10,000 most common Latvian words
Ranked by how often each word turns up in everyday Latvian, with its meaning in English.
These are the 10,000 words that come up most often in everyday Latvian (latviešu valoda), counted as they are actually said rather than as dictionary headwords — so where Latvian changes a word's ending, each ending is counted on its own. Work down from the top: the first few hundred carry most ordinary conversation.
| # | Word | In English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ir | additive conjunction used to join several similar sentence… |
| 2 | es | I; first person pronoun, referring to the speaker |
| 3 | tu | you; thou; second person pronoun, referring to the addressee |
| 4 | un | additive conjunction used to link similar terms in a… |
| 5 | tas | that |
| 6 | ka | that; used to link a subordinate clause to the main clause,… |
| 7 | man | to me; dative singular of es |
| 8 | to | that; accusative singular masculine of tas |
| 9 | vai | used to indicate a disjunction between two elements; or |
| 10 | ko | who, what |
| 11 | ar | with |
| 12 | par | about, on |
| 13 | kas | who, what |
| 14 | tā | of that; genitive singular masculine of tas |
| 15 | kā | how |
| 16 | viņš | he; third person pronoun, referring to someone other than… |
| 17 | tev | to you; dative singular of tu |
| 18 | jā | used to express, reinforce agreement or confirmation,… |
| 19 | uz | on, onto |
| 20 | no | from |
| 21 | mēs | we; first person pronoun, referring to the speaker and… |
| 22 | nav | is not; third-person singular present indicative of nebūt |
| 23 | labi | well; adverbial form of labs |
| 24 | nē | used to deny or disagree with what was said in the… |
| 25 | bet | adversative conjunction, used to express contrast or… |
| 26 | jūs | you; accusative plural of jūs |
| 27 | lai | with the conditional, indicating purpose, sometimes cause;… |
| 28 | ja | if |
| 29 | viņa | his; genitive singular masculine of viņš |
| 30 | mani | me; accusative singular of es |
| 31 | bija | was; third-person singular past indicative of būt |
| 32 | viņu | him; accusative singular of viņš |
| 33 | esmu | am; first-person singular present indicative of būt |
| 34 | esi | are; second-person singular present indicative of būt |
| 35 | tevi | you; accusative singular of tu |
| 36 | mums | to us; dative plural of mēs |
| 37 | ne | not |
| 38 | tikai | used to limit the meaning of a word or expression; only,… |
| 39 | tad | then |
| 40 | viņi | they; third person pronoun, referring to people other than… |
| 41 | kad | when |
| 42 | jums | to you; dative plural of jūs |
| 43 | arī | used to indicate connection, addition; too, also, either |
| 44 | viss | all, everything, anything |
| 45 | pie | at |
| 46 | kur | where? in what place? |
| 47 | nu | well |
| 48 | vēl | used to indicate that a given action, expected to happen,… |
| 49 | tik | so |
| 50 | jau | used to indicate that an action or event has started,… |
| 51 | tur | used to indicate an unnamed location relatively far from… |
| 52 | te | here |
| 53 | kaut | Used to stress the meaning of a particular word |
| 54 | būs | will be; third-person singular future indicative of būt |
| 55 | paldies | thank you |
| 56 | visu | all, whole, entire |
| 57 | viņam | to him; dative singular of viņš |
| 58 | tagad | now |
| 59 | pēc | after, afterwards, later, later on |
| 60 | šeit | here |
| 61 | kāpēc | why? for what reason? for what purpose? |
| 62 | būtu | to be, to exist |
| 63 | ļoti | used to intensify the meaning of the word it accompanies;… |
| 64 | savu | own; used with all persons |
| 65 | mūsu | our, ours, of us; genitive plural of mēs |
| 66 | lūdzu | please |
| 67 | taču | but, but also; adversative conjunction, used to express… |
| 68 | šo | this; accusative singular masculine of šis |
| 69 | gan | both, and |
| 70 | mans | my, mine |
| 71 | ak | used to give an interjectional flavor to an utterance,… |
| 72 | kāds | what, what kind |
| 73 | jūsu | your, yours, of you; genitive plural of jūs |
| 74 | zinu | to know |
| 75 | daudz | much, a lot; adverbial form of daudzi |
| 76 | jo | because |
| 77 | varbūt | Used to express possibility, probability; perhaps, maybe,… |
| 78 | esam | are; first-person plural present indicative of būt |
| 79 | kungs | gentleman |
| 80 | cik | how |
| 81 | zini | to know |
| 82 | tās | that |
| 83 | mana | my, mine |
| 84 | tiešām | really |
| 85 | esat | are; second-person plural present indicative of būt |
| 86 | domāju | first-person singular present/past indicative of domāt |
| 87 | pa | on |
| 88 | var | can; to be able to |
| 89 | varētu | can; to be able to |
| 90 | būt | to be, to exist |
| 91 | tam | to that; dative singular masculine of tas |
| 92 | tāpēc | used to refer to the cause, motive or purpose of something… |
| 93 | visi | all, whole, entire |
| 94 | nezinu | to not know; negative form of zināt |
| 95 | šī | of this; genitive singular masculine of šis |
