This is the 669th most frequent Latvian word.
mācības
Learning, studies, or training.
Here, 'mācības' refers to school lessons or educational sessions attended by students.
Skolēni apmeklē mācības katru darba dienu.
Students attend lessons every working day.
Here, 'mācības' in the singular form 'mācība' is used metaphorically to refer to a lesson or moral learned from an experience.
Viņš guva svarīgu mācību no pieredzes.
He learned an important lesson from the experience.
Here, 'mācības' refers broadly to the concept of education or learning in general.