Schedule & Booking

1. Kad vilciens atiet?

   kad VIL-ciens A-tiet?

   When does the train depart?

   Usage

   Used to ask when a train departs

   Grammar Note

   "Atiet" is a compound of "at-" (away) and "iet" (to go): "to depart". Latvian railways are operated by Pasažieru vilciens

2. Veikals ir atvērts no deviņiem līdz pieciem

   VEI-kals ir AT-vērts no DE-vi-ņiem līdz PIE-ciem

   The shop is open from nine to five

   Usage

   Used to state a shop's opening hours

   Grammar Note

   Time ranges use "no ... līdz ..." (from ... to ...). Numbers take dative -iem (masculine plural dative) in this construction

3. Vai jums ir brīvs numurs šovakar?

   vai jums ir brīvs NU-murs ŠO-va-kar?

   Do you have a free room tonight?

   Usage

   Used to ask a hotel if they have a room available for tonight

   Grammar Note

   "Šovakar" = šo (this) + vakars (evening). "Šodien" (today) and "rīt" (tomorrow) are other common time adverbs

4. Mūsu tikšanās ir pulksten trīs

   MŪ-su TIK-ša-nās ir PULK-sten trīs

   Our meeting is at three o'clock

   Usage

   Used to confirm the time of a meeting or appointment

   Grammar Note

   "Pulksten" is a fixed adverbial form (from "pulkstenis", clock) placed before the hour. "Pulksten trīs" = three o'clock

5. Autobuss pienāks pēc piecpadsmit minūtēm

   AU-to-buss PIE-nāks pēc PIEC-pad-smit MI-nū-tēm

   The bus arrives in fifteen minutes

   Usage

   Used to say when the next bus will arrive

   Grammar Note

   "Pēc" means "after / in X time" and takes the genitive in the singular and the dative in the plural. "Pēc stundas" (genitive singular) = in an hour, "pēc divām stundām" (dative plural) = in two hours

6. Muzejs ir slēgts pirmdienās

   MU-zejs ir slēgts PIRM-die-nās

   The museum is closed on Mondays

   Usage

   Used to inform that a museum or venue is closed on Mondays

   Grammar Note

   Locative plural of weekdays (-ās/-os) expresses habitual repetition. "Otrdienās" = every Tuesday, "sestdienās" = every Saturday

7. Esmu rezervējis trīs naktis

   ES-mu RE-zer-vē-jis trīs NAK-tis

   I have reserved for three nights

   Usage

   Used to confirm a three-night hotel reservation (male speaker)

   Grammar Note

   Perfect participle varies by gender: masculine "-jis", feminine "-jusi". A female says "Esmu rezervējusi"

8. Kāds ir pēdējais reģistrācijas laiks?

   kāds ir PĒ-dē-jais RE-ģis-trā-ci-jas laiks?

   What is the latest check-in time?

   Usage

   Used to ask the latest possible check-in time at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Reģistrācijas" is the genitive of "reģistrācija" (registration). Latvian uses "registration" for the hotel check-in concept

9. Cikos restorāns vakarā atveras?

   CI-kos RES-to-rāns VA-ka-rā AT-ve-ras?

   What time does the restaurant open in the evening?

   Usage

   Used to ask what time a restaurant opens in the evening for dinner

   Grammar Note

   "Cikos?" asks "at what time?". "Atveras" is the third person of reflexive "atvērties" (to open). Reflexive verbs are common in Latvian

10. Ekskursija sākas pēc pusstundas

    EKS-kur-si-ja SĀ-kas pēc PUS-stun-das

    The tour starts in half an hour

    Usage

    Used to announce when a guided tour will begin

    Grammar Note

    "Sākas" is the reflexive "sākties" (to begin, intransitive) vs "sākt" (to begin, transitive). "Pusstunda" = half + hour

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