LATVIAN PRONUNCIATION

CONSONANTS
LETTER      PRONUNCIATION               SYMBOL
 C             like ts in cats                   ts
 C            like ch in church                 ch
 DZ            like ds in lands                  dz
 DZ           like j in joy                     dzh
 G            like d in duty                    d
 H             like h in him                     h
 J             like y in yes                     y
 K¸            like t in tune                    ty
 L¸            like li in million                ly
 N¸            like n in new                     ny
 R             like german r (trilled)           r        
 S             like s in sad                     s
 S            like sh in ship                   sh
 Z            like s in measure                 zh       
 B, D, F, G, K, L, M, N, P, T, V, Z    pronounced as in English


VOWELS
 A             like u in sun                     a
 Á             like a in car                     ah
 E   1) short: like e in let                     e
     2) long:  like a in hat                     a'
 É   1) short: like ai in air                    eh
     2) long:  like a in bad                     e'
 I             like i in kid                     i
 Í             like ee in meet                   ee
 O             like o in corn                    o
 U             like u in put                     oo
 Ú             like oo in soon                   ooh


DIPTHONGS
 AI            like i in fine                    ai
 AU            like ow in cow                    ow
 EI            like ey in prey                   ey
 IE            like ea in dear                   eea
 OU            like wa in wallet                 wa

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