| 96 | nekad | never |
| 97 | viens | one |
| 98 | līdz | till |
| 99 | pat | even |
| 100 | aiziet | to leave, to go away, to escape |
| 101 | gribu | to want |
| 102 | manu | my, mine |
| 103 | varu | power |
| 104 | gribi | to want |
| 105 | kurš | which, who |
| 106 | kopā | together |
| 107 | tie | those; nominative plural masculine of tas |
| 108 | neesmu | am not; first-person singular present indicative of nebūt |
| 109 | dievs | god |
| 110 | prom | away |
| 111 | domā | thought |
| 112 | pirms | before |
| 113 | vairs | any more, anymore |
| 114 | neko | nothing |
| 115 | viņiem | to them; dative plural of viņi |
| 116 | protams | which can or should be known; indefinite present passive… |
| 117 | vien | only |
| 118 | šis | this |
| 119 | kādu | what, what kind |
| 120 | vajag | to be necessary, to be needed, to be desired |
| 121 | mūs | us; accusative plural of mēs |
| 122 | kārtībā | ok |
| 123 | tieši | directly |
| 124 | tava | your, yours |
| 125 | atpakaļ | back |
| 126 | viņai | to her; dative singular of viņa |
| 127 | nāc | to come |
| 128 | tavs | your, yours |
| 129 | vienu | one |
| 130 | nekas | nothing |
| 131 | patīk | to like |
| 132 | vairāk | more |
| 133 | notiek | to happen |
| 134 | pats | self |
| 135 | vienmēr | always; permanently; constantly; at any time |
| 136 | viņas | her, of her; genitive singular of viņa |
| 137 | nevaru | to not be able to; negative form of varēt |
| 138 | vari | can; to be able to |
| 139 | vienkārši | simply |
| 140 | tavu | your, yours |
| 141 | dari | to do |
| 142 | bez | without |
| 143 | iet | to go, to walk |
| 144 | pret | against |
| 145 | ej | to go, to walk |
| 146 | nebija | was not; third-person singular past indicative of nebūt |
| 147 | labāk | better; adverbial form of labāks |
| 148 | dēļ | because of |
| 149 | lieliski | great, wonderful, excellent, wonderfully, excellently;… |
| 150 | kāda | what, what kind |
| 151 | teica | to say, to tell |
| 152 | biju | was; first-person singular past indicative of būt |
| 153 | šķiet | to seem |
| 154 | laiku | time, era |
| 155 | nekā | than |
| 156 | sveiks | safe; unharmed despite adverse circumstances |
| 157 | mājās | house, dwelling |
| 158 | tātad | so |
| 159 | neviens | nobody |
| 160 | piedod | I'm sorry |
| 161 | zināt | to know |
| 162 | atkal | again |
| 163 | iekšā | in, inside |
| 164 | laiks | time, era |
| 165 | nevar | to not be able to; negative form of varēt |
| 166 | pagaidi | to wait for a while |
| 167 | viņus | them; accusative plural of viņi |
| 168 | ejam | to go, to walk |
| 169 | tāds | such |
| 170 | trīs | three |
| 171 | teicu | first-person singular present/past indicative of teikt |
| 172 | runā | to speak, to talk |
| 173 | manis | of me; genitive singular of es |
| 174 | cilvēki | person, human being |
| 175 | ei | used to stimulate somebody's attention |
| 176 | darīt | to do |
| 177 | neesi | are not; second-person singular present indicative of nebūt |
| 178 | pārāk | too |
| 179 | labs | good following accepted moral rules, treating others in a… |
| 180 | varam | being able to; adverbial object-of-perception present… |
| 181 | tevis | of you; genitive singular of tu |
| 182 | visiem | all, whole, entire |
| 183 | sauc | to call, to cry |
| 184 | velns | the Devil; Satan |
| 185 | cilvēks | person, human being |
| 186 | draugs | friend |
| 187 | laika | time, era |
| 188 | sevi | -self, with -self; reflexive pronoun, accusative and… |
| 189 | ārā | out, outside |
| 190 | viena | one |
| 191 | naudu | money |
| 192 | taisnība | justice |
| 193 | tos | those; accusative plural masculine of tas |
| 194 | tēvs | father |
| 195 | skaidrs | clean, clear, bright, without clouds |
| 196 | šurp | here |
| 197 | laikā | in time |
| 198 | šodien | today |
| 199 | notika | to happen |
| 200 | lietas | thing |
| 201 | citu | another |
| 202 | tajā | in that; locative singular masculine of tas |
| 203 | kuru | which, who |
| 204 | atvainojiet | sorry |
| 205 | teikt | to say, to tell |
| 206 | grib | to want |
| 207 | šīs | of this; genitive singular feminine of šis |
| 208 | šajā | in this; locative singular masculine of šis |
| 209 | nozīmē | meaning |
| 210 | tādu | such |
| 211 | dienu | day |
| 212 | izskatās | to look |
| 213 | kam | who, what |
| 214 | vecīt | pop |
| 215 | mīlu | love |
| 216 | vajadzētu | to be necessary, to be needed, to be desired |
| 217 | laikam | probably |
| 218 | žēl | used with verbs būt, tikt, tapt and kļūt to express pity |
| 219 | tāda | such |
| 220 | tāpat | just |
| 221 | redzēt | to see |
| 222 | jābūt | to be, to exist |
| 223 | bijis | having been; indefinite past active participle of būt |
| 224 | noteikti | definitely |
| 225 | negribu | to not want; negative form of gribēt |
| 226 | manas | my, mine |
| 227 | tūlīt | at once |
| 228 | kādēļ | why |
| 229 | iespējams | possible |
| 230 | divi | two |
| 231 | savas | own; used with all persons |
