9 Reasons to Learn Latvian║Lindsay Does Languages Video

[@awis670]

Apple isn't called "Ābele" It's "Ābols" ( 03:25 ) "Ābele" is an apple tree. I know because I'm Latvian :)

[@remicle]

ES ARĪ ESMU LATVIETIS

[@danyrooo3634]

Es ariii

[@hardtuno9615]

AWIS ikr and same

[@zeronickss]

es ar

[@heliumNK]

I too...Es arī

[@kristertv2098]

I am Latvian. Čau visiem latviešiem!

[@skyhigh7773]

Lithuania say labas to😂 love ya brothers 😉🇱🇹🇱🇻

[@avotini4400]

Malonu.

[@chistofferthimfors1729]

Es esmu no Zveidrija un es mācos latviešu valoda. It is a beautiful language and I really like it, grammar is tuff thou. Thanks for a nice video of my favourite country.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Isn't opera singer Elina Garanca Latvian?

[@janisstrods4404]

James Matthews yes indeed

[@danyrooo3634]

Yes

[@RaitaUPTV]

yes she is

[@gjirgena5975]

James Matthews yeah she’s a Latvian

[@daniela5099]

James Matthews she is

[@kristaglazniece6482]

Sveiki! Esmu no Latvijas! 🤗🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻

[@selinatolmacova6225]

KRI6TA Glz ES AR!!

[@adrianvansin]

es arī :D

[@jumprava9114]

Es arī

[@maxanderson2925]

KRI6TA idc Es esmu no Amerikas, bet man mama un vecmama iemācieja latviski, tātad es pavisam labi runāju.

[@hardtuno9615]

KRI6TA idc es ar

[@nitrosophelin]

Latvian: has 7 cases Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian: *Hold my beer*

[@mraaaaaaa]

It is actually kind of true that a lot of latvian residents doesn't speak or understand English. That's because the majority of them, of age 40 and up, were studying in schools while under soviet occupation and English was not the top priority back then. Basically everyone of age 30 and less can hold a conversation in English.

[@Alice-lr3df]

Im Latvian too, thank you for making this video! At the start i thought, that Latvia is a small and slow growing country, but when you made this video i was starting to search youtube ALL OVER and found SO MANY videos how Latvia is great, and how our language is amazing. Thank you for restoring my faith in Latvia when i thought i have to move to a bigger country to be seen, but now i will stay in Ltvia to make my home town proud!

[@scottbrickman3784]

I have 50% Latvian heritage and have been to Riga twice. I am hoping to formally start learning the language this summer.

[@ant3t3]

Good luck! I hope you manage to learn it well :>

[@ievasarksna9608]

Good luck! It may be pretty hard at first because a lot of words are quite difficult but don't give up! :)

[@maxanderson2925]

I’m American but my grandma and mom taught it to me before I spoke English and I am really thankful to them

[@nickwunderlich5942]

Scott Brickman Best of luck to you, Also props for that, many people who have lived in Latvia since the USSR had occupied Latvia, and haven't left, still decide not to learn the language, and many people find this disrespectful.

[@beth8988]

Cerams ka tev ies labi!😂

[@marutazigurevi1221]

I'm from Latvia, and I speak Latvian perfect, and I speak English and Russian perfect as well

[@lisamikky1696]

Same thing here. I speak Russian, Latvian & English fluently, and it helps me a lot in both my work & everyday life. People who don't learn other languages limit themselves & have less opportunities.

[@BrianVelez]

If you haven’t been to Latvia, I HIGHLY recommend it!

[@renccha]

happy to hear that you liked it! :)

[@BrianVelez]

Renārs Tukris liked it? I love it! I’m going back in April for a week, and then fly out to Paris! :)

[@livonianmapping3221]

Kapsars Bervalds akcuality not i almose never see trash

[@madarasausa5600]

Brian Velez I lIVE THERE😂

[@martinsbelinskis92]

ive been to latvian im latvian

[@118Shadow118]

2:35 Instrumental is "ar vīru", that ''ar'' is important, it means ''with''

[@ronaldsguogis1667]

118Shadow118 right, wanted to say same

[@lillychan8491]

Yea I wanted to say that too when I saw it

[@laima3317]

Arī tas ka pašās beigās ir "Vīr" nepabeigts vārds

[@AdamZugone]

I feel like more Latvians watch videos like these than the people who should actually be watching them 😅

[@ridwanmuhammad4835]

Sveiki! Es esmu no Indonezijās Bet dzivoju un stradaju Latviā

[@milo6194]

man tevis žel

[@tomytom3539]

Ridwan Muhammad pareizi būtu no Indonēzijas .

