Pigs in Latvian language and culture - loved, hated or SCANDALOUS? | IRREGULAR LATVIAN LESSON

[@edfeldmanis8405]

Cuka was my late Latvian father’s favourite naughty word. Whenever I displayed bad table manners, he used to say: “Ak tu cuka!” Thanks to this video, now I know all about cukas and can probably do my dad proud.

[@popcorn5866]

Cool, I recognise a lot of these sayings in German expressions we have 😊

[@isabelpires6269]

Good to have you back. Love your country and your language. I’m Portuguese. Been in Riga few months ago. Know a word or two. But would like to know more. Paldies 😊

[@27superstef]

Nice video! In my fiancee's family they call each other cuka in an endearing way too :))

[@pauljackson4075]

Good to have you back Annette! My dogs love cukus ausis as a treat. I like the word piecūkot (to pigify) ha ha. I think that Cūkmens and Smoky the bear would be good friends. Have you heard the phrase “when pigs fly”? Meaning that something will never happen. Do you know “pig in a poke”? It’s an unseen entity that someone is trying to sell to you. Neesam kopā cukas ganījusi shows us that herding pigs with someone is a true bonding experience. “You can put lipstick on a pig”……..but it doesn’t disguise it. Thank you for the enlightening and entertaining video but please don’t stay away so long.

[@irregularLatvian]

Thanks for your comment! I did know some of these expressions, but not “pig in a poke”. I think there’s a similar one in Latvian “pirkt cūku maisā” - “to buy a pig in a sack” and you can replace “pig” by other animals. Thank you again, lovely comment :)

[@pauljackson4075]

@@irregularLatvian Ah yes, a poke is an old southern American term for a bag or a sack. I don’t know where the word originated, but many American southern words and expressions can be attributed to the black enslaved people or indigenous Americans. Have you heard the song “poke salad Annie” by Little Milton? Anyway, I’m glad you’re back and I’ll see you in your next video, maybe.

[@gordonstewart5774]

So good to see you again! You had me really laughing -- how do you keep a straight face. Pigman of the forest, really? Thank you very much!

[@irregularLatvian]

Haha, I’m trained at this point ;) It’s good to be back, it was too long :)

[@lrq1512]

Hi, also back to your channel recently and glad to see that you kept it really meaningful, entertaining and super fun to watch. Here in Brasil (we actually spell it with an “S”), we have an idiom “Espírito de porco”-“Pig spirit”, which is used to describe somebody naughty, malicious, messy, or inconvenient. As for a delicacy, we have “Feijoada”, a dish made with black beans and pork parts. We don’t use the nose but ears, feet and tails are fair game in some cases, besides sausages, ribs, cubes of tenderloin. . Toss me your 2 cents, I am curious about that scandal, would you?!?

[@craftologist]

I remember it like this: biji tavs, tagad ir mans. It's been a few decades😂.

[@HoneSnak]

My Latvian girlfriend taught me something to tell people who say "Ko?" too much: "Ko ko uzkūko, paņem cūku nobučo!"

[@irregularLatvian]

True!!! In my childhood it went liks this Ko? Ko? Uzkūko! Paņem cūku uzdanco! Ja tā cūka nedanco, Paņem viņu nobučo!

[@Dr_Larken]

Чат-боты с искусственным интеллектом не считаются девушкой!

[@HoneSnak]

@@Dr_Larken 😢

[@lrudzisa]

Skatās kā cūka termometrā. Un cūcene. Paldies, forši!

[@Britvian1982]

There is an English idiom where someone could say, "Don't make a pig's ear of it". means "Don't mess it up."

[@irregularLatvian]

Wow, interesting! I’ve not heard that one before. Thanks for sharing :):)

[@romh7261]

And making a silk purse out of a sow's ear

[@justsantyuy]

I was missing your videos when i heard pigs un latvian i cant stop laughing 😂

[@irregularLatvian]

Thank you!! The videos come slow, but they come :)

[@karinak.8719]

Būtu forši uztaisīt video par hokeju, kā nekā tuvojas Pasaules čempis. :)

[@esivien]

Paldies, Anete! Sveicieni no Meksikas ;)

[@irregularLatvian]

Sveikiii! :):)

[@ryanandrus144]

There are some expressions like, "In a pigs eye", "when pigs fly", but I am curious is there a Latvian expression or equivalent of being "pig headed"?

[@irregularLatvian]

Does it mean stubborn or silly? If silly - aunapiere- the forehead of a ram 🐏

[@ryanandrus144]

"In a pig eye", expresses scornful disbelief at a statement. "When pigs fly", expenses something that is highly unlikely to ever happen. "Pig Headed", means impossibly stubborn.@@irregularLatvian

[@underedenxx]

Ja gribi dzīvot kā cūka, ej dzīvot kūtī 🤣 my grandfather would shout while dusting and vacciming around us. Would use the broom to dust us outside with the filth. 🤣❤️😢💔

[@irregularLatvian]

How lovely!! Sounds like a true Latvian 🤌🥰🥰 thanks for sharing

[@underedenxx]

@@irregularLatvian bwhahaha cleanliness IS our super power. 😉 I hope I'm sufficiently passing this trait to my daughter!

[@acd1235]

The statement of not giving pearls to the pigs is from the bible. So it is known in many languages.

[@irregularLatvian]

Oooooh really? Nice!!

[@rorrzoo]

It would have been great to get a clear interpretation of what was meant about the Ukrainian soldiers when depicting them like that. Very interesting video nonetheless, thanks a lot for culturing us.

[@irregularLatvian]

Thanks for your comment. So the comic was released on the two day anniversary (I hate to use this word, is there another word for this) of the war against Ukraine. The soldiers on the left is saying : “we will fight against victory” and the other one: “ because what other choice do we have”? I think it’s a jab at world leaders saying they will support Ukraine “as long as it takes”, deliberately staying vague about what they mean. The scandal arose from the fact that they were depicted as pigs. But the whole comic series has been pigs for years and nobody noticed. In the end the comic was pulled from the website of the news.

[@pascalfournier1925]

Kas ir alumīnija cūka?

[@irregularLatvian]

Omg, can’t believe I forgot this wonderful song!

[@pascalfournier1925]

@@irregularLatvian but does it mean anything?

[@charlesdarwin3124]

@@pascalfournier1925 No. Song uses it as reference for a piggy bank(which is generally named krājkase) and lyrics are about sugar dating.

[@pascalfournier1925]

@@charlesdarwin3124 thanks for the explaination! It makes sense now!

[@the_g371]

Ne mana cūka, ne mana druva means not my problem or don't care.

[@irregularLatvian]

True, I could have added that :)

[@sandrarklv]

Sivēnaste

[@irregularLatvian]

Jaaaa! Pareizi :):):)

[@sigma_curry]

Shes married to arab

[@pauljackson4075]

You know that image of a monkey that you chose to represent yourself is very appropriate!

[@terrydonnelly4816]

Assuming it's true, what's your point?

[@pauljackson4075]

I’m sure that the man Annette married is a good husband and father. Besides, it has nothing to do with you. If it is a problem for you, then seek counselling to overcome it.

[@ZFabia2010]

You already posted about this a month ago, and she answered you! You have a problem it seems. Please Seek help.