| 232 | kamēr | while |
| 233 | joprojām | still, on, forth |
| 234 | tika | to arrive at |
| 235 | zina | to know |
| 236 | cilvēku | person, human being |
| 237 | palīdzēt | to help, to help out, to aid, to assist |
| 238 | visus | all, whole, entire |
| 239 | gatavs | ready |
| 240 | vietā | instead |
| 241 | tikko | faintly |
| 242 | saki | to say, tell |
| 243 | nevajag | to not be necessary, to not be needed; negative form of… |
| 244 | ātrāk | faster, more quickly: adverbial form of ātrāks |
| 245 | līdzi | used to indicate somebody move together with someone else |
| 246 | pareizi | right, correct, rightly, correctly; adverbial form of… |
| 247 | ilgi | long; adverbial form of ilgs |
| 248 | ātri | fast, quick, quickly; adverbial form of ātrs |
| 249 | lieta | thing |
| 250 | nebūtu | to not be; negative form of būt |
| 251 | redzi | to see |
| 252 | manā | my, mine |
| 253 | darbu | work, job, business |
| 254 | sveiki | safe; unharmed despite adverse circumstances |
| 255 | paskaties | to look |
| 256 | vajadzīgs | necessary |
| 257 | gadu | year |
| 258 | sveika | safe; unharmed despite adverse circumstances |
| 259 | visas | all, whole, entire |
| 260 | jauki | nice, pleasant, nicely, pleasantly; adverbial form of jauks |
| 261 | tiem | to those; dative plural masculine of tas |
| 262 | beidz | to finish |
| 263 | noticis | to happen |
| 264 | saka | to say, tell |
| 265 | nebūs | will not be; third-person singular future indicative of… |
| 266 | dēls | son |
| 267 | katru | every |
| 268 | mamma | mum |
| 269 | starp | used to locate an object in the space defined by two… |
| 270 | galā | tip, end |
| 271 | velna | the Devil; Satan |
| 272 | gandrīz | almost |
| 273 | tiek | to arrive at |
| 274 | droši | bravely, safely, surely; adverbial form of drošs |
| 275 | gribēju | to want |
| 276 | gadus | year |
| 277 | pateikt | to say |
| 278 | nedaudz | a little |
| 279 | rokas | hand, arm |
| 280 | vārdu | name |
| 281 | lūk | look! there it is! |
| 282 | aiz | behind |
| 283 | ļauj | to allow |
| 284 | augšā | up, upward |
| 285 | it | used to assign accentuation to expression |
| 286 | gribētu | to want |
| 287 | laba | good following accepted moral rules, treating others in a… |
| 288 | biji | were; second-person singular past indicative of būt |
| 289 | dienas | day |
| 290 | sev | to -self; dative singular of sevi |
| 291 | skaties | to look at |
| 292 | rīt | tomorrow |
| 293 | teici | to say, to tell |
| 294 | vārds | name |
| 295 | dara | to do |
| 296 | kundze | gentleman |
| 297 | gadiem | year |
| 298 | dod | to give |
| 299 | savā | own; used with all persons |
| 300 | liels | big, large |
| 301 | diena | day |
| 302 | lietu | thing |
| 303 | būšu | will be; first-person singular future indicative of būt |
| 304 | dzīvi | living, alive; adverbial form of dzīvs |
| 305 | vietu | place, spot, site |
| 306 | klāt | to cover, to spread |
| 307 | pāris | pair |
| 308 | reizi | time |
| 309 | vieta | place, spot, site |
| 310 | darba | work, job, business |
| 311 | tēt | alternative form of tēti |
| 312 | jāiet | to go, to walk |
| 313 | mīļā | dear, cherished, beloved |
| 314 | mazliet | a bit of |
| 315 | vaļā | open |
| 316 | darbs | work, job, business |
| 317 | nevis | not |
| 318 | tavas | your, yours |
| 319 | varat | can; to be able to |
| 320 | draugi | friend |
| 321 | drīz | soon |
| 322 | abi | both |
| 323 | priekšā | in front of |
| 324 | pasaulē | world |
| 325 | runāt | to speak, to talk |
| 326 | puiši | young man, youth, boy |
| 327 | tēti | father, dad |
| 328 | ceru | to hope |
| 329 | laukā | outside, outdoors |
| 330 | labu | good following accepted moral rules, treating others in a… |
| 331 | vīrs | husband |
| 332 | visa | all, whole, entire |
| 333 | priekšu | front |
| 334 | nemaz | not at all |
| 335 | atceries | to remember |
| 336 | cilvēkiem | person, human being |
| 337 | redzēju | to see |
| 338 | saprotu | to understand |
| 339 | redzu | to see |
| 340 | nāk | to come |
| 341 | hei | hey |
| 342 | sapratu | to understand |
| 343 | saproti | to understand |
| 344 | pasaules | world |
| 345 | divas | two |
| 346 | atrast | to find |
| 347 | tomēr | still |
| 348 | kopš | since |
| 349 | pasaki | to say to |
| 350 | atvaino | to accept someone's apology, to excuse, to forgive |
| 351 | pāri | over |
| 352 | vajadzēja | to be necessary, to be needed, to be desired |
| 353 | grūti | difficult, tough, difficultly, with difficulty; adverbial… |
| 354 | bērni | child |
| 355 | nopietni | seriously; adverbial form of nopietns |
| 356 | nevari | to not be able to; negative form of varēt |
| 357 | jādara | to do |
| 358 | doties | to give oneself; reflexive of dot |
| 359 | patiesībā | in truth, in fact, as a matter of fact |
| 360 | saku | to say, tell |
| 361 | nedomāju | first-person singular present/past indicative of nedomāt |
| 362 | diezgan | enough |
| 363 | nogalināt | to kill |
