I’m providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Latvian contains 33 letters (consonants and vowels)….Latvian Alphabet.

Latvians are rather reserved and tend to greet each other with solemn handshakes rather than effusive hugs. The distinctive Russian and Latvian communities do not mix much and some resent being mistaken for the other.

Ar labvakaru. Have a good night. Jauku vakaru.

Latvian

9 Latvian Foods You Must Try to Eat Like a Local

• Rye bread. Rye bread is extremely popular in Latvia and there are plenty of different types, including dark or sweet sourdough rye bread.
• Beetroot soup.
• Speck.
• Kvass.
• Mushrooms.
• Smoked fish.
• Potato pancakes.

The odd soft-g (ğ) is not pronounced at all, though it lengthens the preceding vowel slightly. So tura is pronounced ‘toora,’ but tuğra is ‘tooora’.

Latvia

Three languages may be useful in Latvia: Latvian, Russian and English. While Latvian is the only official language and the only one you will notice on most signs, Latvia is effectively a bilingual country, with a third of its population speaking Russian. Map of majority languages in each Latvian region.

To put it simply – for us Latvia is the “first country”, the above countries of the EU, European Economic Area and Switzerland are the “second countries” – we are connected to them with special contractual relationships, and all the others are the “third countries”.

Absolutely Gorgeous. If you’ve ever laid eyes on at least one of them, you’ve probably asked yourself: why are Latvians so beautiful? The answer is simple: genetics and hard work. With the genetics aspect of this, Latvian girls have physical features very typical of this region of Europe.

Most of the girls have thin and even fragile figures and look very aristocratically. Their skin is very fair and even pale, sometimes browned by cold Baltic sun. Blue eye color is very rare; however, Latvian women have blue eyes most often. This is what makes them so unique and exotic.

RIGA, Latvia — Poverty in Latvia is the result of a legacy of trauma, and lack of treatment following the country’s long history of political violence, oppression and exposure to war. In 1990 the population of Latvia peaked at 2.6 million with the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The HDI for Latvia is 0.847, which ranks it at #41 out of 189 countries. This categorizes it as having very high human development, thus reflecting one aspect of good living conditions in Latvia. The HDI score is also a massive improvement over its record low of 0.667 in 1993. Latvians are optimistic.

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Right now, Germany is by far the biggest, with a GDP of $3.6 trillion. France stands at $2.7 trillion, the UK at $2.2 trillion, Italy at $2.1 trillion. If you count Russia as part of Europe, it slots into the table between us and the Italians. But over time, those positions have moved around.

Denmark

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Contrary to popular belief, pigs are unable to sweat; instead, they wallow in mud to cool down. Their mucky appearance gives pigs an undeserved reputation for slovenliness. In fact, pigs are some of the cleanest animals around, refusing to excrete anywhere near their living or eating areas when given a choice.