Hello,

My holiday in Lativia is in about two weeks and I would like to try Tim Ferris’ approach to learning languages (If you are interested: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh66cp33CrQ&ab\_channel=M%C3%A1t%C3%A9Farkas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh66cp33CrQ&ab_channel=M%C3%A1t%C3%A9Farkas))

I would be greatful if someone might be able to translate the following sentences for me, so I can get a feel for the language:

1. The apple is red
2. It is John’s apple.
3. I give John the apple.
4. We give him the apple.
5. He gives it to John.
6. She gives it to him.
7. Is the apple red?
8. The apples are red.
9. I must give it to him.
10. I want to give it to her.
11. I’m going to know tomorrow.
12. I can’t eat the apple.
13. I have eaten the apple.

Do you think people will welcome my effort and try to understand me? Are there any things I should be aware of in terms of being polite and not sounding rude?

Thank you in advance and I am looking forward to visiting your beautiful country 🙂

Frederic

3 comments

  1. 1. Ābols ir sarkans.

    2. Tas ir Džona ābols.

    3. Es Džonam iedodu ābolu.

    4. Mēs iedodam viņam ābolu.

    5. Viņš iedod to Džonam.

    6. Viņa iedod to Džonam.

    7. Vai ābols ir sarkans?

    8. Āboli ir sarkani.

    9. Man tas ir jāiedod viņam.

    10. Es gribu to iedot viņai.

    11. Es uzzināšu rītdien.

    12. Es nevaru ēst ābolu.

    13. Es esmu apēdis ābolu.

  2. Dude, you cannot learn a language in 13 sentences, no matter how hard that guy is selling it, what this is good for is gleaning how the language works at a superficial level to understand what you are dealing with if you already have an in-depth understanding of how grammar works in various languages, in which case language learning is going to be easy for you in any case. And then in a situation that does not involve just speaking with a native, who is bad at grammar, it probably would be a better idea to look up information on grammar, so you don’t gloss over a ton of grammatical structures while trying to figure out things about structures that don’t even exist in some languages

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