Language

Latvian is the official state language. The Latvian language is a Baltic language, which belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. The Latvian language is considered one of the oldest of the Indo-European (European) languages. It is a non-slavic and a non-germanic language, similar only to Lithuanian. The language has three main dialects with the Latgallian dialect, spoken in the eastern part of Latvia, especially distinctive. However Russian, English and German are widely spoken.

Hi - Sveiks
Good-bye - Uz redzēšanos
Yes - Jā
No - Nē
Thank you - Paldies
Please - Lūdzu
Sorry - Atvainojiet
What is your name? - Kā Jūs sauc?
What time is it? - Cik tagad ir laiks?
Do you speak English? - Vai Jūs runājat angliski?
Which is the way to hotel…..? - Kā nokļūt līdz viesnīcai…?
This is my first visit to your city - Tā ir mana pirmā vizīte Jūsu pilsētā