[@rupucis4843]

👍

[@as07011]

IT var pāris pakas pelnīt normāl, ja ir bik veiksme tikt labā vietā un vajadzīgās zināšanas. lai gan varbūt viņš kādu restorānu atvēra, Rēzeknē mums ir ārsts ari no Srilankas, kas macijas Stradinos...

[@nenormalaiskanals5756]

Respect to you

[@psy-lion]

Oh my God i love you Lindsay! This is such an underrated channel. Cheers from Latvia!

[@BrianVelez]

Yay Latvia! :) but it isn’t that easy to find a latvian! I had to marry one to keep a latvian around haha. 😂😂😂

[@elinabrikmane5641]

You know you can find latvians in this comment section. But i found you. Hi from Liepaja! (Čau no Liepājas) and i dont think latvian is that hard. Im better at english tbh.

[@laumal.7404]

Magical latvians and where to find them: quiet, don't do small talk but secretly love it for a short period of time, like outside, found everywhere (literarely), run from confinment, likely to rebell against supression and rules. Also likes beer.

[@ilzecontortionist8431]

+Elīna Brikmane Hi es arī esmu no Latvijas es no Jelgavas 💝Sveicieni Elīn no Jelgavas💝

[@Karumnieks_]

In riga almost everyone knows english but outside riga not many people do because there are a lot more old people that lived when latvia wasnt a part of europe union

[@juicy3762]

Man šķiet ka šo video 90% skatās latvieši😂😂

[@avotini4400]

Latvijas angļi.

[@skatslats2498]

manliekas sito skataas tikai latviesi , citiem palubom pohuj :D

[@nickwunderlich5942]

skats lats Nav tā, manšķiet vienkārši mūsējiem patīk, ka pasaule pamana ka mēs arī ekesistējam, So visi ir ļoti vokāli un atstāj komentus. Paskaties, to var pamanīt jebkurā video par Latviju

[@kookiejeon1696]

skats lats kp man liekas tapat? es tikai gribeju redzet, vai kadam interese par Latviesu valodu

[@polarosies]

Vne

[@paulariekstina1962]

pilnigi piekrītu

[@katrinapolenca2626]

Vne

[@Anaphriel]

As a Canadian with Latvian roots, I appreciate this video. :D

[@mattgunia942]

I really enjoy the "Nine Reasons" series, especially when you showcase a smaller language. All languages and cultures have things that are really neat about them and it's fun to see an off-the-beaten-path language get some love.

[@ixatermelon3626]

I want to learn Latvian because the person I love lives there and I want to be able to show them that I am more than ready to share their culture and language.

[@TotalRookie_LV]

Well, about articles... No, there are no articles, but there are different endings for adjectives used somewhat similar to "a" and "the". For example, a comparison of English, Latvian and Russian: a red apple - sarkans ābols - красное яблоко the red apple - sarkanais ābols - красное яблоко So, you see, it changes in Latvian, but there is absolutely no difference in Russian, so I really have troubles to explain to Russians how this should be applied, that one thing mean something in general, while the other means one particular thing, or I just say it's like English articles "a" and "the"... if that helps. XD

[@DreamWalkerVl]

Probably because in this case, to talk about "in general", we would use the plural. "Красные яблоки". However, I do not see any problems with understanding other rules in other languages.

[@liivatereze7889]

Wow I’m Latvian and I can’t remember any of the cases 😂

[@annijaupeniece]

Sveiciens visiem latviešiem!!! ⚘

[@patricijailasova5535]

Hey 👋🏻 I’m from Latvia and you know,it’s pretty good that people like you are talking about Latvia and latvian language. Your video are amazing and inspirational ♥️

[@red_wafflestorm5924]

All young people in Latvia know english only old ones don't know :/

[@skystargachatv4962]

I'm proud of my country 😊

[@vendijavite1810]

Im latvian and pretty much everyone here knows english

[@vascoemyer]

I was adopted by a Latvian couple and was speaking Latvian as my first language - that was many years ago and recently when I visited a Latvian coffee shop, I was embarrassed at how many words I'd seemingly forgotten. I guess because I've spoken nothing but English as my primary language for 50+ years ... I enjoy hearing Latvia and miss the language and culture in my day to day life.

[@bernadeta4713]

Aww this is so adorable. I'm Latvian so I find it adorable that you tried.

[@pavelbavtra]

You just did more than most of the government in Latvia do for this language. So much love and respect. Well done!

