Transcribe Latvian audio with WhisperAI
WhisperAI transcribes Latvian (Latviešu) audio for the around 1.5 million speakers who use the language across Latvia. Built on OpenAI Whisper and tuned for the realities of Latvian speech, the service produces publication-grade transcripts in Latin alphabet with ā, č, ē, ģ, ī, ķ, ļ, ņ, š, ū, ž.
Who actually needs Latvian transcription
Latvian demand comes from Riga tech and shared-services, Latvian public-sector work, and Latvian-language broadcasting.
Dialects and varieties handled
- Standard Latvian (Central)
- Latgalian (Eastern, sometimes considered separate)
- Livonian-influenced
Latvian macrons, palatalisation and Latgalian
Latvian uses macrons over long vowels (ā, ē, ī, ū) and a system of palatalised consonants (ģ, ķ, ļ, ņ) that's distinct from Lithuanian. Whisper preserves the full Latvian diacritic set and handles both Standard Latvian and Latgalian (which some treat as a separate language).
Standard Latvian and Latgalian are both supported with full diacritic handling.
How Latvian speakers actually use WhisperAI
- Riga shared-services and techLatvian outsourcing centres for major multinationals transcribe Latvian internal meetings.
- Latvian public-sector documentationLatvian municipalities and Saeima transcribe Latvian meetings for record-keeping.
- Latvian academic interviewsUniversities transcribe Latvian qualitative research.
- Latvian-language broadcasting (LSM)Latvian Public Media transcribes broadcasts for caption use.
What Latvian transcripts include
Native Latin alphabet with ā, č, ē, ģ, ī, ķ, ļ, ņ, š, ū, ž
Output in Latin alphabet with ā, č, ē, ģ, ī, ķ, ļ, ņ, š, ū, ž with all diacritics, tone marks, special characters and script-specific conventions preserved — never transliteration.
Speaker labels
Diarisation that separates and labels speakers in Latvian interviews, panels and multi-party meetings.
Timestamps and SRT
Word-level timestamps and SRT subtitle export for Latvian video captioning, with proper line-breaking for the script.
Editor and exports
In-browser editor with PDF, DOCX, TXT and SRT exports. Edit the transcript without leaving the browser, then download the format your downstream workflow expects.
How to transcribe Latvian audio
Upload your Latvian recording
Drop in MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4 or similar — files up to 5GB. Long-form Latvian interviews, lectures and meetings work without splitting.
Whisper transcribes the audio
The model recognises Latvian speech across the dialects above and outputs Latin alphabet with ā, č, ē, ģ, ī, ķ, ļ, ņ, š, ū, ž. Code-switched English and other languages in the same recording are handled inline.
Edit, label and export
Open the transcript in the editor, fix any names or terms, label speakers, and export to PDF, DOCX, TXT or SRT. Optional AI summary surfaces the key points and decisions.
Transcribe in 100+ languages
WhisperAI supports Latvian alongside over 100 other languages with the same accuracy and editor experience.
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