Be, have, do, go and the other verbs you need first in Latvian, with English translations.
| English | Latvian | |
|---|---|---|
| to be | būt | |
| to have | būt | |
| to do | darīt | |
| to go | iet | |
| to come | nākt | |
| to see | redzēt | |
| to look | skatīties | |
| to know | zināt | |
| to get | dabūt | |
| to make | taisīt | |
| to take | ņemt | |
| to give | dot | |
| to say | teikt | |
| to tell | stāstīt | |
| to speak | runāt | |
| to talk | runāt | |
| to think | domāt | |
| to want | gribēt | |
| to need | vajadzēt | |
| to like | patikt | |
| to love | mīlēt | |
| to eat | ēst | |
| to drink | dzert | |
| to sleep | gulēt | |
| to work | strādāt | |
| to play | spēlēt | |
| to read | lasīt | |
| to write | rakstīt | |
| to listen | klausīties | |
| to hear | dzirdēt | |
| to walk | staigāt | |
| to run | skriet | |
| to sit | sēdēt | |
| to stand | stāvēt | |
| to open | atvērt | |
| to close | aizvērt | |
| to buy | pirkt | |
| to pay | maksāt | |
| to help | palīdzēt | |
| to learn | mācīties | |
| to understand | saprast | |
| to remember | atcerēties | |
| to forget | aizmirst | |
| to wait | gaidīt | |
| to start | sākt | |
| to stop | apstāties | |
| to live | dzīvot | |
| to find | atrast | |
| to ask | jautāt | |
| to answer | atbildēt | |