Want to know which are the consonants present in Latvian language? In articulatory phonetics, the Latvian consonant is actually a speech sound which is articulated with complete or perhaps partial closure of the vocal system. The term consonant is also used to refer to a letter of a Latvian alphabet which represents a consonant sound. Learn More
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b | as 'b' in "ball" |
c | as 'ts' in "bits" |
č | as 'ch' in "chest" |
d | as 'd' in "dog" |
dz | as 'ds' in "beds" |
dž | as 'j' in "job" |
f | as 'f' in "fish" |
g | as 'g' in "grass" [hard g sound] |
ģ | as 'ju' in "judge" |
h | as 'h' in "hot" |
j | as 'y' in "yes" |
k | as 'k' in "kite" |
ķ | as 'c' in "cute" |
l | as 'l' in "lid" |
ļ | as 'li' in "million" |
m | as 'm' in "money" |
n | as 'n' in "noise" |
ņ | as 'ny' in "new" |
p | as 'p' in "pet" |
r | trilled as spanish 'r' |
s | as 's' in "sand" |
š | as 'sh' in "ship" |
t | as 't' in "top" |
v | as 'v' in "vest" |
z | as z' in "zebra" |
ž | as 'su' in "pleasure" |
Click on the hyperlinks below to find a number of useful Latvian holiday words which you’ll find structured by group. For every holiday phrase in Latvian, you will notice the actual English interpretation.
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