Latvian Vocabulary: T - Ž

tā (fem.sg. demonstrative pronoun/adj.) 'that' (masc.nom.sg. is: tas)
tagad (adverb) 'now'
tāpat (adverb) 'same (way), similarly'
tas (pronoun/adjective, demonstrative, masc. nom.sg.) 'that'
tauta (noun, fem.) 'folk, people, nation'
tavs (adjective, possessive) 'your (2.p.sg.)'
tēja (noun, fem.) 'tea'
telefons (noun, masc.) 'telephone'
tev (pronoun, 2.p.sg.dat.pers.) '(to) you' (nom.sg. is: tu)
tiešām (adv.) 'really, truly'
tētis (noun, masc.) 'daddy, dad, papa'
tik (adv.) 'so'
tīrs (adjective) 'clean'
to (acc.sg. demonstrative pronoun/adj.) 'that' (masc.nom.sg. is: tas)
tu (pronoun, 2.p.sg.nom.pers.) 'you, thou'
tūliņ (adv.) 'immediately, right away'
uz (prep. + acc. for direction, gen. for location, dat. in plural) 'to, on, at'
uzredzēšanos (interjectional phrase; stress on 2nd syllable) 'see you later, so long, au revoir'
vai (interrogative) 'whether'
vairs (adverb) 'no more, any more, no longer'
vajadzēt (verb, infin. conj.cl. 3(b)) 'to need, require'
vakars (noun, masc.) 'evening'
vārdnīca (fem. noun) 'dictionary'
varēt (verb, infin. conj.cl. 3(b)) 'to be able; can'
vecs (adj. pronounced ve*cs) 'old'
vecmāmiņa (noun, fem.dimin.) 'granny, granma'
vējains (adjective) 'windy'
vēss (adjective, pronounced vē*ss) 'cool'
vēstule (noun, fem.) 'letter'
vienalga (adv.) 'whatever, all the same'
viens (adjective) 'one, single, lone'
viņa (pronoun, fem.3.p.sg.nom.pers.) 'she'
viņš (pronoun, masc.3.p.sg.nom.pers.) 'he'
zīmulis (noun, masc.) 'pencil'
zināt (verb, infin. conj.cl. 3(b)) 'to know'
zvanīt (verb, infin. conj.cl. 3(a)) 'to ring'
žēl (adverb, pronounced žē*l) 'pitifully, sorrowfully'

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