This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Latvian. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Latvian“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishLatvianPronunciation
(Audio)
light / cleargaišs, gaišalv-sing_lightclearlv-sing_lightclear-2
darktumšs, tumšalv-sing_darklv-sing_dark-2
colorcolorkrāsalv-sing_color
coloredcoloredkrāsains, krāsainalv-sing_coloredlv-sing_colored-2
whitewhitebalts, baltalv-sing_whitelv-sing_white-2
blackblackmelns, melnalv-sing_blacklv-sing_black-2
yellowyellowdzeltens, dzeltenalv-sing_yellowlv-sing_yellow-2
orangeorangeoranžs, oranžalv-sing_orangelv-sing_orange-2
redredsarkans, sarkanalv-sing_redlv-sing_red-2
pinkpinkrozālv-sing_pink
violetvioletviolets, violetalv-sing_violetlv-sing_violet-2
bluebluezils, zilalv-sing_bluelv-sing_blue-2
greengreenzaļš, zaļalv-sing_greenlv-sing_green-2
brownbrownbrūns, brūnalv-sing_brownlv-sing_brown-2
greygreypelēks, pelēkalv-sing_greylv-sing_grey-2

Appearance & attributes

EnglishLatvianPronunciation
(Audio)
newjauns, jaunalv-sing_newlv-sing_new-2
oldvecs, vecalv-sing_oldlv-sing_old-2
smallmazs, mazalv-sing_smalllv-sing_small-2
large / bigliels, lielalv-sing_largebiglv-sing_largebig-2
youngjauns, jaunalv-sing_younglv-sing_young-2
kind / pleasantlaipns, laipna
patīkams, patīkama
lv-sing_kindpleasant
lv-sing_kindpleasant-2
lv-sing_kindpleasant-3lv-sing_kindpleasant-4
unkind / unpleasantnelaipns, nelaipna
nepatīkams, nepatīkama
lv-sing_unkindunpleasant
lv-sing_unkindunpleasant-2
lv-sing_unkindunpleasant-3lv-sing_unkindunpleasant-4
patientpacietīgs, pacietīgalv-sing_patientlv-sing_patient-2
tallgaršs, garalv-sing_talllv-sing_tall-2
middle sizedvidēja izmēralv-sing_middle-sized
smallmazs, mazalv-sing_smalllv-sing_small-2
fatresns, resnalv-sing_fatlv-sing_fat-2
thin / slimtievs, tievalv-sing_thinslimlv-sing_thinslim-2
nice / prettyjauks, jauka
skaists, skaista
lv-sing_nicepretty
lv-sing_nicepretty-2
lv-sing_nicepretty-3lv-sing_nicepretty-4
beautifulskaists, skaistalv-sing_beautifullv-sing_beautiful-2
uglynesmuks, nesmukalv-sing_uglylv-sing_ugly-2
ill / sickslims, slimalv-sing_illsicklv-sing_illsick-2
healthyvesels, veselalv-sing_healthylv-sing_healthy-2
happy / cheerfullaimīgs, laimīga
priecīgs, priecīga
lv-sing_happycheerful
lv-sing_happycheerful-2
lv-sing_happycheerful-3lv-sing_happycheerful-4
sadbēdīgs, bēdīga
skumjš, skumja
lv-sing_sad
lv-sing_sad-2
lv-sing_sad-3lv-sing_sad-4
sportysportisks, sportiskalv-sing_sportylv-sing_sporty-2
ambitionedgodkārīgs, godkārīgalv-sing_ambitionedlv-sing_ambitioned-2
intelligentgudrs, gudra
prātīgs, prātīga
lv-sing_intelligent
lv-sing_intelligent-2
lv-sing_intelligent-3lv-sing_intelligent-4
creativeradošs, radošalv-sing_creativelv-sing_creative-2
activeaktīvs, aktīva
darbīgs, darbīga
lv-sing_active
lv-sing_active-2
lv-sing_active-3lv-sing_active-4
sentimentalsentimentāls, sentimentālalv-sing_sentimentallv-sing_sentimental-2
rationalracionāls, racionāla
saprātīgs, saprātīga
lv-sing_rational
lv-sing_rational-2
lv-sing_rational-3lv-sing_rational-4
emotionalemocionāls, emocionālalv-sing_emotionallv-sing_emotional-2
naturaldabisks, dabiskalv-sing_naturallv-sing_natural-2
romanticromantisks, romantiskalv-sing_romanticlv-sing_romantic-2
nice / amiablepatīkams, patīkama
draudzīgs, draudzīga
lv-sing_niceamiable
lv-sing_niceamiable-2
lv-sing_niceamiable-3lv-sing_niceamiable-4
spontaneousspontāns, spontānalv-sing_spontaneouslv-sing_spontaneous-2
energeticenerģisks, enerģiskalv-sing_energeticlv-sing_energetic-2
stressed (out)saspringts, saspringtalv-sing_stressed-outlv-sing_stressed-out-2
relaxedatslābinājies, atslābinājusieslv-sing_relaxedlv-sing_relaxed-2
frustratedneapmierināts, neapmierinātalv-sing_frustratedlv-sing_frustrated-2
talentedtalantīgs, talantīga
apdāvināts, apdāvināta
lv-sing_talented
lv-sing_talented-2
lv-sing_talented-3lv-sing_talented-4

Questions & phrases

EnglishLatvianPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?Kā viņš izskatās?lv-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?Kā viņa izskatās?lv-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?Kāds viņš ir?lv-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?Kāda viņa ir?lv-sing_what-is-she-like

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