For the record that dress was my mom's sleeping gown. Yes she gave me permission. Swamps, ghost towns, pagan masks horrible pronunciations (hehe I called it "screwed-na") and really tall women, (tallest average in the world!) Welcome to #LATVIA!
Geography Now did you have to use a picture of the old Euros? - as old series €5, €10, €20 & €50 notes have now been withdrawn. Also none of those notes ever entered circulation as they are the initial designs drawn up in 1999 before they got updated etc. Just letting you know as I’m sure you like to represent the country as accurately as possible!
Just a note. In Latvian all words are stressed on the first syllable. You've stressed all Latvian names on the last syllable, the exact opposite of how words in Latvian are pronounced.
@@skeppymuffins3412 Protams mūsu valstī ir daudz krievu kuri spēj runāt latviešu valodā bet viņiem ir 90% liels akcents runājot un sarežģīti izrunāt vārdus ar garumzīmēm un mīkstinājumiem.
I am studying history in Estoniaa and I was really surprised that Latvia and Lithuania are only two remaining Baltic languages and that baltic languages are the oldest languages in Europe :) I have visited Latvia and Lithuanoia and I think that your language is beautiful but yes :D very hard to learn :D sending a lot of love to you from Estonia :)
MC King-Minecraft It sounds like a cute and slightly retarded version of Lithuanian. And I'm sure Latvians think our language is a retarded version of Latvian as well. We can sort of understand each other. And the signs in Latvia made me laugh my ass off. For example there's a slogan of some cafe in Riga that says "Vieta kur paēst!' which, in Lithuanian means virtually the same - 'a place to eat' but "paėst" is basically a rude /animal version of 'to eat' in Lithuanian (to explain better - 'valgyt' = 'to eat', 'ėst' = 'to eat' but meant to describe animals eating).
As a Canadian with Latvian blood, thank you. My Great-Grandparents grabbed my Grandfather and Great Uncle and fled the country shortly after the German invasions and wound up here in Canada. I've always been interested in getting to know more about our heritage, yet my Grandfather (Visvaldis) was a strong...stoic, bear of a man who refused to talk about life prior to moving here. My last name, which shares a name with a Parish in Latvia, is currently donned by 14 people on Earth...the family that fled the country to ensure future generations...it's name will probably die with me. It's impossible for me to find any history on my family name as the Russian were famous for just burning down anything with historical record in their wake. I am proud to be of Latvian descent and have devoured any information I can find on where we all originally came from, so I appreciate this video.
You can try and ask for advice in latvian forums. There are Goverment archive in Latvia- very many documents can found there! www.lvarhivs.gov.lv/ Ask them for advice and information!
I am from Suomi (Finland) and I used to talk about Latvija, sadli havent been there yet, only in Estonia Tallinn. Atleast you Latvians know to say Somija instead of the Swedish way, nothing wrong about Swedes tho, lol. And I thought it was only when Suomi is mentioned by foreighners was big news. My people make it a big thing, never thought how you Latvijans see it, sorry.
Urtė Račytė - Thanks, ačiū! In Suomi we say Latvia and Liettua for the countries people as latvialainen and liettualainen. In finnish nationalities and languages are not with capital letters.
This is actually so cool! I'm Latvian but only lived there until I was 5, so never had any history lessons or anything and my parents never spoke about it either. Thank you for informing about my home country ❤️
Being Latvian I was skeptical at first - with all Soviet history thing going on and many people capitalise on it being Only thing that Latvia is known for. But you did a great job of being respectful and not over-dramatic about our history. I’m super happy that this video exists.
I'm Finnish but Latvian on my father's side and I think you nailed this video. It's a tiny country with a surprisingly vibrant culture and history, and you covered its cultural nuances really well. Keep up the good work! Also, your pronunciation of Skrunda was alright.
Latvia! Sending love from Lithuania! Barby, I am amazed by the research you do in each episode! Can not wait for Lithuania episode! Also, only now I am starting to realize that paganism is very authentic and unique to Baltic states like nowhere in Europe. We still have many pagan festivals and rituals and they are very popular here!
Barbs, despite Riga being located on the river, the Daugava is mostly a commercially navigable river and the port of Riga is the biggest in terms of tonnage in Latvia. It used to be one of the biggest cities bar none in the Baltic Sea and was part of the Hanseatic League. Riga is located only a few km upstream and that is no problem in terms of facilitating trade. That is not to say that the ports of Ventspils and Liepaja aren't massive, but the way you said it was like Riga doesn't have a port which is just false.
