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An extract from a Latvian version of the Little Prince translated by Ieva Lase.
Kad man bija seši gadi, reiz kādā grāmatā par mūžamežu, kura saucās “Patiesi stāsti”, ieraudzīju brīnišķīgu attēlu. Tur bija attēlota boa čūska, kas aprij meža zvēru. Lūk, kāds izskatījās zīmējums.
A long time ago, when I was six years old, in a book about primeval forests, called 'True Stories from Nature', I saw a magnificant drawing. It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal. Here is a copy of the drawing.
Mūsu Tēvs debesīs.
Svētīts lai top Tavs vārds.
Lai nāk Tava valstība.
Tavs prāts lai notiek, ā debesīs, tā arī virs zemes.
Mūsu dienišķo maizi dod mums šodien.
Un piedod mums mūsu parādus,
Kā arī mēs piedodam saviem parādniekiem.
Un neieved mūs kārdināšanā.
Bet atpestī mūs no ļauna.
Jo Tev pieder valstība, spēks un gods mūžīgi.
Amen
The source was www.latvians.com where the Lords Prayer was used to analyse by how much Latvian has changed during the past century.
A few first words. 1, A few first words. 2, A few first words. 3, Bathroom. Items, Bedroom. Items, Buying things. General phrases, Buyings things. Useful words, Countries, Communication problems, Conversation. Introductions, Conversation. Small talk. 1, Conversation. Small talk. 2, Conversation. Filler words, Conversation. Small talk. Sport, Conversation. Small talk. The weather, Days. General, Days of the week, Describing (masculine) things. Colours, Describing (feminine) things. Colours, Describing (masculine) things. Adjectives, Describing (feminine) things. Adjectives, Directions. 1, Directions. 2, Eating phrases. 1, Eating phrases. 2, Eating items, Emergencies, Family, Food and drink. General phrases, Food and drink. At the bar or café. 1, Food and drink. At the bar or café. 2, Food and drink. At the bar or café. 3, Getting around. General phrases, Getting around. Train and bus, Getting around by taxi, Getting around by car, Health, Household items, Money, Months of the year, Numbers. 1 to 10, Numbers. 11 to 20, Numbers. 30 to 1000, Parts of the body, Places and buildings. 1, Places and buildings. 2, Question and size words, Sightseeing, Somewhere to stay. 1, Somewhere to stay. 2, The house, Useful words to recognize, Words to do with food. General, Words to do with food. Fruit, Words to do with food. Vegetables, Words to do with food. Meat, Time.
Latvian phrases ordered by topic.
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Latvian belongs to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.