Latvian Vocabulary: A - D

abi (adj., masc.nom.pl.) 'both'
acs (noun, fem., decl.cl.6) 'eye'
adrese (noun, fem.) 'address'
ak (interjection) 'ah, oh'
ak vai (exclamatory phrase) 'oh my, oh dear, oh no!'
ar (prep. + acc. in sing.) 'with'
arī (adv.) 'also, too'
aritmētika (fem. noun) 'arithmetic'
ārsts (noun, masc.) 'doctor (male)'
atā (interjection) 'bye, so long'
auss (noun, fem. decl.cl.6) 'ear'
bet (conjunction) 'but'
brālis (noun, masc.) 'brother'
būt (verb, infin., irregular) 'to be'
cik (adverb, interrogative) 'how (much)'
čau (interjection) 'hi' and 'bye'
dabūt (verb, infin. conj.cl. 2) 'to get'
dara (verb, 3.p.pres. form of darīt 'to do') 'does, is doing'
darīt (verb, infinitive, conj.cl.3(a)) 'to do'
dārzs (noun, masc.) 'garden'
dators (noun, masc., pronounced with long o sound) 'computer'
dēls (masc. noun, pronounced dē*ls) 'son'
diemžēl (adverb, pronounced diemžē*l) 'unfortunately'
diezgan (adv.) 'rather, enough'
disertācija (fem. noun) 'dissertation'
dot (verb, irregular) 'to give'
drusciņ (adverb) 'a little bit'
dvielis (noun, masc.) 'towel'
dziedāt (verb, infin., conj.cl 3(b)) 'to sing'
dziesma (noun, fem.) 'song'
dzīvot (verb, infinitive, conj.cl.2) 'to live'

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