videos. I feel like making similar videos for Urdu language.
The answer is very easy, these lessons should be not in English, because few people from West would like learn Latvian. The lessons should be in Russian and believe me she will get more subscribers.
In Czechia we use Čau (Yeah, it is witten the same way as in latvian) also, it is more informal and usually younger people use it. But is pronounced like Čāu
It's really fascinating to me how many important root words I learned at Latvian Language camp so many years ago. Like setina/the gated yard I remember is in Badu Manū Likely Bãdu (I might have the accents wrong).
Loving these videos - I'd love to learn the polite form for Welcome everyone/Good Day Everyone (everyone as a group of people I need to be polite to. I assume Labdien Jus? (we won't be in their home)...
My daughters boyfriend is Latvian and I want tot make an effort so am trying a few phrases. So far I have used 'Lab dien' which he liked, would it be suitable to say 'Cau, vesels kaimin'?
Great video 😆 !!! In Lithuania we use čiau too but only for goodbye and long time ago when i found out that in Italy its a greeting and its also for a hi I thougt wow that so wierd 🤣 Its very in teresting that Latvians use like that too
If there is 4 traditional regions of LV and not only 3, how come the statue of freedom (Tevzemei und Brivibai) in Riga is holding only 3 stars above? Should be 4 than.
Čau ! I am an international student from India. I’m trying to learn Latvian. You videos are awesome ! I’m trying to attempt for A1 ! Should I practice with some books ? Can you suggest me some ideas to learn ?
If you go to a bookstore like Jānis Roze, Valters un Rapa or others they must have little books for foreigners to learn Latvian. They are hands because they have all of the grammar rules you need to get you started but they are not very interesting. Your best bet is to Find A Latvian buddy :)
Germane Thank you for your advice. But Latvians are not so friendly 😁 No offence. I’ll try what you said. What are your other suggestions for learning the language ?
It depends on your level. If you already know some basics you can try watching Tv or films. If not then your best bet is to try and learn some vocabulary - apps like DuoLingo might be useful. :)
Esmu vecā kaluma cilvēks, bet arī jaunas meitenes labprāt uzsāk sarunu, ja viņas uzrunā ar ''Jūs'' un ''Jaunkundz'', kam seko pieklājīgs kompliments. Uz ''Tu'' pāriet pēc laiciņa ( laiciņa ilgums atkarīgs no emociju intensitātes un audzināšanas)pēc abpusējas piekrišanas tā darīt.
@@irregularLatvian OK, question: is it appropriate to hug and/or cheek kiss when greeting someone in Latvia? Obviously no, if in a business situation, but if meeting a friendat a pub or introduced to their friends? Keep up the great videos! Paldies!
The Other Places with Kirk Jordan my first instinct would be to say no. We hug, when we’re friends but usually Latvians are not the people to engage in physical contact with strangers. Then.. times are changing. So I guess it would depend on the person. Then again even after living in countries where it’s normal to kiss each other on the cheek it is not something that comes naturally :)
Oddly enough English has started to come full circle on the second person plural pronoun and in some dialects it is not uncommon to hear people use „yous“ to specifically mean the plural. Which sounds a bit too much like jūs for comfort.
Slightly disagree, beer is cheap in Germany while in LV it is rather expensive. Good brands like Valmiermuiža or Tervete cost rather 2 Euros per bottle while in GER good brands are 0,85 to 1,20. But on the orther hand LV beers have good quality and what you get for the price is good value. Fair enough to latvijenize the world!
These are so fun. Watching aaaalll. Note: ‘thee’ is the informal ‘you’ in English. ‘How do I love thee’ etc. ‘You’ is the formal. We lost our intimate/ informal you. So sad.
@@irregularLatvian it is used to refer to God in older versions of hymns mainly. I think it is intended for God to be close as family. I am from a part of the UK where some people still use thee. My father says it to me quite often. For example if I walk into the kitchen when he is cooking he will say "getting hungry be thee?"
Paldies! Es mācos latviešu valodu. Man ļoti patīk jūs stundas.
I absolutely love these videos! I found them while trying to learn the Latvian alphabet and I feel like I've learned so much not just about the words but Latvian culture in a few short videos! I can't wait to see what comes next! Paldies!
