Exam 51PenkiasdeÅimt pirmas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! factory                            gamyklaproduction                       gamybacompany                         kompanijahive                                avilyswax                                vaÅkasswarm                            spieÄiusequipment                       Ärangaworkshop                        dirbtuvÄassociation                       asociacijaportrait                            portretaschildren                           vaikaicatalog                             katalogasthe car                             maÅinathe cars                            maÅinosthe car factory                  maÅinÅ gamyklathe car production             maÅinÅ gamybathe car company               maÅinÅ kompanijaa sculpture                        skulptÅrasculptures                         skulptÅrosthe sculpture museum        skulptÅrÅ muziejussculpture park                   skulptÅrÅ parkasa bee                                bitÄthe bees                            bitÄsthe beeâs hive or beehive    biÄiÅ avilysbeeâs wax                         biÄiÅ vaÅkasbeeâs swarm                      biÄiÅ spieÄiusthe store                            parduotuvÄthe stores                          parduotuvÄsthe storesâ location             parduotuviÅ vietathe storesâ catalog              parduotuviÅ katalogaswoman                             moteriswomen                             moteryswomenâs basketball           moterÅ krepÅiniswomenâs health                 moterÅ sveikatawomenâs restroom            moterÅ tualetasa country                          Åalisthe countries                     Åalysthe countriesâ history         ÅaliÅ istorijathe countriesâ culture         ÅaliÅ kultÅrathe countriesâ territory       ÅaliÅ teritorijaa rowboat                         valtisboats                                valtysthe boatsâ equipment          valÄiÅ Ärangathe boatsâ workshop          valÄiÅ dirbtuvÄthe boatsâ color                 valÄiÅ spalvaa daughter                         duktÄdaughters                          dukterysthe daughtersâ family         dukterÅ Åeimathe daughtersâ portrait        dukterÅ portretassister                                sesuosisters                               seserysthe sistersâ children            seserÅ vaikaithe sistersâ portrait             seserÅ portretas  

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Exam 50PenkiasdeÅimtas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! an apple                           obuolysapples                              obuoliaiapple pie                           obuoliÅ pyragasapple juice                        obuoliÅ sultysan actor                            aktoriusactors                               aktoriaithe actorsâ group               aktoriÅ grupÄthe actorsâ school              aktoriÅ mokyklaa museum                         muziejusmuseums                          muziejaithe museumsâ director        muziejÅ direktoriusthe museumsâ association   muziejÅ asociacijaa stone                             akmuothe stones                         akmenysthe stonesâ location            akmenÅ vietathe stonesâ color                akmenÅ spalvathe dog                             Åuothe dogs                            Åunysthe dog exhibition              ÅunÅ parodathe dog park                     ÅunÅ aikÅtelÄautomobile                        automobilisautomobiles                      automobiliaithe car club                       automobilÅ klubasthe car museum                automobilÅ muziejusthe ticket                          bilietastickets                              bilietaiticket booth                      bilietÅ kasaticket collector                  bilietÅ kontrolieriusticket price                       bilietÅ kainabus                                  autobusasbuses                               autobusaithe bus station                  autobusÅ stotisa bird                               paukÅtisbirds                                paukÅÄiaibird sanctuary                   paukÅÄiÅ ÅventovÄbird flu                             paukÅÄiÅ gripas

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Hi, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Photograph:  Dalia GrybauskaitÄ, President of LithuaniaPhotographer:  Algirdas (Wikipedia) Weâve already explained the Lithuanian concept of White Crows.  Just as a reminder, a White Crow is a person who is different.  Crows are normally black, so a white crow would stand out in a crowd.  This would be maybe an outsider; someone who doesnât fit into a group of average people. Alright!  Now, here is the fourth and final episode of our series with Ingrida.  Weâll play the interview question and then break it all down.  Then weâll play it again and after that weâll play the entire interview with Ingrida without any breaks.  If youâve been studying this series, you should be able to understand quite a bit.  Here we goâ ---- Kaip galÄtum apibÅdinti posakÄ âBaltos varnosâ? âBaltos varnosâ, turi omeny... âBaltos varnosâ kada sako moterys apie vyrus, ar vyrai apie moteris, ar..? O gali bet kaip, su kuo Tau asociuojasi, Tau paÄiai â âBaltos varnosâ? PaprasÄiausiai tos âBaltos varnosâ tai turbÅt yra tas posakis kilÄs iÅ lietuviÅ kultÅros, na galbÅt ir iÅ kitÅ tautÅ yra, bet Åiuo atveju tai yra iÅ lietuviÅ kultÅros âBaltos varnosâ. ReiÅkia tu kitokia, tu kitaip mÄstai, tu netaip kaip visi daro, elgiasi...ar nori to kaip ir visi nori, tu kaÅko nori kito. Tai reiÅkia Tu jau netokia kaip ir visos tos varnos, tai jos yra baltos. Bet iÅtikrÅjÅ tai aÅ sakyÄiau Äia daugiau lietuviÅ kultÅrai bÅdinga. Åaunu Ingrida, aÄiÅ labai uÅ pokalbÄ. PraÅau Buvo labai Ädomu ir iÅtikrÅjÅ malonu pabendrauti Labai malonu buvo atsakyti Ä Åiuos kelis klausimus AÄiÅ, gero vakaro AÄiÅ taip pat --- Ah, so this is Baltos Varnosâ Baltos Varnosâ I donât have all of the stuff we normally do; Iâll just add it later. Thatâs okay, we can do it right now. Baltos varnos â jos. KodÄl ne jie? NeÅinau. Jos â Baltos varnos. Itâs not fair.  Itâs jos â Baltos varnos.  Feminine! Thatâs true. Itâs all about fair. I feel it in the air. In the air, thatâs nice. Kaip galÄtum apibÅdinti posakÄ âBaltos varnosâ?How could you define the expression, âWhite Crows?â âBaltos varnosâ, turi omeny... âBaltos varnosâ kada sako moterys apie vyrus, ar vyrai apie moteris, ar..?âWhite crows,â you have in mind... âWhite crows,â what women say about men or men say about women? O gali bet kaip, su kuo Tau asociuojasi, Tau paÄiai â âBaltos varnosâ?Oh it can be whatever, with what do you associate, âWhite Crows?â PaprasÄiausiai tos âBaltos varnosâ tai turbÅt yra tas posakis kilÄs iÅ lietuviÅ kultÅros, Merely that, âWhite Crowsâ it presumably is that phrase from Lithuanian culture, na galbÅt ir iÅ kitÅ tautÅ yra, bet Åiuo atveju tai yra iÅ lietuviÅ kultÅros âBaltos varnosâ. oh maybe it is from some people, but in this instance it is from Lithuanian culture âWhite Crows.â ReiÅkia tu kitokia, tu kitaip mÄstai, tu netaip kaip visi daro, It means you are different, you think differently, you arenât like everyone, elgiasi...ar nori to kaip ir visi nori, tu kaÅko nori kito. Tai reiÅkia Tu jau netokia demeanor...or you want something everybody wants, you want something different.  This means you are not the same kaip ir visos tos varnos, tai jos yra baltos. Bet iÅtikrÅjÅ tai aÅ sakyÄiau Äia daugiau lietuviÅ kultÅrai bÅdinga. like all these crows, they are white.  But really that I would say here more a Lithuanian cultural characteristic. Åaunu Ingrida, aÄiÅ labai uÅ pokalbÄ.Great Ingrida, thank you very much for your conversation. PraÅauYouâre welcome Buvo labai Ädomu ir iÅtikrÅjÅ malonu pabendrautiIt was very interesting and a truly pleasurable interaction Labai malonu buvo atsakyti Ä Åiuos kelis klausimusIt was a great pleasure to answer the several questions AÄiÅ, gero vakaroThank you, good evening AÄiÅ taip patThank you also Alright, now letâs go through some examples. how could you describe this situation?   Kaip galÄtum apibÅdinti ÅiÄ                                                                   situacijÄ? how could you describe this movie?      Kaip galÄtum apibÅdinti ÅÄ filmÄ?to define                                             apibÅdintia phrase                                              posakisan expression                                      posakisa saying                                              posakisHow could you define the expression, âWhite Crows?â                                                          Kaip galÄtum apibÅdinti posakÄ                                                          âBaltos varnosâ?Oh, you can whatever...                      O gali bet kaip...to associate                                         asociuojasi (asocijuotis)whatever                                             bet kaipto herself                                            paÄiai saumerely                                                paprasÄiausiaimere                                                   paprasÄiausiasitâs a mere miracle                               tai paprasÄiausias stebuklasyourself                                              Tau paÄiainative                                                 kilÄswellâ                                                naâcome, comeâ                                    na, naânow, nowâ                                        na, naâoh boyâ                                            oho, naâoh brotherâ                                       oho, naâCome! It canât be                                na!, negali bÅti!there, there, donât mope!                      na, na, nesriÅbauk!; come , come, donât get angry!              na, na, nepyk! well now!                                            na ir kas! may                                                    galbÅtmight                                                  galbÅtmaybe                                                 galbÅtperhaps                                                galbÅthe may leave tonight                            galbÅt ji iÅvyks ÅiÄnaktpeople                                                 tautanation                                                 tautarace                                                    tautaThe United Nations                             JungtinÄs Tautoshereto                                                 Åiuotherewith                                            Åiuohereby                                                Åiuoin this situation                                    Åioje situacijoje In this case she should go home            Åiuo atveju ji turÄtÅ vaÅiuoti namo In this case she will die from boredom   Åiuo atveju ji mirs iÅ nuobodulioother                                                   kitoksyears ago he was different                    prieÅ metus jis buvo kitoksother                                                   kitaipotherwise                                             kitaipdifferently                                            kitaipto think otherwise                                 galvoti kitaiphurry up or you will be late                   skubÄkite, kitaip pavÄluosite thought                                                mÄstymascontemplation                                      mÄstymasto think                                                mÄstytito contemplate                                     mÄstytiI donât like your behavior                      man nepatinka tavo elgesysconduct                                               elgesysdemeanor                                            elgesyssomething                                            kaÅkassomebody                                            kaÅkassomething is wrong                               kaÅkas ne taipyou want something else                       tu kaÅko nori kitoreally                                                   iÅtikrÅjÅcharacteristic                                        bÅdingasI donât like to communicate with you                                                              man nepatinka bendrauti su tavimito socialize                                           bendrautito communicate                                    bendrautiI have a few questions                           aÅ turiu kelis klausimusseveral                                                 kelisseveral questions                                   keli klausimai Great!  Now letâs listen to this conversation once more.  Then weâll play back all the four parts of this series with Ingrida. Kaip galÄtum apibÅdinti posakÄ âBaltos varnosâ? âBaltos varnosâ, turi omeny... âBaltos varnosâ kada sako moterys apie vyrus, ar vyrai apie moteris, ar..? O gali bet kaip, su kuo Tau asociuojasi, Tau paÄiai â âBaltos varnosâ? PaprasÄiausiai tos âBaltos varnosâ tai turbÅt yra tas posakis kilÄs iÅ lietuviÅ kultÅros, na galbÅt ir iÅ kitÅ tautÅ yra, bet Åiuo atveju tai yra iÅ lietuviÅ kultÅros âBaltos varnosâ. ReiÅkia tu kitokia, tu kitaip mÄstai, tu netaip kaip visi daro, elgiasi...ar nori to kaip ir visi nori, tu kaÅko nori kito. Tai reiÅkia Tu jau netokia kaip ir visos tos varnos, tai jos yra baltos. Bet iÅtikrÅjÅ tai aÅ sakyÄiau Äia daugiau lietuviÅ kultÅrai bÅdinga. Åaunu Ingrida, aÄiÅ labai uÅ pokalbÄ. PraÅau Buvo labai Ädomu ir iÅtikrÅjÅ malonu pabendrauti Labai malonu buvo atsakyti Ä Åiuos kelis klausimus AÄiÅ, gero vakaro AÄiÅ taip pat And now, hereâs Ingridaâs entire interview with Raminta...

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                                    Photo:  Couple by the riverfront.Photographer:  Adam Jones http://adamjones.freeservers.com Hi there, Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today weâll continue with the interviews Raminta made at a Lithuanian party with Ingrida.  This will be part three.  The last episode with Ingrida, part IV, will probably be our next podcast.  In the background you can hear lots of frogs in a nearby pond, music and people talking.  In this interview Raminta is asking Ingrida another question.  Keep in mind Ingrida has no idea what Raminta is going to ask her.  As I record this introduction, Raminta is in Istanbul, Turkey.  Raminta and I recorded this episode quickly just before she left.  Now, on with Ingridaâs thoughts.  Enjoy! --- Kokie tau yra trys svarbiausi kriterijai vyre, kurie turÄtÅ bÅti? Ar charakterio savybÄs, ar...Na pirmiausia tai vÄlgi aÅ pasakyÄiau yra protas.Protas?Protas, protas ir dar kartÄ protas. Ir viskas tame pasakyta. Vyras turi bÅti protingas. Jis bus protingas, jis bus mielas, jis bus iÅradingas, jis bus visu tuo ko tau reikia. Åinoma jeigu tu bÅsi tam tikro lygio su juo. ÅiÅrint kokio tau vyro proto reikia, Äia nuo tavÄs irgi asmeniÅkai priklauso.Ir toks dabar klausimas Äia, gal iÅtikrÅjÅ pamÄstymui daugiau, kas tau svarbiausia gyvenime?Supratimas kito Åmogaus, vertinimas, pagarba. Gal netgi sakyÄiau pagarba pirmoj vietoj. Nes jeigu tu gerbsi ÅmogÅ, tu jÄ suprasi, tu jÄ vertinsi.Netgi jeigu tu klaidÅ padarysi gyvenime tas Åmogus tau atleis paprasÄiausiaiTodÄl, kad jis suprasTodÄl, kad jis supras, Åinoma tu neturi tuo naudotis --- Alright, now letâs translate the conversation and then weâll break down many of the words and use them in examples. --- Kokie tau yra trys svarbiausi kriterijai vyre, kurie turÄtÅ bÅti? Ar charakterio savybÄs, ar...What for you are the three most important criteria in a man, he would have, or characteristic feature, or... Na pirmiausia tai vÄlgi aÅ pasakyÄiau yra protas.Oh, first of all that again I would say is intellect. Protas?Intellect? Protas, protas ir dar kartÄ protas. Intellect, intellect and once more intellect. Ir viskas tame pasakyta. And therein is said everything. Vyras turi bÅti protingas. A man has to be intelligent. Jis bus protingas, jis bus mielas, jis bus iÅradingas, jis bus visu tuo ko tau reikia. He will be intelligent, he will be nice, he will be inventive, he will be everything that you need. Åinoma jeigu tu bÅsi tam tikro lygio su juo. Of course if you will be at the same level with him. ÅiÅrint kokio tau vyro proto reikia, Äia nuo tavÄs irgi asmeniÅkai priklauso.It depends what manâs intelligence you need, this also depends personally on you. Ir toks dabar klausimas Äia, gal iÅtikrÅjÅ pamÄstymui daugiau, kas tau svarbiausia gyvenime?And now such a question here perhaps really to think some more, what to you is most important in life? Supratimas kito Åmogaus, vertinimas, pagarba. Understanding the other person, appreciation, respect. Gal netgi sakyÄiau pagarba pirmoj vietoj. Nes jeigu tu gerbsi ÅmogÅ, tu jÄ suprasi, tu jÄ vertinsi.Even though, I would say respect in the first place.  Because if you will respect a person, you will understand him, you will appreciate him. Netgi jeigu tu klaidÅ padarysi gyvenime tas Åmogus tau atleis paprasÄiausiai.Even if you will make some mistakes in life that person will simply forgive you. TodÄl, kad jis supras.Therefore, he will understand. TodÄl, kad jis supras, Åinoma tu neturi tuo naudotis.Accordingly, he will understand you, of course, you donât need to take advantage of it. Alright, letâs break some of this down... importance                                              svarbaimportance                                               svarbumasimportant                                                 svarbuschiefly, principally                                    svarbiausiaabove all                                                  svarbiausiacriterion                                                    kriterijaicharacteristic                                             charakteristikacharacteristic                                             savybÄfeature                                                      savybÄattribute                                                     savybÄtrait                                                           savybÄnow,                                                         na,well,                                                          na,there, there, donât cry!                                na, na, neverk!foremost                                                    pirmiausiafirst of all                                                   pirmiausiain the first place                                          pirmiausiaagain                                                          (vÄl) vÄlgi I would say...                                              pasakyÄiau...I would say intellect is most important           pasakyÄiau, kad protas yra svarbiausiaI would say understanding is most important  pasakyÄiau, kad supratimas yra svarbiausiaI would say humor is most important            pasakyÄiau, kad humoras yra svarbiausiaintellect                                                      protasonce again                                                  dar kartÄall, everything                                             viskastherein                                                        tametherein lies                                                  tamein that                                                         tameI will not go to the country because I need to do my homework and therein lies everything.                                                                   AÅ nevaÅiuosiu i kaimÄ, nes turiu ruoÅti                                                                   namÅ darbus ir viskas tame pasakyta. to say                                                         pasakytito speak                                                      pasakytisaid                                                            pasakytano sooner said than done                              pasakyta padarytawell said                                                      gerai pasakytabadly said                                                    blogai pasakytaintelligent, clever                                          protingaswill be                                                         bushe will be clever                                           jis bus protingasnice, sweet                                                  mielasinventive                                                     iÅradingashe will be inventive                                       jis bus iÅradingasyou need                                                     tau reikiawhat do you need?                                       ko tau reikia?he will be everything you need                       jis bus visu tuo ko tau reikiawhere do you need to go?                             kur tau reikia nueiti?of course                                                     Åinomaof course I will go (on foot)                           Åinoma aÅ eisiuof course we need money                             Åinoma mums reikia pinigÅof course we can                                          Åinoma mes galimein order that                                                 tam, kadif                                                                 jeigutrue                                                             tikrasflat                                                              lyguslevel                                                            lygisit depends                                                    ÅiÅrintdepending                                                    ÅiÅrintit depends on the situation                             ÅiÅrint, kokios aplinkybÄsoff                                                              nuoto fall off the roof                                         nukristi nuo stogo; take your pillow off the couch                       nuimk pagalvÄ nuo sofos bodily                                                          asmeniÅkaipersonally                                                    asmeniÅkaito belong                                                     priklausytito depend                                                    priklausytito hinge                                                       priklausytiindividual                                                     asmeninispersonal                                                       asmeninissuch                                                            tokshe was such a kind man                                jis buvo toks geras Åmoguswould you marry such a man?                       ar tu tekÄtum uÅ tokio vyro?so difficult a task                                          toks sunkus uÅdavinysnow                                                            dabarletâs go now                                                 eikime dabaritâs now or never                                          dabar arba niekadaa topic                                                         klausimasa matter                                                       klausimasa question                                                    klausimasmaybe                                                         galperhaps                                                        galreally                                                           iÅtikrÅjÅtruly                                                             iÅtikrÅjÅto think                                                        mÄstytito think a little                                              pamÄstytimore                                                            daugiauimportance                                                   svarbathe important thing is                                     svarbiausiathe main thing is                                            svarbiausiathatâs the most important thing                       tai svarbiausiamainly                                                          svarbiausiachiefly                                                          svarbiausialife                                                               gyvenimasin life                                                           gyvenimeunderstanding                                               supratimasother                                                            kitasanother                                                         kitasappreciation                                                  vertinimasestimation                                                     vertinimasrespect                                                          pagarbaesteem                                                          pagarbaout of respect                                                iÅ pagarboseven if                                                          netgithough                                                          netgieven though                                                  netgiin the first place                                             pirmoje vietojein the second place                                         antroje vietoje because                                                         nesIâll be late because I have to work                   aÅ vÄluosiu nes turiu dirbtiIâm tired because I didnât sleep                        aÅ pavargÄs nes nemiegojauweâre walking because there are no taxis           mes einame pÄstute nes nÄra taksinow that                                                        jeiguif                                                                   jeigunow that youâre ready, weâll go                       jeigu tu pasiruoÅusi galime eiti dabar to respect                                                      gerbtito revere                                                       gerbtito honor                                                        gerbtito esteem                                                       gerbtiyou will understand him                                  tu jÄ suprasiyou will appreciate him                                  tu jÄ vertinsislip                                                                klaidamistake                                                          klaidaerror                                                             klaidato make                                                        padarytito commit                                                     padarytiyou will make                                               padarysito pardon                                                      atleistito excuse                                                       atleistisimply                                                          paprastaimostly                                                          paprastaimere                                                             paprasÄiausiasso                                                                 todÄltherefore                                                       todÄlaccordingly                                                    todÄlI was tired so I sat down                                aÅ buvau pavargÄs, todÄl prisÄdau pailsÄtishe was lonely so she called her mother           ji jautÄsi vieniÅa, todÄl paskambino savo mamaito use                                                           naudotito apply                                                        naudotito exploit                                                      naudoti

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Exam 49KeturiasdeÅimt devintas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! basketball                        krepÅinishealth                              sveikatathe music                        muzikatradition                          tradicijathe male doctor                gydytojasthe culture                       kultÅrahospital                           ligoninÄthe territory                     teritorijathe history                       istorijaa system                         sistemaa pie                               pyragasjuice                               sultysgroup                             grupÄschool                             mokykladirector                           direktoriusassociation                       asociacijaexhibition                         parodafood                                maistasbooth                              kasasanctuary                        ÅventovÄthe flu                             gripasman                                vyrasmen                                vyraia menâs restroom             vyrÅ tualetasmenâs basketball              vyrÅ krepÅinismenâs health                    vyrÅ sveikataa child                             vaikaschildren                           vaikaithe childrenâs dog             vaikÅ Åuoa childrenâs doctor            vaikÅ gydytojasa childrenâs book              vaikÅ knygaa childrenâs hospital          vaikÅ ligoninÄan American male            amerikietisthe American males          amerikieÄiaithe Americanâs auto         amerikieÄiÅ automobilisthe Americanâs music       amerikieÄiÅ muzikathe Americanâs history      amerikieÄiÅ istorijaa Lithuanian male             lietuvisthe Lithuanians                 lietuviaiLithuanianâs history          lietuviÅ istorijaLithuanianâs culture          lietuviÅ kultÅraLithuanian tradition           lietuviÅ tradicijatrain                                 traukinystrains                                traukiniaitrainsâ station or the train station                traukiniÅ stotistrain system                     traukiniÅ sistema

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KeturiasdeÅimt aÅtuntas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! Romas!                                       Romai!Dominykas!                                 Dominykai!Mindaugas, come here!                 Mindaugai, ateik Äia!Vladas, stay healthy!                     Vladai, bÅk sveikas!Jonas, look there!                         Jonai, ÅiÅrÄkite ten!Vytautas, stop buzzing!                 Vytautai, nustok zysti!  (stop bothering)Good morning Algirdas!                Labas rytas Algirdai!Good evening ÄÅuolas!                 Labas vakaras ÄÅuolai!mister                                          ponassir                                               ponasmister!                                         pone!thank you, sir!                              aÄiÅ, pone!father                                          tÄvasHappy birthday, Father!                Su gimimo diena, TÄve!Sweet dreams, Father!                  SaldÅiÅ sapnÅ, TÄve!Father!  I love you!                      TÄve!  AÅ tave myliu!Doctor, I feel bad                         Gydytojau, aÅ jauÄiuosi blogaiDoctor, look here                         Gydytojau, ÅiÅrÄkite ÄiaDriver, where is the restaurant?     Vairuotojau, kur restoranas?Driver, are you from Vilnius?        Vairuotojau, ar jÅs esate iÅ Vilniaus?Justukas!                                     Justuk!Petriukas!                                    Petriuk!Jurgis!                                         Jurgi!Karolis!                                       Karoli!Åaltys!                                         Åalty!Andrius!                                      Andriau!Antonijus!                                   Antonijau!Person! âas in asmuo                   Asmenie!Stone! âas in akmuo                     Akmenie!Dog! âas in Åuo                            Åunie!Mrs. MalinauskienÄ!                     Ponia Malinauskiene!Good morning, madame                Labas rytas, poniaRaminta, Iâm hungry                     Raminta, aÅ alkanasAgnÄ, thanks for the help               Agne, aÄiÅ uÅ pagalbÄDovilÄ, Iâm cold                           Dovile, man Åalta ÅÄsis is the word for goose.  Antis is the word for a duck.  Weâll use these two words here since theyâre unusual.  They end in the letter âsâ but they are feminine words. Go away goose!                          Eik Åalin ÅÄsie!Duck!  Eat a little bread!              Antie! Valgyk truputÄ duonos!Sister, does he speak Lithuanian?  Seserie, ar jis kalba lietuviÅkai?Sister, where is Karolis?               Seserie kur yra Karolis?

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Naujas Kamuolys A New BallHi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Before we get to todayâs episode I wanted to mention a couple of things.  As of today we have over 340,000 downloads of Lithuanian Out Loud episodes.  Awesome.  Weâre over a third of the way to one million downloads.  Also, weâve stopped using our voicemail, so donât leave messages there anymore, we wonât get them.  Please send us comments at our email address lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net. Photograph:  A monument to Lithuanian Basketball, Vilnius, LithuaniaPhotographer:  Julius (Juliux) - Wikipedia Listener Marina Farrell sent us an email telling us about a website called, âI Love Lithuania.â  You can go there, build your own page, upload photos, movies and music.  The intention of the site is for Lithuanian-Americans and Lithuanians to share.   Weâll post her web page address on Lithuanian Out Loud. http://www.ilovelithuania.com/ Okay, on with the program, enjoy! singular  singular  plural  plural  neuter-as         -a          -i        -os      -a-us         -i           -Ås     -ios     -u-is          -Ä          -iai      -Äs     ---- Today weâll do a quick introduction to many new adjectives.  In this episode weâll pick an adjective and then weâll combine the adjective with a masculine singular noun, a feminine singular noun, a plural masculine noun, a plural feminine noun and finally the neuter adjective, if there is one.  furry                kailinisa furry rabbit    kailinis triuÅisa furry squirrel  kailinÄ voverÄfurry rabbits      kailiniai triuÅiaifurry squirrels   kailinÄs voverÄsneuter form      none fruity             vaisinisa fruity drink  vaisinis gÄrimasa fruity jam    vaisinÄ uogienÄfruity drinks   vaisiniai gÄrimaifruity jams     vaisinÄs uogienÄsneuter form    none deep             gilusa deep lake    gilus eÅerasa deep river   gili upÄdeep lakes     gilÅs eÅeraideep rivers    gilios upÄsneuter form   none warm            Åiltasa warm lake   Åiltas eÅerasa warm sea    Åilta jÅrawarm lakes    Åilti eÅeraiwarm seas     Åiltos jÅrosneuter form   Åiltahow warm     kaip Åilta cotton              medvilninisa cotton robe    medvilninis chalatasa cotton dress   medvilninÄ suknelÄcottton robes    medvilniniai chalataicotton dresses  medvilninÄs suknelÄsneuter form      none new                    naujasa new ball           naujas kamuolysa new backpack   nauja kuprinÄnew balls             nauji kamuoliainew backpacks    naujos kuprinÄsneuter form         naujahow new             kaip nauja happy                          laimingasa happy male patient     laimingas pacientasa happy female patient  laiminga pacientÄhappy male patients      laimingi pacientaihappy female patients   laimingos pacientÄsneuter form                  laimingahow happy                   kaip laiminga linen                            lininisa linen suit                   lininis kostiumÄlisa linen handkerchief      lininÄ nosinÄlinen suits                     lininiai kostiumÄliailinen handkerchiefs       lininÄs nosinÄsneuter form                  none lovely, fine        puikusa lovely tree      puikus medisa lovely flower  puiki gÄlÄlovely trees       puikÅs medÅiailovely flowers   puikios gÄlÄsneuter form      puikuhow lovely       kaip puiku wooden              medinisa wooden coffin  medinis karstasa wooden leg      medinÄ kojawooden coffins   mediniai karstaiwooden legs       medinÄs kojosneuter form        none golden               auksinisa golden watch   auksinis laikrodisa golden chain    auksinÄ grandinÄlÄgolden watches  auksiniai laikrodÅiaigolden chains     auksinÄs grandinÄlÄsneuter form        none glass, of glass      stiklinisa glass mirror      stiklinis veidrodisa glass sculpture  stiklinÄ skulptÅraglass mirrors       stikliniai veidrodÅiaiglass sculptures   stiklinÄs skulptÅrosneuter form        none Åalia rÅta! (a clean expression) noisy               triukÅmingasa noisy guy      triukÅmingas vaikinasa noisy parrot   triukÅminga papÅganoisy guys        triukÅmingi vaikinainoisy parrots    triukÅmingos papÅgosneuter form      triukÅmingahow noisy        kaip triukÅminga black               juodasa black horse   juodas arklysa black cow     juoda karvÄblack horses    juodi arkliaiblack cows      juodos karvÄsneuter form     juodahow black       kaip juoda amber                   gintarinisan amber ring        gintarinis Åiedas an amber bracelet   gintarinÄ apyrankÄamber rings            gintariniai Åiedaiamber bracelets      gintarinÄs apyrankÄsneuter form            none red                raudonasa red necktie  raudonas kaklaraiÅtisa red hat        raudona skrybÄlÄred neckties    raudoni kaklaraiÅÄiaired hats         raudonos skrybÄlÄsneuter form   raudonahow red        kaip raudona chilly                 Åaltasa chilly evening  Åaltas vakarasa chilly day        Åalta dienachilly evenings   Åalti vakaraichilly days         Åaltos dienosneuter form       Åaltahow chilly         kaip Åalta calm                     ramusa calm guy            ramus vaikinasa calm personality  rami asmenybÄcalm guys              ramÅs vaikinaicalm personalities   ramios asmenybÄsneuter form           ramuhow calm              kaip ramu moist                   drÄgnasa moist envelope   drÄgnas vokasa moist tablecloth  drÄgna staltiesÄmoist envelopes    drÄgni vokaimoist tablecloths   drÄgnos staltiesÄsneuter form          drÄgnahow moist            kaip drÄgna windy              vÄjuotasa windy beach  vÄjuotas pliaÅasa windy day     vÄjuota dienawindy beaches  vÄjuoti pliaÅaiwindy days       vÄjuotos dienosneuter form      vÄjuotahow windy       kaip vÄjuota blue                    mÄlynasa blue ball           mÄlynas kamuolysa blue backpack  mÄlyna kuprinÄblue balls            mÄlyni kamuoliaiblue backpacks   mÄlynos kuprinÄsneuter form        mÄlynahow blue            kaip mÄlyna white                baltasa white wolf      baltas vilkasa white crow     balta varnawhite wolves     balti vilkaiwhite crows       baltos varnosneuter form       baltahow white         kaip balta leather             odinisa leather shoe   odinis batasa leather glove  odinÄ pirÅtinÄleather shoes    odiniai bataileather gloves   odinÄs pirÅtinÄsneuter form     none Åaunuoliai!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments send us an email at lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie!  

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LL0166 â Exam 47KeturiasdeÅimt septintas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! later strawberry,                 Äiau braÅke,see you in the shake            susitiksim kompoteto work                              dirbtia male worker                    darbininkasa female worker                 darbininkÄto farm                              Åkininkautia male farmer                     Åkininkasa female farmer                  ÅkininkÄto sing                               dainuotia male singer                      dainininkasa female singer                   dainininkÄto cure                              gydytia male doctor                     gydytojasa female doctor                  gydytojato drive                             vairuotia male driver                     vairuotojasa female driver                  vairuotojato write                             raÅytia male writer                     raÅytojasa female writer                  raÅytojato help                              padÄtia male assistant                 padÄjÄjasa female assistant               padÄjÄjato give or to serve              paduotia male waiter                     padavÄjasa waitress                          padavÄjato sell                                parduotia salesman                         pardavÄjas a saleswoman                    pardavÄjato lead                               vadovautia male manager                   vadovasa female manager                vadovÄto be a lawyer or barrister     advokatautia male lawyer or barrister     advokatasa female lawyer/attorney      advokatÄto control                             kontroliuotia male controller                   kontrolieriusa female controller                kontrolierÄto direct                               direktoriautia male director                     direktoriusa female director                  direktorÄa attorneyâs female assistant  advokato padÄjÄjaan attorneyâs male assistant   advokato padÄjÄjasa directorâs female assistant   direktoriaus padÄjÄjaa directorâs male assistant      direktoriaus padÄjÄjas  

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LL0165 â Exam 46keturiasdeÅimt ÅeÅtas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! âout with it!â how are you doing?           papasakokit!  kaip jÅs gyvenate?maybe there is somewhere you can live in Kaunas or Vilnius                         galbÅt kur nors galite gyventi Kaune arba Vilniuje why do you all live here, and I nowhere?  kodÄl jÅs Äia gyvenate, o aÅ niekur?do you all live separately?                        ar jÅs gyvenate atskirai?are you all living together?                       ar jÅs gyvenate kartu?you donât all live together                        jÅs negyvenate kartuwhy do you not live together?                  kodÄl negyvenate kartu?why do you not live separately?               kodÄl negyvenat atskirai? âand thatâs how we live                        âtaip ir gyvenamwe live in peace                                      gyvename ramybÄjewe live on earth â we live in the universe  mes gyvename pasaulyjedo you live separately?                            ar jÅs gyvenat atskirai?yes, we live separately                            taip, gyvename atskiraiwe donât live in Kaunas                           mes negyvename Kaunewe donât live together                             mes negyvename kartuwe donât live downtown                          mes negyvenam miesto centrejie (m/m or m/f group)they live in the old building                     jie gyvena sename pastatethey live in the old city                           jie gyvena sename miestethey live in the old forest                        jie gyvena sename miÅkethey donât live in peace                          jie negyvena ramybÄjein the city live about 50,000 inhabitants   mieste gyvena apie penkiasdeÅimt tukstanÄiÅ gyventojÅthey donât live in the forest                    jie negyvena miÅkethey donât live in the building                 jie negyvena pastatethey donât live in the city                       jie negyvena miestethey donât live in peace                         jie negyvena ramybÄjejos (female group only)is it true they live well?                          ar tikrai jos gerai gyvena?they live in the new building                   jos gyvena naujame pastatethey live in the new house                     jos gyvena naujame namethey live in the new village                    jos gyvena naujame kaimethey donât live anywhere                       jos negyvena bet kurthree students live in the room               kambaryje gyvena trys studentÄsthey donât live in a flat                          jos negyvena butethey donât live in a house                      jos negyvena namethey donât live in a dormitory (dorm)     jos negyvena bendrabutyje(commands)live!              gyvenk!live!              gyvenkite!letâs live!       gyvenkime!donât live!     negyvenk!donât live!     negyvenkite!letâs not live! negyvenkime!  