[@rajneeshchathle7621]

Latvia has medical univesities for international students

[@eevaanoraa]

i was about to write this but u did lol!

[@TotalRookie_LV]

Yeah, that's why there are a lot of guys from India, Middle East and Germany I see in public transport near my place. Lately I also meet Chinese guys quite often in the local mall.

[@nickwunderlich5942]

TotalRookie_LV Āgenskalns?

[@Unknown-hj4ei]

I speek l Latvian everyday, jo esu latviete. Aple is ābols not ābele cuz ābele is koks where aples grow. Lot of peple speek english too. Like if u are from Latvia. Laikojat ja esat no Latvijas.

[@nikolaalvv]

I think Lithuania is actually our sister not cousin❤️ (I’m from Latvia 🇱🇻)

[@kristinapro6932]

I moved from Russia to Latvia, and learned latvian language, and I'm happy ☺

[@iiamandax7106]

I am Latvian Sveiki Labdien Atā Uzredzēšanos

[@ulriikaa.a]

I really sudgest to come to Latvia its soo fun. We have a lot of historical facts. My grand grand grandpa was german but he married a Latvian months befor the war started but he helped Latvia. I love living in Latvia its sectrets and history is soo intresting

[@ievajakubova4566]

The seven cases are killing me at school

[@hottea8425]

7 cases is nothing

[@likebigguy1239]

They are easy to remember

[@jabariwitdashifts]

i learned them in like 2 weeks they're pretty simple.

[@neddle710]

In Latvian they're very easy

[@ConnorSentByCyberlif3]

My grandpa immigrated to the US from Latvia, and one of my favorite memories is of when he used to teach me different words in Latvian like apple, hello, and pig, there are more, but I was young and dont quite remember the others. Right before he passed away, one of my aunts had gone on a tour across Europe with her husband and invited my grandfather, but he refused because he didn't want to have the horrible memories of when his homeland was destroyed.

[@sammileung1778]

Es darīju pareizu lēmumu iemācīties latviešu valodu! Ar cieņu.

[@kimboynton6836]

This makes me so happy. My mom was born there and came to the US after WWII and some years in a refuge rehousing process (with her parents and sisters). I heard Latvian spoken between my mom and her family, but she has only one sister left and they only speak periodically. I miss hearing it spoken. A visit is on my bucket list the target is 2020 (for the summer solstice). I will try to learn a little, but my nieces plan to learn.

[@BreakNeckJim]

Found this channel today and I just wanted to say great job and keep up the good work :)

[@alexsghostcookie8142]

I'm from Germany and went to Riga back in February and fell in love with Riga and Lativa. Now I wanna learn Latvian to explore more of this beautiful country and maybe even study there. Pateikties for this video :)

[@JesusChristISTHEONETRUEGOD]

I just left Riga and everyone under 40 spoke a good bit of English. Love Riga!

[@agateagate4059]

I am Latvian and i am proud. Es esmu latviete un ar to lepojos!

[@jurgisplate6754]

I am Latvian and i`m proud of it

[@sala321ify]

Kāpēc Tu ar to lepojies?

[@santa21348]

Agate Agate Es arī

[@baibabudrika9359]

I am from latvia end its wery coll video tnx for sayong onther pople abaut Latvia thank You :)

[@raymond961]

Yes, Latvian is truly beautiful and feels ancient!

[@ajaynair1767]

learning latvian cause i love learning languages and conversing with locals

[@mikoajbadzielewski3396]

7 cases? It's totally normal

[@sofijajurgevica5123]

Mikołaj Bądzielewski Jup And its REALLY hard to remember them took me 2years not joking

[@alise2917]

That is easy i learned it in 20 minutes when i was 9,im feelin proud●_●

[@jabariwitdashifts]

Cactus Lady i learned the 7 cases in about 2 weeks

[@amatpersona8776]

I realllly appreciate that you spent your time and talked about Latvia :) Latvia is such a small, but interesting country, you all should visit!

