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Your native Latvian teacher

Regular live classes in small groups. Ask questions, practice conversation, progress fast.

Live classes

You speak Latvian every week, with a native teacher

You join whichever slot suits you, with nothing to book. The joining link arrives by email, and the session is recorded.

  • 4 slots this week, across all three levels
  • 2 to 5 students per class, all at your level
  • Replay available the same evening, with no time limit
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A family language

Reconnect with Latvian

The language of your parents, your grandparents or your partner. The one you want to pass on to your children.

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Speaking the language of the country means reconnecting with its people.
A mother and her daughter sitting on a rug
Now, at home, we speak Latvian.
A young woman smiles on the phone
“Hi Mum, I speak Latvian!”
A father and his daughter laughing in autumn
Children who speak Latvian are the greatest cultural wealth you can bring to your family.
A grandmother and her granddaughter in the kitchen
Your grandparents’ Latvian should not end with them.
  • Finally understand what is said at the table, and answer back.
  • Your in-laws speak Latvian to you. Answer them in Latvian.

A language is passed down from generation to generation. Now it is your turn.

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The platform

Progress in Latvian between classes, at your own pace

Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.

The platform

Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day

Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.

  • 251 lessons across 49 modules, from beginner to advanced
  • Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
  • Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
Audio

You hear the language as it is actually spoken

The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.

  • Every sentence can be played and slowed down
  • The transcription and translation sit under the audio
  • You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
Quizzes

Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box

You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.

  • Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
  • An end-of-level test opens the next level
  • A level certificate at the end of the course
Level certificate

Your Latvian level, certified in your name

  • Issued once you have passed every lesson of a level: beginner, intermediate or advanced
  • Downloadable as a PDF and shareable on LinkedIn
  • A unique number, verifiable online on targumi.com
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Full program

Your Latvian curriculum

Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 49 modules, 251+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.

