About Accents (or Stresses) in Latvian Words
Channel: ILZE BE
Date: 2022-06-08

In this video, we are showing why it is important to master listening and paying attention to where the accents (also called stresses) are put on words in Latvian. This is an important skill to master because accents help us to understand and be understood.

Here are the 3 batches of sentences that you could see on the screen:

Kas Irinai par daļu?
Kas ir Inai par daļu?

Ar lietu problēmas nav saistītas.
Ārlietu problēmas nav saistītas.

Ungārs ir dzīvs.
Un gars ir dzīvs. 

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This channel focuses on the Latvian language: pronunciation of sounds, words, and sentences, the composition of words and sentences, useful phrases, and alike fun things. Ilze Be is an entrepreneur, real estate broker, coach, artist, and Latvian language teacher.