| 364 | tālāk | farther, further, more distant, more distantly; adverbial… |
| 365 | vēlreiz | again, once more, once again, one more time |
| 366 | tikt | to arrive at |
| 367 | pati | self |
| 368 | cauri | through; adverbial form of caurs |
| 369 | durvis | door |
| 370 | miris | having died; indefinite past active participle of mirt |
| 371 | naudas | money |
| 372 | redzējis | having seen; indefinite past active participle of redzēt |
| 373 | pilnīgi | complete, full, completely, fully; adverbial form of pilnīgs |
| 374 | šovakar | tonight |
| 375 | lejā | down, downward; at, to the bottom, or a lower area; to the… |
| 376 | priekš | for |
| 377 | vienalga | all the same |
| 378 | slikti | bad, badly; adverbial form of slikts |
| 379 | ņem | to take; to seize with one's hands for some purpose |
| 380 | kura | which, who |
| 381 | nost | away |
| 382 | mašīnu | machine, machinery, mechanism |
| 383 | vismaz | at least |
| 384 | dzīve | life |
| 385 | roku | hand, arm |
| 386 | nauda | money |
| 387 | meitene | girl |
| 388 | vēlāk | later; adverbial form of vēlāks |
| 389 | nespēju | first-person singular present/past indicative of nespēt |
| 390 | nekādu | no |
| 391 | tavā | your, yours |
| 392 | reiz | once |
| 393 | atā | goodbye, bye-bye |
| 394 | prieks | joy, delight |
| 395 | pirmais | first |
| 396 | šie | these; nominative plural masculine of šis |
| 397 | pašu | self |
| 398 | vietas | place, spot, site |
| 399 | izdarīt | to do |
| 400 | zemes | ground, land, mainland |
| 401 | mājas | house, dwelling |
| 402 | būsi | will be; second-person singular future indicative of būt |
| 403 | piedodiet | I'm sorry |
| 404 | šejienes | here |
| 405 | vēlies | having rolled; indefinite past active participle of velties |
| 406 | gribat | to want |
| 407 | mīļais | dear, cherished, beloved |
| 408 | acis | eye |
| 409 | ejiet | to go, to walk |
| 410 | klau | look here! |
| 411 | tai | to that; dative singular feminine of tas |
| 412 | patiešām | truly, really, indeed; adverbial form of patiess |
| 413 | zem | under |
| 414 | strādā | to work |
| 415 | savus | own; used with all persons |
| 416 | kādreiz | Sometime in the past; once, ever, earlier, formerly,… |
| 417 | iesim | to go, to walk |
| 418 | ceļu | road, way |
| 419 | gada | year |
| 420 | paliec | to remain |
| 421 | kādas | what, what kind |
| 422 | sava | own; used with all persons |
| 423 | iespēja | possibility |
| 424 | notiks | to happen |
| 425 | nesaprotu | to not understand; negative form of saprast |
| 426 | labā | good following accepted moral rules, treating others in a… |
| 427 | neesam | are not; first-person plural present indicative of nebūt |
| 428 | bērns | child |
| 429 | nāciet | to come |
| 430 | vienīgais | only, unique |
| 431 | dzīvo | to live, to be alive |
| 432 | cits | another |
| 433 | vajadzīga | necessary |
| 434 | minūtes | minute |
| 435 | svarīgi | important, importantly; adverbial form of svarīgs |
| 436 | tētis | father, dad |
| 437 | klausies | to listen in |
| 438 | kādam | what, what kind |
| 439 | sieva | wife |
| 440 | liekas | odd |
| 441 | otru | second |
| 442 | palikt | to remain |
| 443 | nevienam | nobody |
| 444 | dabūt | to get, to obtain |
| 445 | o | The name of the Latin script letter O/o |
| 446 | runāju | first-person singular present/past indicative of runāt |
| 447 | bērnu | child |
| 448 | dolāru | dollar |
| 449 | garām | past, by, over |
| 450 | laipni | kind, polite, kindly, politely; adverbial form of laipns |
| 451 | pirmā | first |
| 452 | brauc | to go, to ride |
| 453 | labākais | better; indefinite comparative degree of labs |
| 454 | nedrīkst | to not be allowed, to not dare; negative form of drīkstēt |
| 455 | viegli | light, easy, mild, lightly, easily, mildly; adverbial form… |
| 456 | ūdens | water |
| 457 | atrodas | to locate |
| 458 | puika | boy |
| 459 | dzīvot | to live, to be alive |
| 460 | dienā | day |
| 461 | tām | in that; dative plural feminine of tas |
| 462 | drošs | brave, fearless, confident |
| 463 | tādēļ | so |
| 464 | vēlos | late |
| 465 | galvu | head |
| 466 | sieviete | woman |
| 467 | nevaram | not being able to; adverbial object-of-perception present… |
| 468 | atradu | to find |
| 469 | māte | mother |
| 470 | mammu | mum |
| 471 | kuri | which, who |
| 472 | puisis | young man, youth, boy |
| 473 | stundas | hour |
| 474 | dieva | god |
| 475 | nakti | night |
| 476 | īsti | truly, really, genuinely, legitimately; adverbial form of… |
| 477 | forši | cool, great, in a cool, great way; adverbial form of foršs |
| 478 | doma | thought |
| 479 | būsim | will be; first-person plural future indicative of būt |
| 480 | sen | long ago, for a long time; adverbial form of sens |
| 481 | pusi | half |
| 482 | ceļā | road, way |
| 483 | pasaule | world |
| 484 | problēma | problem |
| 485 | daži | several |
| 486 | mašīna | machine, machinery, mechanism |
| 487 | daļa | part |
| 488 | gadā | year |
| 489 | tālu | far, far away |
