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There are so many cool languages, why not to add another one. Latvian is my native language so it will be fun to know your opinions.
Latvian as an official language was formed only during the middle of 19th century. It represents the branch of Balts languages and there have only two languages remained in this branch - Latvian and Lithuanian. The third is a dead language Prusian.
Latvian is very easy language to pronounce as it has been directly adapted from Latin. Unlike French or English, Latvian is pronounced just as it's written. The hard thing is the grammar. Nouns have seven declinations and conjugation of verbs is as hard as in French.
Knowing the first question already, here are basic expressions:
Hello - Sveiks
How are you? - Kā tev iet?
Have fun - Izpriecājies
Thank you - Paldies
Welcome - Laipni lūdzu
Good morning - Labrīt
Good evening - Labvakar
Goodnite (when going to sleep) - Arlabunakti
Cool - Fori
Enjoy!!
For overall info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_language is a good reference.
Latvian as an official language was formed only during the middle of 19th century. It represents the branch of Balts languages and there have only two languages remained in this branch - Latvian and Lithuanian. The third is a dead language Prusian.
Latvian is very easy language to pronounce as it has been directly adapted from Latin. Unlike French or English, Latvian is pronounced just as it's written. The hard thing is the grammar. Nouns have seven declinations and conjugation of verbs is as hard as in French.
Knowing the first question already, here are basic expressions:
Hello - Sveiks
How are you? - Kā tev iet?
Have fun - Izpriecājies
Thank you - Paldies
Welcome - Laipni lūdzu
Good morning - Labrīt
Good evening - Labvakar
Goodnite (when going to sleep) - Arlabunakti
Cool - Fori
Enjoy!!
For overall info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_language is a good reference.