This new edition of Colloquial Latvian has been completely rewritten to make learning Latvian easier and more enjoyable than ever before!
Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Latvian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
What makes Colloquial Latvian your best choice in personal language learning?
interactive lots of exercises for regular practice clear concise grammar notes practical useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide complete including answer key and reference section.
By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Latvian in a broad range of everyday situations.
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Review of the previous edition:
'An hour a day for a month and it's under your belt - I think that's hard to beat in its genre, and textbooks for much more widely spoken languages often fall far short of this standard.' Amazon customer
| Acknowledgements |
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| Introduction |
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| How to use this book |
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| The sounds of Latvian |
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| Abbreviations |
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Ko tu dari brivaja laika? |
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What do you do in your free time? |
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How do you spend your days? |
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Kur tu biji atvalinajuma? |
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Where did you go on holiday? |
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What will the weather be like today? |
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Sakari un masu informacijas lidzekli |
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Communications and mass media |
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| Grammar summary |
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| Key to exercises |
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| Latvian-English glossary |
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| English-Latvian glossary |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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Chris Moseley teaches Latvian at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London and is also the editor of two other volumes for Routledge: the Atlas of the Worlds Languages and the Encyclopedia of the Worlds Endangered Languages.
Dace Praulin started teaching Latvian History, Culture, Society and Language at the University of Glasgow in 2006 following three decades in language teaching. She has taught English to speakers of other languages in the UK, Germany and Latvia. She has also taught German and French.
