Joy of Latvian Market Shopping: A Day at Riga Central

Jun 3, 2024 · 15m 9s
Joy of Latvian Market Shopping: A Day at Riga Central
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01 · Main Story

1m 43s

02 · Vocabulary Words

11m 16s

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Fluent Fiction - Latvian: Joy of Latvian Market Shopping: A Day at Riga Central Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/joy-of-latvian-market-shopping-a-day-at-riga-central/ Story Transcript: Lv: Saulainā vasaras rītā,...

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Fluent Fiction - Latvian: Joy of Latvian Market Shopping: A Day at Riga Central
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Lv: Saulainā vasaras rītā, cilvēku pūlis pulcējās Rīgas Centrāltirgus plašajās ejās.
En: On a sunny summer morning, a crowd of people gathered in the wide aisles of the Riga Central Market.

Lv: Jānis un Līga, jauns pāris, nolemj doties uz tirgu pēc svaigiem produktiem.
En: Jānis and Līga, a young couple, decided to go to the market for fresh produce.

Lv: Gaiss bija piepildīts ar dārzeņu, augļu un garšvielu smaržu.
En: The air was filled with the scents of vegetables, fruits, and spices.

Lv: Tirgus iekštelpās viss kustēja un dzīvīja, tirgotāji skaļi piedāvāja savu preci.
En: Inside the market, everything was bustling and lively as vendors loudly offered their goods.

Lv: Jānis piegāja pie galda, uz kura bija novietoti krāšņi tomāti.
En: Jānis approached a table laden with beautiful tomatoes.

Lv: "Lūdzam divus kilogramus tomātu," viņš pieklājīgi lūdza pārdevējam.
En: "We'd like two kilograms of tomatoes, please," he politely asked the vendor.

Lv: Pārdevējs pasmaidīja un ielika sārtos tomātus papīra maisiņā.
En: The vendor smiled and placed the rosy tomatoes into a paper bag.

Lv: Blakus galda, Līga ar interesi apskatīja zaļās salātlapas.
En: Next to the table, Līga was keenly examining the green lettuce leaves.

Lv: "Vai tās ir no jūsu dārza?" viņa jautāja pārdevējai.
En: "Are these from your garden?" she asked the vendor.

Lv: "Jā, tās ir svaigas no mūsu dārza," sieviete lepni atbildēja.
En: "Yes, they are fresh from our garden," the woman proudly replied.

Lv: Ieraugot zemeni stendu, Jānis atcerējās to saldo garšu.
En: Seeing a stand with strawberries, Jānis remembered their sweet taste.

Lv: "Līga, mums vajadzētu nopirkt arī zemenes," viņš teica ar entuziasmu.
En: "Līga, we should buy some strawberries too," he said enthusiastically.

Lv: Līga piekrita, un kopā viņi nopirka pilnu maisiņu ar spilgti sarkanām zemēm.
En: Līga agreed, and together they bought a full bag of bright red strawberries.

Lv: Citā stendā viņi atrada burkānus.
En: At another stand, they found carrots.

Lv: "Tie izskatās ļoti labi," teica Līga, pacēla vienu.
En: "These look very good," said Līga, picking one up.

Lv: Pārdevējs, vecs lauku vīrs, lepni paskaidroja, kā viņi audzē burkānus bez ķimikālijām.
En: The vendor, an old country man, proudly explained how they grew the carrots without chemicals.

Lv: Jānis tūlīt nopirka arī burkānus.
En: Jānis immediately bought some carrots as well.

Lv: Sekoja tirgus apmeklējums pēc augļiem.
En: They continued their visit to the market for some fruits.

Lv: "Ābeles šeit ir lieliskas. Mums tās jāņem," Līga priecīgi teica.
En: "The apples here are great. We should get some," Līga cheerfully said.

Lv: Pārdevēja iedeva viņiem sulīgas ābeles un pat nogaršošanai piedāvāja plūmes.
En: The vendor handed them juicy apples and even offered some plums to taste.

Lv: Beidzot, pēc aptuveni divām stundām, Jānis un Līga apsēdās uz soliņa netālu no tirgus.
En: Finally, after about two hours, Jānis and Līga sat down on a bench near the market.

Lv: Viņu grozs bija pilnāks.
En: Their basket was full.

Lv: "Mums ir tik daudz svaigu produktu," Līga ar smaidu teica.
En: "We have so much fresh produce," Līga said with a smile.

Lv: “Mēs varam gatavot garšīgu vakariņu.”
En: “We can cook a delicious dinner.”

Lv: Jānis piekrita. “Šis rīts bija brīnišķīgs. Svaigi produkti, jauki cilvēki, dzīves pilnas.”
En: Jānis agreed. “This morning was wonderful. Fresh produce, nice people, full of life.”

Lv: Miers un prieks atgriezās pārim, piepildīts ne tikai ar produktu smaržu, bet arī ar tirgus enerģiju.
En: Peace and joy returned to the couple, filled not only with the scents of the produce but also with the energy of the market.

Lv: Atgriežoties mājās, viņi zināja – tagad būs vakariņas bagātīgas ar īstām, latviskām garšām.
En: Returning home, they knew – dinner would now be rich with genuine Latvian flavors.

Lv: Un tas bija patiesi apmierinošs dienas noslēgums.
En: And that was a truly satisfying end to the day.


Vocabulary Words:
  • aisles: ejas
  • gathered: pulcējās
  • crowd: pūlis
  • market: tirgus
  • produce: produkti
  • scents: smaržu
  • bustling: kustēja
  • lively: dzīvīga
  • vendors: tirgotāji
  • laden: novietoti
  • rosy: sārtos
  • keenly: ar interesi
  • examining: apskatīja
  • lettuce: salātlapas
  • stand: stends
  • strawberries: zemenes
  • enthusiastically: ar entuziasmu
  • bright: spilgti
  • plums: plūmes
  • juicy: sulīgas
  • bench: soliņa
  • fresh: svaigi
  • carrots: burkānus
  • chemicals: ķimikālijām
  • delicious: garšīgu
  • peace: miers
  • returned: atgriezās
  • satisfying: apmierinošs
  • energy: enerģiju
  • genuine: īstas
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