Bedeutung
Describing a large retail space.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Latvians take pride in their large shopping centers, which often feature modern architecture and indoor greenery. They are seen as symbols of prosperity. In the Baltics, 'Rimi' and 'Maxima' are the two dominant 'lielie veikali'. People often identify with one or the other. The transition from small, specialized shops (maizes veikals, piena veikals) to 'liels veikals' happened rapidly in the 90s. In rural Latvia, a 'liels veikals' might just be a slightly larger local 'top!' store, whereas in Riga, it means a multi-story mall.
Case matters
Remember that 'uz' (to) takes the accusative: 'uz lielu veikalu'.
Don't say 'Big Shop'
While 'Liels veikals' is correct, don't translate 'Big Shop' literally if you mean a specific brand name.
Bedeutung
Describing a large retail space.
Case matters
Remember that 'uz' (to) takes the accusative: 'uz lielu veikalu'.
Don't say 'Big Shop'
While 'Liels veikals' is correct, don't translate 'Big Shop' literally if you mean a specific brand name.
Rimi vs Maxima
Asking someone which 'liels veikals' they prefer is a great conversation starter in Latvia.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the adjective 'liels'.
Tas ir ____ veikals.
'Veikals' is masculine nominative singular, so we use 'liels'.
Which sentence means 'I am in a big store'?
Choose the correct sentence:
The locative case '-ā' is used to indicate location 'in'.
Match the Latvian phrase with its English translation.
Match the pairs:
Basic vocabulary matching.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Kur tu ej? B: Es eju uz ____ ____.
The preposition 'uz' (to) requires the accusative case.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Types of Stores in Latvia
Liels
- • Lielveikals
- • Tirdzniecības centrs
- • Hipermarkets
Mazs
- • Kiosks
- • Bode
- • Stūra veikals
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenTas ir ____ veikals.
'Veikals' is masculine nominative singular, so we use 'liels'.
Choose the correct sentence:
The locative case '-ā' is used to indicate location 'in'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Basic vocabulary matching.
A: Kur tu ej? B: Es eju uz ____ ____.
The preposition 'uz' (to) requires the accusative case.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNot exactly. A mall is 'tirdzniecības centrs'. 'Liels veikals' is just a big store, like a single large supermarket.
You say 'Es esmu pie lielā veikala'.
Yes, 'liels cilvēks' means a big/tall person or a 'great' person.
It is masculine, indicated by the '-s' ending.
The most common word is 'lielveikals'.
No, Latvian does not have articles like 'a' or 'the'.
Kur ir tuvākais liels veikals?
No, it's just very informal and slightly slangy.
Yes, 'milzīgs' means 'huge'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Lielveikals
specialized formSupermarket
Tirdzniecības centrs
similarShopping center/Mall
Mazs veikals
contrastSmall shop
Pārtikas veikals
specialized formGrocery store
Universālveikals
specialized formDepartment store
Bode
informalShop/Booth
