English–Latvian Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	es	I am here now. Es esmu šeit tagad.
you	pronoun	tu	You are very kind. Tu esi ļoti laipns.
he	pronoun	viņš	He is my brother. Viņš ir mans brālis.
she	pronoun	viņa	She is my sister. Viņa ir mana māsa.
we	pronoun	mēs	We live in Riga. Mēs dzīvojam Rīgā.
they	pronoun	viņi	They work every day. Viņi strādā katru dienu.
what	pronoun	kas	What is on the table? Kas ir uz galda?
where	adverb	kur	Where do you live now? Kur tu tagad dzīvo?
when	adverb	kad	When does school start? Kad sākas skola?
who	pronoun	kas	Who is at the door? Kas ir pie durvīm?
why	adverb	kāpēc	Why are you sad today? Kāpēc tu šodien esi skumjš?
how	adverb	kā	How do you know that? Kā tu to zini?
to be	verb	būt	I want to be calm. Es gribu būt mierīgs.
to have	verb	būt	I have a new book. Man ir jauna grāmata.
to do	verb	darīt	What do you do here? Ko tu šeit dari?
to go	verb	iet	We go to school daily. Mēs ejam uz skolu katru dienu.
to come	verb	nākt	Please come to my house. Lūdzu, nāc uz manu māju.
to see	verb	redzēt	I see the blue sky. Es redzu zilās debesis.
to know	verb	zināt	I know your name. Es zinu tavu vārdu.
to think	verb	domāt	I think about my future. Es domāju par savu nākotni.
to want	verb	gribēt	They want more water. Viņi grib vairāk ūdens.
to need	verb	vajadzēt	I need some help now. Man tagad vajag palīdzību.
to make	verb	taisīt	We make bread at home. Mēs mājās taisām maizi.
to take	verb	ņemt	Take the book with you. Ņem grāmatu līdzi.
to give	verb	dot	Please give me some water. Lūdzu, dod man nedaudz ūdens.
to say	verb	teikt	What did she say then? Ko viņa tad teica?
to tell	verb	stāstīt	Tell me the whole story. Pastāsti man visu stāstu.
to ask	verb	jautāt	I want to ask something. Es gribu kaut ko pajautāt.
to find	verb	atrast	I cannot find my keys. Es nevaru atrast savas atslēgas.
to look	verb	skatīties	Look at the bright moon. Skaties uz spožo mēnesi.
to use	verb	lietot	We use this table daily. Mēs šo galdu lietojam katru dienu.
to work	verb	strādāt	They work in the city. Viņi strādā pilsētā.
to eat	verb	ēst	Children eat fruit every morning. Bērni katru rītu ēd augļus.
to drink	verb	dzert	I drink tea every evening. Es katru vakaru dzeru tēju.
to sleep	verb	gulēt	The child sleeps all night. Bērns guļ visu nakti.
to walk	verb	staigāt	We walk in the park. Mēs staigājam parkā.
to run	verb	skriet	The boy can run fast. Zēns var ātri skriet.
to read	verb	lasīt	I read this book slowly. Es šo grāmatu lasu lēni.
to write	verb	rakstīt	She writes a long letter. Viņa raksta garu vēstuli.
to speak	verb	runāt	They speak two languages well. Viņi labi runā divās valodās.
to listen	verb	klausīties	Please listen to the music. Lūdzu, klausies mūziku.
to hear	verb	dzirdēt	I hear the rain outside. Es dzirdu lietu ārā.
to buy	verb	pirkt	We buy fresh bread daily. Mēs katru dienu pērkam svaigu maizi.
to sell	verb	pārdot	They sell fruit at market. Viņi tirgū pārdod augļus.
to pay	verb	maksāt	I pay for the coffee. Es maksāju par kafiju.
to help	verb	palīdzēt	Can you help me today? Vai tu vari man palīdzēt šodien?
to love	verb	mīlēt	I love my family deeply. Es ļoti mīlu savu ģimeni.
to live	verb	dzīvot	They live near the river. Viņi dzīvo pie upes.
to die	verb	mirt	All plants die without water. Visi augi mirst bez ūdens.
to learn	verb	mācīties	Children learn new words quickly. Bērni ātri mācās jaunus vārdus.
to teach	verb	mācīt	They teach music at school. Viņi skolā māca mūziku.
to open	verb	atvērt	Please open the window now. Lūdzu, atver logu tagad.
to close	verb	aizvērt	Please close the door quietly. Lūdzu, aizver durvis klusi.
person	noun	cilvēks	Every person needs clean water. Katram cilvēkam vajag tīru ūdeni.
man	noun	vīrietis	That man is my father. Tas vīrietis ir mans tēvs.
woman	noun	sieviete	The woman reads a book. Sieviete lasa grāmatu.
child	noun	bērns	The child is very happy. Bērns ir ļoti priecīgs.
boy	noun	zēns	The boy runs very fast. Zēns skrien ļoti ātri.
girl	noun	meitene	The girl sings every morning. Meitene dzied katru rītu.