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Varinis Pinigas A Copper CoinHi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Photograph: AukÅtojas Hill, LithuaniaPhotographer: TomaÅ StaÅevskij (Wikipedia) According to Wikipedia, Lithuanians had traditionally thought JuozapinÄ Hill was the highest point in Lithuania.  In fact, it is only the third highest point.  The highest point is AukÅtojas Hill in the Medininkai Highlands, approximately 24 kilometers (15 miles) southeast of the capital city of Vilnius. Today weâll do a quick introduction to many new adjectives.  In this episode weâll pick an adjective and then weâll combine the adjective with a masculine singular noun, a feminine singular noun, a plural masculine noun, a plural feminine noun and finally the neuter adjective, if there is one.  Some of the adjective endings youâll see in this episode are âinis or âinÄ.  This can be used to describe something that is made of a type of metal, material, substance, etcetera.  For example, copper â varis, coppery or âof copperâ â varinis.  A copper coin â varinis pinigas.  Fur â kailis.  Furry or âmade of furâ â kailinis.  A furry coat â kailinis paltas. While creating this episode it got to be so long we decided to chop it into four parts.  Here is part one of practice with adjectives. Ready?  Here we go! examples: cold                                Åaltascold weather                    Åaltas orasa cold day                        Åalta dienacold drinks                       Åalti gÄrimaicold beans                        Åaltos puposneuter form                      Åalta how cold!                        kaip Åalta! wet                                 Ålapiaswet weather                     Ålapias orasa wet day                        Ålapia dienawet tables                        Ålapi stalaiwet chairs                       Ålapios kÄdÄsneuter form                     Ålapiahow wet!                         kaip Ålapia! clean                               Åvarusa clean hotel                    Åvarus vieÅbutisa clean hospital                Åvari ligoninÄclean hotels                     ÅvarÅs vieÅbuÄiaiclean hospitals                 Åvarios ligoninÄsneuter form                     Åvaruhow clean!                      kaip Åvaru! pleasant                           malonusa pleasant person              malonus Åmogusa pleasant female friend    maloni draugÄpleasant people                malonÅs ÅmonÄspleasant female friends     malonios draugÄsneuter form                     malonuvery pleasant                   labai malonu copper                            varinisa copper coin                   varinis pinigasa copper plate                  varinÄ lÄkÅtÄcopper coins                   variniai pinigaicopper plates                  varinÄs lÄkÅtÄsneuter form                    none wild, savage                    laukinisa wild bear (masc.)          laukinis lokysa wild bear (fem.)            laukinÄ meÅkawild bears                       laukiniai lokiaiwild bears                       laukinÄs meÅkosneuter form                     none good                                gerasa good dictionary              geras Åodynasa good book                     gera knygagood dictionaries              geri Åodynaigood books                      geros knygosneuter form                      gerahow good                        kaip gera average                           vidutinisan average restaurant        vidutinis restoranasan average cafà               vidutinÄ kavinÄaverage restaurants           vidutiniai restoranaiaverage cafÃs                   vidutinÄs kavinÄsneuter form                     none woolen                            vilnonisa woolen sweater             vilnonis megztinisa woolen hat                    vilnonÄ skrybÄlÄwoolen sweaters               vilnoniai megztiniaiwoolen hats                     vilnonÄs skrybÄlÄsneuter form                     none straight                            tiesusa straight road                  tiesus keliasa straight fence                 tiesi tvorastraight roads                   tiesÅs keliaistraight fences                  tiesios tvorosneuter form                      tiesuhow straight!                    kaip tiesu! healthy                            sveikashealthy food                    sveikas maistashealthy bread                   sveika duonahealthy foods                   sveiki maistaihealthy breads                  sveikos duonosneuter form                     sveikahow healthy!                   kaip sveika! hot                                  karÅtasa hot pastry                      karÅtas pyragÄlisa hot plate                        karÅta lÄkÅtÄhot pastries                      karÅti pyragÄliaihot plates                        karÅtos lÄkÅtÄsneuter form                     karÅtahow hot!                         kaip karÅta! green                               Åaliasa green mountain              Åalias kalnasa green hill                       Åalia kalvagreen mountains               Åali kalnaigreen hills                        Åalios kalvosneuter form                      Åaliahow green!                      kaip Åalia! popular                            populiariusa popular restaurant          populiarus restoranasa popular idea                   populiari idÄjapopular restaurants           populiarÅs restoranaipopular ideas                   populiarios idÄjosneuter form                      populiaruhow popular!                   kaip populiaru! tasty                               skanusa tasty cookie                  skanus sausainisa tasty sausage                skani deÅratasty cookies                   skanÅs sausainiaitasty sausages                  skanios deÅrosneuter form                     skanuhow tasty!                       kaip skanu! fast                                 greitasa fast airplane                  greitas lÄktuvasa fast car                         greita maÅinafast airplanes                   greiti lÄktuvaifast cars                          greitos maÅinosneuter form                     greitahow fast!                        kaip greita! sweet                              saldusa sweet cake                    saldus pyragasa sweet strawberry           saldi braÅkÄsweet cakes                     saldÅs pyragaisweet strawberries            saldÅios braskÄsneuter form                     salduhow sweet!                     kaip saldu! slow                               lÄtasa slow bus                      lÄtas autobusasa slow boat                     lÄta valtisslow buses                      lÄti autobusaislow boats                      lÄtos valtysneuter form                     lÄtahow slow!                       kaip lÄta! sour                                rÅgÅtusa sour apple                     rÅgÅtus obuolysa sour lemon                    rÅgÅti citrinasour apples                      rÅgÅtÅs obuoliai sour lemons                     rÅgÅÄios citrinosneuter form                     rÅgÅtuhow sour!                       kaip rÅgÅtu! nice, beautiful                  graÅusa beautiful stork               graÅus gandrasa beautiful swan               graÅi gulbÄbeautiful storks                graÅÅs gandraibeautiful swans                graÅios gulbÄsneuter form                     graÅuhow beautiful!                 kaip graÅu! Åaunuoliai!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! AukÅtojas Hill â Highest point in Lithuaniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auk%C5%A1tojas_Hill  

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Exam 45keturiasdeÅimt penktas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! where is he living? Vilnius? KlaipÄda?      kur jis gyvena? Vilniuje? KlaipÄdoje?heâs living in Europeâs center â Lithuania  jis gyvena Europos centre â LietuvojeLithuania is Europeâs center                    Lietuva yra Europos centrashe lives outside of town                          jis gyvena uÅmiestyjehe lives in town                                      jis gyvena miestelyjehe lives in the small town                        jis gyvena maÅame miestelyjehe doesnât live well                                jis negyvena geraihe doesnât live in town                           jis negyvena miestelyjehe doesnât live in the small town             jis negyvena maÅame miestelyjeshe is living her life                                ji gyvena savo gyvenimÄsheâs living excellent â so far                  ji gyvena puikiai - kol kasshe lives not far                                    ji gyvena netolishe lives in Great Britain                        ji gyvena DidÅiojoje Britanijojeshe doesnât live bad                               ji negyvena blogaiDaiva doesnât live in Russia                   Daiva negyvena RusijojeRenata doesnât live here                         Renata negyvena Äiahow are you doing?                                kaip gyvenat?not bad, thanks, and you?                       neblogai gyvenu, aÄiÅ, o kaip jÅs?thanks, Iâm also not bad                         aÄiÅ, aÅ irgi neblogai gyvenuwhere do you live?                                 kur jÅs gyvenate?do you live in Ireland?                            ar jÅs gyvenate Airijoje?if you are living in China - speak Chinese  jei jÅs gyvenate Kinijoje â kalbÄkite kiniÅkaiwhy are you living in Canada?                 kodÄl jÅs gyvenate Kanadoje?you donât live outside                             jÅs negyvenate laukewhy do you not live in Canada?              kodÄl jÅs negyvenate Kanadoje?  

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Lediniai Tiltai Icy BridgesHi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. English: Battle of Grunwald by Jan MatejkoLietuviÅ: Åalgirio mÅÅis Jano Mateikos paveikslasThe picture supposedly illustrates the moment when Ulrich von Jungingen, the 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (left, dressed in white, with a black cross), is killed by infantry. Vytautas the Great is shown in triumphant position (center, dressed in red). On 15 July 1410 Lithuanian soldiers fought in the Battle of Grunwald.  The German Teutonic Knights never could get on well with Lithuanians.  The Pope in Rome had given the Teutonic Knights carte blanche to invade and conquer Lithuanian and Prussian lands.  The Prussians were linguistic and cultural cousins of the Lithuanians.  In 1385 Grand Duke Jogaila of Lithuania married Queen Jadwiga of Poland.  A few years later in 1409 the Teutonic Knights were trying to control an uprising in a territory they controlled â Samogitia or Åemaitija. Lithuanian Grand Duke Jogaila, who was now by marriage the King of Poland declared that if the Teutonic Germans invaded Lithuania it would mean war.  The Teutonic Knights said this was a provocation and declared war. Since Grand Duke Jogaila was now the King of Poland, he gave control of Lithuania to Vytautas the Great. On the 2nd of July 1410 Vytautas the Great of Lithuania and King Jogaila of Poland joined their armies and crossed into Teutonic territory headed for the German castle at Marienburg.  The Germans were caught completely by surprise. The German and Lithuanian-Polish forces faced off and fought for many hours.  The Germans were slaughtered and the Lithuanian-Polish armies were victorious.  The battle was fought on the plains of Grunwald or in Lithuanian â Åalgiris.  The battle is known in Lithuania as Åalgirio mÅÅis.  MÅÅis is the word for battle.  Today Åalgiris is a symbol of resistance to foreign domination over Lithuania.  The leading Lithuanian basketball and football teams are called BC Åalgiris and FK Åalgiris to commemorate the battle. --- Todayâs episode will be a continuation of the last episode on adjectives.  Today weâll essentially take the singular adjectives from the last episode and make them plural. the plural of âas changes to âi, the plural of -a changes to âos the plural of âus changes to âÅs, the plural of -i changes to âios the plural of âis changes to âiai, the plural of -Ä changes to âÄs small                         maÅas / maÅathe plural would beâ maÅi / maÅos small dogs                 maÅi Åunyssmall cats                  maÅi katinaismall houses              maÅi namaismall cars                  maÅi automobiliaismall tables                maÅi stalai small countries           maÅos Åalyssmall boats                maÅos valtyssmall ants                  maÅos skruzdÄlÄssmall foxes                maÅos lapÄssmall libraries            maÅos bibliotekos -soft                          minkÅtas / minkÅtathe plural would beâ minkÅti / minkÅtos soft armchairs            minkÅti foteliaisoft bags                   minkÅti maiÅeliaisoft carpets               minkÅti kilimaisoft cheeses              minkÅti sÅriaisoft rabbits                minkÅti kiÅkiai soft sofas                  minkÅtos sofossoft blankets              minkÅtos antklodÄssoft chairs                 minkÅtos kÄdÄssoft beds                   minkÅtos lovossoft pillows                minkÅtos pagalvÄs -hard                         kietas / kietathe plural would beâ kieti / kietos hard muffins              kieti keksaihard cheeses              kieti sÅriaihard stones                kieti akmenyshard armchairs           kieti foteliaihard benches              kieti suolai hard sofas                  kietos sofoshard chairs                 kietos kÄdÄshard bed s                  kietos lovoshard pillows               kietos pagalvÄshard bun s                 kietos bandelÄs -clean                        Åvarus / Åvarithe plural would beâ ÅvarÅs / Åvarios clean beaches            ÅvarÅs pliaÅaiclean bowls               ÅvarÅs dubenysclean rooms               ÅvarÅs kambariaiclean houses              ÅvarÅs namaiclean bedrooms          ÅvarÅs miegamieji clean bathtubs            Åvarios voniosclean kitchens            Åvarios virtuvÄsclean stoves               Åvarios viryklÄsclean plates                Åvarios lÄkÅtÄsclean saucers              Åvarios lÄkÅtutÄs -cheap                       pigus / pigithe plural would beâ pigÅs / pigios cheap bicycles            pigÅs dviraÄiaicheap cameras           pigÅs fotoaparataicheap overcoats         pigÅs paltaicheap pens                pigÅs tuÅinukaicheap tickets              pigÅs bilietai cheap dresses             pigios suknelÄscheap blouses             pigios bliuzelÄscheap jackets             pigios striukÄscheap guitars              pigios gitaroscheap handbags          pigios rankinÄs -icy                           ledinis / ledinÄthe plural would beâ lediniai / ledinÄs icy pond s                  lediniai tvenkiniaiicy pools                    lediniai baseinaiicy drink s                  lediniai gÄrimaiicy lakes                    lediniai eÅeraiicy bridges                 lediniai tiltai icy rivers                   ledinÄs upÄsicy seas                     ledinÄs jÅrosicy streets                  ledinÄs gatvÄsicy puddles                ledinÄs balosicy stairways              ledinÄs laiptinÄs -silky                         Åilkinis / ÅilkinÄthe plural would beâ  Åilkiniai / ÅilkinÄs silky skirts                  Åilkiniai sijonaisilky neckties              Åilkiniai kaklaraiÅÄiaisilky sweaters             Åilkiniai megztiniaisilky robes                  Åilkiniai chalataisilky pillowcases          Åilkiniai uÅvalkalai silky dresses               ÅilkinÄs suknelÄssilky blouses               ÅilkinÄs bliuzelÄssilky blankets              ÅilkinÄs antklodÄssilky sheets                ÅilkinÄs paklodÄssilky headscarves       ÅilkinÄs skarelÄs -synthetic                  sintetinis / sintetinÄthe plural would be     sintetiniai / sintetinÄs synthetic chemicals    sintetiniai chemikalaisynthetic coats           sintetiniai paltaisynthetic furs             sintetiniai kailiaisynthetic sweaters     sintetiniai megztiniaisynthetic ties             sintetiniai kaklaraiÅÄiai synthetic blouses       sintetinÄs palaidinukÄssynthetic jackets        sintetinÄs striukÄssynthetic fabrics        sintetinÄs medÅiagossynthetic gloves         sintetinÄs pirÅtinÄssynthetic resins          sintetinÄs dervos the adjective didelis is an oddball and it doesnât follow the normal rules -big, heavy, large       didelis / didelÄthe plural would be    dideli / didelÄs big noises                  dideli triukÅmaibig houses                 dideli namaibig elephants             dideli drambliaibig men                    dideli vyraibig mountains            dideli kalnai big structures            didelÄs struktÅrosbig countries             didelÄs Åalysbig sofas                   didelÄs sofosbig snowflakes          didelÄs snaigÄslarge books               didelÄs knygos Åaunuoliai!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!  

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Ingrida; Vyro Ir Moters Ingrida; A Man And Woman Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Photograph:  A KissPhotographer: Bleiglass (Wikipedia) Today weâll continue with the interviews Raminta made at a Lithuanian party.  In the background you can hear lots of frogs in a nearby pond, music and people talking.  In this interview Raminta is asking Ingrida another question.  Enjoy! kaip galvojat ar sunku yra sutarti kartu ir kas yra svarbiausia santykiuose, ÅmoniÅ?  turi omeny vyro ir moters?vyro ir moters, vyro ir moterssvarbiausia tai aÅ sakyÄiau yra supratimas vienas su kituvienas kitovienas kito supratimas ir tas ryÅys apie kurÄ mes ir anksÄiau minÄjau aÅ tau,kalbÄjome tas yra pats svarbiausia, Åmogaus ryÅys su Åmogum --- kaip galvojat ar sunku yra sutarti kartu ir kas yra svarbiausia santykiuose, ÅmoniÅ?  what do you think, is it hard to get on well together and what is most essential in relationships for people? turi omeny vyro ir moters?you have in mind a man and woman? vyro ir moters, vyro ir motersman and woman, man and woman svarbiausia tai aÅ sakyÄiau yra supratimas vienas su kituthe most essential I would say is understanding one another vienas kitoone another vienas kito supratimas ir tas ryÅys apie kurÄ mes ir anksÄiau minÄjau aÅ tau,understanding one another and that connection about which earlier I referred to you, kalbÄjome tas yra pats svarbiausia, Åmogaus ryÅys su Åmogumwe were talking that is itself the most essential, a personâs connection with a person alright, now letâs break this down a bit and go over some examples to think                                 galvotilet me think about it               leiskite minutÄlÄ pagalvotiI canât think right now            Åiuo metu negaliu galvotihard / difficult                        sunkus / sunkia hard question                      sunkus klausimasa hard life                              sunkus gyvenimasto get on well with someone    sutartiI get on well with my mother   aÅ sutariu su savo mamadeal!                                      sutarta!together                                 kartuRomas lives with his wife        Romas gyvena kartu su Åmonaessential                                 svarbus / svarbimost essential                         svarbiausiaitâs essential to me                  man svarbupeace is essential                    taika yra svarbua relationship                          santykisin a relationship                      santykyjein relationships                       santykiuosepeople                                   ÅmonÄsof course, you have in mind... Åinoma, turi omeny...in mind                                  omenyjewhat do you have in mind?     kÄ turi omenyje?to tell, to say                          sakytiI say                                      aÅ sakauyou know, I would say...         Åinai kÄ, aÅ sakyÄiau...I would say, yes                     sakyÄiau, kad taipI would say, no                      sakyÄiau, kad neunderstanding                         supratimasto understand                         suprastido you understand?                supranti?I understand                           suprantuas far as I understand...           kiek aÅ suprantu...one                                        vienassecond, other, another             kitasone with the other                   vienas su kituthat                                        tasthat idea                                 ta idÄjabond, connection                     ryÅysthat connection                       tas ryÅysnear, about                             apiewhich                                     kurisbefore, prior                           anksÄiauto refer                                  minÄtiown, self                                pats Åaunuoliai!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!

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Exam 44KeturiasdeÅimt ketvirtas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! also                                                             irgi, taip patif                                                                 jei/jeigusomewhere, anywhere                                   kur norsmaybe                                                         galbÅtor                                                                arbaseparate                                                        atskirastogether                                                        kartupeace                                                           ramybÄin peace                                                        ramybÄjethe world                                                      pasaulisold                                                               senas/senain the old                                                      senamethe forest                                                      miÅkasinhabitant                                                      gyventojas / gyventojacity                                                               miestasdiminutive of city                                           miestelisdormitory (dorm)                                           bendrabutisexamples                                                       pavyzdÅiaiI can live in Lithuania                                     aÅ galiu gyventi LietuvojeI like living in Kaunas                                     man patinka gyventi KauneI want to live in KlaipÄda                                aÅ noriu gyventi KlaipÄdojeis there anywhere to live?                                ar yra kur gyventi?why not live better?                                        kodÄl negyventi geriau?one can live or not live here                             galima gyventi arba negyventi Äiawhy not live your life in Lithuania?                   kodÄl negyventi savo gyvenimo Lietuvoje?I live in Chicago                                              aÅ gyvenu ÄikagojeIâm living in Lithuania                                      aÅ gyvenu LietuvojeI am living life                                                  aÅ gyvenu gyvenimÄI am living my life                                            aÅ gyvenu savo gyvenimÄI donât live in Vilnius                                         aÅ negyvenu VilniujeIâm not living my life                                         negyvenu savo gyvenimoIâm not living in Chicago                                    negyvenu ÄikagojeI live in Kaunas, do you also live in Kaunas? (tu) aÅ gyvenu Kaune, ar tu taip pat gyveni Kaune?I see that you are living well as always! (tu)         matau kad gyveni, kaip visada gerai!you only live one time (tu)                                 gyveni tik vienÄ kartÄwhere do you live now? (tu)                               kur tu gyveni dabar?where do you live? (tu)                                      kur tu gyveni?you donât live here                                             tu negyveni Äiawhy donât you live in the old town?                    kodÄl negyveni senamiestyje?

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Exam 43KeturiasdeÅimt treÄias egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! to live                              gyventiI live                                aÅ gyvenu you live (familiar)             tu gyveni he lives                            jis gyvena she lives                          ji gyvena you live (formal)              jÅs gyvenate you all live                       jÅs gyvenate we live                            mes gyvename they live (mm/mf)            jie gyvena they live (females)            jos gyvenato not live                        negyventiI donât live                       aÅ negyvenuyou donât live (familiar)    tu negyvenihe doesnât live                 jis negyvenashe doesnât live                ji negyvenawe donât live                   mes negyvenameyou donât live (formal)     jÅs negyvenateyou all donât live              jÅs negyvenatethey donât live (mm/mf)    jie negyvenathey donât live (females)   jos negyvenavocabulary                      ÅodynasChicago                          Äikagalife                                  gyvenimasalways                             visadaone time                          vienÄ kartÄold town                          senamiestisthe country                      uÅmiestisa town                             miestelissmall                               maÅas / maÅawhy                                kodÄlopen air                           laukastogether                           kartuanywhere                         bet kuroutskirts                           pakraÅtystherefore, that is why        todÄlto pass, to spend               praleistialmost all day                   beveik visÄ dienÄcan                                  galito be able                         galÄtiin the open air                  laukeGreat Britain                    DidÅioji Britanija

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Labuka mielieji, cia Raminta ir malonu, kad vÄl esate su mumis!(Hi darlings, this is Raminta and itâs a pleasure you are here with us again!) Photograph: Kaunas Hydroelectric DamPhotographer: Creative (Wikipedia) Hi there, Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâll start a new series called Lithuanian Out Loud Chat.  In this episode I sat down with Raminta and Antanas.  Antanas is a native of Vilnius, Lithuania.  In this chat series I toss out a phrase in English and I ask our native speakers to translate and discuss the phrase.  Keep in mind, they have no idea what Iâm going to ask them.  Thanks a million Antanai for coming on the show, it was very gracious of you.  But, before we get started, hereâs a message from a listener, Charles from Brazil.  Thanks Charles for sending us these comments and please send us an email, weâd love to hear from you.  So, hereâs Charles and then todayâs episode.  Enjoy! (message from Charles) ...okay, two more, first one, one that you just taught me yesterdayâ I agree - aÅ sutinku / sutinku Like, what kind of a situation? sutinku kad esi teisus â I agree that you are right Example: DorotÄja is a mess â aÅ sutinku! DorotÄja is a mess â DorotÄjai kaÅkas yra ne taip (kaÅkas = something/somebody)(kaÅkas ne taip = something wrong) Raminta: DorotÄja pergyvena sunku laikotarpi, ar isgyvena... isgyvena (DorotÄja is living through a hard period, or survives)(sunkÅs laikai = hard times)(laikotarpis = a period of time)(pergyventi = to undergo, to live through)(iÅgyventi = to live out, to survive) kaÅkas negerai su DorotÄja / something is not good with DorotÄja kaÅkas yra negerai su DorotÄja / there is something wrong with DorotÄja thatâs too bad â oi kaip negerai tikrai blogai â really bad yra tikrai blogai â itâs really bad kaip gaila â what a pity kaip gaila, kad taip tau yra â what a pity that for you it is kaip gaila kad ji guli gatvÄje(what a pity that she is lying in the street)(gulÄti = to lie) good job â geras darbas good job â gerai padaryta good job â gerai padirbÄjote aÄiÅ Raminta â thanks Raminta praÅom â youâre welcome aÄiÅ labai jums visiems â we thank you all malonu buvo â it was a pleasure labanakt visiems â goodnight everyone viso gero, iki kito susitikimo(goodbye, until the next meeting)  

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Exam 42KeturiasdeÅimt antras egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! work! (tu)                  dirbk!dance! (tu)                 Åok!look! (tu)                   ÅiÅrÄk!work! (jÅs)                dirbkite!dance! (jÅs)               Åokite!look! (jÅs)                 ÅiÅrÄkite!letâs work!                dirbkime!letâs dance!                Åokime!letâs look!                  ÅiÅrÄkime!to jump                     ÅokinÄti  jump! (tu)                 ÅokinÄk!to look                      ÅiÅrÄti  look! (tu)                   ÅiÅrÄk!to run                        bÄgtirun! (tu)                    bÄk!to do                         daryti  do it! (tu)                  daryk!to go                         eiti  go! (tu)                     eik!to come                     ateiti  come! (tu)                 ateik!to take                      imti  take it! (tu)                imk!to remain, to stay       likti  stay healthy! (tu)        lik sveikas!to wait                       palaukti  wait! (tu)                   palauk!to hurry                     skubÄti  hurry! (tu)                 skubÄk!to shout                     Åaukti  shout! (tu)                 Åauk!to bring                      atneÅti  bring it! (tu)               atneÅk!to sit                         atsisÄsti  sit! (tu)                      atsisÄsk!work! (jÅs)                dirbkite!dance! (jÅs)               Åokite!jump! (jÅs)                ÅokinÄkite!look! (jÅs)                 ÅiÅrÄkite!look! (jÅs)                 ÅiÅrÄkit!run! (jÅs)                   bÄkit!do it! (jÅs)                 darykit!go! (jÅs)                    eikit!come! (jÅs)                ateikit!take it! (jÅs)               imkit!stay healthy! (jÅs)       likit sveikas!wait! (jÅs)                  palaukit!hurry! (jÅs)                skubÄkit!shout! (jÅs)                Åaukit!bring it! (jÅs)              atneÅkit!sit down! (jÅs)            atsisÄskit!letâs work!                 dirbkime!letâs dance!                Åokime!letâs jump!                 ÅokinÄkime!letâs look!                  ÅiÅrÄkime!letâs look!                  ÅiÅrÄkim!letâs run!                   bÄkim!letâs do it!                 darykim!letâs go!                     eikim!letâs take it!               imkim!letâs wait!                  palaukim!letâs hurry!                skubÄkim!letâs shout!                Åaukim!letâs sit down!            atsisÄskim!

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Hey there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today we have a special recording that a listener sent us.  This is a story from Jonas who wanted to tell us about his days as a young man in 1969.  First we'll play his recording for you and then weâll translate it and break some of it down. Photograph: A windmill near DarbÄnai, LithuaniaPhotographer: Julius (Wikipedia) So, here is Jonas with a short story about his youth! TÅkstantis devyni Åimtai ÅeÅiasdeÅimt devintaisiais metais buvau jaunas ir graÅus, man buvo devyniolika metÅ. Studijuoti aukÅtÄjÄ mokslÄ noro nebuvo, tuo metu buvau baigÄs vidurinÄ mokyklÄ, vienuolika klasiÅ. Kadangi aukÅtesnÄs pakopos mokslai netraukÄ, o tais senais sovietiniais laikais buvo privaloma karinÄ tarnyba, aÅ buvau nusiteikÄs du savo gyvenimo metus atiduoti tarybinei armijai. Kareiviu bÅti nenorÄjau, bet tais laikais buvo tokios taisyklÄs kuriÅ reikÄjo laikytis. Tuo metu aÅ dirbau cemento gamykloje prie tekinimo stakliÅ, darbas nebuvo nei mielas, nei sunkus. Prie bet kokiÅ santvarkÅ pasaulyje, aiÅku, reikia dirbti, turÄti pajamÅ pragyvenimui. PlanÅ ateiÄiai, galima sakyti, neturÄjau. Taigi, gavÄs pakvietimÄ iÅ karinio komisariato, pradÄjau ruoÅtis sovietinio kareivio tarnybai. Tais laikais SovietÅ SÄjunga pagal teritorijÄ buvo labai didelÄ. Niekas iÅ ÅauktiniÅ, iÅskyrus dideliÅ virÅininkÅ vaikus, neÅinojo Ä kokÄ regionÄ gali papulti atlikti karinÄ prievolÄ. Tuo metu man nebuvo svarbu kur atliksiu karinÄ tarnybÄ nors, tiesÄ sakant, truputÄ bijojau pakliÅti Ä jÅrÅ skyriÅ, kadangi jÅreivio tarnyba tÄsÄsi trejus metus. Man tuometinÄ darbovietÄ surengÄ labai dideles iÅleistuves: didÅiulis, gausiai, valgiais ir degtine,  nukrautas stalas. AÅ nebuvau svaigalÅ mÄgÄjas, bet per Åias iÅleistuves teko nemaÅai iÅgerti. Pamenu, jog baigiantis vakarÄliui ÄmÄ svaigti galva ir aÅ nustojau gerti pildamas degtinÄ Ä vazonÄ su didele gÄle. Ne visai vÄlÅ vakarÄ grÄÅau namo. Mama, taip pat buvo suruoÅusi iÅleistuves. Namuose manÄs laukÄ giminÄs iÅ kaimo, mamos brolis Kazys su Åmona, keli draugai ir kaimynai. Kadangi buvau nemenkai prisivaiÅinÄs, Åiek tiek pavakarojus nuÄjau miegoti, o rytojaus dienÄ turÄjau prisistatyti kariniam komisariate. Well, now we see how Jonas entered the army.  Maybe someday heâll tell us about his experiences as a soldier beginning in 1969. Okay, great, now letâs go over the story again with a translation... TÅkstantis devyni Åimtai ÅeÅiasdeÅimt devintaisiais metais buvau jaunas ir graÅus, man buvo devyniolika metÅ. In 1969 I was young and handsome, I was 19 years old. Studijuoti aukÅtÄjÄ mokslÄ noro nebuvo, To study high education I didnât wish, tuo metu buvau baigÄs vidurinÄ mokyklÄ, vienuolika klasiÅ. at that time I had finished high school, eleven grades. Kadangi aukÅtesnÄs pakopos mokslai netraukÄ, Because higher grades didnât attract me, o tais senais sovietiniais laikais buvo privaloma karinÄ tarnyba, and in these old Soviet times military service was compulsory, aÅ buvau nusiteikÄs du savo gyvenimo metus atiduoti tarybinei armijai. I was set to surrender two years of my life to the Soviet Army. Kareiviu bÅti nenorÄjau, bet tais laikais buvo tokios taisyklÄs kuriÅ reikÄjo laikytis. I didnât want to be a soldier, but in those times there were rules which you needed to follow. Tuo metu aÅ dirbau cemento gamykloje prie tekinimo stakliÅ, darbas nebuvo nei mielas, nei sunkus. At that time I was working in a cement factory next to a lathe machine, the job wasnât pleasant nor hard. Prie bet kokiÅ santvarkÅ pasaulyje, aiÅku, reikia dirbti, turÄti pajamÅ pragyvenimui. Whatever system in the world, clearly, you need to work, you have to have income to live. PlanÅ ateiÄiai, galima sakyti, neturÄjau. Future plans, I can say, I didnât have. Taigi, gavÄs pakvietimÄ iÅ karinio komisariato, pradÄjau ruoÅtis sovietinio kareivio tarnybai. So, when I got an invitation from the Soviet Commissariat, I started to get ready for Soviet soldier service. Tais laikais SovietÅ SÄjunga pagal teritorijÄ buvo labai didelÄ. These times the Soviet Union, as far as territory goes, was very large. Niekas iÅ ÅauktiniÅ, iÅskyrus dideliÅ virÅininkÅ vaikus, neÅinojo Ä kokÄ regionÄ gali papulti atlikti karinÄ prievolÄ. Nobody from the conscripts, except high commanderâs children, knew to what region they might be stationed for military duty. Tuo metu man nebuvo svarbu kur atliksiu karinÄ tarnybÄ nors, tiesÄ sakant, At that time it wasnât important to me where I would do military duty but frankly speaking, truputÄ bijojau pakliÅti Ä jÅrÅ skyriÅ, kadangi jÅreivio tarnyba tÄsÄsi trejus metus. I was a little afraid to get into the sea department, because a sailorâs service continued for three years.    Man tuometinÄ darbovietÄ surengÄ labai dideles iÅleistuves: didÅiulis, gausiai, valgiais ir degtine,  nukrautas stalas. The then workplace that I worked at arranged a very large farewell party: big, full, dishes and vodka, a loaded table. AÅ nebuvau svaigalÅ mÄgÄjas, bet per Åias iÅleistuves teko nemaÅai iÅgerti. I wasnât a strong drinks amateur but by way of that farewell party I drank not a little. Pamenu, jog baigiantis vakarÄliui ÄmÄ svaigti galva ir aÅ nustojau gerti pildamas degtinÄ Ä vazonÄ su didele gÄle. I remember at the end of the evening my head began to whirl and I stopped drinking by pouring vodka into a big flower pot. Ne visai vÄlÅ vakarÄ grÄÅau namo. Not very late in the evening I came back home. Mama, taip pat buvo suruoÅusi iÅleistuves. Mother as well had arranged a farewell party. Namuose manÄs laukÄ giminÄs iÅ kaimo. at home for me were waiting my relatives from the country.  mamos brolis Kazys su Åmona, keli draugai ir kaimynai. My motherâs brother Kazys with his wife, a few friends and neighbors.  Kadangi buvau nemenkai prisivaiÅinÄs, Åiek tiek pavakarojus nuÄjau miegoti, o rytojaus dienÄ turÄjau prisistatyti kariniam komisariate. Because I was not a little filled up, a little partying (and) I went to sleep and the next day I needed to report to the military commissariat. Okay, now letâs break down a few of the words and phrases in this story. high school                                       vidurinÄ mokyklabecause, due to, inasmuch                  kadangiwe went home because we were tired  iÅejome namo kadangi buvome pavargÄto pull                                               trauktito attract                                           patraukti, pritrauktito not attract                                     netrauktiSoviet times                                      sovietiniai laikaiin Soviet times                                  sovietiniais laikaiscompulsory                                       privalomasmilitary rank                                     karinis laipsnis military service                                  karinÄ tarnybamilitary oath                                      karinÄ priesaika work, service, job                              tarnybain the mood                                       nusiteikÄsto give                                              duotito surrender                                      atiduotisoviet                                               tarybinisthe army                                           kariuomenÄ, armijasoldier                                              kareivisa rule                                               taisyklÄcement                                             cementascement mixer                                    cemento maiÅyklÄ a mill                                                gamyklaa cement factory                               cemento gamyklain the cement factory                         cemento gamyklojea turning lathe                                   tekinimo staklÄs a system                                           santvarkarevenue, income                                pajamosto live                                               gyventito survive                                          pragyventiservice                                              prievolÄto do                                                atliktito fear                                              bijotito get into                                         pakliÅtisection, chapter, department              skyriusa sailor                                             jÅreivis, jÅrininkasthe then government                         tuometinÄ vyriausybÄ a workplace                                     darbovietÄto stage, to arrange                           surengtia farewell party                                iÅleistuvÄsamply, aplenty, richly                       gausiaito load up tables with tasty foods       nukrauti stalus skaniais valgiais strong, hard drinks                           svaigalaiamateur                                          mÄgÄjasto whirl                                           svaigtia plant pot                                       vazonasrelatives                                          giminÄsa few                                              keli, keletasa few friends                                   keli draugaito take part in an evening party          vakarotito fill up                                          prisivaiÅintito report                                          prisistatytimilitary                                           karinis Alright, thanks for tuning in and weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud!  Have a great day!  Geros dienos!  Iki pasimatymo!