| 490 | daru | to do |
| 491 | parasti | usual, normal, ordinary, usually, normally, ordinarily;… |
| 492 | sirds | heart |
| 493 | mierā | peace, tranquility, calm, quiet, rest |
| 494 | šim | to this; dative singular masculine of šis |
| 495 | jautājums | question; inquiry |
| 496 | dzirdēju | to hear |
| 497 | mazais | small, little size of other similar objects, beings, areas,… |
| 498 | gribēja | to want |
| 499 | ziņu | message |
| 500 | meklē | to search for, to look for |
| 501 | cilvēkus | person, human being |
| 502 | gadi | year |
| 503 | labrīt | polite greeting, used in the morning; good morning! |
| 504 | gaida | to wait |
| 505 | liela | shin |
| 506 | aizveries | to close up |
| 507 | pasauli | world |
| 508 | bijām | were; first-person plural past indicative of būt |
| 509 | jaunu | having relatively low age, young, new |
| 510 | mājā | house, dwelling |
| 511 | zināju | to know |
| 512 | šobrīd | now, currently, at this moment, at this point |
| 513 | kuras | which, who |
| 514 | dzīves | life |
| 515 | ieroci | weapon |
| 516 | čau | hello, hi |
| 517 | palīdzi | to help, to help out, to aid, to assist |
| 518 | sievu | wife |
| 519 | paliek | to remain |
| 520 | tuvu | near, close; adverbial form of tuvs |
| 521 | vēlu | late; adverbial form of vēls |
| 522 | skaista | beautiful |
| 523 | nāves | death |
| 524 | gluži | quite, very; completely |
| 525 | zinām | to know |
| 526 | rīta | morning |
| 527 | nezināju | to not know; negative form of zināt |
| 528 | runa | speech, speaking, talking |
| 529 | dzīvs | living, alive |
| 530 | kurā | which, who |
| 531 | dzīvību | life |
| 532 | drīkstu | may; be allowed, authorized, have the right |
| 533 | nevienu | nobody |
| 534 | plāns | plan, map, blueprint, layout |
| 535 | ziņas | message |
| 536 | mieru | peace, tranquility, calm, quiet, rest |
| 537 | sievietes | woman |
| 538 | draugu | friend |
| 539 | i | The name of the Latin script letter I/i |
| 540 | ģimenes | family living together; larger group of relatives living… |
| 541 | iešu | to go, to walk |
| 542 | nogalināja | to kill |
| 543 | vīru | husband |
| 544 | strādāju | first-person singular present/past indicative of strādāt |
| 545 | māju | house, dwelling |
| 546 | pavisam | quite, rather, very |
| 547 | agrāk | earlier; adverbial form of agrāks |
| 548 | vakar | yesterday |
| 549 | spēlē | play |
| 550 | smieklīgi | funny, amusing, ridiculous, funnily, amusingly,… |
| 551 | gatavi | ready |
| 552 | brālis | brother |
| 553 | patiesību | truth |
| 554 | vaina | fault, guilt |
| 555 | jauna | having relatively low age, young, new |
| 556 | domājat | to think |
| 557 | meitenes | girl |
| 558 | vēlas | late |
| 559 | vārdā | name |
| 560 | citi | another |
| 561 | caur | through |
| 562 | nedēļas | week |
| 563 | dzirdēt | to hear |
| 564 | re | re, D |
| 565 | minūtēm | minute |
| 566 | esot | to be, to exist |
| 567 | bijusi | having been; indefinite past active participle of būt |
| 568 | drošības | safety |
| 569 | īpaši | specific, independent |
| 570 | tiesa | court, court of law |
| 571 | vienā | one |
| 572 | domāt | to think |
| 573 | zemē | ground, land, mainland |
| 574 | nakts | night |
| 575 | mašīnā | machine, machinery, mechanism |
| 576 | pieder | to belong |
| 577 | tavi | your, yours |
| 578 | meiteni | girl |
| 579 | vajadzēs | to be necessary, to be needed, to be desired |
| 580 | pār | across, over |
| 581 | vienīgā | only, unique |
| 582 | vecais | old |
| 583 | prātā | mind |
| 584 | saviem | own; used with all persons |
| 585 | pakaļ | after |
| 586 | nebiju | was not; first-person singular past indicative of nebūt |
| 587 | tēvu | father |
| 588 | ģimene | family living together; larger group of relatives living… |
| 589 | jauns | having relatively low age, young, new |
| 590 | valsts | state, country |
| 591 | tici | to believe |
| 592 | liek | to put |
| 593 | varēja | can; to be able to |
| 594 | vērts | value |
| 595 | saprast | to understand |
| 596 | darāt | to do |
| 597 | negribi | to not want; negative form of gribēt |
| 598 | neticami | unbelievable; which cannot or should not be believed;… |
| 599 | bērniem | child |
| 600 | lieliska | great, wonderful expressing such characteristics |
| 601 | ideja | idea |
| 602 | pusē | half |
| 603 | šiem | with these; dative plural masculine of šis |
| 604 | mašīnas | machine, machinery, mechanism |
| 605 | cita | another |
| 606 | īsts | real, true, genuine, not false or artificial |
| 607 | u | The name of the Latin script letter U/u |
| 608 | jauks | nice, cute |
| 609 | ellē | hell |
| 610 | beigas | end |
| 611 | braucam | to go, to ride |
| 612 | braukt | to go, to ride |
| 613 | turpini | to continue, to go on doing, to not interrupt |
| 614 | kļūst | to become |
| 615 | neesat | are not; second-person plural present indicative of nebūt |
| 616 | divus | two |
| 617 | īstais | real, true, genuine, not false or artificial |