family	noun	ģimene	My family lives in Riga. Mana ģimene dzīvo Rīgā.
mother	noun	māte	My mother makes good tea. Mana māte gatavo labu tēju.
father	noun	tēvs	My father works at home. Mans tēvs strādā mājās.
friend	noun	draugs	My friend knows that story. Mans draugs zina šo stāstu.
house	noun	māja	Their house is very big. Viņu māja ir ļoti liela.
home	noun	mājas	I am finally home now. Es beidzot esmu mājās.
school	noun	skola	The school opens at eight. Skola atveras astoņos.
city	noun	pilsēta	This city is very old. Šī pilsēta ir ļoti sena.
country	noun	valsts	Our country is very beautiful. Mūsu valsts ir ļoti skaista.
world	noun	pasaule	The world is very large. Pasaule ir ļoti liela.
street	noun	iela	The street is long and quiet. Iela ir gara un klusa.
room	noun	istaba	This room is very warm. Šī istaba ir ļoti silta.
time	noun	laiks	Time passes very quickly here. Laiks šeit paiet ļoti ātri.
day	noun	diena	Today is a good day. Šodien ir laba diena.
night	noun	nakts	The night is cold outside. Ārā nakts ir auksta.
morning	noun	rīts	The morning is fresh and quiet. Rīts ir svaigs un kluss.
evening	noun	vakars	The evening feels calm today. Vakars šodien šķiet mierīgs.
week	noun	nedēļa	The week was very busy. Nedēļa bija ļoti aizņemta.
month	noun	mēnesis	This month feels very long. Šis mēnesis šķiet ļoti garš.
year	noun	gads	This year was very good. Šis gads bija ļoti labs.
today	adverb	šodien	I feel happy today. Es šodien jūtos laimīgs.
tomorrow	adverb	rīt	We will go tomorrow morning. Mēs iesim rīt no rīta.
yesterday	adverb	vakar	Yesterday I saw your friend. Vakar es redzēju tavu draugu.
now	adverb	tagad	I need your help now. Man tagad vajag tavu palīdzību.
sun	noun	saule	The sun is very bright. Saule ir ļoti spoža.
moon	noun	mēness	The moon looks very bright. Mēness izskatās ļoti spožs.
star	noun	zvaigzne	That star shines all night. Tā zvaigzne spīd visu nakti.
sky	noun	debesis	The sky is clear today. Debesis šodien ir skaidras.
earth	noun	zeme	The earth moves around the sun. Zeme kustas ap sauli.
fire	noun	uguns	The fire gives heat and light. Uguns dod siltumu un gaismu.
water	noun	ūdens	Water is cold this morning. Ūdens šorīt ir auksts.
rain	noun	lietus	The rain falls all day. Lietus līst visu dienu.
wind	noun	vējš	The wind is very strong. Vējš ir ļoti stiprs.
tree	noun	koks	That tree is very old. Tas koks ir ļoti vecs.
flower	noun	zieds	This flower smells very sweet. Šis zieds smaržo ļoti saldi.
mountain	noun	kalns	That mountain is very high. Tas kalns ir ļoti augsts.
river	noun	upe	The river flows to the sea. Upe tek uz jūru.
sea	noun	jūra	The sea is cold today. Jūra šodien ir auksta.
food	noun	ēdiens	The food smells very good. Ēdiens smaržo ļoti labi.
bread	noun	maize	This bread is fresh today. Šī maize šodien ir svaiga.
rice	noun	rīsi	We eat rice with fish. Mēs ēdam rīsus ar zivi.
meat	noun	gaļa	The meat is very hot. Gaļa ir ļoti karsta.
fish	noun	zivs	The fish is on sale. Zivs ir pārdošanā.
egg	noun	ola	The egg is still warm. Ola vēl ir silta.
milk	noun	piens	The milk is in fridge. Piens ir ledusskapī.
fruit	noun	auglis	Fruit is good for children. Augļi ir labi bērniem.
tea	noun	tēja	This tea is very hot. Šī tēja ir ļoti karsta.
coffee	noun	kafija	The coffee smells very strong. Kafija smaržo ļoti stipri.
head	noun	galva	My head hurts today. Man šodien sāp galva.
eye	noun	acs	Her eye is blue. Viņas acs ir zila.
ear	noun	auss	My ear hurts a little. Man nedaudz sāp auss.
mouth	noun	mute	Open your mouth, please. Atver muti, lūdzu.
nose	noun	deguns	My nose is very cold. Mans deguns ir ļoti auksts.
hand	noun	roka	My hand is very strong. Mana roka ir ļoti stipra.
foot	noun	pēda	My foot hurts after walking. Man sāp pēda pēc staigāšanas.
heart	noun	sirds	His heart is very strong. Viņa sirds ir ļoti stipra.
name	noun	vārds	My name is Anna. Mans vārds ir Anna.
book	noun	grāmata	This book is very interesting. Šī grāmata ir ļoti interesanta.
word	noun	vārds	This word is very common. Šis vārds ir ļoti biežs.
language	noun	valoda	Latvian is a beautiful language. Latviešu valoda ir skaista valoda.