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Photograph: Nemunas River near KryvicyPhotographer: Rahnieda (Wikipedia) Raminta and The Best Job In The World http://www.islandreefjob.com/#/all-applicants/watch/ZgNPXF90ag8?ob=creation_date&desc=1&c=LT&as=25&s=20 According to Wikipedia, the Nemunas is a major Eastern European river beginning in Belarus and flowing through Lithuania before draining into the Curonian Lagoon and then into the Baltic Sea at KlaipÄda. The Nemunas marks the border between Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. It is the 14th largest river in Europe, the largest in Lithuania and the 3rd largest in Belarus, it is navigable for most of its 900-kilometer length. Today weâll start to learn how to use Lithuanian adjectives.  An adjective is a word that modifies a noun.  For example, a car is a noun.  What kind of car is it?  We need an adjective to describe this noun.  The car is expensive.  Expensive is an adjective.  An expensive car.  A red car.  An old car.  A fast car. Lithuanian adjectives can be masculine, feminine or neuter.  Masculine adjectives are combined with masculine nouns and feminine adjectives are combined with feminine nouns.  The neuter is used when youâre referring to something inspecific. Additionally, adjectives are plural when combined with plural nouns.  For today weâll just focus on singular nouns combined with singular adjectives. Lithuanian adjectives normally preceed the noun.Lithuanian adjectives are the only place youâll see the neuter in Lithuanian.Lithuanian adjectives agree with the gender, number and case of the noun - except when you use the neuter. Lithuanian adjectives have three basic endings; the first, -as or âa, the second, -us or âu, and the third, -is or âÄ. the first group -as or âa has three genders â masculine, feminine and neuterthe neuter has no case and no numberyou use the neuter when youâre talking about something not identifiedyou donât combine nouns with neutral adjectives because nouns donât have a neutral formyouâll see what we mean as we go through the next few episodesthe plural of âas changes to âi, the plural of -a changes to âosbut on this episode weâre only concerned with the singular forms here are examples of âas and âasmall                         maÅas / maÅasoft                           minkÅtas / minkÅtahard                          kietas / kieta the neuter form of this group ends in âamaÅaminkÅtakieta the second group -us or âi has three genders â masculine, feminine and neuterthe neuter has no case and no numberthe plural of âus changes to âÅs, the plural of -i changes to âioson this episode weâre only concerned with the singular forms here are examples of âus and âiclean                         Åvarus / Åvaricheap                        pigus / pigiexpensive                  brangus / brangi the neuter form of this group ends in âu Åvarupigubrangu the third group -is or âÄ has only two genders â masculine and femininethis group doesnât have a neuter formthe plural of âis changes to âiai, the plural of -Ä changes to âÄs here are examples of âis and âÄicy                            ledinis / ledinÄsilky                          Åilkinis / ÅilkinÄsynthetic                    sintetinis / sintetinÄ neuter form: none The singular masculine adjectives end in âas âus or âis.  Only âas and âus have a neuter ending.The singular feminine adjectives end in âa âi or âÄ.  Only âa and âi can have a neuter ending. Now letâs go through some examples so this makes more sense. small     maÅas / maÅa a small dog                maÅas Åuoa small cat                 maÅas katinasa small house             maÅas namasa small car                 maÅas automobilisa small table              maÅas stalas a small country          maÅa Åalisa small boat               maÅa valtisa small ant                maÅa skruzdÄlÄa small fox                maÅa lapÄa small library           maÅa biblioteka neuter example:  how small!  kaip maÅa! -soft     minkÅtas / minkÅta a soft armchair           minkÅtas fotelisa soft bag                  minkÅtas maiÅelisa soft carpet               minkÅtas kilimasa soft cheese              minkÅtas sÅrisa soft rabbit               minkÅtas kiÅkis a soft sofa                 minkÅta sofaa soft blanket             minkÅta antklodÄa soft chair                minkÅta kÄdÄa soft bed                  minkÅta lovaa soft pillow               minkÅta pagalvÄ neuter example:  how soft!  kaip minkÅta! -hard     kietas / kieta a hard muffin             kietas keksasa hard cheese             kietas sÅrisa hard stone               kietas akmuoa hard armchair          kietas fotelisa hard bench              kietas suolas a hard sofa                 kieta sofaa hard chair                kieta kÄdÄa hard bed                  kieta lovaa hard pillow              kieta pagalvÄa hard bun                 kieta bandelÄ neuter example:  how hard it is to sit here!  kaip kieta Äia sÄdÄti! -clean     Åvarus / Åvari a clean beach             Åvarus pliaÅasa clean bowl               Åvarus dubuoa clean room              Åvarus kambarysa clean house             Åvarus namasa clean bedroom         Åvarus miegamasis a clean bathtub           Åvari voniaa clean kitchen           Åvari virtuvÄa clean stove              Åvari viryklÄa clean plate               Åvari lÄkÅtÄa clean saucer             Åvari lÄkÅtutÄ neuter example:  how clean it is in the house!  kaip Åvaru namuose! -cheap     pigus / pigi a cheap bicycle           pigus dviratisa cheap camera           pigus fotoaparatasa cheap overcoat        pigus paltasa cheap pen               pigus tuÅinukasa cheap ticket             pigus bilietas a cheap dress             pigi suknelÄa cheap blouse           pigi bliuzelÄa cheap jacket            pigi striukÄa cheap guitar             pigi gitaraa cheap handbag         pigi rankinÄ neuter example:  in this store everything is cheap - Åioje parduotuvÄje viskas pigu -icy     ledinis / ledinÄ an icy pond                ledinis tvenkinysan icy pool                 ledinis baseinasan icy drink                ledinis gÄrimasan icy lake                  ledinis eÅerasan icy bridge              ledinis tiltas an icy river                ledinÄ upÄan icy sea                  ledinÄ jÅraan icy street               ledinÄ gatvÄan icy puddle             ledinÄ balaan icy stairway           ledinÄ laiptinÄ neuter example:  there is none -silky     Åilkinis / ÅilkinÄ a silky skirt               Åilkinis sijonasa silky necktie           Åilkinis kaklaraiÅtisa silky sweater          Åilkinis megztinisa silky robe                Åilkinis chalatasa silky pillowcase       Åilkinis uÅvalkalas a silky dress               ÅilkinÄ suknelÄa silky blouse             ÅilkinÄ bliuzelÄa silky blanket            ÅilkinÄ antklodÄa silky sheet               ÅilkinÄ paklodÄa silky headscarf         ÅilkinÄ skarelÄ neuter example:  there is none -synthetic    sintetinis / sintetinÄ a synthetic chemical    sintetinis chemikalasa synthetic coat           sintetinis paltasa synthetic fur             sintetinis kailisa synthetic sweater      sintetinis megztinisa synthetic tie             sintetinis kaklaraiÅtis a synthetic blouse       sintetinÄ palaidinukÄa synthetic jacket        sintetinÄ striukÄa synthetic fabric        sintetinÄ medÅiagaa synthetic glove         sintetinÄs pirÅtinÄsa synthetic resin          sintetinÄ derva the adjective didelis is an oddball and it doesnât follow the normal rules -big, heavy, large    didelis / didelÄ a big noise                 didelis triukÅmasa big elephant            didelis dramblysa big man                  didelis vyrasa big mountain           didelis kalnasa big house                didelis namas a big structure           didelÄ struktÅraa big country             didelÄ Åalisa big sofa                  didelÄ sofaa big snowflake         didelÄ snaigÄa large book              didelÄ knyga Åaunuoliai!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!

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LL0154 â Exam 41keturiasdeÅimt pirmas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! a son                     sÅnusone son                 vienas sÅnustwo sons                du sÅnÅsthree sons              trys sÅnÅsfive sons                penki sÅnÅseight sons               aÅtuoni sÅnÅsa person                 Åmogusone person             vienas Åmogustwo people              du ÅmonÄsthree people            trys ÅmonÄssix people                ÅeÅi ÅmonÄsnine people             devyni ÅmonÄsan uncle                  dÄdÄone uncle                vienas dÄdÄtwo uncles               du dÄdÄssix uncles                 ÅeÅi dÄdÄsfour uncles               keturi dÄdÄsthree uncles              trys dÄdÄsthe station                 stotisone station                viena stotistwo stations              dvi stotysthree stations            trys stotysnine stations             devynios stotysfour stations             keturios stotysthe woman               moterisone woman              viena moteristwo women              dvi moterysfive women              penkios moteryssix women                ÅeÅios moterysfour women              keturios moterysa daughter                 duktÄone daughter             viena duktÄtwo daughters            dvi dukterysthree daughters          trys dukteryssix daughters             ÅeÅios dukterysfour daughters           keturios dukterys  

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LL0153 â Exam 40keturiasdeÅimtas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! dawn                         auÅragate, gates                  vartaithe gates of dawn ordawnâs gates              auÅros vartaia stone                      akmuoone stone                  vienas akmuotwo stones                 du akmenysnine stones                devyni akmenysfive stones                 penki akmenysseven stones              septyni akmenysthe bowl                    dubuoone bowl                   vienas dubuotwo bowls                 du dubenysfour bowls                keturi dubenyssix bowls                  ÅeÅi dubenysthree bowls               trys dubenysa muscle                   raumuoone muscle               vienas raumuotwo muscles              du raumenysfive muscles             penki raumenysthree muscles            trys raumenysfour muscles             keturi raumenysautumn                     ruduoone autumn              vienas ruduotwo autumns             du rudenysseven autumns          septyni rudenyseight autumns           aÅtuoni rudenysthree autumns           trys rudenysa person                   asmuoone person               vienas asmuotwo people               du asmenysfive people               penki asmenysnine people               devyni asmenyseight people              aÅtuoni asmenysthe dog                     Åuoa dog                        Åuoone dog                    vienas Åuotwo dogs                  du Åunysnine dogs                 devyni Åunysfour dogs                 keturi Åunysfive dogs                  penki Åunysa sister                     sesuoone sister                 viena sesuotwo sisters               dvi seseryseight sisters              aÅtuonios seserysfive sisters               penkios seserys

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Mano Gyvenimas Puikus My Life Is ExcellentHi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Photograph: Pizza (Pica)Photographer: ElfQrin (Valerio Capello) (Wikipedia) Today Raminta and I got an interesting email.  It seems we have been nominated for Persons of the Year by the news portal at Lietuviams.com in Lithuania.  If you would like to see us and our competition at the Lietuviams website just follow the link on the Lithuanian Out Loud blogpage.  Naturally, weâd love it if you have the time to go there and vote for us.  You have to vote some time in January.  No voting will be allowed in February.  How fun! Persons Of The Year Competition:http://www.lietuviams.com/index.php?user_sub_id=146&itemID=12 Alright!  Now itâs time for another episode of Gyvenimas Puikus!  Here are two separate conversations in a Lithuanian restaurantâ Ar jÅs pasiruoÅÄ uÅsisakyti maistÄ? AÅ neÅinau, ar picoje âMargaritaâ nÄra svogÅnÅ? AÅ nekenÄiu svogÅnÅ. Ne, Åioje picoje nÄra svogÅnÅ. Gerai, pabandysiu ÅiÄ picÄ. --- Ar jÅs pasiruoÅÄ uÅsisakyti? AÅ neÅinau. Ar Åiame patiekale yra svogÅnÅ? AÅ nekenÄiu svogÅnÅ. Taip, Åis patiekalas su svogÅnais, bet mes galime juos nuimti. Oi, puiku, aÅ pabandysiu tai be svogÅnÅ, praÅau. (vÄliau) AtsipraÅau, padavÄja? Taip? Åis maistas yra Åaltas. Ar galite paÅildyti, praÅom? O taip, atsipraÅau. AÅ papraÅysiu paÅildyti ÅÄ maistÄ. --- Ar jÅs pasiruoÅÄ uÅsisakyti maistÄ?Are you ready to order? AÅ neÅinau, ar picoje âMargaritaâ nÄra svogÅnÅ? AÅ nekenÄiu svogÅnÅ.I donât know, are there onions in the pizza Margarita?  I hate onions. Ne, Åioje picoje nÄra svogÅnÅ.No, there are no onions in it. Gerai, pabandysiu ÅiÄ picÄ.Okay, Iâll try this pizza. --- Ar jÅs pasiruoÅÄ uÅsisakyti?Are you ready to order? AÅ neÅinau. Ar Åiame patiekale yra svogÅnÅ? AÅ nekenÄiu svogÅnÅ.I donât know. Are there onions in this dish?  I hate onions. Taip, Åis patiekalas su svogÅnais, bet mes galime juos nuimti.Yes, it comes with onions but we can remove them. Oi, puiku, aÅ pabandysiu tai be svogÅnÅ, praÅau.Okay, great, Iâll try it without onions, please. (later)(vÄliau) AtsipraÅau, padavÄja?Excuse me, waitress? Taip?Yes? Åis maistas yra Åaltas. Ar galite paÅildyti, praÅom?This food is cold.  Can you heat it up, please? O taip, atsipraÅau. AÅ papraÅysiu paÅildyti ÅÄ maistÄ.Oh yes, Iâm sorry.  I will ask them to heat it up. Super!  Now letâs break this down a little bit. are you ready? (jÅs) (m/f)             ar jÅs pasiruoÅÄ?are you ready? (tu) (to a male)      ar tu pasiruoÅÄs?are you ready? (tu) (to a female)   ar tu pasiruoÅusi?Iâm ready                                    aÅ pasiruoÅÄsto be ready                                  pasiruoÅtifood                                            maistasI donât know                               aÅ neÅinauan onion                                     svogÅnastwo onions                                  du svogÅnaiIâd like onions                             aÅ norÄÄiau svogÅnÅI donât want onions                     aÅ nenoriu svogÅnÅto order                                      uÅsisakytiI want to order                            aÅ noriu uÅsisakytiI hate                                         aÅ nekenÄiuI hate flies                                  aÅ nekenÄiu musiÅI hate carrots                              aÅ nekenÄiu morkÅI will try                                     aÅ pabandysiuI will try to ski                            aÅ pabandysiu slidinÄtiI will try to play tennis                 aÅ pabandysiu Åaisti tenisÄa dish (of food)                           patiekalasin the dish (of food)                     patiekaleto remove                                   nuimtilater                                           vÄliauthis food is cold                           Åis maistas yra Åaltasthis food is hot                            Åis maistas yra karÅtasthis food is terrible                       Åis maistas yra siaubingasthis food is great                          Åis maistas yra puikusto heat up                                   paÅildytican you heat this up?                   ar jÅs galite tai paÅildyti? Åaunuoliai, excellent, you made it to the end of another episode, Åaunuoliai Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/  

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Flashcards Body PartsHi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  This is a flashcard episode.  To use this episode you have to download the accompanying pdf file and open it.  Then just follow along with the audio. Photograph: Lips (LÅpos)Photographer:  Rachael Ashe from Vancouver, Canada (Wikipedia) The pdf file has four pages.  On the first two pages we give you the English and the Lithuanian text along with an image from the public domain clip art collection at WP Clipart. The third and fourth pages of our pdf file have English only.  So, if you print the pdf file onto heavy paper or card stock you can cut them out and create hand-held flashcards.  You can study by yourself or with a friend.  Here we go, enjoy! eyeakismouthburnanosenosisheadgalvaearausisarmrankalegkojahandrankahairplaukaineckkaklasfootpÄdaheartÅirdisbrainsmegenysfingerpirÅtasthumbnykÅtyswristrieÅastoothdantisteethdantysskinodaelbowalkÅnÄkneekelischestkrÅtinÄliplÅpalipslÅposfaceveidasbodykÅnas  

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Exam 39trisdeÅimt devintas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! a room                                                             kambarysyou have a room (jÅs)                                        jÅs turite kambarÄyou donât have a room (jÅs)                               jÅs neturite kambarioidea                                                                  idÄjayou all have an idea                                           jÅs turite idÄjÄyou all donât have an idea                                  jÅs neturite idÄjosa male doctor                                                    gydytojasthey have a male doctor (mm/mf group)              jie turi gydytojÄthey donât have a male doctor (mm/mf group)     jie neturi gydytojoa female doctor                                                 gydytojathey have a female doctor (mm/mf group)           jie turi gydytojÄthey donât have a female doctor (mm/mf group)   jie neturi gydytojosfather                                                                tÄvasthey have a father  (female group)                       jos turi tÄvÄthey donât have a father (female group)               jos neturi tÄvomother                                                              motinathey have a mother (female group)                      jos turi motinÄthey donât have a mother (female group)             jos neturi motinosmuseum                                                            muziejusthe city has a museum                                       miestas turi muziejÅthe city doesnât have a museum                         miestas neturi muziejaustelevision                                                          televizoriusRaminta has a television                                    Raminta turi televizoriÅRaminta doesnât have a television                       Raminta neturi televizoriaushow sad                                                           kaip liÅdnaI donât have to work                                          aÅ neturiu dirbtiyou donât have to dance (tu)                              neturi Åoktiyou donât have to study (jÅs)                             jÅs neturit studijuotithey donât have to sleep (mm/mf group)             jie neturi miegotithey donât have to eat (female group)                 jos neturi valgytiwe donât have to wait                                        neturime lauktishe doesnât have to live in Vilnius                      ji neturi gyventi Vilniujehe doesnât have to live in KlaipÄda                     jis neturi gyventi KlaipÄdoje  

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Flashcards More AnimalsHi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  This is a flashcard episode.  To use this episode you have to download the accompanying pdf file and open it.  Then just follow along with the audio. Photograph: aÅtuonkojis (octopus)Photographer: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The pdf file has four pages.  On the first two pages we give you the English and the Lithuanian text along with an image from the public domain clip art collection at WP Clipart. The third and fourth pages of our pdf file have English only.  So, if you print the pdf file onto heavy paper or card stock you can cut them out and create hand-held flashcards.  You can study by yourself or with a friend.  Here we go, enjoy! alligatoraligatoriuseelunguryssea lionjÅrÅ liÅtascrabkrabasdolphindelfinasfishÅuvisjellyfishmedÅzabatÅikÅnosparnisfoxlapÄgiraffeÅirafagoatoÅkahippopotamusbegemotassheepavisgorillagorilascorpionskorpionasweaselÅebenkÅtisleopardleopardaszebrazebrasstorkgandrascuckoogegutÄpigeonbalandislobsteromarasoctopusaÅtuonkojissharkryklys  

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Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. According to a Los Angeles Times article of September 2005, a Russian SU-27 flying from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad went off course, flew over Lithuania, the pilot ejected and the plane crashed into an empty Lithuanian field.  Everything about this story is bizarre.  Russian authorities initially claimed the plane was unarmed but in fact it had air-to-air missiles and a canon.  Why did the aircraft fly over 120 miles into Lithuania?  Why did the pilot turn off his radar beacon?  Why did he fly low to the ground under Lithuanian radar?  Nothing about the incident makes sense.  Soon after the crash Lithuanian Air Force Commander Colonel Jonas Marcinkus was fired from his post for some phone calls he made to Russian military officers.  Some analysts have suggested the aircraft was testing Lithuanian defenses for a hypothetical Russian war with Poland and Lithuania. Laba diena, norÄÄiau uÅsisakyti maisto iÅsineÅimui Ko pageidausite? Ar jÅs turite valgiaraÅtÄ? Åinoma, Åtai â paimkite. Gal norÄtumÄte ko nors iÅgerti? Ne, tiesiog palauksiu savo uÅsakymo Gerai, kai bÅsite pasiruoÅus uÅsakyti maistÄ leiskite man Åinoti Gerai, aÄiÅ AÄiÅ jums, praÅom prisÄsti --- Laba diena, norÄÄiau uÅsisakyti maisto iÅsineÅimuiGood day, I would like to order food to go Ko pageidausite?What you would like? Ar jÅs turite valgiaraÅtÄ?Do you have a menu? Åinoma, Åtai â paimkite. Gal norÄtumÄte ko nors iÅgerti?Sure, here you go. Maybe you would like something to drink? Ne, tiesiog palauksiu savo uÅsakymoNo, I will just wait for my order Gerai, kai bÅsite pasiruoÅus uÅsakyti maistÄ leiskite man ÅinotiOkay, when you will be ready to order the food let me know Gerai, aÄiÅOkay, thank you AÄiÅ jums, praÅom prisÄstiThank you, please sit down okay, now letâs break some of this downâ to order                                                 uÅsakytifood                                                      maistasto carry out                                            iÅsineÅtito wish, to desire                                    pageidautiwhat do you wish? (tu)                           ko tu pageidauji?what do you desire? (tu)                         ko tu pageidauji?what do you wish? (formal)                    ko jÅs pageidaujate?what do you desire? (formal)                   ko jÅs pageidaujate?a menu                                                 meniu / valgiaraÅtisdo you have a menu?                             ar jÅs turite valgiaraÅtÄ?do you have a menu?                             ar jÅs turite meniu?of course                                               Åinomahere                                                      Åtaito take                                                   imti, paimtitake â as in a command                          imk, imkite, paimk, paimkiteof course, here, take                               Åinoma, Åtai â paimkitemaybe, perhaps                                      galyou would want                                      norÄtumÄtesomething to eat                                     ko nors valgytisomething to drink                                  ko nors gertisomething to drink                                  ko nors iÅgertimaybe youâd like something to drink?      gal norÄtumÄte ko nors gerti?maybe youâd like something to drink?      gal norÄtumÄte ko nors iÅgerti?maybe youâd like something to eat?         gal norÄtumÄte ko nors valgyti?just                                                       tiesiogjust come in                                           tiesiog uÅeikjust drink it                                            tiesiog iÅgerkjust eat it                                               tiesiog suvalgyk I will wait                                              palauksiuan order (of food for example)                uÅsakymasI will wait for my order                           palauksiu savo uÅsakymookay                                                      geraiwhen                                                     kaiyou will be (future tense of bÅti â formal)  bÅsiteto get ready, to prepare                            ruoÅtito be ready                                             pasiruoÅti to let, to allow, to permit                          leistito know                                                  Åinotiplease, let me know                                  praÅom, leiskite man Åinotiplease, let me know when you are ready   praÅom, leiskite man Åinoti kai bÅsite pasiruoÅÄsthank you                                               aÄiÅthank you (with emphasis â formal)          aÄiÅ jumsthank you (with emphasis â informal)        aÄiÅ tauthank you, please sit down                       aÄiÅ jums, praÅom prisÄsti Laba diena, norÄÄiau uÅsisakyti maisto iÅsineÅimui Ko pageidausite? Ar jÅs turite valgiaraÅtÄ? Åinoma, Åtai â paimkite. Gal norÄtumÄte ko nors iÅgerti? Ne, tiesiog palauksiu savo uÅsakymo Gerai, kai bÅsite pasiruoÅus uÅsakyti maistÄ leiskite man Åinoti Gerai, aÄiÅ AÄiÅ jums, praÅom prisÄsti Åaunuoliai!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Nuostabu! Lithuania Looks Askance at Tale of Russian PilotBy Kim Murphyhttp://www.bafl.com/newsDetail.asp?idNews=176

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TrisdeÅimt aÅtuntas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! I donât have                                     aÅ neturiuyou donât have (tu)                          tu neturihe doesnât have                               jis neturishe doesnât have                              ji neturiwe donât have                                  mes neturimeyou donât have (jÅs)                         jÅs neturiteyou all donât have                             jÅs neturitethey donât have (m/m or m/f group)   jie neturithey donât have (females only)           jos neturia passport                                        pasasI have a passport                              aÅ turiu pasÄI donât have a passport                     aÅ neturiu pasoa question                                        klausimasI have a question                              aÅ turiu klausimÄI donât have a question                     aÅ neturiu klausimoa problem                                        problemayou have a problem (tu)                    tu turi problemÄ you donât have a problem (tu)           tu neturi problemosa wife                                             Åmonayou have a wife (tu)                         tu turi ÅmonÄyou donât have a wife (tu)                 tu neturi Åmonosa husband                                        vyrasshe has a husband                            ji turi vyrÄshe doesnât have a husband               ji neturi vyroa female friend                                draugÄshe has a female friend                     ji turi draugÄshe doesnât have a female friend       ji neturi draugÄsa house                                           namashe has a house                                 jis turi namÄhe doesnât have a house                    jis neturi namoautomobile                                      automobilishe has an automobile                        jis turi automobilÄhe doesnât have an automobile          jis neturi automobilioa male friend                                   draugasyou have a male friend (jÅs)             jÅs turite draugÄyou donât have a male friend (jÅs)     jÅs neturite draugo  

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Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Photograph: Vilnius, LithuaniaPhotographer: Marek Dziwior According to the Wikipedia page entitled, Rimantas Antanas StankeviÄius, on 9 September 1990, Lithuanian pilot Rimantas Antanas StankeviÄius died while performing at an airshow in Treviso, Italy.  He was flying an SU-27 high-performance jet and after performing a loop the aircraft was lower than it should have been.  Rimantas could have ejected safely but the unpiloted aircraft might then have smashed into the crowds of people watching the show.  Rimantas chose to stay with the aircraft to ensure it crashed clear of the spectators.  Rimantas was not only a first-class test pilot but also the first Lithuanian astronaut who flew the Buran Space Shuttle prototype.  He was born in MariampolÄ, Lithuania and was buried in Kaunas, Lithuania.  He was 46 years-old. Sveiki, staliukÄ dviems praÅau Kokio staliuko norÄtumÄte? Mes prisÄsime prie stalelio esanÄio prie lango Puiku, prisÄskite, tuoj atneÅiu meniu --- Sveiki, staliukÄ dviems praÅauHi, a table for two please Kokio staliuko norÄtumÄte?What table would you prefer? Mes prisÄsime prie stalelio esanÄio prie langoWe will sit down by the table next to the window Puiku, prisÄskite, tuoj atneÅiu meniuExcellent, have a seat, immediatetly I will bring a menu Okay, now letâs go over some of the conversation and break it down a bit. a table for two, please                            staliukÄ dviems, praÅaua table, please                                        staliukÄ, praÅauwe will sit down                                     mes prisÄsimenext to                                                   prie (plus the genitive case)existing, being, in                                    esantisin the center of TelÅiai is a lake                TelÅiÅ centre esantis eÅeras do you like the person in the car?             ar patinka Åmogus esantis maÅinoje?weâre going to the house outside the city   vaÅiuojame Ä namÄ esantÄ uÅmiestyjea window                                               langasnext to the window                                 prie langoa table                                                   stalasnext to the table                                     prie staloa chair                                                  kÄdÄnext to the chair                                    prie kÄdÄshave a seat                                            prisÄskiteplease, sit down                                    praÅom atsisÄstia menu                                                 meniu / valgiaraÅtisimmediately, right away                         tuojto bring                                                atneÅtiI will bring                                            atneÅiuI will bring a menu                                atneÅiu meniu / atneÅiu valgiaraÅtÄ Åaunuoliai!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Nuostabu! Sveiki, staliukÄ dviems praÅau Kokio staliuko norÄtumÄte? Mes prisÄsime prie stalelio esanÄio prie lango Puiku, prisÄskite, tuoj atneÅiu meniu Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/ Rimantas Antanas StankeviÄiushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimantas_Antanas_Stankevi%C4%8Dius

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Photograph: Graduation Day Vilnius UniversityPhotographer: Alma Pater (Wikipedia) According to Radio Vilnius: News & Current AffairsLithuania has the third lowest birthrate in Europe and Lithuania makes the list of the ten nations worldwide with the lowest birthrates.  Naturally itâs difficult for parents to combine childcare with work and daycare isnât easy to find.  Lithuania has the longest maternity leave coverage in the world.  The childcare giver receives two years off work with full pay supplied by the Lithuanian government. In Lithuanian you can say âorâ using ar or arbaor aror arbaor aror arba yes or no                                               taip arba neEngland or Lithuania                               Anglija arba Lietuvaeither us or your friends                          arba mes arba tavo draugaia film or a book                                      filmas arba knygagood or bad                                            geras ar blogasblack or white                                        juodas ar baltasbig or small                                            didelis ar maÅaspretty or ugly                                         graÅus ar bjaurushot or cold                                             karÅtas ar Åaltasyoung or old                                          jaunas ar senassatiated or hungry                                   sotus ar alkanasstraight or crooked                                 tiesus ar kreivaswar or peace                                         karas arba taikais this coffee or tea?                               ar tai yra kava ar arbata?is that cake or pie?                                 ar tai tortas ar pyragas?is this salt or sugar?                                ar tai druska ar cukrus?is that milk or cream?                             ar tai pienas ar grietinÄlÄ?is that a pen or a pencil?                         ar tai raÅiklis ar pieÅtukas?white wine or red wine?                         baltas vynas ar raudonas vynas? you can put ar or arba in front the noun black or white?                                      ar juodas ar baltas?one or two?                                           ar vienas ar du?one or two?                                           arba vienas arba du?now or later?                                         arba dabar arba vÄliau?who is home?  Jolanta or EglÄ?               kas yra namuose?  ar Jolanta ar EglÄ?do you have a fawn pug or a black pug?  ar tu turi smÄlio spalvos mopsÄ ar juodÄ mopsÄ?either go or stay                                     arba einam arba pasiliekamchoose the past or the future                   pasirink, arba praeitis arba ateitischoose either A or B                               pasirink, arba A arba BPutvys or Deividas can do it                   Putvys arba Deividas gali tai padaryti Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Radio Vilnius: News & Current Affairshttp://www.lrt.lt/english/news.php?strid=4270804& To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/  

