Master the Latvian Language: Insider Tips from Dace Pure in an Exclusive Interview

[@rimants4315]

Gary! Thanks for inviting Dace to your video. Prepare for the marathon and have fun.

[@JamCamel]

Sounds like Latvian has some similar traits with Hungarian. Perfect phonemicity, stress on first syllable, more complex grammar (though Hungarian has something like 17 to 23 cases, depending on how you count), etc. Great video. Nice to see some love for the more 'obscure' languages of Europe.

[@BalticHomesteaders]

That's interesting, thanks.

[@-RONNIE]

A very nice video & thank you both for the information. Enjoy your upcoming week.

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Thank you! You too!

[@-RONNIE]

@@BalticHomesteaders 👍🏻

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Very interesting video today, I like the idea of the interviews.

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lailin4263]

Thanks for such an interesting interview. I think Dace may get another pupil 😉. I can read/speak Latvian, though I have had no formal grammar training which is exactly what I need. More in this format please! Great for the downtime in winter when less is happening on the farm. Paldies!

[@BalticHomesteaders]

You're welcome, thank you for the encouragement.

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

Dace is really intelligent 🧠 , her tips are really amazing 🤩

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

Thank you very much 😊

[@BalticHomesteaders]

You're welcome 😊

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

@@BalticHomesteaders 🌹🌷🌺

[@mainlineto5988]

Dace has been my tutor for two years. She’s very good at what she does and her online course is brilliant. Thanks for doing this interview. I’m curious to know how much Latvian you have learned in the last five years and how much you use it on a daily basis?

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Great to hear! Hard to say, I have the advantage of being exposed to and using Latvian everyday because of living in the countryside and my wife's parents are here who don't speak English. I would say quite a lot of vocabulary but not so much grammar. People are always impressed when I speak even though I think there's lots of mistakes.

[@lindag4484]

Sveiki! That's the only word I know.

[@rimants4315]

Latvian is a very difficult language.... some people have lived here for many (like 30-50 or even more) years but still do not have enough knowledge to pass a simple exam. Well, perhaps they did not have enough motivation to take this marathon.