Bedeutung
Food that tastes good.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Latvians often say 'Labu apetīti!' (Good appetite!) before eating, and the response to 'garšīgs ēdiens' is usually 'Prieks, ka garšo!' (Glad you like it!). In rural areas, 'garšīgs ēdiens' often implies that the ingredients are 'pašu audzēts' (home-grown). There is a high value placed on the lack of chemicals and the freshness of the product. During the summer solstice, 'garšīgs ēdiens' specifically refers to Jāņu siers (caraway cheese) and beer. It's a ritualistic use of the phrase. The 'Street Food' festival culture in Riga has popularized the phrase among youth, often used with English loanwords like 'vibe' or 'lokācija'.
Use 'Ļoti'
Always add 'ļoti' (very) when complimenting a cook. Just saying 'garšīgs ēdiens' can sometimes sound a bit clinical, like a statement of fact rather than a compliment.
Gender Agreement
Remember that 'ēdiens' is masculine. If you switch to 'maltīte' (meal), you MUST change to 'garšīga maltīte'.
Bedeutung
Food that tastes good.
Use 'Ļoti'
Always add 'ļoti' (very) when complimenting a cook. Just saying 'garšīgs ēdiens' can sometimes sound a bit clinical, like a statement of fact rather than a compliment.
Gender Agreement
Remember that 'ēdiens' is masculine. If you switch to 'maltīte' (meal), you MUST change to 'garšīga maltīte'.
Empty Plates
In Latvia, finishing your 'garšīgs ēdiens' and leaving an empty plate is the best non-verbal compliment you can give.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the adjective 'garšīgs'.
Šī zupa ir ļoti ________.
'Zupa' is a feminine singular noun in the nominative case.
Which sentence is the most natural way to compliment a meal?
You just finished a great dinner at a friend's house. What do you say?
This uses the correct adjective-noun agreement and a polite 'paldies'.
Match the Latvian phrase with its English translation.
Match the following:
These are all common pairings using the root 'garš-'.
Complete the dialogue.
Viesmīlis: 'Kā jums garšoja pamatēdiens?' Klients: 'Paldies, tas bija _________.'
The client is describing the 'pamatēdiens' (main course), which is masculine.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Adjective Agreement
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenŠī zupa ir ļoti ________.
'Zupa' is a feminine singular noun in the nominative case.
You just finished a great dinner at a friend's house. What do you say?
This uses the correct adjective-noun agreement and a polite 'paldies'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are all common pairings using the root 'garš-'.
Viesmīlis: 'Kā jums garšoja pamatēdiens?' Klients: 'Paldies, tas bija _________.'
The client is describing the 'pamatēdiens' (main course), which is masculine.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, but it's more common to use 'garšīgs' for food and 'garšīga' for feminine drinks like 'tēja' (tea) or 'kafija' (coffee). For water, people usually just say 'labs ūdens'.
'Garšīgs' is the everyday word. 'Gards' is more elegant and often used in written form or by foodies.
You say 'Šis ēdiens nav garšīgs'.
No, unlike some other languages, using 'garšīgs' for a person would be very strange and likely misunderstood.
The most delicious food is 'visgaršīgākais ēdiens'.
Yes, it is very polite to say 'Tas bija ļoti garšīgs ēdiens!'
It can mean both. It can refer to a specific plate of food or the concept of food/cuisine.
It is exactly like the English 'sh' in 'ship'.
It is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
Tasty foods = 'garšīgi ēdieni'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Gards ēdiens
synonymDelicious food
Sātīgs ēdiens
similarFilling/hearty food
Veselīgs ēdiens
similarHealthy food
Pretīgs ēdiens
contrastDisgusting food
Mājās gatavots ēdiens
builds onHome-cooked food
