Colloquial Latvian

Description

This new edition of Colloquial Latvian has been completely rewritten to make learning Latvian easier and more enjoyable than ever before!

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Latvian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

What makes Colloquial Latvian your best choice in personal language learning?

• Interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice
• Clear – concise grammar notes
• Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide
• Complete – including answer key and reference section

By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Latvian in a broad range of everyday situations.

Reviews

Review of the previous edition:

'An hour a day for a month and it's under your belt - I think that's hard to beat in its genre, and textbooks for much more widely spoken languages often fall far short of this standard.' Amazon customer

Contents

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

Author Bio

Christopher Moseley worked for two decades for the BBC World Service, specialising in Baltic affairs, and is now a freelance translator and editor. He is the author of Colloquial Estonian (second edition, 2008) and the general editor of the Routledge/Curzon Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages (2007) and the general editor (with R.E. Asher) of the Atlas of the World’s Languages (second edition, 2007).

Dace Praulinš is a Lecturer in Latvian at the University of Glasgow.

Related Subjects

1. Language Teaching & Learning
2. Eastern European Coursebooks
3. Eastern European- Self Study
4. Eastern European Workbooks

Listen to Sample Audio For The Audio CD (also included in the Pack)

If youre thinking about buying this course, why not listen to the audio tracks below for a taster?

• Unit 1, Dialogue 1
• Unit 1, Dialogue 2