Colloquial Latvian

Chris Moseley teaches Latvian at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London and is also the editor of two other volumes for Routledge: the Atlas of the World’s Languages and the Encyclopedia of the World’s Endangered Languages. Dace Praulinš started teaching Latvian History, Culture, Society and Language at the University of Glasgow in 2006 following three decades in language teaching. She has taught English to speakers of other languages in the UK, Germany and Latvia. She has also taught German and French.

Acknowledgements  Introduction  How To Use This Book  The Sounds of Latvian Abbreviations  1. Hello!  2. Please drive to…!  3. I Have a Reservation  4. Travelling by Train  5. At the Restaurant  6. Family  7. What Do You Do In Your Free Time?  8. Let’s Go Shopping!  9. Let’s Go To The Market!  10. How Do You Spend Your Days?  11. Where Did You Go On Holiday?  12. What’s Wrong With You?  13. The New Flat  14. What Will The Weather Be Like Today?  15. Communications and Mass Media  Grammar Summary  Key to Exercises  Latvian–English Glossary  English–Latvian Glossary  Bibliography  Index