[@iiamandax7106]

I am living in Latvia

[@milo6194]

try cold soup.... IT'' AMAZING

[@looiixi4479]

Luīze Amanda Šulca paga tavs vārds ir Luīze? Ja tā mani arī tā sauc :/

[@robertsrasimsreactsrasims139]

Luīze Amanda Šulca i live thre too

[@kendallsvengalis5390]

One of the best reasons to learn Latvian is that it has some of the most beautiful songs in the world. Their choral literature, in particular, is fantastic. They host a Song and Dance Festival in Riga every five years, culminating in a grand concert with 12,000, or more, singers on stage. They bring together the best singers, instrumentalists, conductors and choral compostions to create a spectacle of surpassing beauty and emotional power. Check out the entire 2013 Song Concert at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXqpd3iFabp3atE There are many highlights, but don't miss "Gaismas Pils" (The Castle of Light) by Jazeps Vitols, found at: 5: 41: 35. This is probably the most moving of all the numbers, and one that has special meaning to the Latvian people. The song relates the legend of a Castle of Light that sank into an ancient lake and would only arise from the depths when Latvians were once again masters of their own land. For a people under the domination of the Evil Empire for 50 years, and that became free again in 1991, this has special meaning, and it is reflected in their singing. It is also the inspiration for and the name of the National Library of Latvia in Riga--how appropriate as the name of a library--a Castle of Light.

[@YaboiFoon]

Latvian sounds cool

[@Cyntarz]

Dat Lit Wick *a wild Latvian has spotted your comment* *she is pleased of what she has seen from you*

[@iiamandax7106]

Dat Lit Wick I am Latvian

[@the_globehead8800]

Corect

[@elinabrikmane5641]

Allium the Fox *Another wild latvian spotted this comment and is also very pleased*

[@fakenjxy]

Cau Tu Pidar 😈

[@agate_x8336]

I am Latvian 🇱🇻 ❤️ I really appreciate you making this video if really made me happy😁❤️

[@rasak2870]

Es esmu no Latvijas!😘

[@ezitisarm]

Sveiki! Paldies par šo video! Hello! Thank you for making this video!

[@ligakwar8473]

i am also a Latvian, and i'm proud, that there are people like u who try to introduce Latvia to the world:)

[@marcusfromtwoson]

I don't thought about these reasons,but now,they're in my heart too :).I love to learn it because of how it sounds,they have lots of similar words to Portuguese (which is my native language),for example:the number Trīs,it's Três in Portuguese.Also i love the graffic accents,macrons give it a beautiful look.

[@hermes1403]

(I'm Latvian) Oh my god it just warms my heart that you try to speak Latvian, but the thing about our language is that we mostly pronounce the words as they are written.

[@alwaysBehindY0u]

Its amazing in Latvia. You must visit the cleanest and most decorated city - VENTSPILS!

[@emmagbates]

My boyfriend is Latvian and I really want to learn to impress him. His fully bilingual in Latvian and English as I am fully bilingual in Spanish and English. I find it really cool that both of us are bi cultural in that sense because we’ve spent many years in both of our respective countries. It still blows me away to hear him speak Latvian so easily when he speaks English flawlessly as well. 😊

[@kodiak64]

Lived there for 2 years (until July 2018), picked up only a few words of Latvian, used Russian for pretty much everything. I can't justify learning a very difficult language that's spoken in a tiny country, whereas Russian is useful all over eastern Europe. That said, I am all in favour of them protecting and promoting their language.

[@Paula-gf3kr]

Hi! I'm Latvian. I live in Latvia. It's acctually very nice here.

[@CrazyLeopardStarYay]

another interesting thing is that Latvian and Lithuanian are the only languages in the world like this. They derive from the same roots from which no other language derives from so they're quite unique and not created as a mixture of some other languages for example. a rare language we can say

[@feliksozolina6894]

Speaking as one of those Australians with strong Latvian heritage, who grew up speaking it at home and went to a second language school, I think it's important to note (and kind of interesting) that Australian Latvian, which comes mostly from refugees post wwii, is oddly different to the current language in Latvia because everyone there honestly has Russian accents due to the soviet occupancy (plus a lot of Russian and even American influenced vocab that we don't have here). I grew up speaking a mishmash of Latvian and English, though I definitely lost a lot of my fluency as I grew older. And while I can perfectly understand my dad who speaks to me exclusively in Latvian, listening to Latvians who've grown up there often throws me for a loop simply because the way everything is pronounced seems so weird to me.

[@j-nose5576]

I'm Latvian and I'm glad

[@anniebella_plays_4794]

Hi i em latvien and i em so happy you made dis video! Thenk you so much!

[@ant3t3]

Wait... I thought the flower count thing was everywhere... Welp, ya live, ya learn.

[@anarhisms8315]

Antete :3 are you latvian? I am, and judging by your pfp, I suppose you like steven universe? If yes then dammit I’m shocked

[@tea7074]

I am Latvian mix with Lithuanian and Ukrainian and can speak Latvian Čau kā tev iet, when I was 7 I moved to Ireland so I had to learn English I learned English fluently in about a year thanks to my amazing teacher, I can speak Latvian fluently but since I mostly write and speak I'm English my Latvian hasn't been the best but only in a writing way, right now it's been about 5 or 6 years since I've learned English and currently I am learning Korean!

