Latvian Alphabet

Today I will teach you the Latvian alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Latvian letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Latvian contains 33 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.

A a	[ɑ] like up
Ā ā	[ɑː] like man
B b	[b] like bat
C c	[t͡s] like tsar
Č č	[t͡ʃ] like chair
D d	[d] like door
E e	[e, æ] like egg
Ē ē	[eː, æː] like eat
F f	[f] like fly
G g	[ɡ] like gap
Ģ ģ	[ɟ] like gym
H h	[x, h] like hot
I i	[i] like ink
Ī ī	[iː] like each
J j	[j] like you
K k	[k] like cat
Ķ ķ	[c] like jug
L l	[l] like lamp
Ļ ļ	[ʎ] like tool
M m	[m] like male
N n	[n, ŋ] like nail
Ņ ņ	[ɲ] like onion
O o	[o, oː] like old
P p	[p] like peace
R r	[r] like rest
S s	[s] like sock
Š š	[ʃ] like shy
T t	[t] like table
U u	[u] like would
Ū ū	[uː] like you
V v	[v] like vacuum
Z z	[z] like zebra
Ž ž	[ʒ] like vision

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