I love those folk songs. They remind me of Latvian Camp and tautas dejas every evening. Ah! Nostalgia!
@eustache_dauger
4 жыл бұрын
Drying garlic.. The genesis of all sadness, sorrow & sufferings
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Garlic : 1; Dolce&Gabbana : 0
@aroy3719
2 жыл бұрын
Tu esi labākais!
@Taskesi
4 жыл бұрын
Came because of Latvian, stayed because of the humour, subscribed because of Skyforger hahaha Liels paldies!
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your lovely comment :)))
@kikist8368
4 жыл бұрын
Cau Germane! Liels paldies for the lessons of latviesu valoda. My fiance is latvian and he sucks at teaching me so I do appreciate your videos! Sending you love and bucinas from Greece. (Sorry I can't write with latvian tones etc but I don't currently have the latvian keyboard).
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Sveiki! Super glad to have you join our exploration of the Latvian language! :) Don't worry you'll be singing your fiancee Latvian songs in no-time! :))
@anthonyjoe9139
4 жыл бұрын
Kiki St. If you run windows 7 it is VERY easy to add a Latvian keyboard. Learning to use it, that is another matter.
@kikist8368
4 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyjoe9139 I added today on windows 10. My lazy ass was to blame that I didn't do it previously. I guess my excuse is that I bought a new laptop. Lol!
@rickdalderis2531
4 жыл бұрын
Watching all you're videos are happy times for me. Cheers!
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Very very very happy to read that :) Jauku dienu! :)
@gunarskonrads
4 жыл бұрын
Nice job as usual, but this time you deserved two likes just for the Skyforger mention!.
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :)) I spent quite a while searching for a nice, drūms chord - I love how they use Kokles! Will investigate further... :)
@valdzelzkalns3565
4 жыл бұрын
I just now saw this. It usually shows up in my feed immediately. Glad to find out that Skyforger is a band I thought people were talking about a video game.
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Hello there! Yes, I see how Skyforger could sound like a game. Tbh if there was a game based on the themes this band covers, I’d play it! :)
@valdzelzkalns3565
4 жыл бұрын
@@irregularLatvian Spoken like a true Latvian pagan. That is the apparent theme that I hear. Damn where's the vodka?
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Mine is in the freezer, chilling :)
@12gavt
4 жыл бұрын
Another genius video!!! The cat meme in level one though....currently at level 1...is it a competition to reach level 7? 🤣
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! it is NOT a competition... officially! :D
@davearmitage392
4 жыл бұрын
The 7 stages of lockdown... think I'm at number 3 lol. Thanks, that's my homework sorted for the next 4 days :)
Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry for your mom's shoes, but I can't stop laughing when I remember this story. 😂
@saskia8295
4 жыл бұрын
Funny, in Dutch language there is also expression pechvogel which means nelaimigs putns.
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Omg amazing! I will say it tomorrow to my Dutch colleagues :)))
@anthonyjoe9139
4 жыл бұрын
I really like Latvian Folk music which is why I have an interest in learning Latvian. But.. am I wrong? It seems as if most songs are about a man's horse, his wife, the sun, or his field, usually in that order. Here is the question I have for you though. You talk about the difficulty of Latvian verb conjugations and all the noun declensions. I watched another channel where the fellow who was an English speaker learned to speak Russian. He said forget about all that stuff just concentrate on learning the words. Learn as many words as possible then pick all that stuff up after as you go along and listen to them. Do you think that would work with Latvian? I know quite a number of Latvian words from listening to folk music but I'm just not sure about his idea and if it will work. Even if I don't understand the words Latvian music is great!
@liesmazarina7578
4 жыл бұрын
I think, it depends on person, who is learning. I presume, that, if person has good musical hearing, he/she will understand and distinguish all forms of verbs and nouns, but if not, then it could be quite hard, because we really have a lot of forms forms for verbs and nouns.
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Hello and thanks for you comment! Okay, so here's my take on this - YES. I do believe in learning a lot of words rather than attacking grammar head-on. It is useful to understand that grammar exists, so that you can sort of distinguish between 2 different words and 2 ways of declining one word, for example. But don't break your brain just yet. My approach to teaching - learning "key" words, and building around that. Most important - to have fun!
@anthonyjoe9139
4 жыл бұрын
@@irregularLatvian Paldies!! Mana Draudzene! ( I hope that was close).
@anthonyjoe9139
4 жыл бұрын
@@liesmazarina7578 I really don't have much musical ability but perhaps can hold a tune as well as Germane in a freezing cold shower!
@anthonyjoe9139
4 жыл бұрын
@@irregularLatvianSveika Germane! I'm glad you clarified in one of your videos to use Sveiki instead of Sveiks. I learned Sveiks from watching Tuta's Lietas. So I probably should say: Sveika Germane. Paldies!! for that one too! (I hope). Tuta's Lietas has taught me a lot of words also but...
@argelisreyes2920
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers! When i get sad i'll play a rock and read some latvian words...
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Ah, feels good to know I'm helping fight sadness :)
@argelisreyes2920
4 жыл бұрын
@@irregularLatvian yeaah😎 learning with Germane
@meetworldhome
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing :)
@neoneoneofu
4 жыл бұрын
Anete seems happy and friendly. I guess, it's because she doesn't live in Latvia :) Most Latvians, especially women, are very different. They are the hardest to meet, get acquainted with, or befriend of all the people I've ever met (I've lived in several countries, 2 years in Latvia). The only exceptions were non-Latvians, foreigners living here, and those Latvians who came back after spending many years abroad, or some occasional crazy artist. Has anyone else had the same (or different) experience? Perhaps, absolute majority of happy, friendly, open, and positive Latvians have left the country (like Anete), and the those that remain are like this, I don't know... you tell me
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
and yet.. "es visu savu dzīvi esmu bēdīgs". After a while of being sad, Latvians go into a meta-level and develop a layer or humor that makes us appear happy again.
