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Standard Latvian Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn the Standard Latvian vocabulary for animals.

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Below is a table of 15 words in Standard Latvian with their pronunciation (IPA) and translation in English.

Here are some useful phrases using some of the words above in Standard Latvian with pronunciation (IPA) and translated in English.

Kāds ir tavs mīlulis? ([kaːds ir tavs miːlulis?]) – What is your pet?
Es mīlu savu suni. ([es miːlu savu suni]) – I love my dog.
Kaķis skrien pa māju. ([kaːkis skrien pa maːju]) – The cat is running around the house.
Lācis ir liels dzīvnieks. ([laːtsis ir liels dziːvnieks]) – The lion is a big animal.
Zirgs ir spēcīgs dzīvnieks. ([zirgs ir speːtsiːgs dziːvnieks]) – The horse is a strong animal.
Lapsa ir maza dzīvnieka. ([lapsa ir maza dziːvnieka]) – The rabbit is a small animal.
Vāvere ir maza un ātra dzīvnieka. ([vaːvere ir maza un aːtra dziːvnieka]) – The squirrel is a small and fast animal.
Pelēks kaķis skrien pa māju. ([peleːks kaːkis skrien pa maːju]) – The grey cat is running around the house.
Balts zaķis skrien pa mežu. ([balts zaːkis skrien pa meːzu]) – The white deer is running through the forest.
Melns lauva skrien pa mežu. ([melns lauva skrien pa meːzu]) – The black lion is running through the forest.
Brūns vilks skrien pa mežu. ([bruːns vilks skrien pa meːzu]) – The brown wolf is running through the forest.
Putns lido augšup. ([putns lido auːgsuːp]) – The bird is flying up.
Putns lido lejup. ([putns lido lejuːp]) – The bird is flying down.
Putns lido apkārt. ([putns lido apkaːrt]) – The bird is flying around.