
LITHUANIAN PRONUNCIATION
CONSONANTS
LETTER PRONUNCIATION SYMBOL
C like ts in cats ts
C like ch in church ch
DZ like j in joy dzh
H, CH like h in him h
J like y in yes y
R like german r (trilled) r
S like sh in ship sh
Z like s in measure zh
B, D, F, G, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, V, Z pronounced as in English
VOWELS
A like u in sun ah
A¸ like a in car aa
E 1) short: like e in let e
2) long: like a in hat ah
E¸ long like a in man a
Ê like a in are eh
I like i in kid i
I¸ like ee in meet ee
O 1) short: like o in hot o
2) long: like o in more oh
U like u in put u
Ú, U¸ like oo in soon oo
DIPTHONGS
AI like i in fine ai
AU like ow in cow aoo
EI like ey in prey ei
IAI like ai in main ai
IE like ea in dear ie
UI like ooey ui
UO OO + short O sound uo
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