Bedeutung
A type of wine made from dark grapes.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Latvians often make wine from garden berries like currants, raspberries, and even rhubarb. While 'sarkans vīns' usually implies grapes, in a rural home, it might be 'upeņu vīns' (blackcurrant wine). The Sabile Wine Festival in July celebrates the northernmost vineyard. It's a key event for local 'sarkans vīns' enthusiasts. Mulled wine (karstvīns) is the 'national drink' of Latvian Christmas markets, always made with red wine and heavy spices. In Latvian folklore, red wine is sometimes used as a metaphor for vitality and the 'juice of life' in modern poetry.
Ordering like a pro
Just say 'Sarkano, lūdzu' (The red, please). It's short, natural, and grammatically easy.
Case sensitivity
Remember that 'vīns' becomes 'vīnu' when you are ordering it. This is the #1 mistake for beginners.
Bedeutung
A type of wine made from dark grapes.
Ordering like a pro
Just say 'Sarkano, lūdzu' (The red, please). It's short, natural, and grammatically easy.
Case sensitivity
Remember that 'vīns' becomes 'vīnu' when you are ordering it. This is the #1 mistake for beginners.
Toasting
When drinking red wine with Latvians, always look them in the eye and say 'Priekā!' (Cheers!).
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct ending for the object form.
Es gribu sarkan___ vīn___.
In the accusative case (ordering something), both words end in -u.
Which is the correct way to say 'The red wine is on the table'?
___ ir uz galda.
The subject of the sentence uses the nominative case. 'Sarkanais' is the definite nominative.
Match the Latvian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the four most common wine-related terms you will encounter.
Complete the restaurant dialogue.
Viesmīlis: Ko jūs dzersiet? Klients: Man, lūdzu, glāzi _______.
After 'glāzi' (a glass of...), you must use the genitive case: 'sarkanā vīna'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Types of Wine in Latvian
Krāsa (Color)
- • Sarkans
- • Balts
- • Sārts
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenEs gribu sarkan___ vīn___.
In the accusative case (ordering something), both words end in -u.
___ ir uz galda.
The subject of the sentence uses the nominative case. 'Sarkanais' is the definite nominative.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the four most common wine-related terms you will encounter.
Viesmīlis: Ko jūs dzersiet? Klients: Man, lūdzu, glāzi _______.
After 'glāzi' (a glass of...), you must use the genitive case: 'sarkanā vīna'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt is masculine, as 'vīns' ends in 's'.
Say 'Vienu glāzi sarkanā vīna, lūdzu.'
'Sarkans' is 'a red', 'sarkanais' is 'the red'. Use the latter for specific bottles or general categories.
Yes, it is very popular, especially in winter and at dinner parties.
No, for juice use 'vīnogu sula'.
It varies. You can find decent bottles for 7-10 EUR, but premium ones are much more.
It is mulled wine, usually made from red wine, sugar, and spices.
Sausais sarkanais vīns.
Yes, it's a diminutive of 'vīns', used affectionately or informally.
Yes, Latvian 'r' is always rolled (alveolar trill).
Verwandte Redewendungen
baltvīns
contrastwhite wine
sārtvīns
similarrosé wine
dzirkstošais vīns
specialized formsparkling wine
vīna darītava
builds onwinery
vīna glāze
builds onwine glass