That it is. "Es esmu balts" mean "I am white" and also "I am [from] Baltic". White color is popular in the names. The White sea ( Белое море/Beloje more), like the name of the Baltic Sea, is probably due to white foam. Belgrade (Serbia) is a white city (бели град/beli grad).
You know what's interesting? "Βαλτος" in Greek (pronounced "Valtos") means swamp. I don't know if there is any correlation with the name "Baltic" and the swamps, but it just hit me that maybe there is a connection between these two (or it is just a coincidence :)
No, Latvians and Estonians associate themselves with sea. The Finno-Ugric peoples living in Latvia are called Libyans/Lībieši (Livs/Līvi) and "liiv" means "sand". There is nothing similar with the swamp.
Fun fact: Many people from the Philippines are now searching for LATVIA 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻 because a Latvian-born investor named James Richman is dating one of the most popular celebrities in the country: Andrea Torres 🇵🇭
Correction. Skolos means a lot of debt. School in Lithuanian is Mokykla. Also, when it comes with the alphabet, š is pronounced as SH (like sh-oot), ž is g (g-iraffe) and we pronounce all of the letters, cuz we ain't French! Other than that, good job!!
Sponge Boi Finland is not part of Scandinavia. It's part of the Nordic countries and has close cultural and historical ties to Scandinavia, but Scandinavia is still only 3 countries: Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
4:38 Oh, longest river in Latvia is Gauja (452 km). Daugava is the second longest and only longer if you add those kilometers in Belarus and Russia. But I loved the video. Thumbs up!
Crossing the border between Latvia and Lithuania was surreal, on the Latvian side the roads are still soviet era with potholes, rough patches etc. But once you cross to Lithuania it's like getting on the autobahn
I’m Latvian and I literally cried tears of happiness while watching this. Thank you for making this! I’ve been a long time subscriber and I couldn’t wait until I could see what you’ll say about Latvia. Also the pronunciation was quite off but funny as hell!
tu kautkads hipijs vai vegans esi? dirsa mesls tas viss bija! apmeram 30 % no visa video bija patiesiba! P.S. es neesmu krievs, vienkarsi esmu nedaudz iedzeris un kompim pazudusas garumzimes!
I was visiting Riga on the day of the summer solistice...Long story short, It was one of the best experiences I had in my life, basically the whole city was a huge party ground !! Love the baltic countries, I spent also one erasmus semester in Vilnius, Lithuania. Aš tikrai milyiu Lietuva 😍
Svrex Greetings to Lithuania mate, I fell in love with your country, hopefully I'll be able to visit it once again...Cities like Vilnius, Kaunas, Šiauliai and Klaipėda as well as the local friendly people there left a huge mark on me !
I didn't know that it exists in Kazakh too, we actually use both latin and cyrillic alphabets, but I prefer the later one. In our language that letters makes the same sound as the letter "j" in the word "jet" btw.
@@joaquincassagnetezcurra5875 I think he doesn't mean the same Prussia. He's talking about the Baltic Prussians that were from 1200 onwards assimilated to the German Culture and language. There was also some immigration of Germans. After 1500 about 90% of all Prussians was identifying itself as German. The last old Prussian was living in the early 19th Century. The other Prussia (that eventually formed Germany) was called after the territory, not the Baltic people
We Estonians feel close to Finland because of similar culture, language etc. BUT we love you Latvia and Lithuania because of our similar pasts, because you understand what we’ve been through! Anyway, why do we have to catogorize? Estonia can be Nordic and Baltic at the same time. Estonia is complex, it’s not like anything else. We are a mix. That is why I love our flag so much. It shows how different we are, it’s unique 🇪🇪
Latvia is a mix, too! Even more than Estonia in certain aspects. Having both Baltic and Finnic tribes as ancestors and speaking the only first-syllable-stress Indo-European language, Latvians can surely relate to both Lithuania and Estonia as their brothers. :) Livonian period connects us more to Estonia and so does the high density of forests and low density of people.
Thanks for liking our Latvian language i happy to have Estonia as brothering country! I also love your flag it's really cool and unique! Thank you much i love your country!🇪🇪❤🇱🇻
For the record that dress was my mom's sleeping gown. Yes she gave me permission.
Swamps, ghost towns, pagan masks horrible pronunciations (hehe I called it "screwed-na") and really tall women, (tallest average in the world!) Welcome to #LATVIA!
barbs is the best
Geography Now awesome video
Geography Now did you have to use a picture of the old Euros? - as old series €5, €10, €20 & €50 notes have now been withdrawn. Also none of those notes ever entered circulation as they are the initial designs drawn up in 1999 before they got updated etc. Just letting you know as I’m sure you like to represent the country as accurately as possible!
