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.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Latvian“.
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People
English | Latvian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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human (being) / person | cilvēks | lv-sing_human-beingperson |
people / humans | cilvēki | lv-sing_peoplehumans |
woman | sieviete | lv-sing_woman |
man | vīrietis | lv-sing_man |
child | bērns | lv-sing_child |
girl | meitene | lv-sing_girl |
boy | zēns puisis | lv-sing_boy lv-sing_boy-2 |
Professions
English | Latvian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
profession | profesija | lv-sing_profession |
employee / worker | darbinieks, darbiniece | lv-sing_employeeworkerlv-sing_employeeworker-2 |
clerk / official | ierēdnis, ierēdne | lv-sing_clerkofficiallv-sing_clerkofficial-2 |
colleague | kolēģis, kolēģe | lv-sing_colleaguelv-sing_colleague-2 |
pensioner / retiree | pensionārs, pensionāre | lv-sing_pensionerretireelv-sing_pensionerretiree-2 |
unemployed person / jobseeker | bezdarbnieks, bezdarbniece | lv-sing_unemployed-personjobseekerlv-sing_unemployed-personjobseeker-2 |
doctor | ārsts, ārste | lv-sing_doctorlv-sing_doctor-2 |
journalist | žurnālists, žurnāliste | lv-sing_journalistlv-sing_journalist-2 |
engineer | inženieris, inženiere mehāniķis, mehāniķe | lv-sing_engineer lv-sing_engineer-2 lv-sing_engineer-3lv-sing_engineer-4 |
boss | vadītājs, vadītāja | lv-sing_bosslv-sing_boss-2 |
director | direktors, direktore | lv-sing_directorlv-sing_director-2 |
manager | vadītājs, vadītāja | lv-sing_managerlv-sing_manager-2 |
secretary | sekretārs, sekretāre | lv-sing_secretarylv-sing_secretary-2 |
driver | šoferis, šofere | lv-sing_driverlv-sing_driver-2 |
farmer | lauksaimnieks, lauksaimniece | lv-sing_farmerlv-sing_farmer-2 |
baker | maiznieks, maizniece | lv-sing_bakerlv-sing_baker-2 |
salesman, saleswoman | pārdevējs, pārdevēja | lv-sing_salesman-saleswomanlv-sing_salesman-saleswoman-2 |
nurse | medmāsa māsiņa | lv-sing_nurse lv-sing_nurse-2 |
policeman, policewoman | policists, policiste | lv-sing_policeman-policewomanlv-sing_policeman-policewoman-2 |
cook / chef | pavārs, pavāre | lv-sing_cookcheflv-sing_cookchef-2 |
teacher, female teacher | skolotājs, skolotāja | lv-sing_teacher-female-teacherlv-sing_teacher-female-teacher-2 |
shoemaker [Sg] | kurpnieks, kurpniece | lv-sing_shoemakerlv-sing_shoemaker-2 | shoemakers [Pl] | kurpnieki | lv-plur_shoemaker |
watchmaker [Sg] | pulksteņmeistars, pulksteņmeistare | lv-sing_watchmakerlv-sing_watchmaker-2 | watchmakers [Pl] | pulksteņmeistari | lv-plur_watchmaker |
Work & Application
English | Latvian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
(to) work | strādāt | lv-sing_to-work |
work / job | darbs | lv-sing_workjob |
workplace | darba vieta | lv-sing_workplace |
employment / occupation | nodarbošanās profesija | lv-sing_employmentoccupation lv-sing_employmentoccupation-2 |
office | birojs | lv-sing_office |
factory | rūpnīca | lv-sing_factory |
construction site | būvlaukums | lv-sing_construction-site |
salary | alga | lv-sing_salary |
(to) earn | pelnīt nopelnīt | lv-sing_to-earn lv-sing_to-earn-2 |
(to) look for a job | meklēt darbu | lv-sing_to-look-for-a-job |
(to) find a job | atrast darbu | lv-sing_to-find-a-job |
job interview | darba intervija | lv-sing_job-interview |
CV | CV | lv-sing_cv |
education | izglītība | lv-sing_education |
experience | pieredze | lv-sing_experience |
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