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Beginner Latvian
🔤Alfabēts — The Latvian alphabet
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👋The basics of Latvian
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🎶Latvian culture
  • Fêtes et traditions12 min
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👋Sasveicināšanās — Greetings and basic phrases
  • Labdien et sveiks , Bonjour en letton10 min
  • Paldies et atvainojiet , Remerciements et politesse10 min
  • Se presenter en letton , Es esmu...10 min
  • Les adieux , Uz redzēšanos10 min
  • Conversation complete , Première rencontre en letton12 min
  • + 4 more
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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Ģimene — Family
  • La famille immediate , Tuvākā ģimene10 min
  • Adjectifs possessifs lettons , Mans, tavs, viņa...10 min
  • Decrire la famille , Adjectifs et comparatifs10 min
  • La maison lettone , Māja un mājoklī10 min
  • Activites familiales , Ģimenes aktivitātes10 min
  • + 4 more
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🛒Tirgus — Market, money and Riga
  • L'euro letton et les prix , Nauda10 min
  • Riga , La perle de la Baltique10 min
  • Le Centrāltirgus , Le plus grand marché couvert d'Europe10 min
  • Faire ses courses , Iepirkšanās10 min
  • La cuisine lettone , Latviešu virtuve12 min
  • + 4 more
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🏠Mājoklis — Housing
  • Types de logement en Lettonie10 min
  • Meubles et equipement , Mēbeles10 min
  • Louer et decrire , Īrēt un aprakstīt10 min
  • La maison lettone , Le locatif en action10 min
  • Demander et donner des directions , Virzienu norādes10 min
  • + 2 more
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🏥Veselība — Health
  • Le corps humain , Cilvēka ķermenis10 min
  • Chez le medecin , Pie ārsta10 min
  • Pharmacie et bien-être , Aptieka10 min
  • Habitudes saines , Veselīgs dzīvesveids10 min
  • Les urgences et la sécurité , Neatliekamā palīdzība12 min
  • + 2 more
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🍽️Gastronomy — Latviešu virtuve
  • Pelēkie zirņi et sklandrausis , Les plats emblematiques10 min
  • Boissons et produits laitiers , Dzērieni10 min
  • Au restaurant , Restorānā10 min
  • Cuisiner en letton , Gatavošana10 min
  • Les herbes, épices et arômes lettons , Garšaugi10 min
  • + 2 more
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👪Extended family — Plašākā ģimene
  • La famille elargie lettone , Radinieki10 min
  • Les emotions familiales , Jūtas10 min
  • La vie quotidienne en famille10 min
  • Les noms lettons , Latviesu vārdi10 min
  • Les événements familiaux , Ģimenes notikumi10 min
  • + 2 more
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✈️Ceļošana — Traveling in Latvia
  • Rīga , La perle de la Baltique10 min
  • Jūrmala , La station balneaire10 min
  • Sigulda et Cēsis , Le coeur de la Vidzeme10 min
  • Liepāja , La ville ou le vent est ne10 min
  • À l'hôtel en Lettonie , Viesnīcā10 min
  • + 2 more
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🌲Daba — Latvian nature
  • Le parc national de la Gauja , Gaujas parks10 min
  • La mer Baltique et les forets , Baltijas jūra10 min
  • Tourbieres et zones humides , Purvi10 min
  • Cigognes et faune , Stārķi un dzīvnieki10 min
  • Les lacs lettons , Latvijas ezeri10 min
  • + 2 more
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🎭Kultūra — Latvian culture
  • Dziesmu svētki , La fete du chant10 min
  • Jāņi , La fete du solstice10 min
  • Dainas et Rothko , Patrimoine10 min
  • Art Nouveau et architecture , Jūgendstils10 min
  • La langue lettone dans le monde , Latviešu valoda pasaulē12 min
  • + 2 more
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💻Tehnoloģijas — Tech and startups
  • Printful , La licorne lettone10 min
  • MikroTik , Le geant du reseau10 min
  • Startups et scene tech de Riga10 min
  • Internet et numerique en Lettonie10 min
  • Internet et communication en letton , Internets un saziņa10 min
  • + 2 more
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🇱🇻
Intermediate Latvian
✈️Advanced travel — Ceļošana
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📖The 7 cases
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💼World of work — Darba pasaule
  • Introduction a Monde du travail , Darba pasaule15 min
  • Approfondissement de Monde du travail , Darba pasaule15 min
  • Monde du travail dans la pratique , Darba pasaule15 min
  • Debattre de Monde du travail , Darba pasaule15 min
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🏠Thematic vocabulary
  • La maison et la famille12 min
  • La nourriture et les repas12 min
  • Le temps et la météo11 min
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💬Everyday conversation
  • Salutations formelles et informelles11 min
  • Les verbes réfléchis en -ies14 min
  • Exprimer ses opinions et préférences12 min
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📰Media and news — Mediji un ziņas
  • Introduction a Medias et actualites , Mediji un ziņas15 min
  • Approfondissement de Medias et actualites , Mediji un ziņas15 min
  • Medias et actualites dans la pratique , Mediji un ziņas15 min
  • Debattre de Medias et actualites , Mediji un ziņas15 min
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🏛️Politics and society — Politika un sabiedrība
  • Introduction a Politique et societe , Politika un sabiedrība15 min
  • Approfondissement de Politique et societe , Politika un sabiedrība15 min
  • Politique et societe dans la pratique , Politika un sabiedrība15 min
  • Debattre de Politique et societe , Politika un sabiedrība15 min
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🌲Latvian culture
  • La Fête du Chant (Dziesmu svētki)13 min
  • Jāņi : la Saint-Jean lettone12 min
  • L'identité lettone : langue et résistance13 min
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💰Economy and finance — Ekonomika un finanses
  • Introduction a Economie et finances , Ekonomika un finanses15 min
  • Approfondissement de Economie et finances , Ekonomika un finanses15 min
  • Economie et finances dans la pratique , Ekonomika un finanses15 min
  • Debattre de Economie et finances , Ekonomika un finanses15 min
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🎓Advanced education — Izglītība
  • Introduction a Education avancee , Izglītība15 min
  • Approfondissement de Education avancee , Izglītība15 min
  • Education avancee dans la pratique , Izglītība15 min
  • Debattre de Education avancee , Izglītība15 min
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🎨Arts and literature — Māksla un literatūra
  • Introduction a Arts et litterature , Māksla un literatūra15 min
  • Approfondissement de Arts et litterature , Māksla un literatūra15 min
  • Arts et litterature dans la pratique , Māksla un literatūra15 min