As a Latvian American, I understand my sense of humor now. Didn’t realize there were Latvian mannerisms and watching Anete is making me realize how similar we are in subtle ways
Ahhh comment like these are My dreams coming true :)
ok, I'm absolutely fascinated by this girl and she made me want to learn Latvian, though I haven't decide yet for what purpose!
As someone who plans on going to study in Latvia, formal and polite greetings/sayings would be totally useful! Great lesson!!
Just starting my Latvian journey and am so glad I found you! You are fantastic 😃
I’m latvian but I can’t really speak properly so this is why I’m hear
As an estonian speaker I am shocked at how many estonian words are similar to latvian. 🇱🇻❤🇪🇪
Paldies for the videos! I am trying to learn some Latvian as my grandmother immigrated from there to the US during WWII and I am trying to become a Latvian citizen by ancestry so I need to learn Latvian! Your videos are very helpful and you are very kind to make them. :)
Hello. I visited Riga two years ago and can't wait to return - probably this winter for a much longer stay. I've discovered and enjoyed your videos immensely; they are educational and entertaining, and you are so beautiful (though far too young for me, hahaha).
In Czechia we have the word Čau, which is pronounced the same as in Latvian 😀
I absolutely love Latvian 🇱🇻❤️
Thank so much for your fun, useful and humorous videos! I intend to visit Latvia for an extended period of time. I will at least have a few words in preparation!
Very interesting :)
Just a little note, the cities are pulling up the average population density a lot in France, but I live in the diagonal of emptiness (that's how we call it) and the density is about 20 people/km² here, and it's even lower in places like Lozère or Guyane, so I don't know if that's really the best example, France is extremely sparsely populated compared to our neighbours 🙂
As a Latgalian, I can assure you, that now 90% of us even know the dialect. If some guy greets me "Latgalian way", I would just think they're being a weirdo 😅
A few fun things that I notice as a Lithuanian:
- Latgalian seems closer to Lithuanian than regular Latvian.
- 'Sveikas' ('sveika') means 'healthy' in Lithuanian. And is also used as a greeting - just like in Latvia. Only in Latvia it does not have the meaning 'healthy'. So saying 'vesels' ('healthy' in Latvian) for greeting someone is kind of close to Lithuanian in a way.
- 'Čiau' (same as 'čau') was quite popular in Lithuania when I was a kid, but it was only used as 'bye', not as 'hi'. Nowadays, I rarely hear it in Lithuania while in Latvia it is super popular.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
When somebody is safe And sound We say “sveiks un vesels” - “healthy 🇱🇹 And healthy 🇱🇻 ” :))
This is such a lovely series and super helpful! Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!
These videos are so much fun. well done!
Thank you!! :))
I love the way you say hello at the beginning of your videos.
Thank you for your great videos! As a Finn I find the concept of viensētnieks very familiar. Living in densely populated central parts of Europe, I often miss being viensētnieks and the population density of 18 per km2.
Oficiāli 'Sveiki' lieto tikai lai atvadītos! Tauta vienkārši ir pieradusi lietot sveicinoties.
These videos are awesome ! These are informative, broken down so they are not drawn out and you keep it interesting and fun. I enjoy these after my first trip to Latvia and I’m in love with the people, area, and culture. I’m working on trying to learn the language and these have been the best I’ve cam across.
Also any other help or other resources you are aware of that you could share that would be helpful
Great content. I am surprised you don't have many more subscribers. There is so little good quality Latvian language content available on TH-cam. Your channel is probably the best. Thank you for the videos. I feel like making similar videos for Urdu language.
Thank you! It makes me happy to read such nice comments! :) Make videos!! :)
The answer is very easy, these lessons should be not in English, because few people from West would like learn Latvian. The lessons should be in Russian and believe me she will get more subscribers.
In Czechia we use Čau (Yeah, it is witten the same way as in latvian) also, it is more informal and usually younger people use it. But is pronounced like Čāu
It's really fascinating to me how many important root words I learned at Latvian Language camp so many years ago. Like setina/the gated yard I remember is in Badu Manū Likely Bãdu (I might have the accents wrong).
A joyful lesson. Sincere. Honest.
Paldies
Brilliant presenting skills and homour. Didn't see your video about how to talk on the phone. Curious when to use "sveiki" and "čau".
