Latvian

Latvian (also known as Lettish), is the official language of Latvia. It is also spoken in smaller communities in the following countries: United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, Venezuela, Brazil, Sweden, Australia, Germany, Canada, Ukraine.The Linguist List: The Latvian Language

• Welcome: Laipni ludzamOmniglot: Useful Latvian Phrases
• Hello: SveikiOmniglot: Useful Latvian Phrases
• Hello: LabdienLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• Good morning: LabritLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• Good afternoon: LabdienLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• Good evening: LabvakarLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• Good night: Ar labunaktiOmniglot: Useful Latvian Phrases
• Goodbye: Uz redzesanosLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• How are you?: Ka jums klajas?Omniglot: Useful Latvian Phrases
• I'm fine, thanks. And you?: Paldies, labi. Un jums?Omniglot: Useful Latvian Phrases
• What's your name?: Ka jus sauc?Omniglot: Useful Latvian Phrases
• My name is...: Mani sauc...Omniglot: Useful Latvian Phrases
• Pleased to meet you: Priecajos ar jums iepazitiesOmniglot: Useful Latvian Phrases
• Yes: JaLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• No: NeLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• Please: LudzuLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• See you later: Tiksimies velakLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• Excuse me: AtvainojietLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• Sorry: PiedodietLinguata: Basic Latvian Phrases
• I don't understand: Es nesaprotuOmniglot: Useful Latvian Phrases

Latvian is closely related to Lithuanian. They aren't similar enough that speakers of one will necessarily understand the other, but they do share some linguistic similarities. Both have their roots in the same language, Proto Baltic, and may have evolved into their separate languages from an origin as different dialects of this common ancestor. The Latvian vocabulary was influenced by German, Polish, Swedish, and Russian languages, all countries that at one point in time had occupied Latvia. Latvian became the official language of Latvia in 1989, two years before it achieved independence with the fall of the Soviet Union.Languages Of The World: Introduction Languages Of The World: Structure

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