Language Examples
Tik skrytuļam ruodīs: iz vītys jis grīžās,
A brauciejam breinums, kai tuoli ceļš aizvess,
Tai vuorpsteite cīši pret sprāduoju paušās,
Jei naatteik – vacei gi dzejis gols zvaigznēs.
Pruots naguorbej ramu, juos lepneibu grūžoj,
Vys jamās pa sovam ļauds pasauli puormeit,
Bet nak jau sevkuram vīns kuorsynoj myužu
I ramaņu jumtus līk īguodu kuormim.
Na vysim tai sadar kai kuošam ar speini,
Sirds narymst i nabeidz par sātmalim tēmēt,
A pruots rauga skaitejs pa rokstaudža zeimem,
Kai riedeits, kod saulei vēļ vaiņuku jēme.
(Poem of Armands Kūceņš)
The Lord's Prayer in Latgalian:
Myusu Tāvs, kurs esi dabasūs,
slaveits lai tūp Tovs vōrds.
Lai atnōk Tova vaļsteiba.
Tova vaļa lai nūteik, kai dabasūs,
tai ari vērs zemes.
Myusu ikdīneiškū maizi dūd mums šudiņ.
Un atlaid mums myusu porōdus,
kai un mes atlaižam sovim porōdnīkim.
Un naved myusu kārdynōšonā,
bet izglōb myusus nu ļauna Amen.
| Latgalian | Latvian | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Vasals! | Sveiks! | Hi! (literally, "Hale and Hearty!", "Sveiks" is more common as "Hi" in Latvian but has a different meaning) |
| Loba dīna! | Labdien! | Hello, Good day! |
| Muns vuords Eugeņs. | Mans vārds ir Eugeņs. | My name is Eugene. |
| Šudiņ breineiga dīna! | Šodien ir brīnišķīga diena! | Today is wonderful/beautiful day! |
| Vīns, div, treis, niu tu breivs! | Viens, divi, trīs, nu tu esi brīvs! | One, two, three, now you are free! (Counting game for children) |
| Asu aizjimts itamā šaļtī! | Esmu aizņemts šobrīd! | I am busy at the moment! |
| Es tevi mīļoju! | Es tevi mīlu! | I love you! |
| Asu nu Latgolys. | Esmu no Latgales. | I am from Latgalia. (In Latvian, "esu" is short for "es esmu.") |
| Es īšu da sātai. | Es iešu mājās. | I will go home. (Note, "sēta" in Latvian means the courtyard to a homestead, also homestead; so a more rural/agrarian sense of "home" in the Latgalian than in the Latvian "mājās", which is more evocative of a house.) |
| Maņ pateik vuiceitīs. | Man patīk mācīties. | I like to learn. (Note, this marked difference between Latgalian and Latvian is quite typical. The set of examples here are quite similar because they relate to basic concepts.) |
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