Skola is also school in Swedish
Geography Now you messed up school in Lithuanian is mokykla skolos means debts
I'm a simple Lithuanian. I see Latvia I upvote
And it is the same for us latvians to lithuania, xd
Same :)
Same lol
I thougt. That I was only Lithuanian 😂
Bahaha same
Just a note. In Latvian all words are stressed on the first syllable. You've stressed all Latvian names on the last syllable, the exact opposite of how words in Latvian are pronounced.
I could swear Bill Rebane is an Estonian name
Vins nav latvietis, tapec grutak izrunat
@@skeppymuffins3412 Protams mūsu valstī ir daudz krievu kuri spēj runāt latviešu valodā bet viņiem ir 90% liels akcents runājot un sarežģīti izrunāt vārdus ar garumzīmēm un mīkstinājumiem.
mini0n vins pat nekad nav dzirdejis, vnk lasa, to var saprast
@@vulc1 It is, his father was Estonian! And 'rebane' is Estonian for 'fox'.
Keith dancing in the background gave me 5 years of life
i almost die from laughing
I die of laughter when i see americans pronounce latvian cities as me being latvian
Same😂
Yep saammee
sameee, it's so weird to hear them say the names-
@@meowzAcatt ikrrrrr
Same as being latvian
Proud to be Latvian! :)
Toms Mucenieks no
Toms Mucenieks wow nice tev 250k
Es esmu Latvia
Tā viņa izruna arī ir amazinh
Same
Fun fact : “sharp knife” translates to “ass nazis” in Latvian.
Tiešām fun fact😆
Nu čali nu nevaidzeja 😑
Es ar
luckily they don't even sound like it
Xd tiešām fun fact tas ir
*come play with us Estonia*
Estonia: you know what i think i frogot somthing back in finland i will be right back!
nĒ
They buy our alcahol lmao
@TheChannel 123 spēlēt not spēle
Ei
I am from Latvia the language is pretty hard, but how he tried to pronounce cities of Latvia just killed me 😂
Ah yes, the countries of Latvia...
countries of Latvia :DD
IN USSR LATVIA WAS BETTER
Easier than Lithuanian and Estonian, though tbf.
Latvian has six participles, Lithuanian has thirteen.
I am studying history in Estoniaa and I was really surprised that Latvia and Lithuania are only two remaining Baltic languages and that baltic languages are the oldest languages in Europe :)
I have visited Latvia and Lithuanoia and I think that your language is beautiful but yes :D very hard to learn :D
sending a lot of love to you from Estonia :)
Now I am waiting for Lithuania.
LilGunner0 same
Jo aš ir laukiu
Reikia laukt
Vis laukiu
Don’t be we are good and nice and depressed
Now Latvia is having it's 100th birthday!
Russia is just standing in a dark corner far away staring at them wishing he* could annex them again.
She? Motherland...
@@lollylemur5041
You don't like civilization? Latvia was a big swamp before Russian empire
100 years of independence
101 N O W
Now 101
As a Lithuanian, Latvians are adorable. Whenever I visit I can't stop awww'ing at how cute their language is.
Pretpulksteņrādītājvirziens
Šausliežu dzelzdceļš. Good luck!
Bet Google to teikumu iztulkoja ar pilnīgi pretējo domu :D
MC King-Minecraft It sounds like a cute and slightly retarded version of Lithuanian. And I'm sure Latvians think our language is a retarded version of Latvian as well. We can sort of understand each other. And the signs in Latvia made me laugh my ass off. For example there's a slogan of some cafe in Riga that says "Vieta kur paēst!' which, in Lithuanian means virtually the same - 'a place to eat' but "paėst" is basically a rude /animal version of 'to eat' in Lithuanian (to explain better - 'valgyt' = 'to eat', 'ėst' = 'to eat' but meant to describe animals eating).
stiklius omg this is hilarious!!!!
I`m from Estonia and I love my southern neighbours.
I'm from Finland and I love my southern brothers who sell cheap booze
@@chrislfc2317 estonians go to latvia for that cheap stuff
Yea hi neighbour
Lithuanians love our Latvian brothers and sisters 🇱🇹♥️🇱🇻
Žirga Galvas
Dita Svaldenyte
Tho we have our petty fights, and make fun of each other behind the back, we still love you too
Dita Svaldenyte US too
Aha.
