How do you say "Cheers" in Latvian? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

clavus · 12-16-2006, 10:12 PM

What is a common Latvian toast?

Mrs. Clavus is needs to know. She is the Secret Santa for a Latvian woman at work, and is giving her a mug or a pilsner glass or a keg or something. Hell, I don't know what she's giving her, but she asked me this question and I figured SOMEONE on TFP would know the answer.

j8ear · 12-17-2006, 07:03 AM

Uz veselibu.

From here.

-bear

clavus · 12-17-2006, 05:13 PM

Thank you.

skier · 12-17-2006, 07:59 PM

Coming from a latvian heritage, the equivalent to "cheers" in latvian is Sveiks, which when translated literally means hello; however it is interchangable with cheers.

Uz veselibu works fine though, it basically means "to your health", and when i was visiting in latvia it was often said before we had a drink.

12-16-2006, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	How do you say "Cheers" in Latvian? What is a common Latvian toast? Mrs. Clavus is needs to know. She is the Secret Santa for a Latvian woman at work, and is giving her a mug or a pilsner glass or a keg or something. Hell, I don't know what she's giving her, but she asked me this question and I figured SOMEONE on TFP would know the answer. __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.

12-17-2006, 07:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
j8ear Gentlemen Farmer Location: Middle of nowhere, Jersey	Uz veselibu. From here. -bear __________________ It's alot easier to ask for forgiveness then it is to ask for permission.

12-17-2006, 05:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	Thank you. __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.

12-17-2006, 07:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	Coming from a latvian heritage, the equivalent to "cheers" in latvian is Sveiks, which when translated literally means hello; however it is interchangable with cheers. Uz veselibu works fine though, it basically means "to your health", and when i was visiting in latvia it was often said before we had a drink. __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim