Chapter 1A1
Labdien, vecmāmiņ
Good Day, Grandma
Before you read
Ir and nav
Ir means is or are. Nav means is not or are not, as in kafejnīca nav atvērta.
Adjective agreement
Kafejnīca and kafija are feminine, so they take maza, veca, laba, and atvērta. Plural durvis take vecas and atvērtas.
Location endings
Latvian locations often end in a long vowel. Kuldīgā means in Kuldīga, and virtuvē means in the kitchen.
Līga is now in Kuldīga.
Rātslaukums is here.
This is the café.
The café is small and old.
The door is old.
Now Līga opens the door.
There is a photograph here.
The photograph is old.
"Hello, Grandma," Līga says.
The café is not open.
Līga says, "I am here."
The bread is in the kitchen.
Maija is in the kitchen.
"Hello," Maija says.
"Hello," Līga says.
The bread is good.
Maija eats the bread.
Now Līga eats the bread.
The coffee is here.
The coffee is good.
"Thank you," Līga says.
"Good?" Maija asks.
"Good, thank you," Līga says.
The photograph is here.
"This is the café," Līga says.
Līga opens the door now.
The door is open.
Now the café is open.
"For now?" Maija asks.
"Yes, for now," Līga says.
Maija says, "Yes."
Līga is here now.
And the café is open.
Chapter 1 complete
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