Latvian + IPT 

Aa = a in “father”

Āā = a in “car”

Bb = b in “bee”

Cc = ts in “cats”

Čč = ch in “chat”

Dd = d in “dog”

Dzdz = dz in “adze”

Dždž = j in “judge”

Ee = e in “bed”

Ēē = e in “they”

ĕ = e (a short “e” sound, similar to the “e” in “bet”)

Ff = f in “fence”

Gg = g in “go”

Ģģ = g in “garden”

Hh = h in “hat”

Ii = i in “see”

Īī = i in “feet”

ĩ = i (a nasalized “i” sound, like the “in” in “ink”)

Jj = y in “yes”

Kk = k in “cat”

Ķķ = k in “king”

Ll = l in “lake”

Ļļ = l in “lamp”

Mm = m in “moon”

Nn = n in “net”

Ņņ = n in “new”

Oo = o in “boat”

Pp = p in “pen”

Rr = r in “car”

Ss = s in “sun”

Šš = sh in “she”

Tt = t in “top”

Uu = oo in “boot”

Ūū = oo in “food”

ū̃ = u (a nasalized long “u” sound.)

Vv = v in “very”

Zz = z in “zebra”

Žž = zh as “s” in “measure”