Language/Lithuanian/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

Lithuanian Alphabet, IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...

In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Lithuanian alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.

You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.

Welcome to our lesson on Lithuanian Pronunciation, where we will explore the Alphabet and Pronunciation of this beautiful language! 🇱🇹 By the end of this lesson, you will have a solid understanding of the Lithuanian alphabet and how to pronounce each letter correctly. Once you've mastered this essential skill, you can continue your Lithuanian language journey by checking out our other lessons, such as Lithuanian Vocabulary for Dining Out, Greetings and Introductions in Lithuanian, and Lithuanian Grammar: Plural Forms. Happy learning! 😊

Lithuanian Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation

Alphabet

The Lithuanian alphabet is made up of 32 letters.

Majuscule forms (also called uppercase or capital letters)
A	Ą	B	C	Č	D	E	Ę	Ė	F	G	H	I	Į	Y	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	R	S	Š	T	U	Ų	Ū	V	Z	Ž
Minuscule forms (also called lowercase or small letters)
a	ą	b	c	č	d	e	ę	ė	f	g	h	i	į	y	j	k	l	m	n	o	p	r	s	š	t	u	ų	ū	v	z	ž
Names of letters
a	a nosinė	bė	cė	čė	dė	e	e nosinė	ė	ef	gė	ha	i trumpoji	i nosinė	i ilgoji	jot	ka	el	em	en	o	pė	er	es	eš	tė	u trumpoji	u nosinė	u ilgoji	vė	zė	žė

Vowels

Grapheme	Sound (IPA)
	Short	Long
a	ɐ	äː
ą		äː
e	ɛ (e̞)	æː
ę		æː
ė		eː
i	ɪ
į		iː
y
o	ɔ	oː
u	ʊ
ų		uː
ū

Consonants

Grapheme	Sound (IPA)
	Hard	Soft
b	b	bʲ
c	t̪͡s̪	t͡sʲ
č	t͡ʃ	t͡ɕ
ch	x	xʲ
d	d̪	dʲ
dz	d̪͡z̪	d͡zʲ
dž	d͡ʒ	d͡ʑ
f	f	fʲ
g	ɡ	ɡʲ
h	ɣ	ɣʲ
j		j
k	k	kʲ
l	ɫ	lʲ
m	m	mʲ
n	n̪	nʲ
p	p	pʲ
r	ɾ	ɾʲ
s	s̪	sʲ
š	ʃ	ɕ
t	t̪	tʲ
v	v	vʲ
z	z̪	zʲ
ž	ʒ	ʑ

Lithuanian Online Virtual Keyboard