My Family in Latvian / Mana ģimene

Learn the vocabulary and phrases related to the family: family / ģimene mum / mamma dad / tētis parents / vecāki sister / māsa (plural "māsas") brother / brālis (plural "brāļi") grandma / vecmamma, ome grandpa / vectēvs, opis grandparents / vecvecāki New ways to say hello and goodbye are introduced: Labdien! / Good day! or Good afternoon! Sveiki! / Hello! Uz redzēšanos! / Goodbye (more formal than "atā") You will learn the possessive pronoun "my" - mans / mana / mani / manas Latvian possessive pronouns must agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and case with the noun they refer to, and they also have different endings (highlighted in the video) for singular and plural nouns. You will hear some adjectives. There are no articles in Latvian, but adjectives have two types of endings: the indefinite endings and definite endings. Adjectives agree in case, number, and gender with the nouns they refer to. patient / pacietīga (feminine singular indefinite ending, nominative) smart / gudrs (masculine singular indefinite ending, nominative) big / lielā (feminine singular definite ending, nominative) little or small / mazā (feminine singular definite ending, nominative) Some nouns, phrases, numerals: dog / suns cat / kaķis tractor / traktors town / pilsēta We have... / Mums ir... Remember! / Atceries! (imperative 2nd person singular) one / viens (masculine), viena (feminine) two / divi (masculine), divas (feminine) You will repeat the following phrases: My name is ... / Mani sauc ... I am... / Es esmu ... I have ... / Man ir... Have fun learning Latvian! Subscribe! :)