Latvian audio to text: transcribe Latvian audio and video
Upload Latvian (Latviešu) audio or video, or paste a link. The language is already set to Latvian. You get a transcript with speaker labels and timestamps that you can edit, export and translate.
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Which kinds of Latvian it covers
- Standard Latvian
- Latgalian accents
- Diaspora speakers
One Latvian setting covers these speakers. Latgalian as a written language is not a separate option.
How Latvian transcripts are written
Transcripts use Latvian spelling with long vowels (ā, ē, ī, ū) and ģ, ķ, ļ, ņ, č, š, ž.
In our test on read sentences, both the free preview and the signed-in transcript kept the Latvian long vowel marks and softened consonants (nodziedāja, Raģū). Foreign names were written in Latvian spelling, which is the normal Latvian style.
What people transcribe in Latvian
Interviews and news
Latvian interviews come back with speaker labels and timestamps.
Meetings
Meetings become minutes with a summary in Latvian.
Lectures
University lectures become notes students can search.
Tip for Latvian recordings
Latvian writes foreign names the way they sound, with Latvian endings. Decide whether you keep that style and check names once.
Translate a Latvian transcript
Open a finished transcript in your dashboard, choose Translate and pick a target language from a list of 99+. You get the translated lines with their timestamps, and you can copy them or download TXT or SRT.
Translation needs an account. It is included on paid plans and the Weekly Pass, and with the first file on a free account.
Common choices from Latvian:
- Latvian English
- Latvian Russian
- Latvian German
- Latvian Lithuanian
- Latvian Estonian
- Latvian French
Want it in one step? Translate Audio and Translate Video transcribe and translate together, and Translate Subtitles works on an SRT or VTT file.
FAQ
Are long vowel marks kept?
Yes. Latvian transcripts are written with ā, ē, ī, ū and the other Latvian letters.
Does it work for recordings that mix Latvian and Russian?
Choose Latvian for mostly Latvian speech and Auto-detect for long Russian parts.
Is there a sample transcript on this page?
Not yet. We only publish samples made from audio we can confirm is in the public domain. We tested this language with our own test recordings, on both the free preview and a signed-in account, before adding the page.
Is the Latvian transcription free?
Yes. Latvian files run on our premium engine with speaker labels, up to 2 hours a month on a free account. You can transcribe up to 30 Latvian files a day, up to 30 minutes each, for free, and your first file can run up to an hour. Reading, copying, the full editor and TXT downloads stay free. Action items, email drafts, AI summaries and DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT and JSON downloads come with your first file, the Weekly Pass ($9.99 for 20 hours over 7 days) and paid plans. Full-length files from $8.33/mo billed yearly.
What Latvian file formats are supported?
All common audio and video: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, AAC, OGG, MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, MKV. Upload directly or paste a URL (YouTube, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.).