| 618 | māja | house, dwelling |
| 619 | spēle | play |
| 620 | desmit | ten |
| 621 | mazā | small, little size of other similar objects, beings, areas,… |
| 622 | vecāki | parents |
| 623 | nezini | to not know; negative form of zināt |
| 624 | šos | these; accusative plural masculine of šis |
| 625 | a | The name of the Latin script letter A/a |
| 626 | atgriezties | to return, to come back |
| 627 | dzirdi | to hear |
| 628 | jautri | cheerful, merry, happy, cheerfully, merrily, happily;… |
| 629 | dzīvē | life |
| 630 | atvainojos | first-person singular present/past indicative of atvainoties |
| 631 | lielisks | great, wonderful expressing such characteristics |
| 632 | redzēji | to see |
| 633 | cietumā | prison |
| 634 | asinis | blood |
| 635 | skaisti | beautiful, beautifully; adverbial form of skaists |
| 636 | gatava | ready |
| 637 | izmantot | to use, to utilise, to employ |
| 638 | lika | to put |
| 639 | dīvaini | strange, odd, strangely, oddly; adverbial form of dīvains |
| 640 | sakot | saying, telling; adverbial invariable present active… |
| 641 | kara | war |
| 642 | maz | little; adverbial form of mazs |
| 643 | darīsim | to do |
| 644 | dzimšanas | being born, birth; verbal noun of dzimt |
| 645 | vainas | fault, guilt |
| 646 | iepazīties | to get to know, to acquaint oneself with |
| 647 | zemi | low; adverbial form of zems |
| 648 | ap | round, around |
| 649 | mierīgi | peacefully, calmly; adverbial form of mierīgs |
| 650 | strādāt | to work |
| 651 | cilvēka | person, human being |
| 652 | citiem | other |
| 653 | tēva | father |
| 654 | pilsētā | city, town |
| 655 | diez | Use to add uncertainty to a statement |
| 656 | visā | all, whole, entire |
| 657 | šai | in this; locative singular masculine of šis |
| 658 | reizes | time |
| 659 | jauka | nice, cute |
| 660 | darām | to do |
| 661 | savām | own; used with all persons |
| 662 | pieci | five |
| 663 | nezina | to not know; negative form of zināt |
| 664 | galvenais | main, chief, primary, key |
| 665 | manai | my, mine |
| 666 | kreisi | left, in, to the left; adverbial form of kreiss |
| 667 | manam | my, mine |
| 668 | komanda | team |
| 669 | daudzi | many |
| 670 | otrā | second |
| 671 | vienam | one |
| 672 | dodas | to give oneself; reflexive of dot |
| 673 | telefonu | telephone |
| 674 | spēli | play |
| 675 | rokās | hand, arm |
| 676 | piemēram | for example, for instance |
| 677 | gaisā | air |
| 678 | jautājumu | question; inquiry |
| 679 | kuģi | ship |
| 680 | tiesības | right, rights |
| 681 | dzirdējis | having heard; indefinite past active participle of dzirdēt |
| 682 | atrada | to find |
| 683 | spēles | play |
| 684 | stāsts | story |
| 685 | ceļa | road, way |
| 686 | gulēt | to sleep, to be asleep |
| 687 | nedari | to not do, to not make; negative form of darīt |
| 688 | nekur | to not light, to not ignite; negative form of kurt |
| 689 | darītu | to do |
| 690 | sākt | to begin, to start |
| 691 | drošībā | safety |
| 692 | iemesls | cause |
| 693 | brāli | brother |
| 694 | jāzina | to know |
| 695 | katrs | every |
| 696 | malā | edge, shore |
| 697 | bērnus | child |
| 698 | meita | daughter |
| 699 | sievieti | woman |
| 700 | eju | to go, to walk |
| 701 | atver | to open so as to make the space behind it accessible |
| 702 | traks | mad, rabid |
| 703 | suns | domestic dog |
| 704 | zelta | gold |
| 705 | lietā | thing |
| 706 | kājas | leg, foot |
| 707 | reizēm | sometimes |
| 708 | ļaudis | people |
| 709 | patika | enjoyment, pleasure |
| 710 | jauno | having relatively low age, young, new |
| 711 | skolā | school |
| 712 | sajūta | sense |
| 713 | kļūt | to become |
| 714 | zvēru | beast, animal |
| 715 | dienām | day |
| 716 | darbā | work, job, business |
| 717 | lielu | shin |
| 718 | vīri | husband |
| 719 | policija | police |
| 720 | meklēju | first-person singular present/past indicative of meklēt |
| 721 | bail | afraid, scared |
| 722 | sāk | to begin, to start |
| 723 | galda | table |
| 724 | seju | face |
| 725 | visām | all, whole, entire |
| 726 | veids | form |
| 727 | dievam | god |
| 728 | mazāk | smaller, less; adverbial form of mazāks |
| 729 | iedod | to give, to hand, so that someone takes it |
| 730 | gribēji | to want |
| 731 | nevajadzētu | to not be necessary, to not be needed; negative form of… |
| 732 | četri | four |
| 733 | redz | to see |
| 734 | kuģis | ship |
| 735 | sūda | shit |
| 736 | sāka | to begin, to start |
| 737 | daļu | part |
| 738 | rokā | hand, arm |
| 739 | nesaki | to not say, to not tell; negative form of sacīt |
| 740 | stāstu | story |
| 741 | uguni | fire |
| 742 | dārgā | expensive, costly |
| 743 | nepieciešams | necessary |
| 744 | karš | war |
| 745 | ziņā | message |
| 746 | teikšu | to say, to tell |
| 747 | abiem | both |
| 748 | redzat | to see |
| 749 | turp | used to indicate an unnamed place relatively far from the… |
| 750 | dažreiz | sometimes |
