Latvian Word of the Day
māja
MAH-ya • noun — 22nd of May, 2026
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Meaning: house; home (a building or place where people live)
Examples
- Māja ir sarkana.
(The house is red.) - Viņi krāsoja māju pagājušajā vasarā.
(They painted the house last summer.) - Mājai ir liels dārzs.
(The house has a large garden.)
Synonyms
- mājoklis
- mājiņa
Māja is the common word for a house or someone's home. It can mean the physical building or the idea of home. The stress is on the first syllable (MAH-ya). In everyday speech you often see the form mājās to mean "at home." Note the difference from dzīvoklis (an apartment) and mājoklis (a dwelling/home in a more general sense).
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