šodien

From šo (“this[acc.]”) +‎ dienu (“day[acc.]”).

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• IPA^(key): [ˈʃuɔ̯d̪iɛn̪]

šodien

1. today (in, during the current day)

   šodien darbu beidzām ātrāk ― today we finished work earlier

   šodien dosimies uz muzeju ― today we are going to the museum

   šodien ir svētdiena ― today is Sunday

   vakar tu tā nerunāji... vakar bija cita diena, šodien cita doma ― yesterday you didn't talk like that... yesterday was another day, today (is) another thought

2. nowadays, these days (in the current time period)

   šodien latviešu etnogrāfija strauji attīstās vienotā plūsmā ar citu zemju etnogrāfiju ― today Latvian ethnography is developing rapidly, at the same rate as (lit. in one stream with) the ethnography of other countries

   viegli iedomāties, cik smieklīga izskatītos šodien uz ielas sieviete renesanses laikmeta tērpā ― it is easy to imagine how ridiculous a woman in a Renaissance costume would look on the street today

• (of "nowadays"): mūsdienās, tagad

• šodienīgs

• šodiena
• todien