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Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Photograph: Yotvingian ForestPhotographer: Przemyslaw 'Blueshade' Idzkiewicz According to the free Wikipedia page Romuva; The Quendlinburg Chronicle mentions a missionary Bruno of Querfort, who was killed along with 18 men by Yotvingians because of entering The Holy Forest.  This was the first time the name of Lithuania was mentioned in written sources.  Lithuanians came to history as very conservative believers of an ancient European pre-Christian faith, they preserved this religion until the 14th and 15th centuries.  They happened to be the last non-nomadic people in Europe practicing pristine Indo-European polytheism. In the 13th century Pope Gregory IX declared crusades against the Baltic peoples.  This led to the destruction of the Baltic faith.  Grand Duke Mindaugas was Christianized with his family and warriors in 1251 to get recognition from Christian Europe.  But, Mindaugas still worshipped pagan deities as the Hyperian Chronicle mentions.  He sacrificed to the Supreme God Andajus or Dievas, PerkÅnas, Teliavelis, the god of blacksmiths, and ÅvorÅna, goddess of forests and hunters. Today weâll go over the Lithuanian verb galÄti â to be able.  Here are galÄti and negalÄti conjugated in the present tense. to be able (can)                galÄtiI can                               aÅ galiuyou can                           tu galihe can                             jis galishe can                            ji galiwe can                            mes galimeyou can                           jÅs galiteyou all can                       jÅs galitethey can (mm/mf)            jie galithey can (ff)                    jos gali to not be able (cannot)      negalÄtiI cannot                           aÅ negaliuyou cannot                       tu negalihe cannot                         jis negalishe cannot                       ji negaliwe cannot                        mes negalimeyou cannot                       jÅs negaliteyou all cannot                   jÅs negalitethey cannot (mm/mf)        jie negalithey cannot (ff)                jos negali vocabulary                       Åodynas I would like                      norÄÄiaualso                                 irgito read                             skaitytito write                            raÅytito work                           dirbtiif                                    jei, jeiguto leave                           iÅeitito enter                           Äeitito sing                            dainuotito cook                           virtito dance                         Åoktito do                              daryti, padarytito start                            pradÄtislow                               lÄtasto hear                           girdÄtito finish                          baigtito eat                             valgytito win                            laimÄtito change                       pakeistilife                                 gyvenimasto say, to tell                   pasakytiwhen?                            kada?why?                              kodÄl?to read                           skaitytia sentence                      sakinyspolite                              mandagusto trust                           pasitikÄtipleasant, nice                  malonusoutside                           laukasto relax                           atsipalaiduotiall                                  visasto rest                             pailsÄtidessert                            desertasto smoke                        rÅkytito sit                              sÄdÄtito write                          raÅytinor                                 neianywhere                        bet kurto study                          mokytiswonderful                       puikuspork                               kiauliena aÅI can read                                         aÅ galiu skaitytiI can write                                        aÅ galiu raÅytiI can work                                        aÅ galiu dirbtiif I can, you can too                          jei aÅ galiu, gali ir tuI canât shut up                                  negaliu tylÄtiI canât read                                       negaliu skaitytiI canât write                                      negaliu raÅytiI canât work                                      negaliu dirbti tucan you?                                          ar gali?can you speak English?                      ar gali kalbÄti angliÅkai?can you understand French?              ar gali suprasti prancÅziÅkai?I know that you can do it                  aÅ Åinau kad tu tai galican you?                                          ar gali?yes, I can!                                       taip, aÅ galiuI canât shut up                                  negaliu tylÄtiyes, I can!                                        taip, galiu!you cannot leave                               negali iÅeitiyou cannot enter                               negali Äeitiyou cannot sing                                negali dainuoti jishe can cook                                      jis gali virtihe can dance                                     jis gali Åoktihe can do it                                       jis gali tai padarytihe cannot do it                                  jis negali to padarytihe cannot cook                                 jis negali virtihe cannot dance                                jis negali Åokti jishe can start                                     ji gali pradÄtishe can eat very slowly                      ji gali valgyti labai lÄtaishe can hear                                     ji gali girdÄtishe cannot swim                               ji negali plauktishe cannot eat slowly                        ji negali valgyti lÄtai meswe can do it                                     mes galime tai padarytiwe can win                                      galime laimÄtiyes we can                                       taip mes galimewe canât do it                                   mes negalime to padarytiwe canât win                                    negalime laimÄtino we canât                                      ne, mes negalime jÅsyou can change your life                   jÅs galite pakeisti savo gyvenimÄcan you say when?                           ar galite pasakyti kada?can you say why?                             ar galite pasakyti kodÄl?now you can start                             dabar galite pradÄtican you read this sentence?               ar jÅs galite perskaityti ÅÄ sakinÄ?why canât you be polite?                   kodÄl jÅs negalite bÅti mandagus?why canât you trust me?                   kodÄl jÅs negalite manimi pasitikÄti?why canât you be nice?                     kodÄl jÅs negalite bÅti malonus? jÅsyou all can play outside                     jÅs visi galite Åaisti laukeyou can all relax                               jÅs visi galite atsipalaiduotiyou can all rest                                 jÅs visi galite pailsÄtiyou all cannot eat dessert                  negalite valgyti desertoyou all cannot smoke here                 negalite Äia rÅkytiyou all cannot sit here                       negalite Äia sÄdÄti jiethey can read and write                     jie gali skaityti ir raÅytithey can sit in the coffee shop            jie gali sÄdÄti kavinÄjethey can speak Lithuanian                 jie gali kalbÄti lietuviÅkaithey can understand a little English     jie gali truputÄ suprasti angliÅkaithey canât read nor write                   jie negali nei skaityti, nei raÅytithey canât live well in London            jie negali gerai gyventi Londonethey canât speak Lithuanian               jie negali kalbÄti lietuviÅkai josthey can live anywhere                      jos gali gyventi bet kurthey can dance well                           jos gali puikiai Åoktithey can study in the library               jos gali mokytis bibliotekojethey can sit outside                           jos gali sÄdÄti laukethey cannot live here                         jos negali gyventi Äiathey cannot dance well                      jos negali gerai Åoktithey cannot eat pork                         jos negali valgyti kiaulienos and here is galÄti in the imperativeyou can! (tu)                                   galÄk!we can!                                           galÄkime!you can! (jÅs)                                  galÄkite!you cannot! (tu)                               negalÄk!we cannot!                                      negalÄkime!you cannot! (jÅs)                             negalÄkite! Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/  

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Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  This is a flashcard episode.  To use this episode you have to download the accompanying pdf file and open it.  Then just follow along with the audio. Photograph: VarlÄ (a frog)Photographer: Piet Spaans (Wikipedia) The pdf file has four pages.  On the first two pages we give you the English and the Lithuanian text along with an image from the public domain clip art collection at WP Clipart. The third and fourth pages of our pdf file have English only.  So, if you print the pdf file onto heavy paper or card stock you can cut them out and create hand-held flashcards.  You can study by yourself or with a friend.  Here we go, enjoy! dogÅuocatkatÄbirdpaukÅtisbulljautiscowkarvÄrabbittriuÅischickenviÅtaroostergaidysratÅiurkÄpuppyÅuniukaschick (baby chicken)viÅÄiukashorsearklyslionliÅtasbearmeÅka / lokyselephantdramblyssnakegyvatÄmonkeybeÅdÅionÄfrogvarlÄturtlevÄÅlyswolfvilkasmousepelÄlizarddrieÅaselkbriedisdeerelnias

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Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Photograph: Ladakalnis hill, AukÅtaitija National Park, LithuaniaPhotographer: Wojsyl (Wikipedia) PraÅom... According to the Wikipedia page entitled, Russians in Lithuania, most of the present-day Russians in Lithuania are migrants from the Soviet era and their descendants. In Lithuania, Russian emmigration was resisted.  In Latvia and Estonia, less was done to stop it. By 1989 Russians made up 30% of the population in Estonia, while in Latvia, ethnic Latvians made up just 52% of the population. In contrast, in the last Soviet census in 1989, only 9 percent of Lithuania's population were ethnic Russians. Russians who reside in Lithuania live mainly in urban areas. In Vilnius they make up 13% of the population, and 20% in KlaipÄda. Kaunas has just 4% ethnic Russians. The town of Visaginas was built for workers at the Ignalina nuclear power plant and therefore has an ethnic Russian majority of 55%. Alright, here is the first in a series of conversations Raminta recorded at a barbecue party.  In the background of these recordings you can hear music from the party, insects, frogs, dogs and passing cars.  These conversations are relaxed, spontaneous and unscripted.  First, youâll hear the conversation between Raminta and Ingrida and then weâll break it down using some examples. Then at the end weâll play the conversation again.  Enjoy!  Enjoy!Viskasâ.Labas vakaras, Ingrida! Labas vakaras, Raminta! PirmÅ pirmiausia paklausiu klausimÄ ar sutinkate bÅti ÄraÅyta ir ar informacija gali bÅti panaudota internete? Gali âprojekte âLithuanian Out Loudâ PraÅau AÄiÅ, tai va, Ingrida, kaip manai, kas gyvenime yra laimingesni â vyrai ar moterys? AÅ galvoju, kad laimingesnÄs vis tik moterys yra gyvenime. Moterys? KodÄl taip manot? TodÄl, kad jos gali pasiekti daugiau negu vyrai kartais, jos yra iÅradingesnÄs, subtilesnÄs, jautresnÄs, ÄdomesnÄs daugumoje, aiÅku yra ir vyrÅ ÄdomiÅ, na ir daug daugiau tÅ privalumÅ yra iÅtikrÅjÅ, tik reikia bÅti moteriai protingai, protas nugali viskÄ. Åaunu, iÅtikrÅjÅ Åaunu --- Raminta:Viskasâ.Labas vakaras, Ingrida! Thatâs itâGood evening, Ingrida! Ingrida:Labas vakaras, Raminta! Good evening, Raminta Raminta:PirmÅ pirmiausia paklausiu klausimÄ ar sutinkate bÅti ÄraÅyta ir ar informacija gali bÅti panaudota internete? First of all I will ask a question do you agree to be recorded and can the information be used on the internet? Ingrida:GaliIt can Raminta:âprojekte âLithuanian Out Loudââin the project âLithuanian Out Loudâ Ingrida:PraÅauâGo right aheadâ Raminta:AÄiÅ, tai va, Ingrida, kaip manai, kas gyvenime yra laimingesni â vyrai ar moterys?Thanks, so, Ingrida, what do you think, who in life is happier - men or women? Ingrida:AÅ galvoju, kad laimingesnÄs vis tik moterys yra gyvenime.I think that happier, nevertheless, women are in life. Raminta:Moterys? KodÄl taip manot?Women? Why do you think so? Ingrida:TodÄl, kad jos gali pasiekti daugiau negu vyrai kartais, jos yra iÅradingesnÄs, subtilesnÄs, jautresnÄs, ÄdomesnÄs daugumoje, aiÅku yra ir vyrÅ ÄdomiÅ, na ir daug daugiau tÅ privalumÅ yra iÅtikrÅjÅ, tik reikia bÅti moteriai protingai, protas nugali viskÄ.Because they can achieve more than men sometimes, they are more inventive, more subtle, more sensitive, more interesting in the majority, clearly there are interesting men, and there are many more qualities to tell the truth, only itâs necessary for women to be clever, intelligence conquers all. Raminta:Åaunu, iÅtikrÅjÅ ÅaunuGreat, really great vocabulary                                             Åodynas all or everything                                      viskasfirst                                                        pirmasfirst of allâ                                             pirmiausiaâto ask                                                     paklaustiI will askâ                                              paklausiuâa question                                               klausimasor                                                           ar, arbato meet or to agree                                   sutiktito be                                                       bÅtito record                                                 ÄraÅytiinformation                                             informacijato be able (can)                                       galÄtican be                                                    gali bÅtito make use of                                        panaudotithe internet                                             internetason or in the internet                                 interneteproject                                                   projektasin the project                                          projekteso, âwhere are you from?                       tai vaâiÅ kur jÅs esate?sooo, âletâs get started!                          tai vaâpradÄkim!so, âhow are you?                                  tai vaâkaip sekas?to think                                                  manytilife                                                         gyvenimasin life                                                     gyvenimea man                                                     vyrasmen                                                       vyraia woman                                                moteriswomen                                                   moteryshappy (masculine singular)                       laimingashappy (masculine plural)                          laimingihappy (feminine singular)                         laimingahappy (feminine plural)                            laimingoshappier (masculine singular)                     laimingesnishappier (masculine plural)                        laimingesnihappier (feminine singular)                       laimingesnÄhappier (feminine plural)                          laimingesnÄsa happy man                                           laimingas vyrasa happier man                                         laimingesnis vyrashappy men                                              laimingi vyraihappier men                                            laimingesni vyraia happy woman                                       laiminga moterisa happier woman                                     laimingesnÄ moterishappy women                                         laimingos moteryshappier women                                       laimingesnÄs moterysto think                                                  galvotiI think                                                    galvojualways, still                                             visonly                                                       tikwhy do you think so?                              kodÄl taip manot?why                                                       kodÄltherefore, so, that is why                         todÄlthat                                                        kadthey (women)                                         josto reach, to attain, to achieve                   pasiektimore                                                      daugiauthan                                                       negusometimes                                              kartaisinventive                                                iÅradingasmore inventive (feminine plural)               iÅradingesnÄssubtle                                                     subtilusmore subtle (feminine plural)                    subtilesnÄssensitive, delicate, tactful                          jautrusmore sensitive (feminine plural)                jautresnÄsinteresting                                              Ädomusmore interesting                                      ÄdomesnÄsmajority                                                 daugumain the majority                                        daugumojeclear                                                      aiÅkusclearly                                                    aiÅkuclearly there are interesting men               aiÅku yra vyrÅ ÄdomiÅclearly there are interesting men               aiÅku yra ir vyrÅ ÄdomiÅnote that here âirâ is used for emphasisnowâwellâ                                            naâso, why?                                                na, kodÄl?well, I think that he is happy                    na, aÅ manau, kad jis yra laimingasoh, I donât know                                     na, aÅ neÅinaumany                                                     daugmore                                                      daugiauthat, this                                                 tasnecessary, indespensable                         privalusquality, merit                                          privalumasthat quality or merit                                 tas privalumasmany qualities or merits                          daug privalumÅ (plural genitive)to tell the truth, reallyâ                           iÅtikrujÅâto need, to require                                   reikÄtiit is necessary                                         reikiamind, intelligence, wit, intellect                 protasclever, sensible                                        protingasan intelligent male cat, clever cat               protingas katinasa clever female cat                                   protinga katÄto overcome, to conquer, to defeat            nugalÄtiintelligence conquers all                            protas nugali viskÄintelligence conquers everything                protas nugali viskÄbeauty conquers all                                  groÅis nugali viskÄtruth conquers all                                     tiesa nugali viskÄ Viskasâ.Labas vakaras, Ingrida! Labas vakaras, Raminta! PirmÅ pirmiausia paklausiu klausimÄ ar sutinkate bÅti ÄraÅyta ir ar informacija gali bÅti panaudota internete? Gali âprojekte âLithuanian Out Loudâ PraÅau AÄiÅ, tai va, Ingrida, kaip manai, kas gyvenime yra laimingesni â vyrai ar moterys? AÅ galvoju, kad laimingesnÄs vis tik moterys yra gyvenime. Moterys? KodÄl taip manot? TodÄl, kad jos gali pasiekti daugiau negu vyrai kartais, jos yra iÅradingesnÄs, subtilesnÄs, jautresnÄs, ÄdomesnÄs daugumoje, aiÅku yra ir vyrÅ ÄdomiÅ, na ir daug daugiau tÅ privalumÅ yra iÅtikrÅjÅ, tik reikia bÅti moteriai protingai, protas nugali viskÄ. Åaunu, iÅtikrÅjÅ Åaunu Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! Russians in Lithuaniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russians_in_Lithuania http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  This is our second installment of Gyvenimas Puikus.  First, weâll let you hear the conversation and then weâll go over the conversation slowly and break it down a little.  After that weâll let you hear the recordings that we had to cut out because Raminta and her friend DovilÄ just couldnât keep from laughing.  And by the way, Iâd like to sincerely thank DovilÄ for taking the time to help us with the Gyvenimas Puikus series.  Dovile, you have a beautiful voice.  Alright, here we go, enjoy! Photograph: "BerÅÄnÅ dvaras" The BerÅÄnai Manorhouse, BerÅÄnai, LithuaniaPhotographer: Rimantas Lazdynas (Wikipedia) Sveiki, norÄtume staliukÄ dviems, praÅauHi, we would like a table for two, please AtsipraÅau, bet pusryÄiÅ metas jau baigÄsiSorry, but breakfast time is finished O, tikrai? Gal galÄtumÄme papietauti?Oh, really? Maybe we could have lunch? Maloniai praÅome prisÄstiWith pleasure we ask you to sit down Gerai, dÄkojuOkay, thank you PraÅomPlease (proceed) --- hi (to a male)                              sveikashi (to a female)                           sveikahi (to a mm or mf group)             sveiki(sveiki can also be used to address a single male or single female when you wish to be very formal)a table                                       stalasa table (diminutive)                     staliukasfor two                                      dviemsbreakfast                                   pusryÄiaibreakfast time                            pusryÄiÅ metasalready                                      jauto be finished                             baigtismaybe, perhaps                          galmaybe we could eat breakfast?     gal galÄtumÄme papusryÄiauti?maybe we could eat lunch?          gal galÄtumÄme papietauti?maybe we could eat dinner?         gal galÄtumÄme pavakarieniauti?lunch                                          pietÅspleasure                                      malonumaswith pleasure                               maloniai - mielaito ask, to request                         praÅytiwe ask                                        praÅometo sit down                                  sÄstito sit down                                  atsisÄstito sit down                                  prisÄsti Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  On previous episodes Raminta and I went over the nationalities of some of our listeners.  We named the countries, named nationalities and drank toasts to the countries.  Since then weâve added many listeners from many nations around the world.  Today we want to catch up our listeners from these nations by doing the same for them.  Just so you know, we recorded this a few weeks ago and since then some more listeners in other nations joined us.  So, we pasted some more recordings into this episode.  Because of that the audio might sound a little bit odd here and there but, hey, what are you gonna do?  Enjoy! Photograph: Lithuanians in the Lithuanian Seimas (Parliament) Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today weâre in the month of December which in Lithuanian isâgruodis. Why is 16 February Lithuanian Independence Day?  The Act of Independence was signed by the Council of Lithuania 16 February 1918.  It was during World War I and German troops were still in control of Lithuania.  The German Empire prohibited the printing of the Act in Lithuanian newspapers. After Germany lost World War I, Lithuania established its independence for the first time in the 20th Century.  Of course, after the Soviet Union invaded and occupied Lithuania in 1944, Lithuanians had to wait until 11 March 1990 to declare independence again. pradÄkime, letâs get started If we leave off any nationalities youâd like to see here, just let us know.  Here are the names of some countries in Lithuanian. China             KinijaKenya            KenijaIndonesia        IndonezijaNigeria           NigerijaAngola            AngolaPortugal         PortugalijaCroatia           KroatijaFrance           PrancÅzijaMexico          MeksikaSpain             IspanijaBelgium         BelgijaMalaysia         MalaizijaSweden          ÅvedijaGermany        VokietijaJapan             JaponijaVenezuela       VenesuelaFinland           SuomijaNorway          NorvegijaIraq                IrakasTurkey           TurkijaDenmark         DanijaRomania         RumunijaSwitzerland     Åveicarija Now letâs say, for example, Iâm from Kenya or Iâm from Indonesia. Iâm from China             aÅ iÅ KinijosIâm from Kenya            aÅ iÅ KenijosIâm from Indonesia        aÅ iÅ IndonezijosIâm from Nigeria            aÅ iÅ NigerijosIâm from Angola            aÅ iÅ AngolosIâm from Portugal          aÅ iÅ PortugalijosIâm from Croatia            aÅ iÅ KroatijosIâm from France            aÅ iÅ PrancÅzijosIâm from Mexico            aÅ iÅ MeksikosIâm from Spain              aÅ iÅ IspanijosIâm from Belgium          aÅ iÅ BelgijosIâm from Malaysia          aÅ iÅ MalaizijosIâm from Sweden           aÅ iÅ ÅvedijosIâm from Germany         aÅ iÅ VokietijosIâm from Japan              aÅ iÅ JaponijosIâm from Venezuela        aÅ iÅ VenesuelosIâm from Finland            aÅ iÅ SuomijosIâm from Norway           aÅ iÅ NorvegijosIâm from Iraq                 aÅ iÅ IrakoIâm from Turkey            aÅ iÅ TurkijosIâm from Denmark         aÅ iÅ DanijosIâm from Romania          aÅ iÅ RumunijosIâm from Switzerland      aÅ iÅ Åveicarijos Now weâll describe our nationality such as I am Croatian or I am Portuguese, etcetera.Of course, we can drop the verb bÅti, to be, or in this case, esu.  We can also drop aÅ and just keep esu.  Here weâll say the male version first, the female version second. Iâm Chinese                 aÅ kinasIâm Chinese                 aÅ kinÄIâm Kenyan                 aÅ esu kenietisIâm Kenyan                 aÅ esu kenietÄIâm Indonesian             aÅ esu indonezietisIâm Indonesian             aÅ esu indonezietÄIâm Nigerian                 aÅ nigerietisIâm Nigerian                 aÅ nigerietÄIâm Angolan                 aÅ angolietisIâm Angolan                 aÅ angolietÄIâm Portuguese             aÅ portugalasIâm Portuguese             aÅ portugalÄIâm Croatian                 aÅ kroatasIâm Croatian                 aÅ kroatÄI am French                  aÅ prancÅzasI am French                  aÅ prancÅzÄIâm Mexican                 aÅ meksikietisIâm Mexican                 aÅ meksikietÄIâm Spanish                  aÅ ispanasIâm Spanish                  aÅ ispanÄIâm Belgian                   esu belgasIâm Belgian                   esu belgÄIâm Malaysian               esu malaizietisIâm Malaysian               esu malaizietÄI am Swedish                esu ÅvedasI am Swedish                esu ÅvedÄIâm German                  esu vokietisIâm German                  esu vokietÄIâm Japanese                 esu japonasIâm Japanese                 esu japonÄIâm Venezuelan             aÅ venesualietisIâm Venezuelan             aÅ venesualietÄIâm Finnish                   aÅ suomisIâm Finnish                   aÅ suomÄIâm Norwegian              aÅ norvegasIâm Norwegian              aÅ norvegÄIâm Iraqi                       aÅ irakietisIâm Iraqi                       aÅ irakietÄIâm Danish                    aÅ danasIâm Danish                    aÅ danÄIâm Turkish                   aÅ turkasIâm Turkish                   aÅ turkÄIâm Romanian               aÅ rumunasIâm Romanian               aÅ rumunÄIâm Swiss                     aÅ ÅveicarasIâm Swiss                     aÅ ÅveicarÄ Now letâs go over some of the languages spoken in these countriesâ Chinese                        kinÅ kalbaSwahili                         suaheliÅ kalbaIndonesian                    indonezÅ kalbaPortuguese                   portugalÅ kalbaSpanish                        ispanÅ kalbaCroatian                       kroatÅ kalbaFrench                         prancÅzÅ kalbaDutch                           olandÅ kalbaMalaysian                     malajÅ kalbaSwedish                       ÅvedÅ kalbaGerman                       vokieÄiÅ kalbaJapanese                       japonÅ kalbaFinnish                         suomiÅ kalbaNorwegian                    norvegÅ kalbaArabic                          arabÅ kalbaTurkish                        turkÅ kalbaDanish                         danÅ kalbaRomanian                     rumunÅ kalba Now letâs learn how to toast these nations over drinksâ for China!                    uÅ KinijÄ!for Kenya!                   uÅ KenijÄ!for Indonesia!               uÅ IndonezijÄ!for Nigeria!                   uÅ NigerijÄ!for Angola!                   uÅ AngolÄ!for Portugal!                 uÅ PortugalijÄ!for Croatia!                   uÅ KroatijÄ!for France!                   uÅ PrancÅzijÄ!for Mexico!                  uÅ MeksikÄ!for Spain!                     uÅ IspanijÄ!for Belgium!                 uÅ BelgijÄ!for Malaysia!                uÅ MalaizijÄ!for Sweden!                  uÅ ÅvedijÄ!for Germany!                uÅ VokietijÄ!for Japan!                     uÅ JaponijÄ!for Venezuela!               uÅ VenesuelÄ!for Finland!                  uÅ SuomijÄ!for Norway!                 uÅ NorvegijÄ!for Iraq!                       uÅ IrakÄ!for Denmark!               uÅ DanijÄ!for Turkey!                   uÅ TurkijÄ! In this section while Raminta was recording her voice someone was trying to make her laugh.  I decided to keep the laughter in. for Romania!                 uÅ RumunijÄ!for Switzerland!             uÅ ÅveicarijÄ! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/  

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Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Today weâre in a new month!  In Latin Decem means ten.  December was the tenth month in the old Roman calendar.  Later, when January and February were added it became the 12th month but retained its old name.  In Lithuanian this month is gruodis from the word gruodas which roughly translates as âfrozen mud clod.â  In this month the mud choked dirt roads are made passable again as the ground freezes. Photograph title: PusiauÅiemio iÅdaiga (midwinter's joke)Photographer: Algirdas (Wikipedia)   According to a Baltic Times article entitled, âCity of Women,â there are 20% more women in Vilnius, Lithuania than men.  This is due to suicides, alcoholism, and men going to other countries to find work.  The article also states Lithuania has the highest number of road fatalities of all European countries. labÄ dienÄgood day labÄ dienÄgood day norÄtumÄm staliukÄ dviems praÅauwe would like a table for two, please trys ÅmonÄs?three persons? ne, tik duno, just two bet reikÄs penkiolika minuÄiÅ palauktibut itâs necessary for fifteen minutes to wait gerai, palauksimokay, weâll wait koks JÅsÅ vardas?what is your name? KÅanytÄKÅanytÄ KÅanytÄ, gerai mes pakviesim jus kai staliukas bus paruoÅtasKÅanytÄâokay, weâll call you when your table will be ready       o gal turite vietos prie baro?oh, maybe you have room at the bar? Åinoma, JÅs galite atsisÄsti prie baro ir jums nereikÄs lauktisure, you can sit at the bar and you wonât have to wait puiku, mes taip ir padarysime ir iÅgersime taurÄ vynogreat, weâll do that and drink a glass of wine puiku, praÅomexcellent, please aÄiÅthanks City of Women â Baltic Timeshttp://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/c80708 Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  For this episode weâre going to do something a little bit different.  This is a flashcard episode.  To use this episode you have to download the accompanying pdf file and open it.  Then just follow along with the audio. The pdf file has four pages.  On the first two pages we give you the English and the Lithuanian text along with an image from the public domain clip art collection at WP Clipart.  Thank you WP Clipart! The third and fourth pages of our pdf file have English only.  So, if you print the pdf file onto heavy paper or card stock you can cut them out and create hand-held flashcards.  You can study by yourself or with a friend.  This is the first of many flashcard episodes we have planned.  Here we go, enjoy! Photograph: "old man and old woman, traditional Lithuanian dance"Photographer: ignas kukenys from Vilnius, Lithuania (wikipedia) grandfathersenelisgrandmothersenelÄchildvaikasfather and sontÄvas ir sÅnuswomanmoterismanvyrasmother and fathermotina ir tÄvasmother & daughtermotina ir dukra / duktÄhusband and wifevyras ir Åmonauncle and nephewdÄdÄ ir sÅnÄnasbrother and sisterbrolis ir sesÄ / sesuobabykÅdikisaunt and nieceteta ir dukterÄÄiaparents and childtÄvai ir vaikasfather and childrentÄvas ir vaikaigrandson / granddaughteranÅkas / anÅkÄteenager (female)paauglÄteenager (male)paauglyscousin (male)pusbroliscousin (female)pusseserÄboyberniukasyoung man / guyvaikinasyoung womanmergaitÄgirlmergina

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Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Todayâs episode is not much of an episode.  Raminta and I are starting to put together some episodes that are centered around common conversations.  For instance, todayâs script was supposed to go something like thisâ Photographer: Jersyko (Wikipedia) (good day) laba diena(good day) labÄ dienÄTwo for lunch, pleaseThree persons?No, just twoThereâs about a 15 minute waitOkay, thatâs fineName?KÅanytÄKÅanytÄâokay, weâll call your name when your table is readyOh, is there room at the bar?Sure, you can sit at the bar and you wonât have to waitGreat, weâll do that Today, Raminta and her friend tried to record this conversation in Lithuanian but they couldnât get through it.  Iâm gonna go ahead and give you the recording and youâll see why they couldnât keep to the script.  Weâll keep working on this and probably within two or three days weâll get the final version out to you.  Anyway, we hope that you enjoy this version of the conversation.  

