Skolotāja lasa lielu grāmatu. (The (female) teacher is reading a big book.)
Viņi to nezina. (They don't know that.)
Es gribu kafiju. (I want some coffee.)
Mēs mazgājam galdu. (We are washing the table.)
Vai tu redzi manu meitu? (Do you (singular) see my daughter?)
Māte raksta vēstuli dēlam. (The mother is writing a letter to (her) son.) Note: one does not use the pronoun viņas "hers" to identify that it is her own son. Either it is understood, and, therefore, left out, or else one uses the adjective savs "own", which I haven't taught you yet.
Jānis grib sausu dvieli. (John wants a dry towel.)
Above verbs placed in the past tense:
dzīvojāt
lasīja
nezināja
gribēju
mazgājām
redzēji
rakstīja
gribēja
Nouns tranlated, and put in the genitive singular case:
sulas (juice)
pulksteņa (clock)
kaķa (cat)
dārza (garden)
zīmuļa (pencil)
Latvian sentences translated into English:
I was reading the newspaper. or: I read a newspaper. (Es lasīju laikrakstu. )
Your house is very clean. (Tava māja ir ļoti tīra.)
Daddy likes your clock. (Tētim patīk tavs pulkstenis.)
The teacher is eating lunch. (Skolotāja ēd launagu.) Note: normally one would use the word pusdienas "dinner" for the midday meal, but I haven't taught you that yet!
I gave the nice cat some milk. or: I gave milk to the pretty cat. (Smukam kaķim devu pienu.)
The tea is in the pot. or: The tea is in a pot. (Tēja ir podā.)
Are we going/walking to Riga now? (Vai mēs ejam uz Rīgu tagad?) Note: the verb iet "to go" always implies "on foot", so "walk" is often an acceptable alternative translation.