Love to Latvia from Lithuania
Hey, Love to you too from Latvia
MAD DOG yeah love to Latvia from Lietuva
Love to Lithuania from Latvia!!💝
What you know Lithuania because I know Lithuania too
latvia is rolatade to Russia is it
Irgi iš Latvijos! :)
As a Canadian with Latvian blood, thank you. My Great-Grandparents grabbed my Grandfather and Great Uncle and fled the country shortly after the German invasions and wound up here in Canada. I've always been interested in getting to know more about our heritage, yet my Grandfather (Visvaldis) was a strong...stoic, bear of a man who refused to talk about life prior to moving here. My last name, which shares a name with a Parish in Latvia, is currently donned by 14 people on Earth...the family that fled the country to ensure future generations...it's name will probably die with me. It's impossible for me to find any history on my family name as the Russian were famous for just burning down anything with historical record in their wake. I am proud to be of Latvian descent and have devoured any information I can find on where we all originally came from, so I appreciate this video.
You can try and ask for advice in latvian forums. There are Goverment archive in Latvia- very many documents can found there! www.lvarhivs.gov.lv/ Ask them for advice and information!
Anaphriel the literal translation of your grand fathers name is Ruler of all, no wonder he was a bear of a man
What is your last name? Maybe I can help you with something I can dig up in here, in Latvia.
Good luck! I hope you find something about your family.
Similar story to my Grandad who is now 95 years old. He ended up in England instead.
You forgot “brain storm” which is the most popular and loved band in Latvia :)
Yes
not the most loved.
Sandis tv Grupa ir zināma arī pasaulē un tas ir otrais nosaukums. Kāpēc, lai nevarētu viņu izmantot zem video par Latviju, kurš ir angliski?
@@sandistv5562 Kas tev niez ? Grupas nosaukums ir “Prāta vētra / BrainStorm”. Esmu pārliecināts, ka tas bija domāts tam kurš veidoja video.
Isn't it "Mind Storm"?/ Vai tad nav "Mind Storm"?
You call Latvia flat? Barbs, I'm from the Netherlands. Nothing gets lower than this.
Thomas Joosten thic
Netherlands still have higher mountains than Latvia :D
Netherlands is nearly below sea level isnt it?
Can't wait for the Netherlands
The Maldives says hi.
Thanks for the partially correct pronunciation.
Professional Gopnik Is this now Gopnik approved ?
Professional Gopnik nice to see you here Latvian brother I’m from smiltene
Professional Gopnik do you approve GeoNow?
Im happy for you Latvia from Lithuania
I'm happy for you Lithuania from Latvia!!😁
Latvia is a beautiful country with even more beautiful history! Love from Poland 🇵🇱❤️🇱🇻
So much love from Latvia to Poland 🇱🇻❤️🇵🇱 We're love you to
I'm Latvian thank you for the help ☺️ 🇱🇻❤️🇵🇱
We love poland too! 🇱🇻 ❤️ 🇵🇱
Ненавижу польшу! Пора делить!
@@КИМ-х5у keep crying xoxo 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
Reddit comment that seems true to me:
"Everytime Latvia gets mentioned, outside of Latvia, an angel gets his wings."
i can confirm its true!
I am from Suomi (Finland) and I used to talk about Latvija, sadli havent been there yet, only in Estonia Tallinn. Atleast you Latvians know to say Somija instead of the Swedish way, nothing wrong about Swedes tho, lol. And I thought it was only when Suomi is mentioned by foreighners was big news. My people make it a big thing, never thought how you Latvijans see it, sorry.
In Lithuanian we also say Suomija and people living there are called "Suomiai"
Finnish get alchocol from Estonia, Estonians - Latvia, Latvians - Russia.
Urtė Račytė - Thanks, ačiū! In Suomi we say Latvia and Liettua for the countries people as latvialainen and liettualainen. In finnish nationalities and languages are not with capital letters.
This country looks awesome
Love from Georgia 🇬🇪😍🇱🇻
Thanks from Latvia! We love Georgia aswell 🤩
@@MV-ht9pb >3
hellooo (I'm Georgian)
@@shixo12 sup
My uncle ud from Georgia (speaking as a Latvian)
Latvia is one of my favorite country in Europe, very beautiful and a great culture
Love from France 🇱🇻❤️🇫🇷
Alex FR aww thanks and greetings from Latvia
Alex FR thank bro!I'm latvian :D
I just went to France and its a bautiful country! Love from Latvia!
Aww, thank you France! ^_^
Duuude! you totally nailed this one. I'm Latvian and haven't seen better short presentation of my country so far! Awesome job!
Kurš šeit latvietis?😂💪💪💪😊
Blue Hipster !!! Me
es es no kurzems
Blue Hipster !!! Es no latgales
Es no Vidzemes
Blue Hipster !!! meegg
I'M HALF LATVIAN AND HALF GREEK. But my mum never taught me the language. She had one job...
Probably because as a latvian it is still not an easy task to teach it correctly.
