Learn Latvian Through Useful Moments

Why Learn Latvian?

Speakers
About 1.5 million (2023)
Official in
Latvia, and in the European Union

Read at Your Level

Discussing Community and Environmental Projects in Latvian

6 Lessons

Latvian Course Levels

  1. Level 1I'm just starting out or know only a few words
  2. Level 2I can read simple sentences
  3. Level 3I can read short stories and messages
  4. Level 4I can read longer texts about everyday life
  5. Level 5I can follow complex topics, but miss some details
  6. Level 6I can read almost anything

How Long Does It Take to Learn Latvian?

The U.S. Foreign Service Institute plans 1,012 class hours for its English-speaking students to use Latvian at work. That is about 44 weeks of classes, plus about 17 hours a week of study on their own.

Here is how long 1,012 hours takes at your own pace:

3½ hours a week
About 5 years 6 months
7 hours a week
About 2 years 9 months
14 hours a week
About 1 year 5 months
28 hours a week
About 8 months

Common Questions About Learning Latvian

Does Bubblegum teach Latvian?

Yes. Bubblegum teaches standard Latvian.

Is Bubblegum good for beginners?

If you are serious about learning Latvian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like.

Which levels does Bubblegum teach?

Bubblegum has six levels, from Level 1 ("I'm just starting out or know only a few words") to Level 6 ("I can read almost anything"). You can change your level at any time.

Do the Latvian lessons have audio?

Yes. Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.

Can I practice speaking Latvian?

Yes. In live voice chat, you talk out loud in Latvian with Poppy, your AI tutor.

Which languages can Poppy explain Latvian in?

Poppy explains Latvian in any of the 74 languages the app comes in. The language pairs page shows how much of the Latvian grammar and dictionary is ready in each one.

Is Bubblegum free?

Yes. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read. Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Latvian language (1.5 million speakers, 2023; official in Latvia and the European Union)
  2. U.S. Department of State, Foreign Language Training (Category III: about 44 weeks, 1,012 class hours; Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovenian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese)