Alphabet Flashcards
Aa
pronounced like ‘a’ in car but shorter
Āā
pronounced like ‘a’ but longer
Bb
pronounced like in English
Cc
pronounced like ‘ts’ in cats but is a single sound
Čč
pronounced like ‘ch’ in chat
Dd
pronounced like in English
Ee
a “narrow” ‘e’, pronounced like ‘a’ in map and a “wide” ‘e’, pronounced like ‘e’ in elephant
Ēē
represents the longer version of the 2 ‘e’ sounds mentioned above
Ff
pronounced like in English
Gg
pronounced like ‘g’ in gap
Ģģ
sounds like a ‘d’ followed by a consonant y (it is known as palatalized d to those who know a Slavic language)
Hh
there isn’t really an English sound for this letter but it is like ‘ch’ in Loch Ness and letter ‘j’ in Spanish
Ii
pronounced like ‘i’ in kitten
Īī
pronounced like ‘i’ but longer
Jj
pronounced like ‘y’ in yes
Kk
pronounced like ‘k’ in kill
Ķķ
sounds like a ‘t’ followed by a consonant y (it is known as palatalized t to those who know a Slavic language)
Ll
pronounced like ‘l’ in late
Ļļ
sounds like an ‘l’ followed by a consonant y (it is known as palatalized l to those who know a Slavic language)
Mm
pronounced like in English
Nn
pronounced like in English
Ņņ
sounds like an ‘n’ followed by a consonant y (it is known as palatalized n to those who know a Slavic language)
Oo
this letter represents 3 sounds that, unlike e, are quite different. 1st and most widespread pronunciation is the most complex one, it sounds like ‘oo’ in hood and ‘o’ in knock put together as one sound. The 2nd one is like ‘o’ in knock and the 3rd one is the longer version of the 2nd
Pp
pronounced like in English
Rr
pronounced like a rolled ‘r’ in Spanish or Russian
Ss
pronounced like in English
Šš
pronounced like ‘sh’ in shark
Tt
pronounced like in English
Uu
pronounced like ‘oo’ in hood
Ūū
pronounced like ‘u’ but longer
Vv
pronounced like in English
Zz
pronounced like in English
Žž
pronounced like ‘s’ in leisure