[@westsidegirls4695]

I speak Latvian very well

[@maxanderson2925]

WEST SIDE GIRLS 4 es arī

[@looiixi4479]

WEST SIDE GIRLS 4 prove it/pierādi to

[@Adam-hj1hc]

I'm an Aussie living in Riga. Love it here! I speak a little, but not much. I've never had lessons, but try to learn a bit on my own. It's a very nice language.

[@Asehpe]

Es neesmu latvietis, bet man ļoti patīk latviešu valoda un cultura. Čau visiem latviešiem!

[@eliasnjetski1146]

I am learning latvian right now, and it is super fun! Paldies!

[@pocketlanguages]

I'm very interested in the Baltic countries and I'm studying a bit of Lithuanian and Estonian so far. Latvian has to wait until I reach a decent level in Lithuanian

[@janisstrods4404]

Sonja Wright In Latvian I think the only unusual letters are "ģ,ķ" imo

[@arturskovrigo3915]

In latvian you speak exactly the way you write, there are literally 4 easy exceptions, dz (just mash them together in one sound) dž (you need to know what ž sounds like, but after that it it the same) and the pronunciation of O (there are two pretty similar ways)

[@patriksl6599]

You said “four” well. Hehe, lativan here.

[@everikanordena390]

Iam from Latvia - I am from DOBELE, I really like how you tell everyone how mutch ectualy latvia is seenable in earth! You should visit lilac garden, close from the DOBELE is nature park, where allmost everything is made from trees, and latvian shools learn the English from first grade ! And Iam in the fifth grade, and summer hollyday, we start in 1 june to 1 september ! And Iam not that good at English and lots of latvians learn the- English, Germanees, France, Russian !

[@thezellis2641]

I am from Latvia

[@meow-yq4xb]

I'm from Latvia and this made me really happy

[@ievagulbe]

🇱🇻 My sweet home 🙈

[@lailamaciel7080]

Mans pēdējais vārds bija Gulbis pirms es apprecējos.

[@soundplayground3742]

Such a beautiful language. I want to learn this language, it sounds so cute!

[@yeetskeet9802]

depresija

[@dawnpatterson9257]

We have a Latvian Hertiage Camp on my mother lake. I've always wanted to learn Latvian to be able to talk to them.

[@samantaskrivere6415]

Palibom lasot komentārus te ir tikai latvieši😂

[@kathrynscreations9881]

I speak Latvian! Well learning.

[@the_globehead8800]

Bija tik smieklīgi kā viņa izrunāja dažus vārdus

[@minihwas]

I'm learning it just randomly :) I love learning languages and even though my main ones (that I do at school) are russian and latin I like learning little bits of as many languages as I can!

[@EduardsTilgals]

And i am Latvian for 15 years 😁😁

[@niiphox93]

I speak Latvian, as I am Latvian. And this was very fun to watch!

[@tavwey7377]

Im from latvia c; I Shall Say SomeThing In Latvian Sveiki, Esmu Labs Cilvēks Un Domāju Kad Tu Arī Esi. :3 Thats All

[@s.a.mierina]

Ave da foxe lmaao ARMY no Latviijaas!!😍😍😂

[@puljverizatorlv7128]

Atvaino,bet nevis 'kad',bet 'ka'

[@looiixi4479]

Wiwnu paldies ka domā ka esmu labs cilvēks :)

[@thedoctor2763]

i am a good person and i think that you are to im latvian to but im not to good at translating english to latvian

[@_daze_d]

ARMY yay~😂 Retums😂

[@viesturssimsons1175]

I am latvian and thanks for making this video paldies!!!

[@esteresmite6901]

When you said latvia has interesting history it reminded me of history class where its so boring

[@FINXainarskrastins]

3:29 corection: not "ābele" but "ābols" because ābele is the tree that apples grow in :)

[@EduardsTilgals]

Es esmu no Latvijas😂 aka i am from Latvia

[@elizabetekarklina6884]

You have to drive to Latvia it is beautiful in here

[@crystal8900]

Es esmu no Iriajs bet man mama un tetis ir no Latvijas= im from Ireland but my mom and dad are from Latvia

[@inesemadara5815]

I'm latvian and I'm proud of that!!!😊 ❤LV❤

[@urbestfriendlol4589]

Čau 👋 Esmu Latviete🇱🇻 Hello👋 I'm Latvian🇱🇻