Im american bet varu mierīgi runāt latviski
lit youtuber awesome! Esmu latviete un tāpat reizēm jāpiedomā pie tā ko rakstu.
Aya Lee Shau tu no rīgas?
lit youtuber nah, krietnu gabalu uz austrumiem. Lielpilsētas nav mana stihija.
“What did you do over the summer”
“Oh, nothing much, I just went to Latvia to stay at a hotel where I got treated as a nazi germany prisoner”
“Um”
Red Velvet Oliver jup tā ir
Its latvia! :P
You chosed it
i was in the prison its horrible dont go there but intresting history
Like in your country wasnt like that
This is actually so cool! I'm Latvian but only lived there until I was 5, so never had any history lessons or anything and my parents never spoke about it either. Thank you for informing about my home country ❤️
Yeah I've was like 4 years and left the latvian, and moved to Germany somehow reasons.
God bless the
🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪
(I'm Lithuanian)
I'm Latvian
I’m Estonian and we are nordic
@@allanroosimaa1033 Nice to meet you!
@@allanroosimaa1033 I am Latvian
Me too
Lots of love to Latvia from India!😊😊🇮🇳🇱🇻🇱🇻🇮🇳
The Noobtuber thank you
Paldies mans indiešu draugs! (Thanks my indian friend!)
The Noobtuber tnx!!!😉
smokey toothpaste 😉 ja vne reali tik forši!!
The Noobtuber im from latvia
Ja saproti, nospied like 🇱🇻
🇱🇹
Nie
Protams kad saprotu
Ye vecīt
Saprotu bračka
Being Latvian I was skeptical at first - with all Soviet history thing going on and many people capitalise on it being Only thing that Latvia is known for. But you did a great job of being respectful and not over-dramatic about our history. I’m super happy that this video exists.
Latvia! Oh wait, I'm Lithuanian..
Nothing Special Cheer up, braliuka, just wait a few more episodes.
xD
lol
then why do u have the so iconic latvian ''nothing special'' as ur username?
Same.
Its soooo funny to hear how he says Liepāja.😂👍
Lmao yea, as a latvian, almost all of the latvian-named things were pronounced wrong :/
same man vel patik skrunda
Rīga🤲
DUNDAGA
Cēsis is even funnier "SESIS" just reminds me of the russian word for sausage, sasiska
I'm Finnish but Latvian on my father's side and I think you nailed this video. It's a tiny country with a surprisingly vibrant culture and history, and you covered its cultural nuances really well. Keep up the good work! Also, your pronunciation of Skrunda was alright.
FinBukez - Somija Suomi, Suomesta --> Latvia>Russia
Latvia is so cool! Love from Portugal 🇵🇹💖🇱🇻
Thanks! ❤️
Fun fact:
Estonians’ favourite Latvian word is “saldējums” :’)
I hate snakeu fun fact we call shepp aita and you call something aita
That's interesting, that's just icecream xD
Really 😂 precious SALDĒJUMS
@@unhappyandhappywarriorsfan8548 Aita means help
Ņam!
If you are from estonia or lithuania you are not my friend
You are my brother :)
And i am from latvia :D
Es arī!
Or sister!
Aitäh
So you're my step brother or what?
-Finland
School in Lithuanian is mokykla
This Lithuanian word makes the association with "mocīkla" in Latvian that would mean "a place to torture". It makes some sense. :D
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Really? Well, that's an accurate coincidence, isn't it?
Jonas Babravičius šulė xD
"Skola" means "debt" in Lithuanian.
Let's all just appriciate how he pronounced the "j" correctly
2:25 i’m pretty sure my face is also “the house of blackheads”
Excellent joke!
Search the house of blackheads to find its meaning
1:56
0:08
blackheads back in times were called tradesmen, so no, we are no racist)
1 of my favorite countries. Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱 🇱🇻
Más te vale que España esté en esa lista también
@@DiegoPerez-ij2dy ?
Yaaaay Chile and Latvia pretty much opposite places on the planet. 2 countries I really want to visit in my life. Greetings from France !
Sveiki
@@jenanewp1696 dont waste your time on Latvia. I am Latvian. You will not see anything here you cant see in any different place
Es tik traki smejos par kā viņš izrunā vārdus😂
Es arī!!
vne 😂😂
Es arī :D akddd 'latgāle' 'liapāja' 'Aglõna' 'sesis' 😂😂😂
Alina Petrauska123 es arí
Ir ilgi jādzīvo Latvijā lai pareizi runātu latviešu valodā
Grūta valoda 😂
Sure hope to visit Latvia too one day. Grettings from Denmark and huge respect to Latvia 🇱🇻🇩🇰
You should definitely visit. I recommend it! ❤️
I'm from Latvija!! This video is very true!!! Well done! Laughed so much when you pronounced the City's wrong😂😂
Im to
Patiton aizvietotājs vs patiton Purmalis bet ar ļoti sliktu gramingu ir (too*)
Sesis , bet nuu sklanlausis bija best😂😂
it īpaši sesis 3:24😂😂😂
Ziemelu 😂
Latvia! Sending love from Lithuania!