  • Debattre de Arts et litterature , Māksla un literatūra15 min
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🌍Environment — Vide
  • Introduction a Environnement , Vide15 min
  • Approfondissement de Environnement , Vide15 min
  • Environnement dans la pratique , Vide15 min
  • Debattre de Environnement , Vide15 min
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🔬Science and technology — Zinātne un tehnoloģija
  • Introduction a Sciences et technologie , Zinātne un tehnoloģija15 min
  • Approfondissement de Sciences et technologie , Zinātne un tehnoloģija15 min
  • Sciences et technologie dans la pratique , Zinātne un tehnoloģija15 min
  • Debattre de Sciences et technologie , Zinātne un tehnoloģija15 min
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🌐International relations — Starptautiskās attiecības
  • Introduction a Relations internationales , Starptautiskās attiecības15 min
  • Approfondissement de Relations internationales , Starptautiskās attiecības15 min
  • Relations internationales dans la pratique , Starptautiskās attiecības15 min
  • Debattre de Relations internationales , Starptautiskās attiecības15 min
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💭Philosophy and thought — Filozofija un domāšana
  • Introduction a Philosophie et pensee , Filozofija un domāšana15 min
  • Approfondissement de Philosophie et pensee , Filozofija un domāšana15 min
  • Philosophie et pensee dans la pratique , Filozofija un domāšana15 min
  • Debattre de Philosophie et pensee , Filozofija un domāšana15 min
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🎯Personal project — Personīgais projekts
  • Introduction a Projet personnel , Personīgais projekts15 min
  • Approfondissement de Projet personnel , Personīgais projekts15 min
  • Projet personnel dans la pratique , Personīgais projekts15 min
  • Debattre de Projet personnel , Personīgais projekts15 min
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📚Latviesu literatura - Latvian literature
  • Rainis, the national poet13 min
  • Aspazija, the pioneering female voice13 min
  • Vizma Belsevica, poetic dissidence13 min
  • Karlis Skalbe and the Latvian tale12 min
  • Anna Brigadere and the national theater12 min
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🎶Dainas - Traditional UNESCO songs
  • Dainas, Latvian national poetry13 min
  • Krišjānis Barons, the father of dainas12 min
  • Themes and motifs of dainas12 min
  • The Song Festival13 min
  • Jāņi, the longest night12 min
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📰Mediji un prese - Media and press
  • Diena, the Latvian daily12 min
  • Latvijas Avīze, rural conservative voice12 min
  • LSM and Delfi, online media12 min
  • Latvian Television and the audiovisual landscape12 min
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📝Essential expressions
  • Conversations courantes10 min
  • Tons et système grammatical8 min
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🇱🇻
Advanced Latvian
📜Klasiska literatura - Rainis un Aspazija
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🎵The Dainas (UNESCO)
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⚡Advanced participles
  • Les participes présents actifs en -ošs/-oša15 min
  • Les participes passifs en -ts/-ta15 min
  • Participes dans les propositions relatives14 min
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✍️Modernā dzeja - Modern Latvian poetry
  • Vizma Belsevica, poetic dissidence14 min
  • Madaras, the botanical metaphor13 min
  • Ojars Vacietis, poetry of modernity13 min
  • Imants Ziedonis, poetic prose writer13 min
  • Knuts Skujenieks, poetry of exile12 min
  • + 2 more
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🎵Dziesmotā revolūcija - Singing Revolution
  • Atmoda - Latvian National Awakening15 min
  • The Baltic Way - 23 August 198914 min
  • The January 1991 barricades14 min
  • The March 1991 independence referendum13 min
  • August 1991 and the Moscow coup13 min
  • + 2 more
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📚Jānis Rainis and Latvian literature
  • Jānis Rainis : vie et engagement14 min
  • Aspazija : la dramaturge féministe13 min
  • Extraits et analyse : Uguns un nakts16 min
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⚔️Latvijas 20. gadsimta vesture - 20th-century history
  • The First Republic 1918-194014 min
  • Soviet deportations 1941 and 194914 min
  • The Latvian Riflemen WWI13 min
  • World War II in Latvia14 min
  • The Latvian SSR 1944-199113 min
  • + 2 more
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🏛️Formal and administrative Latvian
  • Le registre formel : vocabulaire officiel14 min
  • Subordonnées complexes et connecteurs logiques15 min
  • La correspondance formelle en letton14 min
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🇪🇺Eiropas Latvija - European Latvia
  • EU accession 2004 - Process and referendum14 min
  • Euro adoption 201413 min
  • Latvia at the EU presidency 201513 min
  • Latvian foreign policy post-202213 min
  • European funds and regional development12 min
  • + 2 more
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🏛️Riga UNESCO un jūgendstils - Riga UNESCO and art nouveau
  • Vecriga - Old Riga UNESCO14 min
  • Jugendstils - Latvian Art Nouveau14 min
  • Mihails Eisensteins, master of decorative13 min
  • National Romanticism in architecture13 min
  • The brick industry in Riga12 min
  • + 2 more
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🎵Dainas - UNESCO heritage
  • Metrical structure of dainas14 min
  • Mythological themes in dainas14 min
  • Krisjanis Barons and the Dainu skapis13 min
  • The Dziesmu svetki festival - UNESCO 200314 min
  • Jāņi and the summer solstice13 min
  • + 2 more
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🗺️Latviesu dialekti - Latvian dialects
  • Latvian dialectal cartography13 min
  • Latgalian (latgaliesu valoda)14 min
  • Couronnais (kursenieku valoda)13 min
  • Vidzemnian (vidzemes izloksne)13 min
  • Livonian and Finno-Ugric heritage12 min
  • + 2 more
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📰Mūsdienu prese - Contemporary press
  • Diena, the historical daily13 min
  • Latvijas Avīze, conservative voice12 min
  • LSM.lv and public service13 min
  • Delfi and online content market12 min
  • Ir, the investigative magazine12 min
  • + 2 more
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🎭Mūsdienu identitāte un kultūra - Modern identity and culture
  • Contemporary Latvian cinema14 min
  • Latvian gastronomy13 min
  • Sports and identity: Riga Dinamo and beyond12 min
  • Popular music and contemporary scene12 min
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📜Proverbs and Latvian culture
  • Sakāmvārdi , Proverbes lettons12 min
  • Registre formel et littéraire10 min
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The curriculum