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Exam 37TrisdeÅimt septintas egzaminas. This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! daughter                                                    duktÄ / dukrain Lithuania                                                LietuvojeI have a wife                                              aÅ turiu ÅmonÄI have a question                                         aÅ turiu klausimÄdo you have a car? (tu)                                ar tu turi automobilÄ?do you have a passport? (tu)                         ar tu turi pasÄ?he has a problem                                         jis turi problemÄhe has a female friend                                  jis turi draugÄshe has a male friend                                   ji turi draugÄshe has a husband                                        ji turi vyrÄwe have an idea!                                         mes turime idÄjÄ!we have a good friend                                  mes turime biÄiulÄdo you have a passport?                               ar jÅs turite pasÄ?do you have a wife?                                    ar turite ÅmonÄ?do you all have a car?                                  ar jÅs turite automobilÄ?do you all have a question?                           ar turite klausimÄ?they have a problem                                     jie turi problemÄthey have a house                                         jie turi namÄdo they have a question?                              ar jos turi klausimÄ?they have an idea                                         jos turi idÄjÄI have to go                                                 aÅ turiu eitiyou have to study                                         turite studijuotishe has to work                                            ji turi dirbtithey have to study                                        jie turi studijuotiI have to run                                                aÅ turiu bÄgtiyou have to sleep                                          turi miegotiI have to eat                                                 aÅ turiu valgytido you have to go to KlaipÄda?                      ar jÅs turite vaÅiuoti Ä KlaipÄdÄ?he has to read the book                                 jis turi skaityti knygÄI have to wait                                                aÅ turiu palauktiwe have to go (to) downtown                         mes turime vaÅiuoti Ä miesto centrÄdo they have to wait in the airport?                 ar jos turi palaukti oro uoste?my greatest wish is to travel to Lithuania         mano didÅiausias noras yra keliauti Ä LietuvÄmy greatest wish is to travel to Paris               mano didÅiausias noras yra keliauti Ä ParyÅiÅmy greatest wish is to speak Lithuanian          mano didÅiausias noras yra kalbÄti lietuviÅkaimy greatest wish is to understand Lithuanian  mano didÅiausias noras yra suprasti lietuviÅkaimy greatest wish is to study in Lithuania        mano didÅiausias noras yra studijuoti LietuvojeI think that she is beautiful                             manau, jog ji yra graÅiwe think that they are handsome                    manome, jog jie yra graÅÅsI need a well paying job                                man reikia gerai apmokamo darbothe familyâs tradition                                     Åeimos tradicijaour familyâs tradition                                     mÅsÅ Åeimos tradicijaour greatest wish is to be together                   mÅsÅ didÅiausias noras yra bÅti kartuour greatest wish is to return to Lithuania        mÅsÅ didÅiausias noras yra grÄÅti Ä LietuvÄmy greatest wish is to speak Lithuanian          mano didÅiausias noras yra kalbÄti lietuviÅkaimy greatest wish is to visit Lithuania              mano didÅiausias noras yra apsilankyti Lietuvoje  

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LL0134 â Exam 36TrisdeÅimt ÅeÅtas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! all                                                    visas / visato Lithuania                                      Ä LietuvÄIâm returning to Lithuania                  aÅ grÄÅtu Ä LietuvÄI returning to the fatherland                aÅ grÄÅtu Ä tÄvynÄour                                                   mÅsÅfamily                                               Åeimato hope for                                        tikÄtito return                                            sugrÄÅtito end, to finish                                  pabaigtito finish                                             baigtistudies                                               studijosin the Vilnius university                       Vilniaus universiteteshe left for America three years ago      prieÅ tris metus ji iÅvyko Ä AmerikÄthey left for Europe two years ago        prieÅ du metus jie iÅvyko Ä EuropÄduring, through, across, on, over          per (+ accusative)to leave                                              iÅvyktithis, these                                           Åis / Åiperiod of time                                     laikotarpisto improve                                         pagerÄtito think                                              manytithat                                                   jogto get, to acquire                                Ägytito experience                                     patirtito be able                                          galÄtito find                                               susirasti / surastiinteresting                                          Ädomuspaid                                                  apmokamaspaid work                                          apmokamas darbasgreatest                                              didÅiausiaswish, desire                                        norasto see                                                 matytiIâm waiting for my wife                       aÅ laukiu savo ÅmonosIâm waiting for my husband                 aÅ laukiu savo vyroI often drink coffee                             aÅ daÅnai geriu kavÄI like to often go to the movies              man patinka daÅnai lankytis kino teatruoseto communicate                                   bendrautiI like to communicate with my husband  man patinka bendrauti su savo vyruI like to communicate with my KlaipÄda friends man patinka bendrauti su mano KlaipÄdieÄiais draugais  

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Hey there!  This is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Today we have a special program with a special guest co-host.  Raminta and I invited Kristina to come on the show and do an episode.  Kristina is orginally from KlaipÄda, Lithuania but she is currently studying at a university in Aberdeen, Scotland.  Kristina is the famous Kristina of the Lithuanian tutorials on Youtube.  She is the author and star of some great free videos teaching Lithuanian to English speakers.  Raminta and I highly recommend that you visit Youtube, do a search for Lithuanian Tutorial and we guarantee youâll really enjoy Kristina teaching you Lithuanian.  Please leave her some comments on her comments section and tell her we sent you.  Weâll include a link to her videos on the Lithuanian Out Loud blogpage. Photograph: The USS VigilantPhoto courtesy United States Coast Guard Just a few hours ago Kristina and I recorded this episode using Skype.  Naturally, since weâre using Skype, you wonât hear the crisp, clean audio youâre used to, but I think everything is perfectly understandable. So, Kristina, thanks again for coming on the show and good luck with your video series.  Now, on with this episode covering the verbs norÄti and nenorÄti.  Enjoy! Lithuanian Tutorials on www.youtube.com by Kristina Tamosauskaite: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lithuanian+tutorial&search_type=&aq=1&oq=lithuanian+tu Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Kristina and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of November which in Lithuanian is lapkritis. According to the Wikipedia page, Vigilant/Kudirka Incident, on 23 November 1970, Simonas or "Simas" Kudirka, a Soviet seaman of Lithuanian nationality, leapt from the 400-foot or 120 meter ship Sovetskaya Litva, anchored in American waters near Aquinnah, Massachusetts, onto the USS Vigilant. Kudirka saw this as a chance to ask for asylum and flee from the Soviet Union to the United States.  The Captain of the American ship, Commander Ralph Eustis didnât know what to do and he contacted headquarters when the Soviets demanded that Kudirka be returned to their ship.  The Russians claimed Kudirka had stolen 3,000 rubles from their shipâs safe.  This was a common tactic of Russian ships in situations like this. After ten hours had passed Rear Admiral William B. Ellis ordered Commander Ralph Eustis to permit a KGB detachment to board the Vigilant to return Kudirka to the Soviet ship.  What followed was a ridiculous and shameful incident where the KGB boarded a U.S. warship and chased Simonas Kudirka up and down the ship while Kudirka pleaded with any American he found for help.  At one point a KGB agent grabbed an axe from a bulkhead intending to use it on Kudirka.  An American sailor grabbed the axe and wouldnât let him have it. Eventually, the KGB caught Simonas, beat him to a pulp, handcuffed him and dragged him off the American ship and back onto the Soviet ship. This led to a change in asylum policy by the United States. Admiral Ellis and his chief of staff were punished for their actions by the military. Commander Eustis was reprimanded and assigned to shore duty.  Kudirka was tried for treason by the Soviet Union and given a ten-year sentence in a Gulag. An award-winning book detailing the incident, Day of Shame, by Algis RukÅenas, was published in 1973. The book helped spur further investigations into the incident that eventually led to Kudirka's release by the Soviets. The incident was portrayed in a 1978 television movie, The Defection of Simas Kudirka, with Alan Arkin playing Kudirka and Donald Pleasence playing the captain of the Soviet ship. --- Many of the verbs weâve gone over in previous episodes require the accusative case or galininkas.  NorÄti is different.  NorÄti requires the genitive case and nenorÄti also requires the genitive case.  NorÄti is the Lithuanian verb â to want, to like, to wish, to desire. please repeat, praÅom pakartoti to want, to wish                           norÄtiI want                                         aÅ noriuyou want (tu)                               tu norihe wants                                     jis norishe wants                                    ji noriyou want (jÅs) (polite form)          jÅs noriteyou all want (jÅs)                         jÅs noritewe want                                      mes norimethey want (mm/mf)                      jie norithey want (ff)                              jos nori to not want                                  nenorÄtiI donât want                                aÅ nenoriuyou donât want (tu)                      tu nenorihe doesnât want                           jis nenorishe doesnât want                          ji nenoriyou donât want (jÅs) (polite form)  jÅs nenoriteyou all donât want (jÅs)                 jÅs nenoritewe donât want                              mes nenorimethey donât want (mm/mf)              jie nenorithey donât want (ff)                      jos nenori aÅa male cat                                    katinasa male doctor                               gydytojasto fall asleep                                 uÅmigtiagain                                           vÄlI want to fall asleep                       aÅ noriu uÅmigti I want to fall asleep                       noriu uÅmigtiI want to do that again and again     aÅ noriu tai daryti vÄl ir vÄl! I really want to see you                  aÅ taip noriu tave (pa)matyti  I really want to see you                  aÅ taip tave noriu (pa)matytiI want a cat                                   aÅ noriu katinoI want a dog                                  aÅ noriu ÅunsI want cats                                    aÅ noriu katinÅI want dogs                                   aÅ noriu ÅunÅI donât want a cat                          aÅ nenoriu katinoI donât want a dog                         aÅ nenoriu ÅunsI donât want cats                           nenoriu katinÅI donât want dogs                          nenoriu ÅunÅI donât want to work today             nenoriu dirbti ÅiandienI donât want to work today             nenoriu Åiandien dirbti tuclothes                                           drabuÅiaian orange                                       apelsinasto be ill                                           sirgtito hear                                            girdÄtia song                                             dainawhat do you want to do?                  kÄ tu nori daryti?why do you want to bring your dog?  kodÄl nori atsivesti savo ÅunÄ?when do you want to leave?              kada nori iÅeiti?do you want an orange?                    ar nori apelsino?why donât you want an orange?         kodÄl nenori apelsino?eat!  you donât want to get sick!         valgyk!  nenorÄk susirgti!why donât you want to work at the clothing store? kodÄl nenori dirbti drabuÅiÅ parduotuvÄje?why donât you want to hear the song?  kodÄl nenori iÅgirsti Åios dainos? jisenvelope                                          vokasto reach                                            pasiektiice cream                                          ledaito hurry                                            skubÄtito return                                            grÄÅtihe wants to reach his goal                   jis nori pasiekti savo tikslÄÄÅuolas really wants something to eat  ÄÅuolas labai nori ko nors valgytiSimonas wants to find a job                Simonas nori susirasti darbÄhe wants an envelope                         jis nori vokohe doesnât want an envelope               jis nenori vokohe wants envelopes                            jis nori vokÅhe doesnât want envelopes                  jis nenori vokÅhe wants ice cream                             jis nori ledÅhe doesnât want ice cream                   jis nenori ledÅhe wants a sandwich                           jis nori sumuÅtiniohe doesnât want a sandwich                 jis nenori sumuÅtiniohe doesnât want to travel to Kaunas      jis nenori vaÅiuoti Ä KaunÄhe doesnât want to hurry                      jis nenori skubÄtihe doesnât want to return to Vilnius       jis nenori grÄÅti Ä VilniÅ jia blanket                                             antklodÄa pillow                                               pagalvÄa problem                                            problemato joke                                                 juokautishe wants to dance                               ji nori Åoktishe wants to believe that Iâm joking       ji nori tikÄti, kad aÅ juokaujushe wants a blanket                              ji nori antklodÄsshe wants blankets                               ji nori antklodÅiÅshe wants a pillow                                ji nori pagalvÄsshe wants pillows                                 ji nori pagalviÅshe doesnât want coffee, she wants tea   ji nenori kavos, ji nori arbatosshe doesnât want tea, she wants coffee   ji nenori arbatos, ji nori kavosshe doesnât want to know                      ji nenori Åinotiso, why does she not want to talk?         na, kodÄl ji nenori kalbÄti?does she not want children?                   ar ji nenori turÄti vaikÅ? mesespecially                                             ypatingai, ypaÄto thank                                               padÄkotia table                                                  stalasto win                                                  laimÄtito lose                                                  pralaimÄtiwe especially want to thank you             ypatingai norime jums padÄkoti we want to eat downtown                      mes norime valgyti miesto centrewe want to eat Chinese food                  mes norime valgyti KinÅ maistowe want a car                                       norime maÅinoswe want a table                                     norime stalowe donât want a table                             nenorime stalowe want tables                                      norime stalÅwe donât want tables                              nenorime stalÅwe donât want a car                               nenorime maÅinoswe donât want to win                             nenorime laimÄtiwe donât want to lose                             nenorime pralaimÄtiwe donât want children                           mes nenorime vaikÅ jÅsto say, to tell                                         pasakytito travel                                                keliautito go for a walk                                     pasivaikÅÄiotia pastry                                                 pyragaitisjust as you like! (tu)                               kaip nori!just as you like! (jÅs)                              kaip norite!what do you mean by that? (tu)               kÄ tu nori tuo pasakyti?what do you mean by that? (jÅs)             kÄ jÅs norite tuo pasakyti?do you want to live in Palanga?               ar norite gyventi Palangoje?do you want a car?                                 ar norite automobilio?do you want a pastry?                            ar norite pyragaiÄio?do you want pastries?                             ar norite pyragaiÄiÅ?why donât you want a pastry?                 kodÄl nenorite pyragaiÄio?why donât you want pastries?                  kodÄl nenorite pyragaiÄiÅ?why donât you want a car?                      kodÄl nenorite automobilio?why donât you want to live in America?    kodÄl nenorite gyventi Amerikoje?why donât you want to travel to Italy?      kodÄl nenorite keliauti Ä ItalijÄ?why donât you want to go for a walk?      kodÄl nenorite pasivaikÅÄioti? jÅsa film                                                    filmasto begin                                                 pradÄtimoney                                                  pinigaia drink                                                  gÄrimasdrinks                                                   gÄrimaimore                                                    daugiaudo you all want to watch a movie?          ar norite ÅiÅrÄti filmÄ?do you all want to begin?                       ar norite pradÄti?do you all want to eat?                           ar norite valgyti?do you all want something to drink?        ar norite ko nors gerti?do you all want something to eat?           ar norite ko nors valgyti?do you all want more drinks?                  ar norite daugiau gÄrimÅ?I donât believe that you donât want more  netikiu, kad nenorite daugiauI donât believe that you donât want to eat  netikiu, kad nenorite valgytiI donât believe that you donât want more money netikiu, kad nenorite pinigÅ jieto swim                                                 plaukiotia translator                                            (m) vertÄjas / (f) vertÄjato ski                                                     slidinÄtito play sports                                         sportuotithey want some money                           jie nori pinigÅthey want to swim                                  jie nori plaukiotithey want a translator                             jie nori vertÄjodo they want some ice cream?                ar jie nori ledÅ?they want ice cream                               jie nori ledÅthey donât want a translator                     jie nenori vertÄjono, they donât want to swim                   ne, jie nenori plaukiotino, they donât want to ski                       ne, jie nenori slidinÄtino, they donât want to exercise today       ne, jie nenori Åiandien sportuoti joschocolate                                               Åokoladasfood and drink                                        valgiai ir gÄrimaithey want some chocolate                        jos nori Åokolado   they really want something chocolate        jos labai nori ko nors Åokoladiniothey want a dog                                       jos nori Åunsthey want a room                                    jos nori kambariothey want some food and drink                jos nori valgio ir gÄrimothey donât want a room                           jos nenori kambariono, they donât want to watch the film       ne, jos nenori ÅiÅrÄti filmono, they donât want to talk                       ne, jos nenori kalbÄtino, they donât want a dog                        ne, jos nenori Åuns now, here is norÄti in the imperative as in giving a command imperative tu     norÄkjÅs    norÄkitemes  norÄkime tu     nenorÄkjÅs    nenorÄkitemes  nenorÄkime Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. 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Exam 35TrisdeÅimt penktas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! it is a pity that                               gaila kaditâs a pity                                      gailawhat a pity!                                  kaip gaila!it is a great pity                              labai gailato leave                                         iÅvaÅiuotito cease                                        nutrÅktito not be enough, to lack                pritrÅktiSonataâs and my friendship ended   nutrÅko mano ir Sonatos draugystÄour communication ceased              nutrÅko mÅsÅ bendravimasthe job ended                                 darbas nutrÅkothe trip ended                                 kelionÄ nutrÅkoto receive, to get                             gautito receive a gift                              gauti dovanÄshe lacked two more years               jai pritrÅko dvejÅ metÅhe lacked three more years              jam pritrÅko trejÅ metÅdiploma                                         diplomasbachelorâs diploma                          bakalauro diplomaswill be                                            bÅtÅstudies                                           studijosuniversity                                       universitetasin the university                              universitetein the Lithuanian universities           Lietuvos universitetuosein the Vilnius university                   Vilniaus universiteteuniversities                                     universitetaiin the universities                            universitetuosein the Vilnius universities                 Vilniaus universitetuosealso                                                taip patcorrespondence courses                   neakivaizdiniai kursaito plan                                           planuotito study                                         studijuotiAmerica                                        Amerikain America                                     Amerikojebut                                                betalways                                           vis / visadato fail                                             nepavyktito coordinate, to reconcile                suderintiwork                                             darbasstudy                                             mokslas

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PraÅom Palaukti Please WaitHi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of November which in Lithuanian is lapkritis. According to Wikipedia, EglÄ the Queen of Serpents is considered one of the most archaic and best-known Lithuanian fairy tales and the richest in references of Baltic mythology. Over a hundred slightly diverging versions of the plot have been collected. Its multi-layered mythological background has been an interest of Lithuanian and foreign researchers of Indo-European mythology. Photograph: Grass SnakePhotographer: Funkai1 (Wikipedia) EglÄ is both a popular female name in Lithuania and also a noun meaning spruce tree. The serpents (Åaltys) of the tale are grass snakes in Lithuanian, but because they inhabit the sea, the word may mean a mythical water snake. pradÄkime, letâs get started The Lithuanian word praÅom is used a lot.  Youâve probably heard it in every episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.  We often say, praÅom pakartoti.  Pakartoti is the infinitive verb which means, to repeat.  So, praÅom pakartoti translates as, please repeat.  You can use it on the street any time you donât understand what is said.  Itâs perfect for your lesson with a native Lithuanian speaker. use this when handing someone something here you go          praÅomhere you are         praÅomthis is for you       praÅom thank you             aÄiÅitâs nothing           nÄra uÅ kÄitâs nothing           nÄra uÅ kÄ when you say nÄra uÅ kÄ in normal conversation is sounds more like one word itâs nothing           nÄra uÅ kÄno sweat              nÄra uÅ kÄ itâs nothing           nieko tokioyouâre welcome    nieko tokiono sweat               nieko tokio a friend brings you a drink and says, here you go           praÅomyou reply,thank you              aÄiÅ the waiter says,itâs nothing            nÄra uÅ kÄ you buy a book and hand the bookseller some money and you say, here you go              praÅomthe bookseller says,thank you                 dÄkojuand you reply,itâs nothing               nÄra uÅ kÄ DÄkoju means the same thing as aÄiÅ, itâs a little more formal and more polite.  DÄkui means the same as dÄkoju. thank you                     dÄkojuthank you                     dÄkuithank you                     dÄkojuthank you                     dÄkojuthanks                          dÄkuithanks                          dÄkuithank you (formal)        dÄkui jumsthank you very much     labai dÄkui an official at the airport asks for your passport, you pull it out, hand it to her and you say,here you go                 praÅomthank you                    dÄkojuyouâre welcome           praÅom So, you can say praÅom to mean, here you are, or here you go.  You can use it to say, youâre welcome.  You can also use praÅom to invite someone after youâve opened a door for them. you open a car door for someone and you say,please, allow me            praÅomthank you                     dÄkojuyouâre welcome            praÅom you open your front door and invite a friend in, you say,please come in               praÅomthank you                      aÄiÅitâs nothing                    nÄra uÅ kÄ youâre getting on a bus and you stand aside to let an elderly woman board before you,please, you first              praÅomthank you                      dÄkui jumsitâs nothing                     nÄra uÅ kÄ if weâre sitting on the bus and a pregnant woman gets on board and has nowhere to sit, you get up and offer her your seat, you say,please, sit here               praÅomthanks                          dÄkuiyouâre welcome             praÅom now, as we mentioned at the beginning of this episode, we can use praÅom combined with the infinitive of a verb.  Itâs a gentle way of suggesting someone do something.  Here are some quick examplesâ please, sit down              praÅom, atsisÄstiplease, give (me)             praÅom, paduotiplease, tell (me)              praÅom, pasakytiplease, repeat                 praÅom, pakartotiplease, write                   praÅom, raÅytiplease, take                    praÅom, paiimtiplease, read (me)            praÅom, paskaitytiplease, wait                    praÅom, palauktiplease, listen                   praÅom, klausytiplease, donât smoke        praÅom, nerÅkyti (rÅkyti â to smoke)please, come in               praÅom, uÅeitiplease, eat                      praÅom, valgytiplease, show (me)           praÅom, parodytiplease, advise (me)          praÅom, patartiplease, have a seat           praÅom, prisÄstiplease, listen                   praÅom, paklausytiplease, visit                     praÅom, apsilankytiplease, stand up              praÅom, atsistoti or, during a language class we might use theseâ please, speak Lithuanian     praÅom kalbÄti lietuviÅkaiplease, speak English          praÅom kalbÄti angliÅkai Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! EglÄ The Queen of Serpentshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egl%C4%97 Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. 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Miesteliuose In The Towns Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  In Latin novem is the word for nine.  Today weâre in a new month!  In the old Roman calender November was the ninth month.  In Lithuanian this month is lapkritis â derived from lapas, the word for leaf and kristi, to fall.  Lapkritis is leaf falling month. Photograph: Birches in winterPhotographer: Olegivvit (Wikipedia) According to Wikipedia, in Lithuania trees of special significance include oak (ÄÅuolas), birch (berÅas), linden (liepa), and spruce (eglÄ). A veneration of oak trees comes from pre-Christian times, when they were of religious significance. An ancient oak tree in StelmuÅÄ, thought to be at least 1,500 years old, is the best-known tree in the country. So far youâve been introduced to the accusative singular and plural and the genitive singular and plural.  The locative singular for example, Iâm in Vilnius                        aÅ esu VilniujeVilnius is in Lithuania            Vilnius yra LietuvojeBerlin is in Germany              Berlynas yra VokietojeTokyo is in Japan                  Tokijas yra JaponijojeDelhi is in India                     Delis yra Indijoje Masculine nouns that end in âas change to âe in the locative singular.  For example, the city â miestas, in the city â mieste. In the plural locative the ending changes to âuose.  In the city â mieste, in the cities â miestuose. Here are the masculine endings for the plural locative: -as changes to âuose-is changes to âiuose-ys changes to âiuose-us changes to âuose-ius changes to âiuose vocabulary â Åodynas a park           parkasa bookstore   knygynasa bar             barasan auto         automobilisa town          miestelisa pastry        pyragÄlisa basket        krepÅysa train           traukinysa market       turgusa museum     muziejusa convoy       konvojusa television    televizoriusa fruit           vaisiusa stone          akmuoa bowl           dubuo praÅom pakartoti,(-as)in the park            parke              in the parks         parkuosein the bookstore    knygyne          in the bookstores knygynuosein the bar              bare                in the bars           baruose(-is)in the auto            automobilyje    in the autos        automobiliuosein the town            miestelyje       in the towns       miesteliuosein the pastry          pyragÄlyje       in the pastries     pyragÄliuose(-ys)in the basket          krepÅyje         in the baskets      krepÅiuosein the train             traukinyje       in the trains        traukiniuose(-us)in the market         turguje            in the markets     turguosein the museum       muziejuje        in the museums   muziejuosein the convoy         konvojuje       in the convoys     konvojuose(-ius)in the television      televizoriuje    in the televisions  televizoriuosein the fruit             vaisiuje           in the fruits          vaisiuose(-uo)in the stone           akmenyje         in the stones       akmenysein the bowl            dubenyje         in the bowls        dubenyse examples pavyzdÅiai birds are in the park               paukÅÄiai yra parkebirds are in the parks              paukÅÄiai yra parkuosebooks are in the bookstore      knygos yra knygynebooks are in the bookstores     knygos yra knygynuosewe can dance in the bar         galime Åokti barewe can dance in the bars        galime Åokti baruosethe key is in the car               raktas automobilyjethe keys are in the cars          raktai automobiliuosepigeons in the town                balandÅiai miestelyjepigeons in the towns              balandÅiai miesteliuosea cherry is in the pastry          vyÅnia yra pyragÄlyjecherries are in the pastries      vyÅnios yra pyragÄliuosebread in the basket                 duona yra krepÅyje cherries in the baskets            vyÅnios yra krepÅiuosepeople in the train                  ÅmonÄs traukinyjepeople in the trains                 ÅmonÄs traukiniuosepeople in the market               ÅmonÄs turgujepeople in the markets              ÅmonÄs turguosea painting in the museum         paveikslas muziejujepaintings in the museums         paveikslai muziejuoseships in the convoy                 laivai konvojujeships in the convoys                 laivai konvojuosedust in the television               dulkÄs televizoriujedust in the televisions             dulkÄs televizoriuoseworms in the fruit                   kirmÄlÄs vaisiujeworms in the fruits                 kirmÄlÄs vaisiuosea crack in the stone                traÅkÄjimas akmenyjecracks in the stones                traÅkÄjimai akmenysewater in the bowl                   vanduo dubenyjewater in the bowls                  vanduo dubenyse Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!  Excellent! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! 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TrisdeÅimt ketvirtas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! to lack                                                 trÅktimissing, lacking                                    trÅkstamaswe also miss Lithuania very much         mums taip pat labai trÅksta Lietuvoswe also lack a car                                mums taip pat trÅksta maÅinoswe also lack a ticket                             mums taip pat trÅksta bilietothough, although                                  norsoften                                                   daÅnaito associate with, to keep company        bendrautiwe keep company over the phone          bendraujame telefonuwe keep company through the internet   bendraujame internetubesides, in addition                               be tosufficient                                             pakankamasto want                                                norÄtito see                                                  matytito hug                                                  apkabintito cuddle, to snuggle                             priglaustito remember                                        prisimintiJustina remembers Lithuania                 Justina prisimena LietuvÄI remember Lithuania well                    aÅ puikiai prisimenu LietuvÄI remember the university                     aÅ prisimenu universitetÄdo you remember London?                   ar tu prisimeni LondonÄ?to wait                                                 lauktiI can wait                                             aÅ galiu lauktiI cannot wait                                        aÅ negaliu lauktiI have to wait until Monday                   aÅ turiu palaukti iki pirmadieniowaiting                                                 laukimasto prepare                                            ruoÅtithe men are preparing the bread             vyrai ruoÅia duonÄVytas is preparing dinner                      Vytas ruoÅia vakarienÄpreparation                                          ruoÅimas / ruoÅimasis

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Mano Tavo Jo Jos - Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. The Lithuanian national flag is the tricolor of yellow, green and red.  The yellow represents the golden fields of Lithuanian grain, the green represents the green countryside of Lithuania and red represents the blood that has been shed on Lithuanian soil. Photograph: The Lithuanian flag, atop the Gediminas Tower, Vilnius.Photographer: Beny Shlevich (Wikipedia) pradÄkime, letâs get started You already know the personal pronouns well;  aÅ, tu, jis, ji, mes, jÅs, jie, jos. Today weâll use the personal pronouns with possession.  These are; my                           manoyour (tu)                   tavohis                            joher                           josour                           mÅsÅyour (jÅs)                 jÅsÅyour (you plural)       jÅsÅtheir (m/f or m/m)     jÅtheir (f/f)                  jÅ In previous episodes we worked on possession using kilmininkas or the genitive case.  Letâs review some simple examples. Vitaâs car                         Vitos maÅinaEvaldasâ flat                     Evaldo butasThe Lithuanian language    lietuviÅ kalbaThe childrenâs dog            vaikÅ Åuo vocabulary â Åodynas wallet              piniginÄwallet              piniginÄpassport          pasaspassport          pasaswhose?           kieno?whose?           kieno?photograph     nuotraukaphotograph     nuotraukafriends           draugaifriends           draugaimale doctor    gydytojasmale doctor    gydytojasa song            dainaa song            daina now weâll work on possession using pronouns such as, my car, your flat, his photograph, etcetera.praÅom pakartoti, please repeatâ my car is in KlaipÄda                               mano automobilis yra KlaipÄdojewhose car?                                             kieno automobilis?my car!                                                  mano automobilis! he has my passport                                  jis turi mano pasÄwhose passport?                                      kieno pasas?my passport!                                           mano pasas! is your flat in Vilnius?                               ar tavo butas Vilniuje?whose flat?                                              kieno butas?your flat                                                  tavo butas your wallet is in his car                             tavo piniginÄ yra jo automobilyjewhose wallet?                                           kieno piniginÄ?your wallet                                               tavo piniginÄ where is his photograph?                           kur yra jo nuotrauka?whose photograph?                                   kieno nuotrauka?his photograph                                          jo nuotrauka his daughter lives in London                      jo duktÄ gyvena Londonewhose daughter?                                      kieno duktÄ?his daughter                                             jo duktÄ her car is in the city                                   jos maÅina yra miestewhose car?                                               kieno maÅina?her car                                                     jos maÅina her dogs are over there                              jos Åunys yra tenwhose dogs?                                             kieno Åunys?her dogs                                                   jos Åunys our taxi is here                                           mÅsÅ taksi yra Äiawhose taxi?                                               kieno taksi?our taxi                                                     mÅsÅ taksi they like our friends                                   jiems patinka mÅsÅ draugaiwhose friends?                                          kieno draugai?our friends                                                mÅsÅ draugai is your wife Lithuanian?                             ar jÅsÅ Åmona lietuvÄ?whose wife?                                              kieno Åmona?your wife                                                  jÅsÅ Åmona your doctor has a question                          jÅsÅ gydytojas turi klausimÄwhose doctor?                                           kieno gydytojas?your doctor                                               jÅsÅ gydytojas we like your song (to a group)                     mums patinka jÅsÅ dainawhose song?                                              kieno daina?your song                                                  jÅsÅ daina your bus is leaving (to a group)                    jÅsÅ autobusas iÅvaÅiuojawhose bus?                                                kieno autobusas?your bus                                                    jÅsÅ autobusas their daughter speaks Lithuanian (m/f m/m)  jÅ duktÄ kalba lietuviÅkaiwhose daughter?                                        kieno duktÄ?their daughter                                             jÅ duktÄ their teacher is American (m/f m/m)             jÅ mokytoja yra amerikietÄwhose teacher?                                          kieno mokyotoja?their teacher                                               jÅ mokytoja their mother doesnât understand Dutch (f/f)  jÅ motina nesupranta olandiÅkaiwhose mother?                                           kieno motina?their mother                                                jÅ motina their flat has three bathrooms (f/f)                jÅ butas turi tris tualetuswhose flat?                                                kieno butas?their flat                                                     jÅ butas Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!  Excellent! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. In a previous episode we went over the Lithuanian ten litas or deÅimt litÅ banknote.  The twenty litas or dvideÅimt litÅ bill is decorated with the portrait of Jonas MaÄiulis who lived from 1862 to 1932.  Jonas MaÄiulis urged the Lithuanian people to fight against Russification policies and to fight against the occupation of Lithuania by Imperial Russia.  The reverse side of the bill features the Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas. pradÄkime, letâs get started Today weâre going to mix all the different endings of numbers in one big review episode using just one noun.  The currency of Lithuania â litas. Litas is the monetary unit of Lithuania.  Ready for a challenge?  Here we go.sÄkmÄs! good luck! one      vienas litas                       32  trisdeÅimt du litaitwo      du litai                             33 trisdeÅimt trys litaithree     trys litai                           34 trisdeÅimt keturi litaifour      keturi litai                        35 trisdeÅimt penki litaifive      penki litai                         36 trisdeÅimt ÅeÅi litaisix        ÅeÅi litai                           37 trisdeÅimt septyni litaiseven   septyni litai                       38 trisdeÅimt aÅtuoni litaieight     aÅtuoni litai                       39 trisdeÅimt devyni litainine     devyni litai                        40 keturiasdeÅimt litÅten       deÅimt litÅ                         41 keturiasdeÅimt vienas litas11        vienuolika litÅ                    42 keturiasdeÅimt du litai12        dvylika litÅ                        49 keturiasdeÅimt devyni litai13        trylika litÅ                         50 penkiasdeÅimt litÅ14        keturiolika litÅ                    51 penkiasdeÅimt vienas litas15        penkiolika litÅ                    58 penkiasdeÅimt aÅtuoni litai16        ÅeÅiolika litÅ                       60 ÅeÅiasdeÅimt litÅ17        septyniolika litÅ                  61 ÅeÅiasdeÅimt vienas litas18        aÅtuoniolika litÅ                  67 ÅeÅiasdeÅimt septyni litai19        devyniolika litÅ                   70 septyniasdeÅimt litÅ20        dvideÅimt litÅ                      71 septyniasdeÅimt vienas litas21        dvideÅimt vienas litas           76 septyniasdeÅimt ÅeÅi litai22        dvideÅimt du litai                 80 aÅtuoniasdeÅimt litÅ23        dvideÅimt trys litai               81 aÅtuoniasdeÅimt vienas litas24        dvideÅimt keturi litai            85 aÅtuoniasdeÅimt penki litai25        dvideÅimt penki litai             90 devyniasdeÅimt litÅ26        dvideÅimt ÅeÅi litai                91 devyniasdeÅimt vienas litas27        dvideÅimt septyni litai           94 devyniasdeÅimt keturi litai28        dvideÅimt aÅtuoni litai           99 devyniasdeÅimt devyni litai29        dvideÅimt devyni litai           100 Åimtas litÅ30        trisdeÅimt litÅ                      101 Åimtas vienas litas31        trisdeÅimt vienas litas           102 Åimtas du litai Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Åaunu! Banknotes of the Lithuanian Litashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Lithuanian_litas Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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TrisdeÅimt treÄias egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! however                                                                taÄiauto run                                                                    bÄgtiin time, in due course, eventually                             laikui bÄganttime                                                                      laikasover the years                                                        bÄgant metamsover the years Justina began to miss Lithuania          bÄgant metams Justina pradÄjo ilgÄtis Lietuvosover the years Justina began to miss her family         bÄgant metams Justina pradÄjo ilgÄtis savo Åeimosto begin                                                                 pradÄtiI want to start                                                        aÅ noriu pradÄtiletâs begin                                                              pradÄkimeto become prolonged, to grow longer                        ilgÄtislong                                                                       ilgasto long for, to pine for                                             ilgÄtisto become homesick                                               ilgÄtis tÄvynÄsmotherland, fatherland, native land, mother country  tÄvynÄhowever, over the years, she began to miss home     taÄiau, bÄgant metams ji pradÄjo ilgÄtis namÅhowever, over the years, he began to miss home       taÄiau, bÄgant metams jis pradÄjo ilgÄtis namÅI long for home                                                      aÅ ilgiuosi namÅintimacy                                                                artimasmy fatherland is Lithuania                                       mano tÄvynÄ yra Lietuvamy fatherland is America                                        mano tÄvynÄ yra Amerikamy fatherland is Iraq                                              mano tÄvynÄ yra Irakasmy fatherland is Sweden                                        mano tÄvynÄ Åvedijamy fatherland is Croatia                                         mano tÄvynÄ Kroatijamy fatherland is Brazil                                           mano tÄvynÄ Brazilijaparticularly, especially                                           ypatingaisad (male)                                                            liÅdnassad (female)                                                         liÅdnashe is sad                                                             ji yra liÅdnahe is sad                                                              jis yra liÅdnasshe is especially sad                                              ji yra ypatingai liÅdnahe is particularly sad                                             jis yra ypatingai liÅdnasthe biggest yearâs holidays                                    didÅiausios metÅ ÅventÄsChristmas                                                            KalÄdosto go begging                                                       kalÄdotiEaster                                                                 VÄlykossacred, holy                                                        Åventasto celebrate                                                         ÅvÄsticelebration                                                          Åventimas

