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Market Meetup: Baskets, Bread, & Bonds

Market Meetup: Baskets, Bread, & Bonds
Feb 21, 2024 · 13m 47s

Fluent Fiction - Latvian: Market Meetup: Baskets, Bread, & Bonds Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/market-meetup-baskets-bread-bonds/ Story Transcript: Lv: Rīgā pie upes stiepjas plašs tirgus, kur...

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Fluent Fiction - Latvian: Market Meetup: Baskets, Bread, & Bonds
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/market-meetup-baskets-bread-bonds

Story Transcript:

Lv: Rīgā pie upes stiepjas plašs tirgus, kur ik dienas rosība kā aldā.
En: In Riga, by the river, stretches a wide market where every day activity hums like a beehive.

Lv: Tur tirdzniecība zied un cilvēku burzma steidz.
En: There, commerce flourishes and people hustle about.

Lv: Šā tirgus vidū mēs atradām Liene – jaunu sievieti ar sarkanu grozu rokās, kurā uzkrāti sīkie pirkstiņi šodienai.
En: In the midst of this market, we found Liene—a young woman with a red basket in her hands, in which small purchases were accumulated for the day.

Lv: Saule spīdēja spoži un pūlis virpināja ikkatru stūri.
En: The sun shone brightly and the crowd bustled at every turn.

Lv: Arī Andris – ražens vīrs ar zilu grozu – šķelmēja tirgū pēc svaigām zemenēm un rudzu maizes.
En: Also present was Andris—a robust man with a blue basket—who wandered the market in search of fresh strawberries and rye bread.

Lv: Tālāk par viņu, vienatnē uz soliņa, pusdienu kastīti bija aizmirsis Juris, miestsaimnieks aizrautīgs ar zemeņu izvēli.
En: Beyond him, sitting alone on a bench, Juris, a passionate farmer, had forgotten his lunchbox, engrossed in choosing strawberries.

Lv: Tur, tirgū, smaržu un krāsu juceklī, Liene un Andris nejauši samainīja savus grozus.
En: There, in the midst of the market's jumble of scents and colors, Liene and Andris accidentally swapped their baskets.

Lv: Liene pamanīja vien tad, kad tālo zemenju vietā savā grozā atrada rupjmaizes klaips.
En: Liene only noticed when, instead of distant strawberries, she found a slice of rye bread in her basket.

Lv: Andrim, atgriežoties mājās, sarkanais grozs bija pilns ar nepazīstamiem pirkumiem.
En: Upon returning home, Andris discovered that his red basket was full of unfamiliar purchases.

Lv: Liene, apjukusi, sāka meklēt savu grozu, taču pēkšņi atrada tikai Jura pusdienu kastīti.
En: Confused, Liene began to search for her basket, but suddenly only found Juris's lunchbox.

Lv: Andris, no savas puses, arī saprata kļūdu un devās atpakaļ uz tirgu.
En: Andris, on the other hand, also realized the mistake and went back to the market.

Lv: Pēc neilga laika Liene un Andris viens otru uzgāja.
En: Before long, Liene and Andris found each other.

Lv: Abi smējās par jocīgo apmaiņu un kopā nolēma atrast īpašnieku Jura pusdienu kastītei.
En: Both laughed at the funny mix-up and decided to find the owner of Juris's lunchbox.

Lv: Izvaicājot tirgotājus, viņi uzzināja par miestsaimnieku, kurš bieži atpūšas uz soliņa zemeņu stūrī.
En: Inquiring with the vendors, they learned about the farmer who often rests on a bench in the strawberry corner.

Lv: Atraduši Juri, kas bēdās meklēja savu pusdienu kastīti, abas puses vienojās par abpusēji izdevīgu safīru.
En: Having found Juris, who was anxiously searching for his lunchbox, both parties reached a mutually beneficial agreement.

Lv: Lienes pirkumi tika atgriezti, Andris atguva savas rupjmaizes klaips un smaržīgās zemenes, bet Juris ar prieku ēda savas pusdienas.
En: Liene's purchases were returned, Andris got back his slice of rye bread and the fragrant strawberries, while Juris happily ate his lunch.

Lv: Soļoja viņi prom no tirgus sajūsmā par negaidīto piedzīvojumu.
En: They walked away from the market, delighted by the unexpected adventure.

Lv: Saule aizritēja aiz Daugavas upes un virs Rīgas tirgus likās, ka pat putni dziedāja gaišāk.
En: The sun set beyond the Daugava river, and above the Riga market, it seemed as if even the birds were singing louder.

Lv: Visi bija apmierināti, un tirgus turpināja plūst, gaidot nākamo stāstu un nākamās smieklu un pārsteiguma brīžus.
En: Everyone was content, and the market continued to flow, awaiting the next story and the next moments of laughter and surprise.


Vocabulary Words:
  • activity: rosība
  • beehive: aldā
  • commerce: tirdzniecība
  • flourishes: zied
  • hustle: steigties
  • accumulated: uzkrāti
  • bustled: virpināja
  • robust: ražens
  • engrossed: aizrautīgs
  • jumble: juceklis
  • accidentally: nejauši
  • swapped: samainīja
  • distant: tālo
  • slice: rupjmaize
  • unfamiliar: nepazīstami
  • confused: apjukusi
  • anxiously: bēdās
  • laughter: smiekli
  • fragrant: smaržīgs
  • delighted: sajūsmināts
  • unexpected: negaidīts
  • content: apmierināts
  • awaiting: gaida
  • vendors: tirgotāji
  • mutually: abpusēji
  • beneficial: izdevīgs
  • fragrant: smaržīgs
  • laughter: smieklu
  • surprise: pārsteigums
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