What you'll learn in Latvian

A curriculum designed to get you speaking Latvian in the situations that actually matter to you.

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  1. 01
    Conversational Latvian from Riga
  2. 02
    Archaic Indo-European grammar: 7 cases
  3. 03
    Latvian vs Lithuanian: differences and similarities
  4. 04
    Culture: choral singing, folk dance and Midsummer celebrations
  5. 05
    Business in Riga and the Baltic economy
  6. 06
    Latvian for the diaspora in Western Europe
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about learning Latvian

No, not directly. Although both are Baltic languages, they have diverged for about 1,500 years. They share roughly 80% of their root vocabulary, but the phonology and grammar differ enough to make mutual understanding difficult without study. It is a bit like the relationship between Latin and Greek, Indo-European cousins, but not mutually intelligible.
Latvian is spoken by only 1.5 million people worldwide. Mastering it is an extremely rare skill outside the Baltic states. In diplomacy, NGOs, companies operating in the Baltics, or journalism covering the region, speaking Latvian is an almost unique competitive advantage. It also demonstrates a strong cultural commitment that Latvians deeply appreciate.
The 7 grammatical cases, the pitch accents, and the complex declensions of nouns and adjectives. The good news: the Latvian alphabet is Latin-based (with a few diacritics such as ā, ē, ī, ū for long vowels), and pronunciation is regular. Our lessons start with the most frequent structures so that you can communicate from the very first weeks.
Riga is one of the most affordable capitals in the EU, with a cost of living far below Paris or Berlin. Latvia has been a member of the eurozone since 2014 and of NATO since 2004. The start-up ecosystem is growing, particularly in fintech, cybersecurity and logistics. For European entrepreneurs, Riga offers a highly favourable environment.
For an English or French speaker, expect 10 to 14 months with regular lessons to reach B1. Latvian is rated Category 3 by the FSI. The alphabet and pronunciation can be learned in 2 to 3 weeks. The grammatical cases require regular practice, but our teachers introduce them through real-world context rather than abstract tables.
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