Barby, I am amazed by the research you do in each episode! Can not wait for Lithuania episode!
Also, only now I am starting to realize that paganism is very authentic and unique to Baltic states like nowhere in Europe. We still have many pagan festivals and rituals and they are very popular here!
Meilė irgi iš Latvijos! ❤
I wouldn't call it paganism. It is paganism from Chrisianity point of view. I'd call it folk traditions.
Latvia is beautiful! Greetings from Germany
I agry
Oh wow, thats weird
Ich liebe deuchland
Latvian🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻
Danke, Ous Lettland!
Ich kann beides sprechen, bet es nāku no Latvijas
I'm simple Czech, when i see baltic i see a friend.
is it bad that i enjoyed watching him suffer through the pronounciations? 😂
casual vamp I kept laughing every time he pronounced something wrong 😂
Chief Luna Moon sameeee 😂😂
casual vamp its kinde FUNNY 😂😂😂😂😂😂
casual vamp If you thought this was hilarious, you would have died laughing during the Iceland episode.
Same😂
Barbs, despite Riga being located on the river, the Daugava is mostly a commercially navigable river and the port of Riga is the biggest in terms of tonnage in Latvia. It used to be one of the biggest cities bar none in the Baltic Sea and was part of the Hanseatic League. Riga is located only a few km upstream and that is no problem in terms of facilitating trade. That is not to say that the ports of Ventspils and Liepaja aren't massive, but the way you said it was like Riga doesn't have a port which is just false.
Yh London has the same situation as well but it’s not as big anymore
You're right. My bad.
Love to Latvia 🇱🇻 from Belgium 🇧🇪
Lekker
0:04
Latvia and Lithuania: COME PLAY WITH US ESTONIA
Estonia: AHHH- *Throws pillow* I was busy being alone!
I was still a kid when i started watching this chanel... finally my home country. :D
Ludis Kuļikovskis hey
Sveiki
The way he pronounces things is just......... wow
He didn't know how pronounce klaundrausis 🙃 that had me dying
Cēsis= sesis
Vents 4
Ai, varat viņu vainot? Tas ir tas pats, ja mums būtu jaizrunā vārdi citu valodās, kur nekas daudz nav līdzīgs. Piemēram Filipīnās.
Bet jaa klausīties ir sāpīgi
Vents 4 same lmaooo
Fun fact - The word "Balts " is the color white
That it is. "Es esmu balts" mean "I am white" and also "I am [from] Baltic". White color is popular in the names. The White sea ( Белое море/Beloje more), like the name of the Baltic Sea, is probably due to white foam. Belgrade (Serbia) is a white city (бели град/beli grad).
You know what's interesting? "Βαλτος" in Greek (pronounced "Valtos") means swamp. I don't know if there is any correlation with the name "Baltic" and the swamps, but it just hit me that maybe there is a connection between these two (or it is just a coincidence :)
No, Latvians and Estonians associate themselves with sea. The Finno-Ugric peoples living in Latvia are called Libyans/Lībieši (Livs/Līvi) and "liiv" means "sand". There is nothing similar with the swamp.
Thanks for explaining, I guess it is just a nice coincidence then!
LANSN yep
Him: Oh Latvia your just the most adorable horror show
Me why thank you
I’m a Latvian 🇱🇻
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lmaooooooo
What
Es asu latviešu (im am from latvia
Dace vanaga _ROBLOXGAMING thats so wrong, es esmu no Latvijas* (I am from Latvia)
Oh what, rlly?!? I didn't know that lol, i've never seen any philippine ppl here
I'm from the Balkans and i have so say The Baltic's look like the heaven of Europe in terms of architecture.
Петър Тафров thank you!
Trust me, you will bored in a week
Jo kurš no latvijas🇱🇻🇱🇻
Essss
Es
Toms Steķis es
Toms Steķis es
Čau tom es esmu alekss
I was on top of a 5 story building to see
A Federal Signal 2001-SRNB Outdoor warning siren (it was enormous)
It was pretty slowly rotating but it actually was pretty fun
I was in latvia twice, i visited alot of countries in my life but honnestly, they have the best women in the world.
george chn agree
I hope you married one to modify the gender rate !:)
Well thank you for the information. Next week i will buy ticket to latvia 😍
@@kosaygobran lol, that's lovely, but dress well, the cold will arrive, enjoy Latvia!:)
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🇱🇻Baltics for ever ❤️
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Estonia is eh-Baltic as I would say haha
Im Lithuanian :)
Love to the Baltics from Britain 😁
Yeah
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Broliukai! Grettins from Lietuva!
labas dienas manas brāļukas
Sup do you speak English?