Here in Estonia we use "tsau" as well.
Although we use it only as a "goodbye" :))
why do you have only 609 subscribers...... you should have more!! your videos are so simple and intuitive.
Loving these videos - I'd love to learn the polite form for Welcome everyone/Good Day Everyone (everyone as a group of people I need to be polite to. I assume Labdien Jus? (we won't be in their home)...
Your body language is also lovely
I agree with your point of view of being a teacher
You're cool, Germanes kundze!
i live in ireland with my mam but my vecmāmińa un vectēvs lives in cēsis Latvia :)
My daughters boyfriend is Latvian and I want tot make an effort so am trying a few phrases. So far I have used 'Lab dien' which he liked, would it be suitable to say 'Cau, vesels kaimin'?
Thank you ♥️
ps, your video series are the Best 👍👍😊 Paldies
Thank you for the lovely comment:))))) man ir liels prieks! :)
In germany beer is still cheaper...
It is???
ver helpful thank you, is there a 3rd one i cant find it
Hehe... well... I wrote it, and then... 😅
Hii! I want to learn latvian language till A2 level. Please do you have study materials till A2?
I love your vlog ma'am❤❤❤
Great video 😆 !!!
In Lithuania we use čiau too but only for goodbye and long time ago when i found out that in Italy its a greeting and its also for a hi
I thougt wow that so wierd 🤣
Its very in teresting that Latvians use like that too
Oh yes, we use čau all the time!! Probably even more than sveiki!
In America too. Whatever becomes fashionable. Probably from Italian movies, but it started with a student from Italy.
Do you have a page on Facebook?
Cik interesants latgalietis!
Damn difficult language to learn as a Belgian, but a nice language ☺️
Čau/Tschüß/Auf Wiedersehen/Tot ziens/Ahoj/Hoi/안녕!안녕하세요!
Ahoj(cz)/Hoi(nl): Leuk je te ontmoeten *Nice to meet you:만나서 반가워!
please teach me more
If there is 4 traditional regions of LV and not only 3, how come the statue of freedom (Tevzemei und Brivibai) in Riga is holding only 3 stars above? Should be 4 than.
"Vesels" can also mean "Bless you" when someone sneezes
Čau ! I am an international student from India. I’m trying to learn Latvian.
You videos are awesome ! I’m trying to attempt for A1 ! Should I practice with some books ? Can you suggest me some ideas to learn ?
If you go to a bookstore like Jānis Roze, Valters un Rapa or others they must have little books for foreigners to learn Latvian. They are hands because they have all of the grammar rules you need to get you started but they are not very interesting. Your best bet is to Find A Latvian buddy :)
Germane Thank you for your advice. But Latvians are not so friendly 😁 No offence. I’ll try what you said. What are your other suggestions for learning the language ?
It depends on your level. If you already know some basics you can try watching Tv or films. If not then your best bet is to try and learn some vocabulary - apps like DuoLingo might be useful. :)
Germane Thank you so much 😊
Germane Keep doing the fun stuff ! It’s really wonderful and easy to learn phrases and words ! Čau 👍
man patīk tavi video... Paldies x
Os vídeos são ótimos para aprender a língua leta.
You are so cool, your videos have so much effort
Thank you so much! :)))) warms My heart
Jūsmājās, literally "mi casa es su casa"
Interesants video! Bet vienīgi nepieminēji "sveikas" - sveicinot vairākas meitenes/sievietes. Vai arī tas ir citā video?
And 'Jums/jums is also used.
Thanks for making video .
u should definitely teach in classes Latvian lang to us who in Riga :D
HAha, I’d love to! :)
Why not "Goodbyeki!"? :)
I love it!!!
Bvakar :D :D :D that made my day. Good video Anete
Bdien! :)
Vasaly! Sveiki!
Vasala! Sveika!
Vasals! Sveiks!
Principā tieši tā pati nozīme👻
Latvian women are really pretty
Lūdzu iskaidro kurā momentā jūs/jums mainās uz "tu/tev". Ja es foršu sieviete satiek uz ielas.
