Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.

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

People & Professions in Latvian

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People

EnglishLatvianPronunciation
(Audio)
human (being) / personcilvēks
people / humanscilvēki
womansieviete
manvīrietis
childbērns
girlmeitene
boyzēns
puisis

Professions

EnglishLatvianPronunciation
(Audio)
professionprofesija
employee / workerdarbinieks (m), darbiniece (f)
clerk / officialierēdnis (m), ierēdne (f)
colleaguekolēģis (m), kolēģe (f)
pensioner / retireepensionārs (m), pensionāre (f)
unemployed person / jobseekerbezdarbnieks (m), bezdarbniece (f)
doctorārsts (m), ārste (f)
journalistžurnālists (m), žurnāliste (f)
engineerinženieris (m), inženiere (f)
mehāniķis (m), mehāniķe (f)


bossvadītājs (m), vadītāja (f)
directordirektors (m), direktore (f)
managervadītājs (m), vadītāja (f)
secretarysekretārs (m), sekretāre (f)
driveršoferis (m), šofere (f)
farmerlauksaimnieks (m), lauksaimniece (f)
bakermaiznieks (m), maizniece (f)
salesman (m), saleswoman (f)pārdevējs (m), pārdevēja (f)
nursemedmāsa
māsiņa

policeman (m), policewoman (f)policists (m), policiste (f)
cook / chefpavārs (m), pavāre (f)
teacher (m), female teacher (f)skolotājs (m), skolotāja (f)
shoemaker [Sg]kurpnieks (m), kurpniece (f)
shoemakers [Pl]kurpnieki
watchmaker [Sg]pulksteņmeistars (m), pulksteņmeistare (f)
watchmakers [Pl]pulksteņmeistari

Work & Application

EnglishLatvianPronunciation
(Audio)
(to) workstrādāt
work / jobdarbs
workplacedarba vieta
employment / occupationnodarbošanās
profesija

officebirojs
factoryrūpnīca
construction sitebūvlaukums
salaryalga
(to) earnpelnīt
nopelnīt

(to) look for a jobmeklēt darbu
(to) find a jobatrast darbu
job interviewdarba intervija
CVCV
educationizglītība
experiencepieredze

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