U
uguns—fire
un—and
upe—river
uz—on, to
uz redzēšanos—good-bye (with the idea of meeting again)
V
vai—or; indicates a question, i.e. vai es drīkstētu?—may I?
vakars—evening
vajadzigs—necessary
vārds—name
vecs—old
vēstule—letter
vidus—middle
vislabākais—the best
viss—all, everything
Z
zeme—earth, ground
zils—blue
zināt—to know
ziņas—news
zivs—fish
Ž
žēl—sorry
žigls—nimble
žurka—rat
Some examples of grammar
VERBS (1st person only)
| Infinitive | Present | Past | Future |
| iet (to go) | eju | gāju | iešu |
| runāt (to talk) | runāju | runāju | runāšu |
| rakstīt (to write) | rakstu | rakstīju | rakstīšu |
ADJECTIVES (masc. only)
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| balts (white) | baltāks | visbaltākais |
| labs (good) | labāks | vislabākais |
NOUNS (examples of declination, sing, only)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine |
| Nominative (what?) | tēvs | māja |
| Genitive (whose?) | tēva | mājas |
| Dative (to whom) | tēvam | mājai |
| Accusative (what?) | tēvu | māju |
| Instrumental (with what?) | ar tēvu | ar māju |
| Locative (where?) | tēvā | mājā |
| Vocative (form of address) | tēv |
Conversational phrases compiled by Zintis' staff
to be continued