Okay, tiks darīts! :)
@@irregularLatvian liels paldies jums! ;)
Esmu vecā kaluma cilvēks, bet arī jaunas meitenes labprāt uzsāk sarunu, ja viņas uzrunā ar ''Jūs'' un ''Jaunkundz'', kam seko pieklājīgs kompliments. Uz ''Tu'' pāriet pēc laiciņa ( laiciņa ilgums atkarīgs no emociju intensitātes un audzināšanas)pēc abpusējas piekrišanas tā darīt.
Somijai ir daudz kopīga ar Igauniju, bet tagad esmu ievērojis, ka arī Latvijai ir saknes somu valodā.
This should’ve called Latgalian language lesson or Latgalian-Latvian comparison
Who cares for a beer when you can drink kvass.
Hehe... I am from Latvia >:D
Hehe.... Es nāku no Latvijas >:D
And to think there are more than 5,700 people per sq/km in London, UK.. talk about crowded 😞
Wonderful videos!! My show is coming to Latvia to shoot an episode in March and April so I need language help!! : )
That’s awesome! I look forward to you Latvia episode! I’ll do my best to get your Latvian rolling :)
@@irregularLatvian OK, question: is it appropriate to hug and/or cheek kiss when greeting someone in Latvia? Obviously no, if in a business situation, but if meeting a friendat a pub or introduced to their friends? Keep up the great videos! Paldies!
The Other Places with Kirk Jordan my first instinct would be to say no. We hug, when we’re friends but usually Latvians are not the people to engage in physical contact with strangers. Then.. times are changing. So I guess it would depend on the person. Then again even after living in countries where it’s normal to kiss each other on the cheek it is not something that comes naturally :)
@@irregularLatvian Paldies!
Paldies! Lots of love from India 💟
Viensētnieks (LV) - Vienkiemis (LT)
Kā man parāva uz smieklu par eiriku!😂
Oddly enough English has started to come full circle on the second person plural pronoun and in some dialects it is not uncommon to hear people use „yous“ to specifically mean the plural. Which sounds a bit too much like jūs for comfort.
Es jus visas Mila- Paldies Germane....
THE STORY ABOUT BORROWING ONE EURO IS JUST SAD, HOPEFULLY YOU WON'T NEED TO BORROW ONE CENT IN THE FUTURE...
Slightly disagree, beer is cheap in Germany while in LV it is rather expensive. Good brands like Valmiermuiža or Tervete cost rather 2 Euros per bottle while in GER good brands are 0,85 to 1,20. But on the orther hand LV beers have good quality and what you get for the price is good value. Fair enough to latvijenize the world!
you're just unrealistically beautiful)
Damn... Those words are hard to remember. Maybe because I'm Russian and you made it specially hard for us to revenge (just joking :D) Great video!
Hehee, amazing that you're learning Latvian. Keep it up! :)
i prefer labrit, vessels feels more russian and i love learnining latvian , i hope i'm not a racist of some form, please don't hate me, please :-(
Nono vesels iz latvian 100%. Russian would be Zdorof! :)
These are so fun. Watching aaaalll.
Note: ‘thee’ is the informal ‘you’ in English.
‘How do I love thee’ etc.
‘You’ is the formal. We lost our intimate/ informal you. So sad.
Tanya Hart So glad you like them! :))
Thanks for the info, I will know in the future.
@@irregularLatvian not in modern English. It's just archaic thus used for poetic gravity
I will give you a euro because i like you
বাংলাদেশ থেকে জেতে চাই লাটভিয়া
Čiva riva😂
John =Janis
Omg youre so beautiful
Mule Key Bus
How do you say, “Hello everyone!”
Sveiki visiem! :)
Labrit
Thee in English is informal. So technically we are always being polite with you.
O, it is? I was under the impression that it’s super formal. Isn’t it used to talk to the Lord? :)
@@irregularLatvian it is used to refer to God in older versions of hymns mainly. I think it is intended for God to be close as family.
I am from a part of the UK where some people still use thee. My father says it to me quite often. For example if I walk into the kitchen when he is cooking he will say "getting hungry be thee?"
@@sliverwnd Interesting. (google) Oh! Thou is the SINGULAR of you!! Will know now. Thanks for sharing :))
@@irregularLatvian Thou is nominitīvs. Thee, frequently akusatīvs or datīvs.
Germane you are teaching too well ....jus esi skaista
"JŪSMĀJAS" sounds distractingly inappropriate to my American ears.