| 751 | dodies | to give oneself; reflexive of dot |
| 752 | atbildi | answer |
| 753 | naktī | night |
| 754 | mister | Mr |
| 755 | istabā | room |
| 756 | negribēju | to not want; negative form of gribēt |
| 757 | labdien | good day |
| 758 | slikts | bad not following moral rules, treating others in a cruel… |
| 759 | ielas | street, road |
| 760 | ceļš | road, way |
| 761 | ģimeni | family living together; larger group of relatives living… |
| 762 | pilsētas | city, town |
| 763 | draudzene | friend, girlfriend |
| 764 | bieži | frequent, frequently, often; adverbial form of biežs |
| 765 | jāatrod | to find |
| 766 | jādodas | to give oneself; reflexive of dot |
| 767 | informāciju | information |
| 768 | mērķis | target |
| 769 | gāja | to go, to walk |
| 770 | met | to throw |
| 771 | domājis | having thought; indefinite past active participle of domāt |
| 772 | kājām | on foot, walking |
| 773 | citas | another |
| 774 | arvien | always; every time |
| 775 | spēku | force |
| 776 | palīdzība | help, assistance |
| 777 | došos | to give oneself; reflexive of dot |
| 778 | manī | in me; locative singular of es |
| 779 | zināms | which can or should be known; indefinite present passive… |
| 780 | mājām | house, dwelling |
| 781 | galvas | head |
| 782 | gana | enough |
| 783 | dodamies | to give oneself; reflexive of dot |
| 784 | dēlu | son |
| 785 | sākumā | beginning, starting point *in time or space |
| 786 | varēsi | can; to be able to |
| 787 | kurus | which, who |
| 788 | klausos | to listen in |
| 789 | zēns | boy |
| 790 | zināji | to know |
| 791 | palīdziet | to help, to help out, to aid, to assist |
| 792 | tuvāk | nearer, closer; adverbial form of tuvāks |
| 793 | nāvi | death |
| 794 | mīlestība | love |
| 795 | diemžēl | unfortunately |
| 796 | ūdeni | water |
| 797 | atstāt | to leave |
| 798 | nedomā | to not think; negative form of domāt |
| 799 | vecs | old |
| 800 | beigās | end |
| 801 | saprati | to understand |
| 802 | jāsaka | to say, tell |
| 803 | vīrietis | man |
| 804 | vis | Used to strengthen denying of the verb |
| 805 | patiesi | true, right, genuine, truly, rightly, genuinely, really,… |
| 806 | jaunais | having relatively low age, young, new |
| 807 | divām | two |
| 808 | sāku | first-person singular present/past indicative of sākt |
| 809 | atslēgas | key |
| 810 | meklēt | to search for, to look for |
| 811 | zāles | grass |
| 812 | darīšu | to do |
| 813 | pēkšņi | suddenly, abruptly; adverbial form of pēkšņs |
| 814 | dabū | to get, to obtain |
| 815 | turi | to hold |
| 816 | bijāt | were; second-person plural past indicative of būt |
| 817 | ik | every |
| 818 | problēmas | problem |
| 819 | acīs | eye |
| 820 | maniem | my, mine |
| 821 | grāmatu | book |
| 822 | teiktu | to say, to tell |
| 823 | lietām | thing |
| 824 | vārdus | name |
| 825 | sāp | to hurt |
| 826 | virs | on, over, above |
| 827 | patiesība | truth |
| 828 | ciet | closed, shut, sometimes also metaphorically |
| 829 | bīstami | dangerous, dangerously; adverbial form of bīstams |
| 830 | pilnībā | fullness, completeness |
| 831 | dosimies | to give oneself; reflexive of dot |
| 832 | esiet | be; second-person plural imperative of būt |
| 833 | pilsētu | city, town |
| 834 | vārdi | name |
| 835 | auto | car |
| 836 | veidā | form |
| 837 | nerunā | to not speak, to not talk; negative form of runāt |
| 838 | kafiju | coffee |
| 839 | muļķības | foolishness, folly, stupidity |
| 840 | kuram | which, who |
| 841 | darīsi | to do |
| 842 | atradi | to find |
| 843 | sevis | of -self; genitive singular of sevi |
| 844 | dot | to give |
| 845 | interesanti | interesting, interestingly; adverbial form of interesants |
| 846 | prieku | joy, delight |
| 847 | zināja | to know |
| 848 | ēst | to eat |
| 849 | jūras | sea |
| 850 | paša | self |
| 851 | šīm | to these; dative plural feminine of šis |
| 852 | maksā | pay, payment, fee, fare, toll |
| 853 | jebkad | ever |
| 854 | likt | to put |
| 855 | teiksi | to say, to tell |
| 856 | vienas | one |
| 857 | spēlēt | to play |
| 858 | brīdis | moment, while |
| 859 | stāvi | to stand |
| 860 | nāve | death |
| 861 | īsta | real, true, genuine, not false or artificial |
| 862 | mīl | to love, to feel love for |
| 863 | gaisa | air |
| 864 | nevarētu | to not be able to; negative form of varēt |
| 865 | zaudēt | to lose |
| 866 | devās | to give oneself; reflexive of dot |
| 867 | dabūju | first-person singular present/past indicative of dabūt |
| 868 | sāksim | to begin, to start |
| 869 | virsū | on, onto, above the surface |
| 870 | karalis | king |
| 871 | sirdi | heart |
| 872 | gribam | wanting; adverbial object-of-perception present active… |
| 873 | ilgu | long |
| 874 | teicis | having said, told; indefinite past active participle of… |
| 875 | kļuva | to become |
| 876 | skolas | school |
| 877 | māsa | sister |
| 878 | rakstīts | to write by means of writing; to make, form letters with a… |