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TrisdeÅimt antras egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! and so                                                       taip irto stay                                                       liktiand so she stayed                                       taip ir likoshe stayed to live in America                       ji liko gyventi Amerikojeshe stayed to live in Lithuania                     ji liko gyventi Lietuvojehusband                                                    vyraswife                                                          Åmonashe stayed to live with her husband              ji liko gyventi su savo vyruhe stayed to live with his wife                     jis liko gyventi su savo Åmonastay healthy                                               lik sveikasstay healthy                                               lik sveikain this country                                           Åioje Åalyjenationality                                                 tautybÄher nationality â Lithuanian                         jos tautybÄ â lietuvÄher nationality â French                              jos tautybÄ â prancÅzÄhis nationality â Russian                             jo tautybÄ â rusashis nationality â Spanish                             jo tautybÄ â ispanasto work                                                    dirbtiedge, border, territory, land                        kraÅtasJustina travels all over the country               Justina keliauja po ÅalÄcountry                                                     ÅalisJustina works and travels                           Justina dirba ir keliaujato travel                                                    keliautito travel all over the land                            keliauti po visÄ kraÅtÄto drive around, to ride about                     vaÅinÄtiaround, about, all over                               po (+ accusative)Iâm riding around Vilnius                            vaÅinÄju po VilniÅIâm driving around Lithuania                       vaÅinÄju po LietuvÄIâm riding about the city                             vaÅinÄju po miestÄa village, the countryside                             kaimasI drive all over the countryside                    vaÅinÄju po kaimÄIâm riding all over Europe                           vaÅinÄju po EuropÄweâre driving all over Vilnius                       vaÅinÄjame po VilniÅto stroll about, to walk about                       vaikÅtinÄtiIâm walking all over the park                       vaikÅtinÄju po parkÄIâm walking all over the streets                    vaikÅtinÄju po gatvesIâm walking all over downtown                    vaikÅtinÄju po miesto centrÄwho / which                                               kuriaand so he stayed in England                         taip ir liko Anglijojeand so she stayed in Italy                             taip ir liko Italijojeshe is getting to know the country                 ji susipaÅÄsta su ÅalimiIâm getting to know the country                   aÅ susipaÅÄstu su ÅalimiIn Lithuania I met a lot of interesting people  Lietuvoje sutikau daug ÄdomiÅ ÅmoniÅin Latvia she met a lot of interesting people  Latvijoje ji sutiko daug ÄdomiÅ ÅmoniÅin Estonia he met a lot of interesting people  Estijoje jis sutiko daug ÄdomiÅ ÅmoniÅlife                                                            gyvenimastheir                                                          jÅcharacter                                                   bÅdasbad temper                                                blogas bÅdasgood temper                                              geras bÅdas

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of October which in Lithuanian is spalis. According to Radio Vilnius: News & Current Affairs, sales of bicycles are up in Lithuania.  There are government efforts towards creating bicycle lanes in cities.  However, bicycles are not so ingrained in the culture so as to make bike riding safe.  Cars still rule the roads.  The European Union gave Lithuania funds for creating a bicycle safe infrastructure but the program was stopped and 10 million litas will be returned.  Vilnius city officials say theyâll implement the program eventually in their own time but there are no plans to put this into motion. Today weâll go over the Lithuanian verb daryti â to do, to make, to open, to close.  Here are daryti and nedaryti conjugated in the present tense. to do                   darytiI do                     aÅ darauyou do (tu)           tu daraihe does                jis daroshe does               ji darowe do                  mes daromeyou do (jÅs)         jÅs daroteyou all do             jÅs darotethey do (jie)         jie darothey do (jos)        jos daro to not do              nedarytiI do not                aÅ nedarauyou do not (tu)      tu nedaraihe does not           jis nedaroshe does not         ji nedarowe do not             mes nedaromeyou do not (jÅs)    jÅs nedaroteyou all do not        jÅs nedarotethey do not (jie)    jie nedarothey do not (jos)   jos nedaro homework/schoolwork                  namÅ darbaihousework                                   namÅ ruoÅos darbai infinitiveI have to do homework                   aÅ turiu daryti namÅ darbusI have to do housework                   aÅ turiu daryti namÅ ruoÅos darbus she can do that                               ji gali tai darytiI do not have to do the homework    aÅ neturiu daryti namÅ darbÅI donât have to do the housework     aÅ neturiu daryti namÅ ruoÅos darbÅshe cannot do that                           ji negali to daryti aÅI do that in the mornings                  aÅ tai darau rytaisI do that in the afternoons                aÅ tai darau dienomisI do that in the evenings                   aÅ tai darau vakaraisI donât do that in the mornings          aÅ to nedarau rytaisI donât do that in the afternoons        aÅ to nedarau dienomisI donât do that in the evenings           aÅ to nedarau vakarais tuwhat are you doing tonight?              kÄ tu darai Åiandien vakare?what are you doing in the morning?   kÄ tu darai ryte?what are you doing the day aftertomorrow?                                       kÄ tu darai poryt?why do you not do anything?            kodÄl tu nieko nedarai? neÅinauyou can do it, but you donât do it       tu gali tai padaryti, bet tu to nedaraiyou donât do any miracles                 tu nedarai jokiÅ stebuklÅ jiswhat is he doing?                             kÄ jis daro?I donât know what heâs doing           neÅinau kÄ jis darowhat is Jonas doing here?                 kÄ Jonas Äia daro?what is Marius doing and how?         kÄ Marius daro ir kaip jis daro?he doesnât do any mistakes               jis nedaro jokiÅ klaidÅhe doesnât do anything                     jis nedaro niekohe doesnât do a lot                           jis nedaro daug jishe makes me happy                        ji daro mane laimingÄshe does that well                             ji tai daro geraiRaminta does everything                   Raminta daro viskÄshe doesnât make you happy             ji nedaro tavÄs laimingoshe doesnât do that well                    ji nedaro tai geraiRaminta doesnât do everything          Raminta nedaro visko mesdonât tell what weâre doing!               nesakykite kÄ mes darome!we all make mistakes                        visi mes darome klaidasweâre doing well                               mes darome geraiweâre not doing anything                   mes nedarome niekoweâre not making mistakes                mes nedarome klaidÅweâre not doing that                          mes to nedarome jÅswhat do you do on vacation?             kÄ jÅs darote per atostogas?what do you do at work?                   kÄ jÅs darote darbe?what do you do on the weekends?      kÄ jÅs darote savaitgaliais?you donât do your job well  nedarote   savo darbo geraiyouâre not doing what you need to      nedarote to kÄ turite darytiyouâre not making mistakes                nedarot klaidÅ jÅswhat are you all doing?                      kÄ jÅs darote?how do you all do (it)?                       kaip jÅs darote?how do you all make pizza?               kaip jÅs darote picÄ?why donât you do that?                      kodÄl jÅs to nedarote?of course, you never do that               Åinoma, jÅs to niekada nedaroteyou donât do anything bad                  jÅs nedarote nieko blogo jiewhat are they doing?                        kÄ jie daro?why are they doing that?                   kodÄl jie tai daro?I donât know what they are doing      neÅinau kÄ jie darowhat arenât they doing?                     ko jie nedaro?why donât they do that?                    kodÄl jie to nedaro?they donât do that well                      jie nedaro tai gerai joswhat are they doing?                         kÄ jos daro?why are they doing that?                   kodÄl jos tai daro?I donât know what they are doing       neÅinau kÄ jos darowhat arenât they doing?                     ko jos nedaro?why donât they do that?                     kodÄl jos to nedaro?they donât do that well                       jos nedaro tai gerai imperativedo it! (tu)                                          daryk!letâs do it!                                         darykime!do it! (jÅs)                                        darykite!donât do it! (tu)                                 nedaryk!letâs not do it!                                    nedarykime!donât do it! (jÅs)                                nedarykite! Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!  Excellent!

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Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of October which in Lithuanian is spalis. The Lithuanian state flag is different from the national flag of yellow, green and red.  The state flag has the national symbol of the Vytis on a red background.  Itâs a beautiful flag and it has a longer history than the tricolor but it was not chosen as the national flag mainly because it would have been difficult to recreate the design. pradÄkime, letâs get started Previously we worked on numbers that end in one, numbers that end in zero, and numbers that end in two through nine.  Numbers 11 through 19 or numbers that end in 11 through 19 are similar to numbers that end in zero.  Numbers that end in 11 through 19 use the plural genitive.  praÅom pakartoti, please repeatâ 11 sisters                    vienuolika seserÅ12 daughters               dvylika dukterÅ13 uncles                    trylika dÄdÅiÅ14 horses                    keturiolika arkliÅ15 televisions              penkiolika televizoriÅ16 days                       ÅeÅiolika dienÅ17 glasses                   septyniolika tauriÅ18 countries                aÅtuoniolika ÅaliÅ19 tables                     devyniolika stalÅ111 pizzas                  Åimtas vienuolika picÅ112 women                Åimtas dvylika moterÅ113 museums             Åimtas trylika muziejÅ114 bowls                  Åimtas keturiolika dubenÅ115 people                 Åimtas penkiolika ÅmoniÅ116 people                  Åimtas ÅeÅiolika asmenÅ117 hotels                   Åimtas septyniolika vieÅbuÄiÅ118 letters                  Åimtas aÅtuoniolika laiÅkÅ119 birds                    Åimtas devyniolika paukÅÄiÅ211 bicycles               du Åimtai vienuolika dviraÄiÅ212 trees                    du Åimtai dvylika medÅiÅ213 pigeons               du Åimtai trylika balandÅiÅ214 tables                  du Åimtai keturiolika stalÅ215 songs                  du Åimtai penkiolika dainÅ216 women               du Åimtai ÅeÅiolika moterÅ217 museums            du Åimtai septyniolika muziejÅ218 bowls                  du Åimtai aÅtuoniolika dubenÅ219 people                du Åimtai devyniolika ÅmoniÅ311 people                trys Åimtai vienuolika asmenÅ312 pizzas                 trys Åimtai dvylika picÅ313 songs                  trys Åimtai trylika dainÅ314 armchairs            trys Åimtai keturiolika foteliÅ315 horses                 trys Åimtai penkiolika arkliÅ316 televisions           trys Åimtai ÅeÅiolika televizoriÅ317 days                   trys Åimtai septyniolika dienÅ318 glasses                trys Åimtai aÅtuoniolika tauriÅ319 countries             trys Åimtai devyniolika ÅaliÅ Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Wikipedia, The Flag of Lithuaniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Lithuania

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the new month of October which in Lithuanian is spalis.  In Latin octo means eight.  In the old Roman calendar October was the eighth month.  In Lithuanian this month is spalis, named after spaliai â flax.  In the month of spalis, flax is harvested. According to the free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, AuÅrinÄ is the Morning Star, a feminine deity in the old Lithuanian religion. Some experts reconstruct her as the goddess of beauty, youth and health, and the queen of all stars. AuÅrinÄ's sisters are other stars: VakarinÄ, the evening Venus, who makes the bed for SaulÄ, Indraja - Jupiter, SÄlija - Saturn, ÅiezdrÄ - Mars and Vaivora - Mercury. pradÄkime, letâs get started With this episode weâll continue working on combining numbers with nouns.  Any number that ends in number two through nine causes the noun to become plural.  The exceptions to this are the numbers 12-19.  Weâll do those on an upcoming episode. praÅom pakartoti, please repeatâ two sisters                 dvi seserysthree daughters          trys dukterysfour armchairs           keturi foteliaifive horses                penki arkliaisix televisions            ÅeÅi televizoriaiseven days                septynios dienoseight glasses               aÅtuonios taurÄsnine countries            devynios Åalys22 songs                   dvideÅimt dvi dainos23 women                 dvideÅimt trys moterys24 museums              dvideÅimt keturi muziejai25 bowls                   dvideÅimt penki dubenys26 people                  dvideÅimt ÅeÅi asmenys27 people                  dvideÅimt septyni ÅmonÄs28 hotels                   dvideÅimt aÅtuoni vieÅbuÄiai29 letters                   dvideÅimt devyni laiÅkai32 birds                    trisdeÅimt du paukÅÄiai33 bicycles                trisdeÅimt trys dviraÄiai34 trees                     trisdeÅimt keturi medÅiai35 pigeons                 trisdeÅimt penki balandÅiai45 rooms                   keturiasdeÅimt penki kambariai47 things                   keturiasdeÅimt septyni daiktai56 songs                    penkiasdeÅimt ÅeÅios dainos67 armchairs              ÅeÅiasdeÅimt septyni fotelai78 horses                   septyniasdeÅimt aÅtuoni arkliai85 objects                  aÅtuoniasdeÅimt penki dalykai89 televisions             aÅtuoniasdeÅimt devyni televizoriai94 days                     devyniasdeÅimt keturios dienos102 pizzas                 vienas Åimtas dvi picos arba Åimtas dvi picos123 countries             vienas Åimtas dvideÅimt trys Åalys135 tables                  vienas Åimtas trisdeÅimt penki stalai146 songs                  vienas Åimtas keturiasdeÅimt ÅeÅios dainos157 women                vienas Åimtas penkiasdeÅimt septynios moterys168 rooms                 vienas Åimtas ÅeÅiasdeÅimt aÅtuoni kambariai179 bowls                  vienas Åimtas sepyniasdeÅimt devyni dubenys184 people                 vienas Åimtas aÅtuoniasdeÅimt keturi ÅmonÄs192 baskets                vienas Åimtas devyniasdeÅimt du krepÅiai203 hotels                  du Åimtai trys vieÅbuÄiai227 things                  du Åimtai dvideÅimt septyni daiktai1,007 letters               vienas tÅkstantis septyni laiÅkai arba tÅkstantis septyni laiÅkai3,439 pigeons             trys tÅkstanÄiai keturi Åimtai trisdeÅimt devyni balandÅiai5,237 birds                 penki tÅkstanÄiai du Åimtai trisdeÅimt septyni paukÅÄiai6,883 bicycles            ÅeÅi tÅkstanÄiai aÅtuoni Åimtai aÅtuoniasdeÅimt trys dviraÄiai7,527 tables               septyni tÅkstanÄiai penki Åimtai dvideÅimt septyni stalai9,968 trees                devyni tÅkstanÄiai devyni Åimtai ÅeÅiasdeÅimt aÅtuoni medÅiai Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Åaunu! Wikipedia, AuÅrinÄhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au%C5%A1rin%C4%97

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Just a quick note before we get started, AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus has honored us with another excellent contribution.  This is probably the best work sheâs ever done on this podcast.  Thanks for all your hard work AgnÄ! Also, I did the math and in 13 months weâve done over nine episodes of Lithuanian Out Loud a month.  Most of the time Iâm trying to put out three or four a week, but I rarely have that much time.  For the next few months we need to cut way back on our frequency.  Itâs just that we both have many other projects that have been neglected and we need to put some time into them. But, donât worry, weâre still working on dozens of episodes on paper and we have about 15 recorded.  So, we arenât quitting, we just need to free up some time for other things.  Weâre not going to stop, weâre just going to slow down the pace a bit.  Once these other projects have been tended to, weâll try to put out dozens of new episodes for you.  Alright, on with the show and hereâs AgnÄ.  Take it away, AgnÄ! Hi, I am AgnÄ, and welcome back for some more Lithuanian phrases. If you remember, the last few times I taught you some phrases for angry and awful things. So it is time to learn some nicer expressions :) If you want to compliment someone for something which is beautiful or nice, you could say: graÅus kaip reta... or graÅi kaip reta... literally; rare beauty.  You could use it either for a person or for a thing. Also, you can say graÅi kaip lÄlÄ - as pretty as a doll, but be careful. If you use this in reference to, for example, a woman with too much make-up or a man who's dressed a little too fine, you'll sound sarcastic. Let's learn some words:Retas - rare (masculine)Reta - rare (feminine)GraÅi - nice, beautiful, pretty (feminine)GraÅus - nice, beautiful, handsome (masculine)VirÅelis - a coverKnyga - a bookÅiedas - a ring, also - a blossomAuksas - goldGÄlÄ - a flowerDukra - a daughterDukrelÄ - a daughter, using the diminutiveLÄlÄ - a dollLÄlytÄ - a doll in the diminutive Let's repeat one time slowly:GraÅi kaip lÄlÄ - as beautiful as a doll - referring to a feminine nounGraÅus kaip lÄlÄ - as beautiful as a doll - referring to a masculine nounGraÅi kaip reta - of a rare beauty, referring to a feminine nounGraÅus kaip reta - of a rare beuaty, referring to a masculine noun Now let's go over some examples: Ta mergina graÅi kaip lÄlÄ - That lady is as beautiful as a dollMan nepatinka vaikinai graÅÅs kaip lÄlÄs - I don't like guys who are as pretty as dolls.  In English this would loosely translate as, I don't like pretty-boys. These two examples could be used sarcastically, so be careful. But, if you want to use a diminutive form, it could sound like a compliment.For example: Tavo dukrelÄ graÅi kaip lÄlytÄ - Your little daughter is as beautiful as a little doll Knygos virÅelis graÅus kaip reta - the bookcover is of a rare beautyÅitas aukso Åiedas graÅus kaip reta - this golden ring is of a rare beautyDiena graÅi kaip reta - the day is of a rare beauty...Åi gÄlÄ graÅi kaip reta - this flower is of a rare beauty... As the word order in the Lithuanian language is not important, you could also say it like this:GraÅus kaip reta knygos virÅelis...GraÅus kaip reta aukso Åiedas...GraÅus kaip reta Åitas aukso Åiedas...GraÅi kaip reta diena...GraÅi kaip reta gÄlÄ...GraÅi kaip reta Åi gÄlÄ... It just depends on what you want to emphasize more. It will also go together with your intonation, so you can play with it and enjoy :) See you next time! Make your day of a rare beauty!Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. According to Wikipedia, the Lithuanian national plant is rue (rÅta). A bride traditionally wears a little crown made of rue, which is a symbol of her life as an unmarried young woman. During the wedding the crown is burned, symbolizing the loss of careless childhood and entrance into the world of adulthood. Today weâll go over the Lithuanian verb ÅiÅrÄti â to look, to look at, to watch, to stare at, to gaze at.  Some related words are; ÅiÅronai                                      binocularsspyglass, telescope                       ÅiÅronasspectator, onlooker                      ÅiÅrovas, ÅiÅrovÄspectators, onlookers                    ÅiÅrovai Here are ÅiÅrÄti and neÅiÅrÄti conjugated in the present tense; to look at                                    ÅiÅrÄtiI look at                                      aÅ ÅiÅriuyou look at                                  tu ÅiÅrihe looks at                                  jis ÅiÅrishe looks at                                 ji ÅiÅriwe look at                                   mes ÅiÅrimeyou look at (jÅs)                          jÅs ÅiÅriteyou all look at (jÅs)                      jÅs ÅiÅritethey look at (mm/mf)                   jie ÅiÅrithey look at (ff)                           jos ÅiÅri to not look at                               neÅiÅrÄtiI donât look at                              aÅ neÅiÅriuyou donât look at                          tu neÅiÅrihe doesnât look at                         jis neÅiÅrishe doesnât look at                        ji neÅiÅriwe donât look at                           mes neÅiÅrimeyou donât look at (jÅs)                  jÅs neÅiÅriteyou all donât look at (jÅs)              jÅs neÅiÅritethey donât look at (mm/mf)           jie neÅiÅrithey donât look at (ff)                   jos neÅiÅri here are some examples using the infinitive of the verb I wanât to watch the film                aÅ noriu ÅiÅrÄti filmÄ  he can watch this program              jis gali ÅiÅrÄti ÅiÄ programÄcanât you look?                             ar gali neÅiÅrÄti?we cannot watch this film              negalime neÅiÅrÄti Åio filmowe cannot watch this concert         negalime neÅiÅrÄti Åio koncerto aÅIâm watching the movie                  aÅ ÅiÅriu filmÄIâm looking at the album                 aÅ ÅiÅriu albumÄIâm looking at the mountains           aÅ ÅiÅriu Ä kalnusIâm not watching the film                aÅ neÅiÅriu filmoIâm not looking at the album           aÅ neÅiÅriu albumoIâm not looking at the mountains     aÅ neÅiÅriu Ä kalnus tuwhere are you looking?                   kur tu ÅiÅri?are you looking at the road?             ar tu ÅiÅri Ä keliÄ?are you looking at the photograph?   ar tu ÅiÅri Ä nuotraukÄ?are you looking at him?                   ar tu ÅiÅri Ä jÄ?are you looking at her?                    ar tu ÅiÅri Ä jÄ?you arenât looking at the road          tu neÅiÅri Ä keliÄyou arenât looking at the photo         tu neÅiÅri Ä nuotraukÄyou arenât looking at him, right?       tu neÅiÅri Ä jÄ, taip? jishe is looking at the sea                    jis ÅiÅri Ä jÅrÄhe is looking at the sky                    jis ÅiÅri Ä dangÅhe is looking at the auto                   jis ÅiÅri Ä automobilÄhe is not looking at the sea               jis neÅiÅri Ä jÅrÄhe is not looking at the sky              jis neÅiÅri Ä dangÅhe is not looking at the auto             jis neÅiÅri Ä automobilÄ jishe is looking at the performance     ji ÅiÅri spektaklÄshe is looking at the watch               ji ÅiÅri Ä laikrodÄshe is looking at the man                 ji ÅiÅri Ä vyrÄ sheâs not looking at the play            ji neÅiÅri spektaklioshe is not looking at the watch         ji neÅiÅri Ä laikrodÄshe is not looking at the man            ji neÅiÅri Ä vyrÄ mesweâre looking and we donât see       mes ÅiÅrime ir nematomeweâre looking at the black sky         mes ÅiÅrime Ä juodÄ dangÅweâre looking at the fox                  mes ÅiÅrime Ä lapÄweâre not looking at the corpse        mes neÅiÅrime Ä lavonÄweâre not looking at the blood         mes neÅiÅrime Ä kraujÄweâre not looking at the rats            mes neÅiÅrime Ä Åiurkes jÅsyou are looking at the trees             jÅs ÅiÅrite Ä medÅiusare you are looking at the photo?     ar jÅs ÅiÅrite Ä nuotraukÄ?you are looking at the future            jÅs ÅiÅrite Ä ateitÄyouâre not looking at it                    jÅs neÅiÅrite Ä taiyouâre not looking at it seriously      jÅs neÅiÅrite Ä tai rimtaiyou are not looking at the photo       jÅs neÅiÅrite Ä nuotraukÄwhy donât you look at me?             kodÄl neÅiÅrite Ä mane? jÅs (plural as in you all)you often look outside                    jÅs daÅnai ÅiÅrite Ä laukÄ (letâs go outside! â einame Ä laukÄ! - Raminta says this to her dog, the pug Antik and he goes crazy with excitement when he hears it) you often look at the door               jÅs daÅnai ÅiÅrite Ä durisyou often look at the window           jÅs daÅnai ÅiÅrite Ä langÄyou donât watch television              jÅs neÅiÅrite televizoriausyou donât look at me                      jÅs neÅiÅrite Ä maneyou never look at me                      jÅs niekada neÅiÅrite Ä mane jie (m/m or m/f group)they are looking at the stars             jie ÅiÅri Ä ÅvaigÅdesthey are looking at the moon            jie ÅiÅri Ä mÄnulÄthey are not looking at the stars        jie neÅiÅri Ä ÅvaigÅdesthey are not looking at the moon      jie neÅiÅri Ä mÄnulÄthey are looking at the tree              jie ÅiÅri Ä medÄthey are not looking at the tree        jie neÅiÅri Ä medÄ josthey are looking at the house           jos ÅiÅri Ä namÄthey are looking at the spider           jos ÅiÅri Ä vorÄthey are looking at the dog              jos ÅiÅri Ä ÅunÄthey are not looking at the house     jos neÅiÅri Ä namÄthey are not looking at the spider     jos neÅiÅri Ä vorÄthey are not looking at the dog         jos neÅiÅri Ä ÅunÄ imperative look what sheâs doing!                      ÅiÅrÄk, kÄ ji daro!look at the mountains!                      ÅiÅrÄkite Ä kalnus!letâs look at whatâs going to happen!  ÅiÅrÄkime kas bus!donât look at the blood!                    neÅiÅrÄk Ä kraujÄ!donât look at this room!                     neÅiÅrÄkite Ä tÄ kambarÄ!letâs not look at this movie!               neÅiÅrÄkime Åio filmo! 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Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! 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TrisdeÅimt pirmas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! examples                                                pavyzdÅiaiin front of / ago                                       prieÅ (+ accusative)in front of the restaurant                          prieÅ restoranÄin front of the car                                    prieÅ automobilÄone year ago                                           prieÅ vienerius metustwo years ago                                         prieÅ dvejus metusthree years ago                                       prieÅ trejus metusa year                                                    metaito see off                                               iÅlydÄtimy, our, your, his, her, its, their              savodaughter                                                dukra / duktÄher aim                                                  jos tikslasaim, goal                                               tikslasmy goal is to speak Lithuanian well          mano tikslas yra puikiai kalbÄti lietuviÅkaimy goal is to speak a little Lithuanian       mano tikslas yra Åiek tiek kalbÄti lietuviÅkaiwas (past tense of bÅti, third person)        buvoto become acquainted with                      paÅinti / susipaÅintiin Vilnius I was acquainted with Lithuanian culture Vilniuje aÅ susipaÅinau su lietuviÅka kultÅrashe got to know American traditions        ji paÅino amerikieÄiÅ tradicijasshe got to know Lithuanian traditions       ji paÅino lietuviÅ tradicijastradition                                                tradicijaa dream                                                svajonÄis called                                                vadinasithe coffee shop is called â The Coffee Cup  kavinÄ vadinasi â Kavos puodelisthe restaurant is called - Äili Pizza           restoranas vadinasi - Äili pizzathe capital is called Riga                          sostinÄ vadinasi RygaAmerica                                                AmerikaThe United States of America                 JungtinÄs Amerikos ValstijosUSA                                                     JAVIâm in the United States of America         esu JungtinÄse Amerikos ValstijoseIâm going to the United States of America  vaÅiuoju Ä Jungtines Amerikos Valstijasto meet                                                susitiktia person                                              Åmoguspeople                                                 ÅmonÄsour daughter met a person                     mÅsÅ dukra sutiko ÅmogÅour daughter met people                        mÅsÅ dukra sutiko ÅmonesIâm from the United States of America   esu iÅ JungtiniÅ Amerikos ValstijÅsheâs from United States of America       ji yra iÅ JungtiniÅ Amerikos ValstijÅheâs from United States of America         jis yra iÅ JungtiniÅ Amerikos ValstijÅa guy                                                    vaikinasI met a guy                                            aÅ sutikau vaikinÄa girl, a young woman                             merginaI met a girl                                             aÅ sutikau merginÄI met people                                          aÅ sutikau ÅmonesI met a guy in the street                          aÅ sutikau vaikinÄ gatvÄjeI met a girl in the street                           aÅ sutikau merginÄ gatvÄjewhich                                                    kuris / kurithey are in love                                      jie yra ÄsimylÄjÄthey are married                                     jie yra vedÄhe is married                                          jis yra vedÄsshe is married                                         ji yra iÅtekÄjusihe is divorced                                         jis yra iÅsiskyrÄsshe is divorced                                       ji yra iÅsiskyrusito fall in love                                          pamilti / ÄsimylÄti

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Hi there, this is Jack, Raminta and I would like to welcome you back to another episode of Lithuanian Out Loud. Today weâll continue working on numbers combined with nouns.  This episode covers numbers that end in the number zero.  On the next episode weâll take a break from numbers and explore the verb ÅiÅrÄti â to look at and neÅiÅrÄti â to not look at. Back in May of 2008, Ola Halvorsen, a listener from Oslo, Norway wrote us saying he loved to view the show notes for our episodes in iTunes.  But, after episode 42 or so, they disappeared.  Well, it took a few months to get it all done, but we tore down all the episodes that didnât have show notes in the lyrics section, there were about 60 of them, added the show transcripts and put the mp3s back up. So now, if you download the episodes using iTunes, you can right click on the episode, then click on âinfoâ and youâll see the episodeâs show notes.  You can even modify them for your own needs if you like.   Now, hereâs another awesome installment of AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus, take it away Agne! Sveiki, aÅ AgnÄ.  Today we'll learn how to say you don't like something or you want to say, that something is disgusting. If your Lithuanian friend asks you, "what do you think about the weather?â And you don't like it for any reason, you could say, "baisus kaip gyvenimas..." - literally - as awful as life. Let's translate the words baisus, baisi                  terrible, awfulkaip                             likegyvenimas                    lifekÄ manai apie...?           what do you think about...oras                             weathernamas                          housereklama                        advertisementsuknelÄ                         dress Now let's say it one time slowly Baisus kaip gyvenimas    as awful as life Now let's see some examples: What do you think about the weather?       KÄ manai apie orÄ? - Baisus kaip gyvenimasWhat do you think about this house?          KÄ manai apie ÅÄ namÄ? - Baisus kaip gyvenimas If the object you are asking about is feminine, you will say not baisus, but baisi: What do you think about this advertising?    KÄ manai apie ÅiÄ reklamÄ? - Baisi kaip gyvenimasWhat about the dress in this old photo?        KÄ manai apie suknelÄ Åioje senoje nuotraukoje? - Baisi kaip gyvenimas Try this expression out on your Lithuanian friends and see, how it works. I'm AgnÄ and I'll see you next week when we'll do some more Lithuanian from Vilnius.  Ate! keturiasdeÅimt arkliÅ keturiasdeÅimt arkliÅ - forty horses Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of September which in Lithuanian is  -  rugsÄjis. According to Wikipedia, Russia and Belarus have what are called Special Purpose Police Squads or OMON (Russian: ÐÑÑÑÐ ÐÐÐÐÑÐÐ ÐÑÐÐÐÐÐ ÐÐÐÐÐÑÐÐÐÑ; Otryad Militsii Osobogo Naznacheniya).  Their motto is "We know no mercy and do not ask for any."  In May 1991 the Soviet Union still hadnât recognized Lithuaniaâs independence and the OMON assaulted the KrakÅnai border post.  Approximately 30 Lithuanian officers were attacked and wounded including Gintaras Åagunis who was killed.  Two months later the OMON unit stationed in Riga attacked the Medininkai border crossing near the Vilnius-Minsk highway on 31 July.  Seven Lithuanian officers, Mindaugas Balavakas, Algimantas Juozakas, Juozas Janonis, Algirdas Kazlauskas, Antanas Musteikis, Stanislovas OrlaviÄius and RiÄardas RabaviÄius were shot and killed.  These men were unarmed and they were all shot in the head execution style.  Customs officer Tomas Åernas barely survived and today is disabled. The men responsible for these cold-blooded murders are now in Russia.  The Russian government refuses to hand them over to Lithuanian authorities. pradÄkime, letâs get started Today weâll continue combining numbers with nouns.  In this episode weâll focius on numbers that end in zero.  If a number ends in zero, such as ten, twenty, 140 or 1,000, we use the plural genitive. praÅom pakartotiâplease repeatâ an armchair        fotelisthe armchair       fotelisarmchairs           foteliaithe armchairs      foteliaia horse               arklysthe horse            arklyshorses                arkliaithe horses          arkliai Now letâs combine some nouns with some numbers 10 sisters            deÅimt seserÅ20 daughters       dvideÅimt dukterÅ30 uncles            trisdeÅimt dÄdÅiÅ40 horses            keturiasdeÅimt arkliÅ50 televisions       penkiasdeÅimt televizoriÅ60 days               ÅeÅiasdeÅimt dienÅ70 glasses            septyniasdeÅimt tauriÅ80 countries        aÅtuoniasdeÅimt ÅaliÅ90 tables             devyniasdeÅimt stalÅ100 songs           Åimtas dainÅ110 women         Åimtas deÅimt moterÅ 120 armchairs      Åimtas dvideÅimt foteliÅ150 museums      Åimtas penkiasdeÅimt muziejÅ200 bowls            du Åimtai dubeniÅ220 people          du Åimtai dvideÅimt asmenÅ250 people          du Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt ÅmoniÅ300 hotels           trys Åimtai vieÅbuÄiÅ330 letters           trys Åimtai trisdeÅimt laiÅkÅ350 birds             trys Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt paukÅÄiÅ370 objects          trys Åimtai septyniasdeÅimt dalykÅ400 bicycles         keturi Åimtai dviraÄiÅ440 trees             keturi Åimtai keturiasdeÅimt medÅiÅ450 pigeons         keturi Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt balandÅiÅ500 songs            penki Åimtai dainÅ550 pizzas           penki Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt picÅ560 things           penki Åimtai ÅeÅiasdeÅimt daiktÅ600 armchairs      ÅeÅi Åimtai foteliÅ650 televisions     ÅeÅi Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt televizoriÅ660 horses           ÅeÅi Åimtai ÅeÅiasdeÅimt arkliÅ700 days             septyni Åimtai dienÅ750 glasses          septyni Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt tauriÅ770 countries        septyni Åimtai septyniasdeÅimt ÅaliÅ800 tables            aÅtuoni Åimtai stalÅ850 songs            aÅtuoni Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt dainÅ880 women          aÅtuoni Åimtai aÅtuoniasdeÅimt moterÅ900 museums       devyni Åimtai muziejÅ950 bowls            devyni Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt dubenÅ990 people           devyni Åimtai devyniasdeÅimt ÅmoniÅ1,000 people        vienas tÅkstantis ÅmoniÅ1,010 hotels         vienas tÅkstantis deÅimt vieÅbuÄiÅ1,050 letters         vienas tÅkstantis penkiasdeÅimt laiÅkÅ1,150 birds           vienas tÅkstantis vienas Åimtas penkiasdeÅimt paukÅÄiÅ2,000 bicycles       du tÅkstanÄiai dviraÄiÅ2,760 pizzas         du tÅkstanÄiai septyni Åimtai ÅeÅiasdeÅimt picÅ2,340 trees           du tÅkstanÄiai trys Åimtai keturiasdeÅimt medÅiÅ3,550 pigeons       trys tÅkstanÄiai penki Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt balandÅiÅ4,000 armchairs    keturi tÅkstanÄiai foteliÅ5,240 songs          penki tÅkstanÄiai du Åimtai keturiasdeÅimt dainÅ6,000 things         ÅeÅi tÅkstanÄiai daiktÅ Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border postshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_OMON_assaults_on_Lithuanian_border_posts http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Exam 30TrisdeÅimtas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! a miracle                 stebuklasthe restaurant           restoranasone restaurant          vienas restoranastwo restaurants        du restoranaithe restroom            tualetasone restroom           vienas tualetastwo restrooms          du tualetaithe male friend         draugasone male friend        vienas draugastwo male friends       du draugaithe automobile          automobilisone automobile         vienas automobilistwo automobiles        du automobiliaithe brother               brolisone brother              vienas brolistwo brothers             du broliaithe armchair             fotelisone armchair            vienas fotelistwo armchairs           du foteliaithe train                   traukinysone train                  vienas traukinystwo trains                 du traukiniaia basket                   krepÅysone basket               vienas krepÅystwo baskets             du krepÅiaithe room                  kambarysone room                vienas kambarystwo rooms              du kambariaia museum                muziejusone museum            vienas muziejustwo museums          du muziejaithe television           televizoriusone television           vienas televizoriustwo televisions         du televizoriaithe fruit                   vaisiusone fruit                  vienas vaisiustwo fruits                du vaisiaithe actor                  aktoriusone actor                 vienas aktoriustwo actors               du aktoriaitwo restaurants        du restoranaithree restaurants       trys restoranaithree restrooms        trys tualetaifour male friends       keturi draugaifive automobiles       penki automobiliaisix brothers              ÅeÅi broliaiseven armchairs        septyni foteliaieight trains               aÅtuoni traukiniainine baskets             devyni krepÅiaithree rooms             trys kambariaitwo televisions         du televizoriaifive fruits                 penki vaisiaifour actors               keturi aktoriaithree restaurants       trys restoranaieight museums          aÅtuoni muziejaitwo bathrooms         du tualetaisix male friends         ÅeÅi draugaiseven automobiles     septyni automobiliaieight brothers            aÅtuoni broliainine armchairs          devyni foteliaitwo trains                 du traukiniaifour baskets              keturi krepÅiaitwo rooms                du kambariaisix museums             ÅeÅi muziejaifour televisions          keturi televizoriaiseven fruits               septyni vaisiainine actors                devyni aktoriaifour restaurants         keturi restoranaifive bathrooms          penki tualetaitwo male friends       du draugaisix automobiles         ÅeÅi automobiliaithree brothers            trys broliaiseven trains              septyni traukiniaitwo baskets              du krepÅiaiseven rooms             septyni kambariaifive televisions          penki televizoriaithree fruits                trys vaisiaisix actors                  ÅeÅi aktoriaifour museums           keturi muziejai

