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Latvian translation: sveicieni


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English term or phrase:Latvian greetings
Latvian translation:sveicieni
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09:56 Mar 15, 2010
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English to Latvian translations [PRO]
Other / Greetings
English term or phrase: Latvian greetings
Can anyobe please help me get the precise Latvian translation of the following greetings?

Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
Happy Easter
Happy Pentecost/Whit Sunday
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Have a good weekend
Best regards
Good morning
God day
Happy holiday/Have a good holiday
Constitution Day/National Day (if any)
Good luck
Thank you for the good meeting
ank you for our good relationship during the past year.

I need these greetings for communication with our new colleagues in Latvia. Although our correspondances are ín English, I would like the opportunity to end our letters in their local language with the most common greetings or greetings that respect our common holidays and feasts.
Richard New
Local time: 00:06
sveicieni
Explanation:
Merry Christmas - Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
Happy New Year - Laimīgu Jauno Gadu
Happy Easter - Priecīgas Lieldienas
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus un laimīgu Jauno Gadu
Have a good weekend - Lai Tev/Jums jauka nedēļas nogale (depending if informal/formal)
Best regards - Ar cieņu
Good morning - Labrīt
God day - Labdien
Happy holiday/Have a good holiday - would depend on what kind of holiday
Good luck - Lai veicas!
Thank you for the good meeting - Pateicos par veiksmīgo tikšanos
Thank you for our good relationship during the past year - Pateicos par veiksmīgo sadarbību šī gada laikā
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Zane Jacobs
Local time: 17:06
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latvian greetings
sveicieni


Explanation:
Merry Christmas - Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
Happy New Year - Laimīgu Jauno Gadu
Happy Easter - Priecīgas Lieldienas
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus un laimīgu Jauno Gadu
Have a good weekend - Lai Tev/Jums jauka nedēļas nogale (depending if informal/formal)
Best regards - Ar cieņu
Good morning - Labrīt
God day - Labdien
Happy holiday/Have a good holiday - would depend on what kind of holiday
Good luck - Lai veicas!
Thank you for the good meeting - Pateicos par veiksmīgo tikšanos
Thank you for our good relationship during the past year - Pateicos par veiksmīgo sadarbību šī gada laikā

Zane Jacobs
Local time: 17:06
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian
PRO pts in category: 4
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neutral  Andra M (lv): "Jauno gadu" with a lowercase 'g'. And I wouldn't like myself "Pateicos par veiksmīgo tikšanos" - maybe "lielisko"?
4 hrs

neutral  alis-kis: Happy holiday/Have a good holiday - Jaukas brīvdienas
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