| 879 | maza | small, little size of other similar objects, beings, areas,… |
| 880 | puses | half |
| 881 | kuģa | ship |
| 882 | veco | old |
| 883 | proti | to know how to, to be able to do |
| 884 | labākā | better; indefinite comparative degree of labs |
| 885 | draugiem | friend |
| 886 | nevajadzēja | to not be necessary, to not be needed; negative form of… |
| 887 | ticu | to believe |
| 888 | mazo | small, little size of other similar objects, beings, areas,… |
| 889 | vainīgs | guilty |
| 890 | puisi | young man, youth, boy |
| 891 | centies | to strive for, to endeavor |
| 892 | manus | my, mine |
| 893 | bumbu | ball |
| 894 | šorīt | this morning |
| 895 | vakarā | in the evening |
| 896 | spēju | ability |
| 897 | zinātu | to know |
| 898 | nedēļu | week |
| 899 | joko | to joke, to jest, to make fun of something |
| 900 | ārpus | outside |
| 901 | mēnešiem | moon |
| 902 | stundu | hour |
| 903 | sapnis | dream |
| 904 | labais | good following accepted moral rules, treating others in a… |
| 905 | labas | good following accepted moral rules, treating others in a… |
| 906 | aizgāja | to leave, to go away, to escape |
| 907 | domāji | to think |
| 908 | sejas | face |
| 909 | tevī | in you; locative singular of tu |
| 910 | galu | tip, end |
| 911 | dzirdu | to hear |
| 912 | māti | mother |
| 913 | stundām | hour |
| 914 | visai | used with an adjective or adverb to indicate a degree that… |
| 915 | aizmirsti | to forget |
| 916 | skatīties | to look at |
| 917 | prātu | mind |
| 918 | mantas | property |
| 919 | telefona | telephone |
| 920 | nākt | to come |
| 921 | slikta | bad not following moral rules, treating others in a cruel… |
| 922 | mirusi | having died; indefinite past active participle of mirt |
| 923 | tavam | your, yours |
| 924 | nepareizi | wrong, incorrect, improper, wrongly, incorrectly,… |
| 925 | klusu | quiet, silent, quietly, silently; adverbial form of kluss |
| 926 | tavai | your, yours |
| 927 | joks | joke, jest |
| 928 | ierocis | weapon |
| 929 | vienošanās | agreement, accord, concurrence; verbal noun of vienoties |
| 930 | vakariņas | dinner |
| 931 | labāko | better; indefinite comparative degree of labs |
| 932 | centos | cent used with several currencies, among which the dollar… |
| 933 | glābt | to save death; to protect from death |
| 934 | bankas | bank |
| 935 | kapteinis | captain |
| 936 | numurs | number |
| 937 | vienīgi | only, uniquely; adverbial form of vienīgs |
| 938 | savam | own; used with all persons |
| 939 | traki | mad, crazy, madly, crazily, very; adverbial form of traks |
| 940 | nākamais | to come |
| 941 | visam | all, whole, entire |
| 942 | dabūji | to get, to obtain |
| 943 | jūtas | feeling, emotion |
| 944 | nevarēju | to not be able to; negative form of varēt |
| 945 | neredzu | to not see; negative form of redzēt |
| 946 | balss | voice |
| 947 | mirt | to die |
| 948 | šonakt | tonight |
| 949 | atrodi | to find |
| 950 | meitu | daughter |
| 951 | acīm | eye |
| 952 | gaismas | light |
| 953 | diviem | two |
| 954 | skaidri | clear, clearly; adverbial form of skaidrs |
| 955 | uzticēties | to trust, to have confidence |
| 956 | stāv | to stand |
| 957 | ieročus | weapon |
| 958 | dosies | to give oneself; reflexive of dot |
| 959 | labāks | better; indefinite comparative degree of labs |
| 960 | varēju | can; to be able to |
| 961 | muti | mouth |
| 962 | brīvs | free |
| 963 | lielais | big, large |
| 964 | atradām | to find |
| 965 | zeme | ground, land, mainland |
| 966 | labo | good following accepted moral rules, treating others in a… |
| 967 | mīlestību | love |
| 968 | grāmatas | book |
| 969 | miljonus | million |
| 970 | lido | to fly |
| 971 | dzīvoju | first-person singular present/past indicative of dzīvot |
| 972 | negrib | to not want; negative form of gribēt |
| 973 | mazs | small, little size of other similar objects, beings, areas,… |
| 974 | turpināt | to continue, to go on doing, to not interrupt |
| 975 | reizē | time |
| 976 | gudrs | intelligent, wise |
| 977 | vārda | name |
| 978 | sāc | to begin, to start |
| 979 | cilvēkam | person, human being |
| 980 | garšo | to taste good, to please |
| 981 | domas | thought |
| 982 | kāju | leg, foot |
| 983 | sekundes | second |
| 984 | nevarat | to not be able to; negative form of varēt |
| 985 | gultā | bed |
| 986 | tēvam | father |
| 987 | dārgais | expensive, costly |
| 988 | galvā | head |
| 989 | redzējusi | having seen; indefinite past active participle of redzēt |
| 990 | viņā | in him; locative singular of viņš |
| 991 | acu | eye |
| 992 | dzirdēji | to hear |
| 993 | iedeva | to give, to hand, so that someone takes it |
| 994 | muguras | back |
| 995 | vidū | in the middle |
| 996 | noslēpumu | secret |
| 997 | pilsēta | city, town |
| 998 | nāku | to come |
| 999 | atbilde | answer |
| 1,000 | nesaproti | to not understand; negative form of saprast |
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