Gera diena :)
Greetings from Lithuania!
Realtime Mapper
Hi brālit from Latvia !
P.s: my father is lithuanian
Congrats to Latvia for bronze from ice hockey championship. Your team was so symphatetic. I am still considering a visit. Greetings from Slovakia
broliukai :)hi from Lithuania
Vils GD Greetings from Latvia
Greetings from Latvia a second time😂
i love you Lithuania
bralukas
Haha! Evil sister Lithuania, huh? ;D
Can't wait for little lichtenstein
Marianna Kryet I love that country, some day I'll go there
it a real country
same bro love Liechtenstein
Marianna Kryet and Little Luxembourg
Just Some Guy mongolia also doesn't exist
Correction. Skolos means a lot of debt. School in Lithuanian is Mokykla.
Also, when it comes with the alphabet, š is pronounced as SH (like sh-oot), ž is g (g-iraffe) and we pronounce all of the letters, cuz we ain't French!
Other than that, good job!!
(Not a correction)
Also all of the "tall" letters
Aka ā (aa) ē (ee) and so on
Mocikla- no vārda mocīt ( bērnus).
Well, this is entertaining even for latvian. Love from Latvia.
1:51 it was at first latvias island but latvia gave it to estonia
Why doesn't history teach that to us? That seems like a significant event. -From LV
It depends on the teacher you have. Some are telling, some not.
8 /2 most teachers talk about this fact
I'm pretty sure the inhabitants of the island just wanted to be a part of Estonia, because they were nicer to them or something like that
Latvia, your awesome!
Im from your neighboor Finland :^)
DestinyFucker9000 finland.... doesn't border latvia....
Sponge Boi But they are in baltic region
CoRafkis boi what?!?! they are scandinavian
Sponge Boi Finland is not part of Scandinavia. It's part of the Nordic countries and has close cultural and historical ties to Scandinavia, but Scandinavia is still only 3 countries: Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
A samll part in in scandanavia
You neglected to mention " the magician from Riga" - Mikhail Tal....one of the greatest Chess players of all time.
as a latvian.... why do i see this in my recommended so often? ...... and why do i click on it EVERY TIME? and watch the whole video....
SCHOOL IN LITHUANIAN IS MOKYKLA
taip
Yes, and accent on 'Labas vakaras' is wrong too ;)
4:38 Oh, longest river in Latvia is Gauja (452 km). Daugava is the second longest and only longer if you add those kilometers in Belarus and Russia.
But I loved the video. Thumbs up!
Zane Vanaga I
Nope the Daugava is 1005 km long
eduards.. Daugava is 1020 km long (google it!;)), HOWEVER it runs in latvia only 352 km
Thank you
Do you actually speak Latvian?
As a latvian I didn't know some of the famous bands etc. Should be Prata Vetra(Brain Storm). Otherwise nice to hear other opinion.
Crossing the border between Latvia and Lithuania was surreal, on the Latvian side the roads are still soviet era with potholes, rough patches etc. But once you cross to Lithuania it's like getting on the autobahn
Yes, you can notice the difference there :D
I really hope we will finally fix that road.
Sadly it's true
Been like that even in Soviet era
It depends where
Dairis don't get me wrong, I loved my time in Latvia, but you can see that the country is a bit "traumatised" by the soviet era
5% who acttualy wants to know more about Latvia
95% IM FROM LATVIA!
Oh btw im fron Latvia
Im not from Latvia but my Grandmother is Latvian
@@masonpugh439 so your half Latvia and somthing else
Nikola Abiļeva I am half Latvian so I am learning as much as I can about my Latvian side.
Forši
heyy im this 5%
Georgia loves Baltics 😍
And Baltics Love Georgia ;)
Greetings from Lithuania!
We love Latvia from Georgia 🇬🇪❤️🇱🇻
I’m Latvian and I literally cried tears of happiness while watching this. Thank you for making this! I’ve been a long time subscriber and I couldn’t wait until I could see what you’ll say about Latvia. Also the pronunciation was quite off but funny as hell!
Klinta Kupce Латвия is хорошо
tu kautkads hipijs vai vegans esi? dirsa mesls tas viss bija! apmeram 30 % no visa video bija patiesiba!
P.S. es neesmu krievs, vienkarsi esmu nedaudz iedzeris un kompim pazudusas garumzimes!