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Today weâll start the show off with a very nice email, then on to another awesome installment of AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus.  Thank you AgnÄ for taking the time to record this for us.  Starting with todayâs episode weâre going to do a series of programs on numbers.  It may not be the most exciting stuff we can offer, but we have to go over it sometime, so weâll do it now.  Also, weâre up to 33 positive reviews on the Lithuanian Out Loud iTunes page, thanks to everyone for helping us with these.  Remember, our goal is 50 so we only need 17 more.  Can you help us out?  Thanks!  Enjoy the program and here is an email from Lithuaniaâ Dear Jack and Raminta: I thought you might like to know that our Lithuanian professor, Radvyda VasvilaitÄ, sent us your link when she sent us her class schedule.  LCC International University has a large number of new North American professors every year who try to learn as much Lithuanian as they can.  Your entertaining podcasts keep my mind busy while I do housework and other boring jobs. Thank you! Geri Henderson, PhDChair, English DepartmentLCC International UniversityKlaipÄda, Lithuania Thanks Geri for the nice words and weâll try to keep the episodes coming.  Okay, AgnÄ, your turn, take it away!!! Hi, I am AgnÄ, and welcome back for some more Lithuanian phrases. If you see any angry Lithuanian, you could ask him: kodÄl tu toks piktas kaip ÅirÅÄ? - Why are you as angry as a wasp?Lithuanians have a lot of expressions with the word angry - piktas. But let's start from the very beginning.Here is a vocabulary for "angry expressions" kodÄl? - why?toks - such, sotoks... kaip... - as... as...piktas, pikta - angryÅirÅÄ - waspragana - witchvelnias - devilnebÅti - to not benebÅk - don't be and here are the expressions: Piktas kaip ÅirÅÄPikta kaip ÅirÅÄPiktas kaip velnias Pikta kaip ragana                        Let's say them one time slowly: Piktas kaip ÅirÅÄ - As angry as a wasp - if you are addressing a malePikta kaip ÅirÅÄ - As angry as a wasp - if you are addressing a femalePiktas kaip velnias - As angry as the devil - commonly is used for a male, but it is not a mistake to say pikta kaip velnias, addressing a femalePikta kaip ragana - As angry as a witch - commonly is used for a female, but it is not a mistake if you wold use it for a male, saying piktas kaip ragana Let's go over some examples: KodÄl jis toks piktas? - Why is he so angry?KodÄl jis toks piktas kaip ÅirÅÄ? - Why is he as angry as a wasp?KodÄl ji tokia pikta? - Why is she so angry?KodÄl ji tokia pikta kaip ragana? - Why is she as angry as a witch? Tavo tÄtis piktas kaip ÅirÅÄ - Your dad is as angry as a waspVairuotojas piktas kaip velnias - The driver is as angry as the devilTavo draugÄ pikta kaip ragana - Your girlfriend is as angry as a witchNebÅk piktas (or pikta) kaip ragana - Don't be as angry as a witch That's it for today, see you next time! Enjoy it and don't be angry :) Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of September which in Lithuanian is rugsÄjis. In the navy a submarine tender is a ship that supplies and supports submarines.  In 1961 when Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were still forceably part of the Soviet Union, Captain Jonas PleÅkys sailed his submarine tender out of KlaipÄda and into the Baltic Sea.  Soviet authorities had ordered the ship to travel to Tallinn, Estonia but Jonas sailed to Gotland, Sweden and defected to the west.  The Soviet Union convicted Ponas Jonas in absentia and his sentence was death by firing squad.  Jonas died in California in 1993 of old age. His story is believed to be the basis for Tom Clancyâs book The Hunt for Red October.  In the book and in the movie submarine captain Marko Ramius is known as, âThe Lithuanian.â  The submarine captain sails his ship to the west and defects. Just an interesting bit of trivia; in the beginning of the book Captain Marko Ramius kills his KGB political officer.  The Soviet officerâs name?  Ivan Putin.  Thatâs funny.  pradÄkime, letâs get started Now weâre going to study something I didnât understand for a very long time.  Numbers that end in the number one.  For example, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101, 11,391, 635,271, excluding 11.  Eleven is the only number that doesnât follow this pattern. Before we get to the meat of this episode, here are some nouns for you;How do you say it in Lithuanian?  Kaip pasakyti lietuviÅkai? a shoe           batasthe shoe        batasa table           stalasthe table        stalasa glass           taurÄthe glass        taurÄa chair           kÄdÄthe chair        kÄdÄa song           dainathe song        dainaa pizza           picathe pizza        pica The interesting thing about 21, 31, 41, etcetera, when paired with a noun, for example, 21 days, 31 cities, or 41 books, the noun has a singular form. praÅom pakartotiâ 21 days           dvideÅimt viena diena31 colors         trisdeÅimt viena spalva41 glasses        keturiasdeÅimt viena taurÄ51 televisions   penkiasdeÅimt vienas televizorius61 fruits           ÅeÅiasdeÅimt vienas vaisius Do you see what weâre getting at here?  If the number ends in a one, then the noun is singular.  The only  exception is eleven or vienuolika.  Eleven does not follow this rule.  PraÅom pakartotiâplease repeatâ 71 countries        septyniasdeÅimt viena Åalis81 cities              aÅtuoniasdeÅimt vienas miestas91 shoes             devyniasdeÅimt vienas batas101 tables           Åimtas vienas stalas121 chairs           Åimtas dvideÅimt viena kÄdÄ131 objects         Åimtas trisdeÅimt vienas dalykas141 pizzas           Åimtas keturiasdeÅimt viena pica151 colors           Åimtas penkiasdeÅimt viena spalva161 glasses          Åimtas ÅeÅiasdeÅimt viena taurÄ171 televisions     Åimtas septyniasdeÅimt vienas televizorius181 songs            Åimtas aÅtuoniasdeÅimt viena daina191 countries       Åimtas devyniasdeÅimt viena Åalis201 cities            du Åimtai vienas miestas221 shoes            du Åimtai dvideÅimt vienas batas231 objects         du Åimtai trisdeÅimt vienas dalykas241 chairs           du Åimtai keturiasdeÅimt viena kÄdÄ261 songs           du Åimtai ÅeÅiasdeÅimt viena daina351 tables           trys Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt vienas stalas361 days             trys Åimtai ÅeÅiasdeÅimt viena diena371 colors           trys Åimtai septyniasdeÅimt viena spalva431 pizzas          keturi Åimtai trisdeÅimt viena pica481 glasses         keturi Åimtai aÅtuoniasdeÅimt viena taurÄ491 televisions    keturi Åimtai devyniasdeÅimt vienas televizorius501 fruits            penki Åimtai vienas vaisius521 countries      penki Åimtai dvideÅimt viena Åalis631 cities            ÅeÅi Åimtai trisdeÅimt vienas miestas641 shoes           ÅeÅi Åimtai keturiasdeÅimt vienas batas751 days            septyni Åimtai penkiasdeÅimt viena diena761 colors          septyni Åimtai ÅeÅiasdeÅimt viena spalva871 glasses         aÅtuoni Åimtai septyniasdeÅimt viena taurÄ981 televisions    devyni Åimtai aÅtuoniasdeÅimt vienas televizorius1,001 fruits         vienas tÅkstantis vienas vaisius1,221 shoes        vienas tÅkstantis du Åimtai vienas batas2,001 colors        du tÅkstanÄiai viena spalva10,031 objects    deÅimt tÅkstanÄiÅ trisdeÅimt vienas dalykas10,031 things      deÅimt tÅkstanÄiÅ trisdeÅimt vienas daiktas   Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Åaunu! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! 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Exam 29 DvideÅimt devyntas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! good day!                                     laba diena!good day!                                     labÄ dienÄ!how are you?                                formal kaip jums sekasi?very well, how are you?                 labai gerai, kaip jums?healthy as a carrot, thanks sveikas   kaip morka, aÄiÅhow do you say it in Lithuanian?    kaip pasakyti lietuviÅkai?the day                                         dienaone day                                       viena dienatwo days                                      dvi dienosthe color                                      spalvaone color                                     viena spalvatwo colors                                   dvi spalvosthe school                                    mokyklaone school                                   viena mokyklatwo schools                                  dvi mokyklosthe car                                         maÅinaone car                                        viena maÅinatwo cars                                       dvi maÅinosthe wife                                       Åmonaone wife                                      viena Åmonatwo wives                                    dvi Åmonosthe book                                      knygaone book                                     viena knygatwo books                                   dvi knygosthe female friend                           draugÄone female friend                          viena draugÄtwo female friends                         dvi draugÄsthe Lithuanian female                     lietuvÄone Lithuanian female                    viena lietuvÄtwo Lithuanian females                  dvi lietuvÄsthe street                                       gatvÄone street                                      viena gatvÄtwo streets                                    dvi gatvÄsthe glass for champagne or wine     taurÄone glass                                       viena taurÄtwo glasses                                   dvi taurÄsa female cat                                  katÄone cat                                         viena katÄtwo cats                                       dvi katÄsthe grape                                      vynuogÄone grape                                     viena vynuogÄtwo grapes                                   dvi vynuogÄstwo days                                      dvi dienosthree colors                                   trys spalvosfour schools                                  keturios mokyklosfive cars                                        penkios maÅinossix wives                                       ÅeÅios Åmonosseven books                                   septynios knygoseight female friends                         aÅtuonios draugÄsnine Lithuanian females                   devynios lietuvÄstwo glasses                                    dvi taurÄsthree streets                                   trys gatvÄsfour cats                                       keturios katÄsseven grapes                                 septynios vynuogÄssix days                                        ÅeÅios dienoseight colors                                   aÅtuonios spalvosthree schools                                 trys mokyklosnine wives                                    devynios Åmonosfour books                                    keturios knygosseven female friends                      septynios draugÄsfive Lithuanian females                  penkios lietuvÄsseven glasses                                 septynios taurÄsnine streets                                   devynios gatvÄsseven cats                                    septynios katÄsthree grapes                                  trys vynuogÄseight days                                     aÅtuonios dienossix colors                                      ÅeÅios spalvostwo schools                                   dvi mokyklosfour cars                                      keturios maÅinostwo wives                                    dvi Åmonosnine books                                   devynios knygostwo female friends                        dvi draugÄsthree glasses                                  trys taurÄsseven streets                                  septynios gatvÄseight cats                                      aÅtuonios katÄssix grapes                                     ÅeÅios vynuogÄsnine cars                                      devynios maÅinos

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Hi there!  This is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud!  Before we start todayâs episode, AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus has something special for us. AgnÄ reminded me that in Lithuanian Out Loud episode 51 a song jumped from the lips of Margarita.  This song is "Lietuva", and the music was writen by Galina SavinienÄ.  The words were written by Justinas MarcinkeviÄius a well-known Lithuanian poet.  AgnÄ says this song is usually sung in Lithuanian Song Festivals. Thanks AgnÄ for this fabulous recording!  Spectacular!  How about a round of applause for AgnÄ?  Woohoo!  One last thing before we get going.  A listener named Jim is inviting listeners to join his Lithuanian practice chat room on Skype at captainjim04.  Weâll post his Skype name on this episodeâs blog page entry.  Now, on with todayâs episode!  Take it away, AgnÄ! Tai graÅiai, graÅiai mane augino   So beautifully, beautifully I was raised bylaukas, pieva, kelias, upÄ,             a field, a meadow, a road, a river,tai graÅiai uÅ rankos vedÄ             so beautifully I was lead by the hand ofvasaros diena ilga.                        a long summer's day.tai graÅiai uÅ rankos vedÄ              so beautifully I was lead by the hand ofvasaros diena ilga.                        a long summer's day. Tai graÅiai, graÅiai lingavo girios,   So beautifully, beautifully forests were swinginguogÅ ir geguÄiÅ pilnos,                  full of berries and cuckoos,tai graÅiai, graÅiai saulutÄ leidos,     so beautifully the sun (diminutive form) was going downatilsÄlÄ neÅdama.                           carrying the rest (diminutive, poetic form)tai graÅiai, graÅiai saulutÄ leidos,     so beautifully the sun (diminutive form) was going downatilsÄlÄ neÅdama.                            carrying the rest (diminutive, poetic form) Tai graÅiai, graÅiai skambÄjo ÅodÅiai:    So beautifully the words sounded:laukas, pieva, kelias, upÄ.                    a field, a meadow, a way, a river,tai graÅiai, graÅiai iÅ jÅ iÅaugo               so beautifully from themvienas Åodis: L i e t u v a.                    one word grew: Lithuaniatai graÅiai, graÅiai iÅ jÅ iÅaugo                so beautifully from themvienas Åodis: L i e t u v a.                    one word grew: Lithuania Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language â and weâre excited about it too! Today weâre in a new month!  In Latin September means seven and septimus means seventh.  In Lithuanian this month is rugsÄjis.  In this month we add the prefix sÄti â to sow.  This time of year the grain is sown, germinates and overwinters in the field. Acording to Wikipedia, the white stork (gandras) is usually felt to be the national bird of Lithuania. Lithuanians believe that storks bring harmony to the families on whose property they nest; they have also kept up the tradition of telling their children that storks bring babies. Were you told that?  YeahDid you believe it?  Yesâby the way, I saw in America, next to one house, it was a stork with babies, so I guess in America you have that tradition too.Yeah, tradition, yes, but we donât actually tell our children this.Mhmm, but maybe some families do because it would not make sense to have a stork with babies in front of the house and not believe in thatâI donât knowâ Stork Day is celebrated on March 25 with various archaic rituals: gifts for children, attributed to the storks, such as fruits, chocolates, pencils, and dyed eggs, are hung on tree branches and fences; snakes are caught, killed and buried under the doorstep; straw fires are lit. Lithuania is a beneficial and important habitat for these birds: it has the highest known nesting density in the world. Stork Day, do you celebrate Stork Day, Dear?  No, I donât. The primary focus of this episode is to cover some unusual nouns that donât follow the normal rules when they are declined. This episode will focus on just three words.  All three are feminine. vocabulary â Åodynas woman                       moterisdaughter                     duktÄsister                          sesuo letâs begin by using these three words in the nominative case or vardininkas the woman lives in Lithuania          moteris gyvena Lietuvojethe daughter lives in Lithuania         duktÄ gyvena Lietuvojethe sister lives in Lithuania             sesuo gyvena Lietuvoje and now the plural nominative the women live in Vilnius                moterys gyvena Vilniujethe daughters live in Vilnius             dukterys gyvena Vilniujethe sisters live in Vilnius                  seserys gyvena Vilniuje the singular genitive the womanâs name is Sonata            moters vardas yra Sonatathe daughterâs name is Sonata          dukters vardas yra Sonatathe sisterâs name is Sonata               sesers vardas yra Sonata the plural genitive the womensâ family is here               moterÅ Åeima yra Äiathe daughtersâ family is here             dukterÅ Åeima yra Äiathe sistersâ family is here                  seserÅ Åeima yra Äia in the accusative singular we decline these words like this moteris changes to moterÄduktÄ changes to dukterÄsesuo changes to seserÄ Valdas has a woman                       Valdas turi moterÄValdas has a daughter                     Valdas turi dukterÄValdas has a sister                          Valdas turi seserÄ in the accusative plural we decline these words like this women changes to moterisdaughters changes to dukterissisters changes to seseris I look at the women                       ÅiÅriu Ä moterisI look at the daughters                    ÅiÅriu Ä dukterisI look at the sisters                         ÅiÅriu Ä seseris weâll go over the verb ÅiÅrÄti â to look at, soon. I have a daughter                           aÅ turiu dukterÄI have a sister                                aÅ turiu seserÄI have a woman                             aÅ turiu moterÄRomas has two daughters               Romas turi dvi dukterisRomas has two sisters                    Romas turi dvi seserisRomas has two women                  Romas turi dvi moterisI have two daughters                      aÅ turiu dvi dukterisI have two sisters                           aÅ turiu dvi seserisI have two women                         aÅ turiu dvi moterisRomas has a daughter                    Romas turi dukterÄRomas has a sister                         Romas turi seserÄRomas has a woman                      Romas turi moterÄ here are some miscellaneous examples: the auto killed the woman                             automobilis uÅmuÅÄ moterÄwhy is the man kissing the woman?               kodÄl vyras buÄiuoja moterÄ?respect the woman!                                      gerbkite moterÄ!he rescued the woman and the dog                jis iÅgelbÄjo moterÄ ir ÅunÄAntanas rescued the daughter                        Antanas iÅgelbÄjo dukterÄNaras rescued the sister                                Naras iÅgelbÄjo seserÄRomualdas wants to have a beautiful woman  Romualdas nori turÄti graÅiÄ moterÄAndrius knows how to seduce a woman         Andrius Åino kaip sugundyti moterÄStanislovas understands the woman                Stanislovas supranta moterÄ Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!  Excellent! Symbols of LithuaniaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_of_Lithuania Jim invites any who would like to practice spoken Lithuanian to join his Skype chat room here: captainjim04 Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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DvideÅimt aÅtuntas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! I have a question                                        aÅ turiu klausimÄI speak a little Lithuanian, and you?             aÅ truputÄ kalbu lietuviÅkai, o tu?I speak Lithuanian well                               aÅ kalbu lietuviÅkai geraibut you know that, I speak a little English     bet Åinai kÄ, aÅ truputÄ kalbu angliÅkaia little Russian, a little Russian, yes, a little   Åiek tiek rusiÅkai, Åiek tiek rusiÅkai, taip, Åiek tiekbut my brother speaks Russian well             o mano brolis kalba labai gerai rusiÅkai.does your brother speak English?                ar tavo brolis kalba angliÅkai?my brother speaks a little English                mano brolis kalba truputÄ angliÅkaia little, a little                                            truputÄ, truputÄletâs get started                                          pradÄkimea little                                                       truputÄI speak a little                                           aÅ truputÄ kalbuI speak a little Lithuanian                           aÅ truputÄ kalbu lietuviÅkaiI speak a little Spanish                               aÅ truputÄ kalbu ispaniÅkaiI speak a little German                              aÅ truputÄ kalbu vokiÅkaiI speak a little Italian                                 aÅ truputÄ kalbu italiÅkaiI speak a little Indonesian                          aÅ truputÄ kalbu indoneziÅkaiI speak a little Chinese                              aÅ truputÄ kalbu kiniÅkaihe speaks a little Russian                           jis truputÄ kalba rusiÅkaihe speaks a little Polish                             jis truputÄ kalba lenkiÅkaihe speaks a little French                            jis truputÄ kalba prancÅziÅkaihe speaks a little Indonesian                      jis truputÄ kalba indoneziÅkaihe speaks a little Dutch                             jis truputÄ kalba olandiÅkaihe speaks a little Chinese                           jis truputÄ kalba kiniÅkaiI understand a little Portuguese                  aÅ truputÄ suprantu portugaliÅkaiI understand a little Croatian                      aÅ truputÄ suprantu kroatiÅkaiI understand a little Swahili                       aÅ truputÄ suprantu svahiliÅkaiI understand a little Lithuanian                   aÅ truputÄ suprantu lietuviÅkaiI understand a little Chinese                      aÅ truputÄ suprantu kiniÅkaishe understands a little English                   ji truputÄ supranta angliÅkaishe understands a little Dutch                    ji truputÄ supranta olandiÅkaishe understands a little Japanese                ji truputÄ supranta japoniÅkaishe understands a little German                 ji truputÄ supranta vokiÅkaia little                                                     Åiek tiekI understand, a little                                 aÅ suprantu â Åiek tiekI understand Lithuanian, a little                 aÅ suprantu lietuviÅkai â Åiek tiekI speak Lithuanian, a little                        aÅ kalbu lietuviÅkai â Åiek tiekI speak a little Lithuanian                          aÅ Åiek tiek kalbu lietuviÅkaiI speak only a little Lithuanian                  aÅ kalbu lietuviÅkai, tik Åiek tiekI speak German, a little                            aÅ kalbu vokiÅkai â Åiek tiekI speak Japanese, only a little                    aÅ kalbu japoniÅkai, tik Åiek tiekI speak Russian, a little                             aÅ kalbu rusiÅkai â Åiek tiekhe speaks a little Dutch                             jis Åiek tiek kalba olandiÅkaihe speaks a little English                           jis Åiek tiek kalba angliÅkaihe speaks Lithuanian, a little                     jis kalba lietuviÅkai â Åiek tiekhe speaks Swahili, a little                          jis kalba svahiliÅkai â Åiek tiekI understand German, a little                     aÅ suprantu vokiÅkai â Åiek tiekI understand Spanish, a little                     aÅ suprantu ispaniÅkai â Åiek tiekI understand Indonesian, a little                 aÅ suprantu indoneziÅkai â Åiek tiekI understand a little Dutch                         aÅ Åiek tiek suprantu olandiÅkaiI understand a little French                        aÅ Åiek tiek suprantu prancÅziÅkaiI understand a little Chinese                       aÅ Åiek tiek suprantu kiniÅkaishe understands Polish, only a little            ji supranta lenkiÅkai, tik Åiek tiekshe understands Russian, a little                 ji supranta rusiÅkai â Åiek tiekshe understands Italian, only a little            ji supranta italiÅkai, tik Åiek tiekshe understands only a little Croatian          ji tik Åiek tiek supranta kroatiÅkaiI understand a little Portuguese                  aÅ Åiek tiek suprantu portugaliÅkaialmost or nearly                                       beveikeverything                                               viskasI understand almost everything                  aÅ suprantu beveik viskÄ

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Hi, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  This week we have two new verbs for you with lots of examples.  After the examples we go through a list of new words in vardininkas to help you understand all of the example sentences.  Weâve also got another super contribution done by AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus.  Thanks again AgnÄ, youâre awesome, please keep them coming.  I know everyone listening is really enjoying them.  Also, weâre up to 32 positive reviews on our iTunes page.  If youâd like to help us get to our goal of 50 reviews, weâd really love to get some more from you.  So please, help us out if you can. Before we get started with todayâs Lithuanian, here is some input from Nicolas.  Thanks for the input and weâll try to keep the grammar coming for you.  Specifically, what are you looking for?  Please let us know. Hey Jack and Raminta, this is Nicolas, Iâm calling from the Netherlands, but Iâm originally from Colombia, I just wanted to tell you that your lessons have been very, very helpful.  Iâm learning Lithuanian because I have a girlfriend from thereâand I basically wanted to learn her language which is proving very difficult for now but your lessons have been very, very helpful.  I was wondering if maybe you could help with some of the grammar sheets, Iâm only starting your lessons but itâs probably one of the hardest things Iâve ever had to learn in Lithuanian.  So, if you could upload some of the basic grammar stuff, or more advanced grammar if you want to, thatâd be great and of course you can use this feedback in your show.  Thank you very much and I hope weâll get to talk to you again, bye bye. Sveiki, aÅ AgnÄ.Today we will try to work a little bit on the pronunciation of Lithuanian "dvibalsiai" - diphthongs. I know a lot of students are struggling with this, so let's practice. There are nine dvibalsiai in Lithuanian:ai, au, ei, eu, ie, oi, ou, uo, ui, let's try to repeat each of them slowly:ai or ai - if the stress is on the letter a, it sounds like in mine,  - laimÄ, baimÄ, kailis, laiÅkas If the stress is on the letter i, it sounds like this: vaikas, baigti, KlaipÄda, laikas (letter l has to be pronounced hard) KlaipÄda, not KleipÄda, laikas, not leikas. the second diphthongâau or au - if the stress is on the letter a, it sounds like in house,  - aura, auksas, apgaulÄ, pasaulis if the stress is on the letter u, it sounds like in own, - aukuras, paukÅtis, laukas, prausti the third diphthongâei - if the stress is on the letter e, it sounds like this - eibÄ, meilÄ, leisti, paveikslas,if the stress is on the letter i, it sounds like in game, - eiti, sveikas, keleivis, ateivis the next oneâeu - I think we have no English example for this :) â but in Lithuanian it sounds like Europa, euras, eukaliptas, eutanazija ie - like in theater - pieva, vienas, miestas, Dievas oi - like in boy - oi, boikotas ou - like in home - klounas, Åou uo - about the same as in watch... - uodas, duona, Åuo, duoti ui - like in ruin - muilas, buivolas, luitas, muitas Congratulations, you went through all the nine diphthongs. So let's repeat all of them once more:ai or ai, au or au, ei or ei, eu, ie, oi, ou, uo, ui. Sometimes you can find three vowels in one place, starting with -i-: iai, iau, but it could be helpful for you to know, that "iai" is pronounced almost the same as "ei", and iau - as "eu": for exampleâgraÅiai, meiliai, graÅiau, meiliau. That's it for today :)  Enjoy practicing :) MÄgti â to like Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. According to Wikipedia, Lithuania's special animals include the wolf (vilkas) and the bear (lokys). According to a popular legend, an iron wolf in Gediminas' dream encouraged the Grand Duke to establish Vilnius and make the city his capital. The Iron Wolf Mechanised Infantry Brigade (motorizuotoji pÄstininkÅ brigada 'GeleÅinis vilkas') is now the core unit of the Lithuanian Army. The bear is an ancient symbol of Åemaitija, one of the regions of Lithuania, and appears in the coat of arms of Åiauliai district as well. An elk is shown in the Lazdijai district municipality coat of arms. Today weâll learn another way to say, for example, âI like Lithuaniaâ using a different verb â mÄgti.  I like Lithuania             man patinka LietuvaI like Lithuania             aÅ mÄgstu LietuvÄ So, you could say it either way?  Man patinka would be more common.  AÅ mÄgstu â kind of strange. Oh, then we need a different example.  MÄgstu LietuvÄ, not a good idea.  What would you say is a good example?  Man patinka ir aÅ mÄgstu for the same thing?  Aha, man patinkaâkava?  Yeah, man patinka kava, aÅ mÄgstu kavÄ.  Right, okay. Today weâll learn another way to say, for example, âI like coffeeâ using a different verb â mÄgti.  I like coffee                 man patinka kavaI like coffee                 aÅ mÄgstu kavÄ The difference between the verbs patikti and mÄgti is that patikti is not a strong liking of something.  MÄgti expresses a deeper emotion.  When you use mÄgti youâre saying you deeply like something.  MÄgti is a transitive verb so we decline the object of the sentence using the accusative case or galininkas.  NemÄgti declines using the genitive case or kilmininkas. The verb mÄgti is always used with accusative.  AÅ mÄgstu kriauÅÄ â I like the pear.If we donât like something we use genitive. AÅ nemÄgstu kriauÅÄs â I donât like the pear. praÅom pakartoti, please repeatâ to like  mÄgti I like                                      aÅ mÄgstu you like                                  tu mÄgsti he likes                                   jis mÄgsta she likes                                 ji mÄgsta you like                                  jÅs mÄgstate you all like                              jÅs mÄgstate we like                                   mes mÄgstame they like                                 jie mÄgsta they like                                 jos mÄgsta  to not like                              nemÄgti I do not like                           aÅ nemÄgstuyou do not like                       tu nemÄgstihe does not like                      jis nemÄgtashe does not like                     ji nemÄgstayou do not like                       jÅs nemÄgstateyou all donât like                    jÅs nemÄgstatewe do not like                        mes nemÄgstamethey do not like                      jie nemÄgstathey do not like                      jos nemÄgsta aÅI like to dance                        aÅ mÄgstu ÅoktiI really like music                   labai mÄgstu muzikÄI like only Lithuanian bread     mÄgstu tik lietuviÅkÄ duonÄI like the cold                         mÄgstu ÅaltÄI donât like music                   nemÄgstu muzikosI donât like Lithuanian bread   nemÄgstu lietuviÅkos duonosI donât like the cold                nemÄgstu ÅalÄio tudo you like pizza?                   ar tu mÄgsti picÄ?you like the crabs, donât you?  mÄgsti krabus, ar ne?I know what you like              aÅ Åinau kÄ tu mÄgstido you like the sandwich?       ar tu mÄgsti sumuÅtinÄ?do you not like the pizza?        ar nemÄgsti picos?you donât like the crabs?         ar nemÄgsti krabÅ?you donât like the sandwich     nemÄgsti sumuÅtinio jishe likes the food                      jis mÄgsta maistÄhe likes the perch                     jis mÄgsta eÅerÄhe likes the woman                  jis mÄgsta moterÄhe doesnât like the food            jis nemÄgsta maistohe doesnât like the perch          jis nemÄgsta eÅeriohe doesnât like the woman        jis nemÄgsta moters jishe likes the sister                  ji mÄgsta seserÄshe likes the daughter             ji mÄgsta dukterÄshe likes the village                 ji mÄgsta miestelÄshe doesnât like the sister        ji nemÄgsta sesersshe doesnât like the daughter   ji nemÄgsta duktersshe doesnât like the village      ji nemÄgsta miestelio meswe like the hotel                    mes mÄgstame vieÅbutÄwe like the restaurant             mÄgstame restoranÄwe like the beach                   mÄgstame paplÅdimÄwe donât like the hotel           mes nemÄgstame vieÅbuÄiowe donât like the restaurant    nemÄgstame restoranowe donât like the beach          nemÄgstame paplÅdimio jÅsdo you like the women?          ar jÅs mÄgstate moteris?do you like the sisters?            ar jÅs mÄgstate seseris?do you like the daughters?       ar jÅs mÄgstate dukteris?you donât like the women        jÅs nemÄgstate moterÅyou donât like the sisters          jÅs nemÄgstate seserÅyou donât like the daughters     jÅs nemÄgstate dukterÅ jÅsdo you all like the beer?          ar jÅs mÄgstate alÅ?do you all like the wine?         ar mÄgstate vynÄ?do you all like the festival?      ar mÄgstate festivalÄ?you all donât like the beer        jÅs nemÄgstate alausyou all donât like the wine       nemÄgstate vynoyou all donât like the festival    nemÄgstate festivalio jiethey like Brussels                    jie mÄgsta BriuselÄthey like Prague                      jie mÄgsta PrahÄthey like Paris                         jie mÄgsta ParyÅiÅthey donât like Brussels           jie nemÄgsta Briuseliothey donât like Prague             jie nemÄgsta Prahosthey donât like Paris                jie nemÄgsta ParyÅiaus josthey like Athens                     jos mÄgsta AtÄnusthey like Åiauliai                     jos mÄgsta Åiauliusthey like Trakai                      jos mÄgsta Trakusthey donât like Athens             jos nemÄgsta AtÄnÅthey donât like Åiauliai             jos nemÄgsta ÅiauliÅthey donât like Trakai             jos nemÄgsta TrakÅ imperative â so, these might sound a little bit odd as imperatives or as commands but here they are: tu                                           mÄk!mes                                        mÄkime!jÅs                                         mÄkite! tu                                           nemÄk!mes                                        nemÄkime!jÅs                                         nemÄkite! and now, here are some miscellaneous examples... I like to disappoint                        aÅ mÄgstu nuviltiI like challenges                            aÅ mÄgstu iÅÅÅkiusI like a challenge                           aÅ mÄgstu iÅÅÅkÄI like the Earthâs smell                  aÅ mÄgstu ÅemÄs kvapÄI really like to sing                        aÅ labai mÄgstu dainuotiI really like to dance                      aÅ labai mÄgstu ÅoktiI donât like people                         nemÄgstu ÅmoniÅI donât like telephones                   nemÄgstu telefonÅI donât like to look at the news       nemÄgstu ÅiÅrÄti ÅiniÅI donât like ice cream                     nemÄgstu ledÅI donât like to have new neighbors  nemÄgstu turÄti naujÅ kaimynÅ vocabulary Åodynas(vardininkas) a fish               Åuvisthe music         muzikabread               duonacold                 Åaltaspizza                picaa crab               krabasa sandwich        sumuÅtinisfood                 maistasa perch             eÅerysa woman          moterisa sister             sesuoa daughter        duktÄa village            miestelisa hotel              vieÅbutisa restaurant       restoranasa beach            paplÅdimysbeer                 aluswine                vynasfestival            festivalisBrussels           BriuselisPrague            PrahaParis               ParyÅiusAthens            AtÄnaiÅiauliai            ÅiauliaiTrakai            Trakaito disappoint   nuviltia challenge      iÅÅÅkisearth              ÅemÄsmell, odor      kvapasonly                tiknew                naujas, naujaa book            knygaa person          Åmoguspeople            ÅmonÄsa telephone     telefonastelephones      telefonaito look at        ÅiÅrÄtiice                  ledasice cream        ledaia neighbor       kaimynasneighbors        kaimynai Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!  Excellent! Youâre the greatest, Dear!  Thank you! Symbols of LithuaniaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_of_Lithuania Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Exam 27DvideÅimt septintas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! to understand                                            suprastiI understand                                              aÅ suprantuyou understand (familiar)                           tu suprantihe understands                                          jis suprantashe understands                                        ji suprantawe understand                                          mes suprantameyou understand (formal)                            jÅs suprantateyou all understand                                     jÅs suprantatethey understand (male / female group)        jie suprantathey understand (females only)                  jos suprantaonly                                                        tikI understand English                                 aÅ suprantu angliÅkaiI donât understand English                         aÅ nesuprantu angliÅkaiI understand Lithuanian                             aÅ suprantu lietuviÅkaiI donât understand Lithuanian                    aÅ nesuprantu lietuviÅkaiI understand Lithuanian well                      aÅ labai gerai suprantu lietuviÅkaiI donât understand Lithuanian well             aÅ nelabai gerai suprantu lietuviÅkaiI understand Chinese                                aÅ suprantu kiniÅkaiI understand Indonesian                            aÅ suprantu indoneziÅkaiI donât understand Indonesian                   aÅ nesuprantu indoneziÅkaiI donât understand                                    aÅ nesuprantuI understand only English                          aÅ suprantu tik angliÅkaiI only understand Lithuanian                     aÅ suprantu tik lietuviÅkaihe understands only Spanish                     jis supranta tik ispaniÅkaihe understands only German                     jis supranta tik vokiÅkaihe understands Chinese                            jis supranta kiniÅkaihe doesnât understand Chinese                  jis nesupranta kiniÅkaihe understands Chinese well                      jis labai gerai supranta kiniÅkaido you understand Dutch?                        ar tu supranti olandiÅkai?do you understand Indonesian?                 ar tu supranti indoneziÅkai?no, I understand only Russian                   ne, aÅ suprantu tik rusiÅkaido you understand Latvian?                       ar tu supranti latviÅkai?yes, I understand Latvian                          taip, aÅ suprantu latviÅkaidoes she understand Lithuanian?                ar ji supranta lietuviÅkai?no, she understands only Spanish               ne, ji supranta tik ispaniÅkaido you all understand Polish?                     ar jÅs suprantate lenkiÅkai?yes, we understand Polish                          taip, mes suprantame lenkiÅkaino, we donât understand Polish                   ne, mes nesuprantame lenkiÅkaido you understand Chinese?                       ar jÅs suprantate kiniÅkai?do you understand Spanish?                       ar jÅs suprantate ispaniÅkai?no, we understand only Lithuanian              ne, mes suprantame tik lietuviÅkaiyou understand German, right? (formal)       jÅs suprantate vokiÅkai, ar ne?yes, I understand German well                     taip, aÅ gerai suprantu vokiÅkaido they understand French?                        ar jie supranta prancÅziÅkai?yes, they understand French well                 taip, jie gerai supranta prancÅziÅkaido they understand Italian?                          ar jie supranta italiÅkai?yes, they understand Italian                         taip, jie supranta italiÅkaino, they donât understand Italian                  ne, jie nesupranta italiÅkaido they understand Chinese? (females only)  ar jos supranta kiniÅkai?do they understand Indonesian?                   ar jos supranta indoneziÅkai?do they understand Swahili?                        ar jos supranta svahiliÅkai?no, they understand only Arabic                  ne, jos supranta tik arabiÅkaido they understand Portuguese?                  ar jos supranta portugaliÅkai?yes, they understand Portuguese                 taip, jos supranta portugaliÅkaido you all understand Lithuanian?                ar jÅs suprantat lietuviÅkai?no, we understand only Croatian                  ne, mes suprantam tik kroatiÅkaisheâs from Brazil & she speaks Portuguese   ji yra iÅ Brazilijos ir ji kalba portugaliÅkai

