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• atbildi: jā vai nē!
  • answer: yes or no!
• viņa nezināja, ko pirkt: rozes vai neļķes
  • she didn't know what to buy: roses or carnations
• ja labi grib, to darbu var veikt parasts dežurants, vai brigadieris, vai (...)
  • if (he) really wants, an ordinary man on duty can do this job, or a brigadier, or... (= or someone like that)
• vai tas kāds noziegums, kauns, vai?
  • is this a crime, a shame, or what?
• jums tas jādara, vai...
  • you all have to do this, or else...
• nav zināms, vai to darījis viņš
  • it is not known whether he did it
• es nezinu, vai to spēšu
  • I don't know if I will be able to
• pasaki, vai es esmu nodevējs
  • tell me if I am a traitor
• vai tu runā latviski?
  • do you speak Latvian?
• vai tu dzirdi?
  • do you hear? are you listening?
• cits pēc cita nāca tik daudzi vai, ka viņa nevarēja ilgāk izturēt
  • so many vai's (= questions) came one after the other that she couldn't stand it any longer
• vai, ko es daru!
  • oh! what am I doing!
• vai, kāds jūs līks izskatāties!
  • boy, look at you! what a sight!
• vai, vai, Ilma, vai, tev tikai nauda prātā!
  • oh come on, Ilma, you only think about money!