Latvian voice-over production made simple
As an established Latvian voice-over agency, Matinée has been providing a professional Latvian Voice-Over Service and Latvian Subtitling Service for over 25 years. We offer a selection of the very best Latvian voice talent, at a price you can afford.
Whether you are looking for Latvian voice-over artists for documentary, advertising, eLearning, or telephone messaging, we’ll supply the best Latvian voice talent for the job. We’ll time-sync the selected Latvian voice-over to picture, and deliver the audio back in the file format of your choice. Or, we can lay back the Latvian audio onto your video and re-work the captions where necessary.
Check out our FAQs for more information and costs. To check the availability of our Latvian voice-artists and to confirm costs, please contact us today using the quick Quote form opposite. Or you can email project@matinee.co.uk or call on +44(0)118 958 4934.
Voice-over selection and quotation in just three easy steps
1. browse the voice-over demos below and click PLAY to audition each casting sample
2. choose the voice(s) you like and click ADD to your Quick Quote, or DOWNLOAD a copy
3. complete the Quick Quote and we’ll check availability and costs, with a response in just 1 hour
A short history of the Latvian language
Latvian (sometimes called Lettish), along with Lithuanian, belongs to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages. They are the only two remaining living Baltic languages with official status, and are closely related (although not mutually intelligible).
Latvian and Lithuanian are of particular interest to linguists, as they have retained many archaic features of the Proto-Indo-European language. For a long period Latvian and Lithuanian were different dialects of the same language. They began to separate in the 9th century, but the transition lasted for several centuries. It wasn’t until the 16th century that Latvian emerged as a distinct language; the oldest written example is the translation of a hymn from 1530.
As it evolved, Latvian assimilated other Baltic languages, including Curonian, Semigallion and Selonian. Up until the 19th century it was heavily influenced by German, as the country’s elite were Baltic Germans. The first grammar appeared in the 18th century, and the literary language was well developed by the end of the 19th century. Since Latvia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1992, the language has been a focus of national identity. Read more