Hi country brother
Tu mani nobeidzi
nebija izruna nemaz tik slika,vietejais amerikanis nevar ne uz pusi tik labi izrunat!
I was visiting Riga on the day of the summer solistice...Long story short, It was one of the best experiences I had in my life, basically the whole city was a huge party ground !! Love the baltic countries, I spent also one erasmus semester in Vilnius, Lithuania. Aš tikrai milyiu Lietuva 😍
Svrex Greetings to Lithuania mate, I fell in love with your country, hopefully I'll be able to visit it once again...Cities like Vilnius, Kaunas, Šiauliai and Klaipėda as well as the local friendly people there left a huge mark on me !
Ирфан Манџука
Are you kazak ?
Nope, Bosnia, South East Europe.
Ирфан Манџука
Oh , sorry , I just thougt , that variation of letter "ц"(c) in your name exist only in kazak
I didn't know that it exists in Kazakh too, we actually use both latin and cyrillic alphabets, but I prefer the later one. In our language that letters makes the same sound as the letter "j" in the word "jet" btw.
Latvia joined the EU in 2004 to be more precise
Fun fact Daugava isnt the widest river. Its Gauja
I bet if Prussia was around they would be the creepy triplets, I mean Prussia was literally called The Land of Dark Forests
RIP Prussia😔
@@joaquincassagnetezcurra5875 I think he doesn't mean the same Prussia. He's talking about the Baltic Prussians that were from 1200 onwards assimilated to the German Culture and language. There was also some immigration of Germans. After 1500 about 90% of all Prussians was identifying itself as German. The last old Prussian was living in the early 19th Century. The other Prussia (that eventually formed Germany) was called after the territory, not the Baltic people
Latvia is so beautiful! Love from Romania
Paul Razvan-Mihalcea So is Romania
We Estonians feel close to Finland because of similar culture, language etc. BUT we love you Latvia and Lithuania because of our similar pasts, because you understand what we’ve been through! Anyway, why do we have to catogorize? Estonia can be Nordic and Baltic at the same time. Estonia is complex, it’s not like anything else. We are a mix. That is why I love our flag so much. It shows how different we are, it’s unique 🇪🇪
There were 4 Baltic states before 1940. Lithania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland.
Latvia is a mix, too! Even more than Estonia in certain aspects. Having both Baltic and Finnic tribes as ancestors and speaking the only first-syllable-stress Indo-European language, Latvians can surely relate to both Lithuania and Estonia as their brothers. :) Livonian period connects us more to Estonia and so does the high density of forests and low density of people.
@@elitaviksna4985 never seen a source stating that. Can you share?
Used to be a part of the Swedish empire along with Finland for a long time.
Thanks for liking our Latvian language i happy to have Estonia as brothering country! I also love your flag it's really cool and unique! Thank you much i love your country!🇪🇪❤🇱🇻
Not many people know about Latvia, but it is one of the best countries you could find.
They also invented Xmas !!! First Xmas tree was decorated in Latvia !
Mihails Kokarevics I thought the Christmas tree thing originated in Germany?
*DON'T CALL ME AND MY BALTIC SISTERS CREEPY xD*
wait, we’re creepy? :/
Yeah thats news to me too...tho now that I look at it I can see why
Sisters??
My Grandfather was born & raised in Latvia, and he was right in the middle of the Russians and German’s line of battle.
Some mistakes but 85% was right
Brainstorm. Never forget Brainstorm (Prāta Vētra)
Riga looks amazing 😍😍😍
GIL GIL It is also unreasonably expensive for an Eastern European city
Edgars Cirulis ikr
Edgars Cirulis You obviously haven't been to Tallinn then.
GIL GIL then Come to Latvia Welcome, Welcome
Defact I would love to visit Estonia too
Few years ago, I have met a guy from Latvia. After that, I don't know what's his doing. I hope his still alive and doing well.
You made a mistake Barbie 😂 School in Lithuania is not "Skool", but "Mokykla" so yeah. Still great video about Latvia our broliukai (brothers). 🇱🇹🇱🇻
VODEKigo Nu yra skola which means debt.
barby*
Proud to be Latvian 🇱🇻
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Me too 🇱🇻
Viņš tik rēcīgi izrunā vārdus (latviešu) 😂😂😂😂😂
Juu
Ka vins pateica Cēsis vnk 😂😂
Vienkarši gruti izrunāt
Aiva Lāčkāja jupp
Aiva Lāčkāja jup😂😂
I've been to Latvia last Christmas and was beautiful. Love from Greece
Much love to Latvia from Italy 🇪🇺
Thanks ❤️