@latviancrow3144
4 жыл бұрын
I am one of the Latvians. I don't like people :D, but there are friendly people for sure. Just make sure you are talking with substance and no small talk. And if you smile for no reason, people will think you are weird :D
@jotaxc
3 жыл бұрын
I have exactly the opposite experience as it was easy for me to meet people, particularly women. I am now happily married with a Latvian, we have 2 kids and I do love the country and its people.
@jamesleseke5313
4 жыл бұрын
It's said that Eskimos who live near the North Pole have multiple words for snow, maybe it's the same for Latvians and sadness?
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
It is possible. I’m sure I didn’t mention all of them. Everybody is warmly invited to add to the list of sadness. One day I’ll make an update :)
@sandrarklv
5 ай бұрын
Ir bēda un bēdas, kas ir daudzskaitlinieks - kur tas palika? :) Un sēras, ne tikai sērīgs. Bet baigi forši, ļoti radoši.
@sandrarklv
5 ай бұрын
Labs
@vatsal1857
4 жыл бұрын
Don't want be creepy but black really suits you😍😅
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@jakethesnake95
Жыл бұрын
Nelaime is like ongeluk in Dutch or olycka in Swedish.
@mainlineto5988
3 жыл бұрын
This video....and my life in general....took a sharp downward turn at the 8:55 mark.
@hubertjatkowski611
Жыл бұрын
9:28 Balzams!
@hubertjatkowski611
Жыл бұрын
Dang, I got it wrong... Can I still have some balzams?
@anabeatrizapsepaes7175
4 жыл бұрын
cieš klusu is a very fitting description of my normal status
@anthonyjoe9139
4 жыл бұрын
Are you eating Maizes Zupa with raisins in Scotland?
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Me-YES! :)
@kikist8368
4 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyjoe9139 In greece the weather demands auksta zupa right now! lol
@anthonyjoe9139
4 жыл бұрын
@@kikist8368 The weather here ain't bad either but for a lot of rain. Not that I'm going out anywhere. I'm living on Italian pasta here, and going nowhere since late Feb. I have no potatoes, or beets, or eggs, or dill, or cucumber. Only two boxes of Chinese made pasta, fraudulently sold to me online as "Italian", and a huge can of "Greek" dolmadakia made in Turkey. The weather here demands a raincoat and waterproof boots. I have only Chinese boots that leak. The American company that used to make these boots was sold to the Italians, who then sold it to the Chinese. Now the same with pasta. If my Kentucky whiskey comes to me made in China....
@kikist8368
4 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyjoe9139 Pasta is not too bad either. Whatever you have is good and for the time being I'm also at home doing nothing. Why don't you make your own bread for a change? I did previous day and it ended up pretty decent. As for your boots it makes me pretty sad their getting water inside. You could maybe try to buy some online if you've got any money to afford new ones. Well whiskey made in China is not a very good idea, is it? Ha ha! So you can maybe try out another drink instead. But for god's shake do not try German beer cause you would be very dissapointed !
@Raventooth
Жыл бұрын
Oh after that montage I am VERY izmisis. 😭
@robertssivars6227
4 жыл бұрын
Es tevi skatos tikai tapēc ka es gribu iemāc''ities angļu val, bet šitas arī latvietim palīdzēt. Liels paldies
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Brīnišķīgi! Music to my ears! :)))
@sonnyfinch1625
3 жыл бұрын
That cloud is thicc
@themoron786
3 жыл бұрын
Quite an observation.
@Atis602
4 жыл бұрын
Nelaime; misfortune vs nelaimīgs; unhappy
@JATTEUROPEWALE
4 жыл бұрын
First comment 🤟
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Yooo sveiki! :)
@dielauwen
2 жыл бұрын
Kapec vis ir skumji? Ja Gramatic .
@sch2412
4 жыл бұрын
mmm latvian emo phase. i like 😁
@Ellaofdiscord
3 жыл бұрын
I CANT ROLL MY R'S . I'M DOOMED.
@irregularLatvian
3 жыл бұрын
Noooo, it just takes practice. Imagine you're a Latvian bear... :)
@adamwnt
3 жыл бұрын
the question is, how can one be sad by your side 🤔
@ladyfrederick788
4 жыл бұрын
Sveiki Anita, do you offer lessons on FaceTime that I could pay for through PayPal or whichever form of your preference?
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Hello! Thanks for enquiring, but no I don’t offer private classes. I’m not a qualified teacher and these videos are more for general education about Latvian and our culture :)
@straight1080
2 жыл бұрын
10:14 tell that to the French
@saulesriets
3 жыл бұрын
:(
@agrisindulis3612
2 жыл бұрын
Why, why, why??? Why I discovered You only now?? This is crazy... Contact me, please. 🤔
@TwosStepUp
4 жыл бұрын
Very iinteresting, but please leave out the background music: it really is distracting -- paldies.
@irregularLatvian
4 жыл бұрын
Hm, maybe I should lower the volume! Noted! Thanks :)
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