money	noun	nauda	I need more money now. Man tagad vajag vairāk naudas.
work	noun	darbs	This work is very hard. Šis darbs ir ļoti grūts.
love	noun	mīlestība	Love makes life more beautiful. Mīlestība padara dzīvi skaistāku.
music	noun	mūzika	The music sounds very beautiful. Mūzika skan ļoti skaisti.
story	noun	stāsts	That story is very sad. Tas stāsts ir ļoti skumjš.
way	noun	veids	This way is very easy. Šis veids ir ļoti viegls.
thing	noun	lieta	That thing is very useful. Tā lieta ir ļoti noderīga.
life	noun	dzīve	Life is not always easy. Dzīve ne vienmēr ir viegla.
door	noun	durvis	The door is still open. Durvis vēl ir atvērtas.
table	noun	galds	The book is on table. Grāmata ir uz galda.
chair	noun	krēsls	The chair is near table. Krēsls ir pie galda.
car	noun	mašīna	Our car is very old. Mūsu mašīna ir ļoti veca.
good	adjective	labs	This book is very good. Šī grāmata ir ļoti laba.
bad	adjective	slikts	This coffee tastes very bad. Šī kafija garšo ļoti slikti.
big	adjective	liels	They live in a big house. Viņi dzīvo lielā mājā.
small	adjective	mazs	The room is very small. Istaba ir ļoti maza.
new	adjective	jauns	I bought a new car. Es nopirku jaunu mašīnu.
old	adjective	vecs	This house is very old. Šī māja ir ļoti veca.
long	adjective	garš	The street is very long. Iela ir ļoti gara.
short	adjective	īss	The story is very short. Stāsts ir ļoti īss.
high	adjective	augsts	That mountain is very high. Tas kalns ir ļoti augsts.
low	adjective	zems	The table is too low. Galds ir pārāk zems.
hot	adjective	karsts	The tea is very hot. Tēja ir ļoti karsta.
cold	adjective	auksts	The water feels very cold. Ūdens šķiet ļoti auksts.
happy	adjective	laimīgs	The child looks very happy. Bērns izskatās ļoti laimīgs.
sad	adjective	skumjš	She feels sad today. Viņa šodien jūtas skumja.
beautiful	adjective	skaists	The sky is very beautiful. Debesis ir ļoti skaistas.
easy	adjective	viegls	This work is very easy. Šis darbs ir ļoti viegls.
hard	adjective	grūts	This question is very hard. Šis jautājums ir ļoti grūts.
fast	adjective	ātrs	That car is very fast. Tā mašīna ir ļoti ātra.
slow	adjective	lēns	The old car is slow. Vecā mašīna ir lēna.
right	adjective	pareizs	Your answer is right. Tava atbilde ir pareiza.
wrong	adjective	nepareizs	That answer is clearly wrong. Tā atbilde ir skaidri nepareiza.
important	adjective	svarīgs	This lesson is very important. Šī mācība ir ļoti svarīga.
true	adjective	patiess	That story is true. Tas stāsts ir patiess.
full	adjective	pilns	The glass is completely full. Glāze ir pilna.
empty	adjective	tukšs	The room feels empty now. Istaba tagad šķiet tukša.
young	adjective	jauns	She is still very young. Viņa vēl ir ļoti jauna.
strong	adjective	stiprs	The man is very strong. Vīrietis ir ļoti stiprs.
weak	adjective	vājš	The child feels weak today. Bērns šodien jūtas vājš.
red	adjective	sarkans	The flower is bright red. Zieds ir koši sarkans.
blue	adjective	zils	The sky is deep blue. Debesis ir tumši zilas.
green	adjective	zaļš	The grass is very green. Zāle ir ļoti zaļa.
yellow	adjective	dzeltens	The flower is bright yellow. Zieds ir koši dzeltens.
black	adjective	melns	The cat is black. Kaķis ir melns.
white	adjective	balts	The snow is pure white. Sniegs ir tīri balts.
yes	interjection	jā	Yes, I know him. Jā, es viņu pazīstu.
no	interjection	nē	No, I do not agree. Nē, es nepiekrītu.
not	adverb	ne	I am not ready yet. Es vēl neesmu gatavs.
and	conjunction	un	Tea and coffee are hot. Tēja un kafija ir karstas.
or	conjunction	vai	Tea or coffee for breakfast? Tēja vai kafija brokastīs?
but	conjunction	bet	He is tired but happy. Viņš ir noguris, bet laimīgs.
if	conjunction	ja	If it rains, stay home. Ja līst, paliec mājās.
because	conjunction	jo	I stayed home because rain. Es paliku mājās, jo lija.
with	preposition	ar	I came with my friend. Es atnācu ar savu draugu.
without	preposition	bez	Tea without sugar tastes different. Tēja bez cukura garšo citādi.
for	preposition	priekš	This gift is for you. Šī dāvana ir priekš tevis.
from	preposition	no	She comes from Riga. Viņa nāk no Rīgas.
to	preposition	uz	We went to school early. Mēs agri gājām uz skolu.