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. According to the Wikipedia page, List of Lithuanian Gods; Teliavelis was a powerful smith who made the sun and threw it into the sky. This myth survived in folk tales up to the beginning of 20th century. In the last few episodes we learned how to use the accusative plural and genitive plural in conjunction with a transitive verb â valgyti â to eat.  But, we only did masculine nouns. Today weâll use some feminine nouns.  Feminine nouns are declined in the plural accusative like this: words that end in âa change to âaswords that end in âÄ change to âes now letâs go over some examplesâ a carrot                                      morkacarrots                                       morkosI am eating a carrot                     aÅ valgau morkÄI eat the carrots                           aÅ valgau morkasI am not eating a carrot                aÅ nevalgau morkosI am not eating the carrots            aÅ nevalgau morkÅ a sausage                                   deÅrasausages                                    deÅrosyou are eating a sausage (tu)        tu valgai deÅrÄyou eat the sausages                   valgai deÅrasyou are not eating a sausage        nevalgai deÅrosyou do not eat the sausages         nevalgai deÅrÅ a pizza                                       picapizzas                                        picosthey are eating a pizza                 jie valgo picÄthey eat the pizzas                       jie valgo picasthey are not eating a pizza           jie nevalgo picosthey are not eating the pizzas       jie nevalgo picÅ a potato                                      bulvÄpotatoes                                     bulvÄshe is eating a potato                     jis valgo bulvÄhe is eating the potatoes               jis valgo bulveshe is not eating a potato               jis nevalgo bulvÄshe is not eating the potatoes         jis nevalgo bulviÅ a vegetable                                 darÅovÄvegetables                                  darÅovÄsshe is eating a vegetable               ji valgo darÅovÄshe eats vegetables                      ji valgo darÅovesshe is not eating a vegetable         ji nevalgo darÅovÄsshe is not eating the vegetables     ji nevalgo darÅoviÅ (now a conversation on whether or not people should eat squirrels - voverÄs) keep in mind when you say aÅ valgau, youâre saying I eat or I am eating, jis valgo, he eats or he is eating, mes valgome, we eat or we are eating. Also, if this all seems difficult, donât worry, we plan to do hundreds or even thousands of examples using many, many verbs to make this easier for you. Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! List of Lithuanian Godshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lithuanian_gods http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Hi there, this is Jack, and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Before we get to todayâs episode, hereâs another fabulous installment of AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus.  Take it away, Agne! Sveiki, aÅ AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus.  Hi, Iâm AgnÄ from Vilnius.  Today I will share with you some interesting phrases you can use with your Lithuanian friends.  If you're hungry just tell your friend, aÅ alkanas kaip vilkas or aÅ alkanas kaip Åuo. alkanas or alkana mean hungry vilkas is a wolf and Åuo is a dog let's say it one time slowly aÅ alkanas kaip vilkasaÅ alkanas kaip vilkas â I am as hungry as a wolf aÅ alkanas kaip ÅuoaÅ alkanas kaip Åuo - I'm as hungry as a dog but only a male would say alkanas, let's say it at normal speed, repeat after me aÅ alkanas kaip vilkas  aÅ alkanas kaip Åuo and a female would say, aÅ alkana kaip vilkas  aÅ alkana kaip Åuo aÅ alkana kaip vilkas aÅ alkanas kaip Åuo After you say that your Lithuanian friend will know it's time to get something to eat.  I hope you had fun today with these. I'm AgnÄ and I'll see you next week!  Iki! Hi there, Iâm Raminta, hi there, Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. According to the free encyclopedia Wikipedia, a pre-Christian Lithuanian tradition of the summer equinox was a time of great festivals.  The festivities included singing songs and dancing until sunset.  Old stories were told and at midnight Lithuanians would search the forests for the magic fern blossom.  People would jump over fires and in the morning the midsummer sun was greeted with a face washing ceremony using the morning dew.  Young girls would float flower wreaths on the water of a river or lake. Rasa is the Lithuanian word for dew and this annual festival was known as Rasos â the Dew Festival.  After the arrival of Christianity the day was renamed JoninÄs. Todayâs episode will basically mirror the last episode covering valgyti but this will be nevalgyti â to not eat.  When you use a transitive verb the object of the sentence is declined using the accusative case or galininkas.  For example, I eat the banana.  Banana is the object that receives the action of the verb, to eat.  So, banana is declined using galininkas.  The object that receives the action of a negated verb is declined using kilmininkas or the genitive case.  The genitive singular and genitive plural were covered in episodes 0022, 0030, 0031, 0033, 0037, 0039, and 0050. now letâs conjugate nevalgyti â to not eat I do not eat                         aÅ nevalgauyou do not eat (tu)               tu nevalgaihe does not eat                    jis nevalgoshe does not eat                   ji nevalgowe do not eat                       mes nevalgomeyou do not eat (jÅs)              jÅs nevalgoteyou all do not eat                  jÅs nevalgotethey do not eat                     jie nevalgothey do not eat (all females)   jos nevalgo now letâs make some sentences using nevalgyti. a banana                                bananasthe bananas                            bananaiIâm eating a banana                aÅ valgau bananÄIâm eating the bananas            aÅ valgau bananusIâm not eating a banana           aÅ nevalgau bananoIâm not eating the bananas       aÅ nevalgau bananÅ the mushroom                            grybasthe mushrooms                           grybaiare you eating a mushroom?        ar tu valgai grybÄ?are you eating mushrooms?         ar valgai grybus?you are not eating a mushroom    nevalgai gryboyou are not eating mushrooms     nevalgai grybÅ an egg                                        kiauÅinisthe eggs                                      kiauÅiniaihe is eating an egg                       jis valgo kiauÅinÄhe is eating eggs                          jis valgo kiauÅiniushe is not eating an egg                  jis nevalgo kiauÅiniohe is not eating eggs                     jis nevalgo kiauÅiniÅ a sandwich or hamburger             sumuÅtinisthe sandwiches or hamburgers      sumuÅtiniaishe is eating a sandwich               ji valgo sumuÅtinÄsheâs eating hamburgers               ji valgo sumuÅtiniusshe is not eating a sandwich         ji nevalgo sumuÅtinioshe is not eating hamburgers        ji nevalgo sumuÅtiniÅ an apple                                     obuolysthe apples                                   obuoliaiwe are eating an apple                  mes valgome obuolÄwe are eating the apples               mes valgome obuoliuswe are not eating an apple            mes nevalgome obuoliowe are not eating apples               mes nevalgome obuoliÅ a crab                                         krabascrabs                                          krabaiare you eating a crab?                  ar jÅs valgote krabÄ?are you eating crabs?                   ar jÅs valgote krabus?you are not eating a crab              jÅs nevalgote kraboyou are not eating crabs               jÅs nevalgote krabÅ eel                                              ungurysthe eels                                       unguriaiare you all eating an eel?               ar jÅs valgote ungurÄ?are you all eating eels?                  ar jÅs valgote ungurius?you all are not eating an eel           jÅs nevalgote ungurioyou all are not eating eels              jÅs nevalgote unguriÅ a perch (a species of fish)             eÅerysthe perch (plural)                         eÅeriaiare they eating a perch?                ar jos valgo eÅerÄ?are they are eating perch?             ar jos valgo eÅerius?they are not eating a perch            jos nevalgo eÅeriothey are not eating perch               jos nevalgo eÅeriÅ Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! 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Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud, a lot of flavor, zero calories.  Before we start todayâs episode, just wanted to mention a couple of things.  As of this recording the Lithuanian basketball team has won four games at the Beijing Olympics and lost none.  Could this be the Olympic Games where they win the gold medal?  Iâm rooting for Lithuania!  Valio, valio, valio! Now, hereâs another AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus contribution.  AgnÄ says every Lithuanian aged three and older knows this song by heart.  I looked for this song on Youtube and added links on the Lithuanian Out Loud blogpage so you can see the song with a video.  Click on the links, I think youâll enjoy them.  Of course, if you want to see the lyrics to the song, you can read them on the show notes on the blogpage or you can get them off the episode pdf.  Labai aÄiÅ, Agne!  Youâve created another fantastic contribution!  Youâre super! Du gaideliai  (two little roosters) Du gaideliai, du gaideliai,Baltus Åirnius kÅlÄ.Dvi viÅtelÄs, dvi viÅtelÄs Ä malÅnÄ veÅÄ.Dvi viÅtelÄs, dvi viÅtelÄs Ä malÅnÄ veÅÄ. OÅys malÄ, oÅys malÄ,OÅka pikliavojo,O Åi treÄia oÅkytÄlÄMiltus nusijojo.O Åi treÄia oÅkytÄlÄMiltus nusijojo. MusÄ maiÅÄ, musÄ maiÅÄ,Uodas vandens neÅÄ.SaulÄ virÄ, saulÄ virÄ,MÄnesÄlis kepÄ.SaulÄ virÄ, saulÄ virÄ,MÄnesÄlis kepÄ. translation: Two little roosters, two little roostersThrashing white peasTwo little chickens, two little chickens,Carried them (peas) to the mill. A goat (male) was grinding, a goat was grindingA goat (female) was rumpling (very old Lithuanian word)And the third (of them) - a little goatSifted the flower A fly was mixing, a fly was mixing,Mosquito carried water,Sun was cooking, Sun was cooking,The Moon (cute form) was baking. Du gaideliai tramvajujehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=918LSzMrZ5o Du gaideliai (in Iceland)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnYk0qbVCsw Du Gaideliai by 'Merkuijus'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm7MBwgEA_4 Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of August which in Lithuanian is rugpjÅtis. Lietuvos zoologijos sodas is the only zoo in Lithuania.  Itâs located in Kaunas and it has over 2,000 animals and 270 species.  doughnut           spurgabear                  lokys According to Radio Vilnius & Current Affairs of February 2008, a woman who was in charge of the animal cages was attacked by a bear that had escaped.  Her screams attracted the attention of a man who was in the parking lot and he scared the 70 kilo or 154 pound bear off.  The woman was hospitalized. In early February a zookeeper was gored by a musk ox.  The manâs life couldnât be saved.  According to the Associated Press back in May of 2007 three university students climbed into a giraffeâs pen at night.  The giraffe defended itself and stomped on 22 year-old Ruta GreiÄiutÄ, breaking her nose and collarbone. --- Back in episode 0059 we introduced the accusative case or galininkas.  Today weâll start in on the plural accusative or accusative plural. To do this letâs introduce a new verb â valgyti â to eat.  When you use a transitive verb the object of the sentence is declined using the accusative case or galininkas.  For example, I eat the banana.  Banana is a singular object that receives the action of the verb, to eat.  So, banana is declined using galininkas.  You know the verb is transitive when you see the object receives the action of the verb.  I open the window â the object, window is receiving the action of the verb, to open.  Sonata drives the car.  The object â the car is receiving the action of the verb, to drive. now letâs conjugate valgyti â to eat I eat                           aÅ valgauyou eat (tu)                 tu valgaihe eats                        jis valgoshe eats                      ji valgowe eat                        mes valgomeyou eat (jÅs)               jÅs valgoteyou all eat                  jÅs valgotethey eat (jie)               jie valgothey eat (jos                jos valgo Weâve already gone over the accusative singular in previous episodes.  Iâm eating an egg is the accusative singular.  Iâm eating a single egg.  Iâm eating one egg.  The egg is the object that receives the action of the verb â to eat. Iâm eating the eggs or Iâm eating two eggs is the accusative plural.  The plural object â eggs â are receiving the action of the verb â to eat. In this episode weâll focus on the accusative plural such as, Iâm eating eggs or heâs eating mushrooms.  Here are some of the plural accusative endings.  Today weâre going to do only masculine nouns.  Words that end inâ -as change to âus-is changes to âius-ys changes to âius-us changes to âus-ius changes to âius-uo changes to âenis Now letâs make some sentences using valgyti.  Keep in mind that in Lithuanian to say aÅ valgau can mean I eat or I am eating, tu eini, you walk or you are walking. a banana                                    bananasbananas                                     bananaithe bananas                                bananaiIâm eating a banana                     aÅ valgau bananÄIâm eating the bananas                 aÅ valgau bananus Some say Lithuanian is hard.  Hmmm.  Donât worry if this episode seems difficult.  Assuming we keep these podcasts coming for thousands of episodes, we plan to do a single episode for every new verb we introduce.  Of course, there are thousands of verbs to cover so youâll get tons of practice just like here with the verb valgyti. a mushroom                                 grybasthe mushrooms                             grybaiare you eating a mushroom?          ar tu valgai grybÄ?are you eating mushrooms?           ar valgai grybus? Attention!  DÄmesio!  Something else to keep in mind when conjugating any verb.  You donât need to say âaÅ valgauâ since valgau makes - aÅ - obvious.  You can just say, valgau.  The word aÅ is not necessary unless you want to use it for emphasis.  Same goes for tu valgai, âtuâ isnât necessary â you can simply say, âvalgai,â tu is understood.  Valgome is the same, you donât need to say mes.  Valgote is also the same, you donât need to say jÅs.  In these examples the pronoun is unnecessary. an egg                                         kiauÅinisthe eggs                                       kiauÅiniaihe is eating an egg                         jis valgo kiauÅinÄhe is eating eggs                            jis valgo kiauÅinius a sandwich or hamburger               sumuÅtinisthe sandwiches or hamburgers        sumuÅtiniaishe is eating a sandwich                 ji valgo sumuÅtinÄsheâs eating hamburgers                 ji valgo sumuÅtinius an apple                                       obuolysthe apples                                     obuoliaiwe are eating an apple                   mes valgome obuolÄwe are eating the apples                 mes valgome obuolius a crab                                          krabascrabs                                           krabaiare you eating a crab?                   ar jÅs valgote krabÄ?are you eating crabs?                     ar jÅs valgote krabus? an eel                                          ungurysthe eels                                        unguriaiare you all eating an eel?                ar jÅs valgote ungurÄ?are you all eating eels?                   ar jÅs valgote ungurius? a perch                                        eÅerysthe perch (plural)                          eÅeriaiare they eating a perch?                 ar jos valgo eÅerÄ?are they are eating perch? (plural)   ar jos valgo eÅerius? Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! 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Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of August which in Lithuanian is - rugpjÅtis. The StelmuÅÄ Oak or in Lithuanian; StelmuÅÄs ÄÅuolas is an oak tree which is growing in the former StelmuÅÄ Manor Park. The oak reaches 23 meters in height and only side branches remain alive. It is believed to be at least 1,500 years old, possibly, as many as 2,000 years old; this makes it the oldest oak in Lithuania and one of the oldest in Europe. However, exact measurements of age are difficult as the inner part of the trunk has been removed. The oak is a nature heritage object in Lithuania and is the best known tree in the country. pradÄkime, letâs get started This episode is based on a phone conversation Raminta and I had months ago but weâre only now getting around to putting it together.  First, here is the audio from the phone callâ O mano diena buvo ilga, vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ autobusu, ahhh...., turÄjau vieÅnagÄ KlaipÄdoje, aplankiau brolius, registravau maÅinÄ ir grÄÅau su maÅina Ä VilniÅ, pasiÄmiau iÅ draugÄs ÅunÄ, ir grÄÅau visa pavargus namo.O, aÅ tokia laiminga, aÅ turiu naujÄ automobilÄ. AÅ laiminga, aÅ dÅiaugiuosi, parskridau kaip vÄjas iÅ KlaipÄdos Ä VilniÅ.AÅ labai laiminga turÄdama automobilÄ, negaliu sulaukti rytojaus kada galÄsiu vairuoti Ä parkÄ pasivaikÅÄioti su Åuneliu. O rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä Trakus su Antiku ir Dovile.Lietuviai turi tokiÄ tradicijÄ, nusipirkÄ naujÄ automobilÄ atidaryti Åampano butelÄ ir aplaistyti automobilÄ Åampanu. Now Raminta will repeat her words slowly with a translation. O mano diena buvo ilga, vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ autobusu,Oh my day was long, I went to KlaipÄda by bus, turÄjau vieÅnagÄ KlaipÄdoje, aplankiau brolius, registravau maÅinÄ ir grÄÅau su maÅina Ä VilniÅ,I had a stay in KaipÄda, visited my brothers, registered the car and returned with the car to Vilnius, pasiÄmiau iÅ draugÄs ÅunÄ, ir grÄÅau visa pavargus namo.took the dog from a girlfriend and returned home all tired. O, aÅ tokia laiminga, aÅ turiu naujÄ automobilÄ.Oh, I am so happy to have a new car. AÅ laiminga, aÅ dÅiaugiuosi, parskridau kaip vÄjas iÅ KlaipÄdos Ä VilniÅ.I am happy, I rejoice, from KlaipÄda to Vilnius flew like the wind. AÅ labai laiminga turÄdama automobilÄ, negaliu sulaukti rytojaus kada galÄsiu vairuoti Ä parkÄ pasivaikÅÄioti su Åuneliu.I am very happy to have a car, canât wait for tomorrow when I can drive to the park with the dog for a walk. O rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä Trakus su Antiku ir Dovile.And tomorrow I will go to Trakai with Antik and Dovile. Lietuviai turi tokiÄ tradicijÄ,Lithuanians have such a tradition, nusipirkÄ naujÄ automobilÄ atidaryti Åampano butelÄ ir aplaistyti automobilÄ Åampanu.after buying a new car they open a bottle of champagne and wet the car with the champagne. my day was long                           mano diena buvo ilgamy day was short                          mano diena buvo trumpato go (by means of transportation)   vaÅiuotiI went to KlaipÄda by bus              vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ autobusuI went to KlaipÄda by car               vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ maÅinaI went to KlaipÄda by train             vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ traukiniuI went to KlaipÄda by bicycle          vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ dviraÄiuI went to Vilnius by bus                 vaÅiavau Ä VilniÅ autobusuI went to Vilnius by car                  vaÅiavau Ä VilniÅ maÅinaa stay, as in a visit                         vieÅnagÄto call on, to visit                           aplankytiI called on my brother                    aplankiau savo brolÄI called on my brothers                   aplankiau savo broliusI called on my mother                    aplankiau savo mamÄI called on my father                      aplankiau savo tÄvÄI visited my parents                       aplankiau savo tÄvusI visited my sister                          aplankiau savo seserÄI visited my sisters                         aplankiau savo seserisI returned with my car to Vilnius     grÄÅau su maÅina Ä VilniÅto take, to get                                pasiimtiI took from a friend the dog            pasiÄmiau iÅ draugÄs ÅunÄto register                                     registruotiI registered the car                         registravau maÅinÄto return, to come back                  grÄÅtiIâll be back                                   sugrÄÅiuIâll be right back                            tuoj sugrÄÅiu, tuoj grÄÅiuto return home                              grÄÅti namoI returned home                            grÄÅau namoI returned to Vilnius                       grÄÅau Ä VilniÅI returned to KlaipÄda                    grÄÅau Ä KlaipÄdÄI returned to Kaunas                     grÄÅau Ä KaunÄI returned home all tired                aÅ grÄÅau visa pavargus namohappy                                           laimingas, laimingaIâm happy (male)                          aÅ laimingasIâm happy (female)                       aÅ laimingaso, such                                       toks, tokiaIâm so happy (male)                      aÅ toks laimingasIâm so happy (female)                   aÅ tokia laimingathat is such a pleasure!                  tai toks malonumas!joy, happiness                              dÅiaugsmasIâm joyful (female)                       aÅ dÅiaugiuosiIâm joyful (male)                          aÅ dÅiaugiuosia new car                                     naujas automobilisa new flat                                     naujas butasa new house                                 naujas namasa new restaurant                           naujas restoranasa new coffee shop                         nauja kavinÄa new book                                  nauja knygaa new song                                   nauja dainaa new day                                    nauja dienato come back flying                       parskristiI flew back like the wind                parskridau kaip vÄjasI flew back home like the wind       parskridau kaip vÄjas namoI canât wait                                   negaliu sulauktiI canât wait for tomorrow              negaliu sulaukti rytojaustomorrow                                     rytojtomorrow I will drive to the park    rytoj aÅ vaÅiuosiu Ä parkÄtomorrow I will drive to the city      rytoj aÅ vaÅiuosiu Ä miestÄtomorrow I will drive to work         rytoj aÅ vaÅiuosiu Ä darbÄtomorrow I will drive to Vilnius       rytoj aÅ vaÅiuosiu Ä VilniÅtomorrow I will drive to KlaipÄda    rytoj aÅ vaÅiuosiu Ä KlaipÄdÄto go for a walk, to go for a stroll    pasivaikÅÄiotiI want to go for a stroll                  aÅ noriu pasivaikÅÄiotido you want to go for a stroll?        ar nori pasivaikÅÄioti?would you like to go for a stroll?     ar norÄtum pasivaikÅÄioti?letâs go for a walk with the dog       pasivaikÅÄiokim su Åuneliutomorrow I will travel to KlaipÄda   rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä KlaipÄdÄtomorrow I will travel to Vilnius      rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä VilniÅtomorrow I will travel to Trakai      rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä Trakustomorrow I will travel to Åiauliai     rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä Åiauliustradition                                        tradicijaLithuanians have such a tradtion     Lietuviai turi tokiÄ tradicijÄto buy                                          pirkti, nusipirktito open                                        atidarytichampagne                                   Åampanasa champagne bottle                        Åampano butelisto open a champagne bottle             atidaryti Åampano butelÄto water, to wet something in celebration        aplaistytito wet an automobile in celebration  aplaistyti automobilÄto wet an automobile in celebrationwith champagne                             aplaistyti automobiliÄ Åampanu Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! StelmuÅÄFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelmu%C5%BE%C4%97 Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of August which in Lithuanian is - rugpjÅtis. According to the free encyclopedia Wikipedia page, List of Cities in Lithuania, Lithuania has 103 cities. The term city is defined by the Parliament of Lithuania as compact areas populated by more than 3,000 people of whom at least two thirds work in the industry or service sector.  Those settlements which have a population of less than 3,000 but historically had city status are still considered as towns.  Even smaller settlements or villages are called kaimas.  Often the official status is not clear and people refer to both towns and villages as gyvenvietÄ which in essence means, settlement.  Here are some words on this themeâ vocabulary - Åodynas city                   miestascities                 miestaitown                 miestelistowns                miesteliaivillage               kaimasvillages              kaimaito live               gyventilife                   gyvenimassettlement         gyvenvietÄsettlements        gyvenvietÄs pradÄkime, letâs get started Long ago we learned how to use the genitive case or kilmininkas in order to express where weâre from.  Iâm from Vilnius, aÅ iÅ Vilniaus, sheâs from KlaipÄda, ji yra iÅ KlaipÄdos.  Now we know how to use the genitive plural.  The fourth largest city in Lithuania is Åiauliai.  Åiauliai, like many cities in Lithuania has a plural name.  Here are some examplesâ ÅiauliaiTrakaiDruskininkaiMaÅeikiaiKÄdainiaiBirÅaiRaseiniaiAnykÅÄiaiPrienaiZarasaiMolÄtaiÅvenÄionÄliaiÅakiaiÅalÄininkai iÅ kur, translates as âfrom where.â where are you from?        iÅ kur jÅs esate?where are you from?        iÅ kur tu esi?where is he from?            iÅ kur jis yra?where is she from?           iÅ kur ji yra?where are you all from?    iÅ kur jÅs esate?where are they from?       iÅ kur jie yra?where are they from?       iÅ kur jos yra? Now letâs go over some examples of people saying, Iâm from Åiauliai, Iâm from Druskininkai, or theyâre from Trakai, etcetera. Where are you from?                         iÅ kur tu esi?Iâm from Åiauliai                                aÅ iÅ ÅiauliÅWhere are you from?                         iÅ kur tu esi?Iâm from Trakai                                 aÅ iÅ TrakÅWhere are you from?                         aÅ kur jÅs esate?Iâm from Druskininkai                       aÅ iÅ DruskininkÅWhere are you from?                        iÅ kur jÅs esate?Iâm from MaÅeikiai                           aÅ iÅ MaÅeikiÅWhere is he from?                             iÅ kur jis yra?Heâs from KÄdainiai                          jis yra iÅ KÄdainiÅWhere is she from?                           iÅ kur ji yra?Sheâs from BirÅai                              ji yra iÅ BirÅÅWhere are you all from?                    iÅ kur jÅs esate?Sorry, where are we from?                atleiskite, iÅ kur mes esame?Yes, where are you all from, please?  taip, iÅ kur jÅs esate, praÅom?Oh, weâre from Raseiniai                  o, mes esame iÅ RaseiniÅWhere are they from?                       iÅ kur jie yra?Theyâre from AnykÅÄiai                    jie yra iÅ AnykÅÄiÅWhere are they from?                       iÅ kur jos yra?Theyâre from Prienai                        jie yra iÅ PrienÅWhere are you from?                       iÅ kur jÅs esate?Iâm from Zarasai                             aÅ iÅ ZarasÅWhere are you from?                       iÅ kur jÅs esate?Iâm from MolÄtai                             aÅ iÅ MolÄtÅWhere are you from?                       iÅ kur jÅs esate?Iâm from ÅvenÄionÄliai                     aÅ iÅ ÅvenÄionÄliÅWhere are you from?                       iÅ kur jÅs esate?Iâm from Åakiai                               aÅ iÅ ÅakiÅWhere are you from?                       iÅ kur jÅs esate?Iâm from ÅalÄininkai                         aÅ iÅ ÅalÄininkÅ Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Nuostabu!  Wonderful! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! List of Cities in Lithuaniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_lithuania http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in a new month!  August was named in honor of Augustus Caesar in the year eight before the common era (8 BCE).  In Lithuanian this month is rugpjÅtis, named after the word for rye, rugiai and pjauti, to cut.  Itâs rye cutting month. Hereâs some food for thought.  I remind people not to refer to Lithuania as a former part of the Soviet Union.  Calling Lithuania a nation that was once part of the Soviet Union or as the former Soviet Republic Lithuania sounds like Lithuania and Russia went through an amical divorce.  Itâs like saying to a Frenchman or Dutchman, hey, arenât you guys formerly part of the Nazi Empire?  Nah, donât do it, it wonât make you any new friends. pradÄkime, letâs get started In past episodes we practiced a lot of possession using the genitive case or kilmininkas such as the wifeâs name, Åmonos vardas, or EglÄâs husband, EglÄs vyras. Today weâll tackle the genitive in the plural such as the womenâs restroom, or the restroom of many women, the countriesâ history, as in the history of many countries, the car factory, or the factory which has many cars. Youâll be happy to know itâs easily learned with little study.  On this episode weâll focus on feminine nouns. feminine nouns end like thisâ -a changes to âÅ-Ä changes to âiÅ-is changes to âÅ-uo changes to âerÅand-Ä (as in duktÄ) changes to -erÅ The most important thing to remember here is that the plural genitive always ends in -Å vocabulary - Åodynas factory                    gamyklaproduction               gamybacompany                 kompanijahive                        avilyswax                        vaÅkasswarm                    spieÄiusequipment               Ärangaworkshop               dirbtuvÄassociation              asociacijaportrait                   portretaschildren                  vaikaicatalog                    katalogas Keep in mind that Å nosinÄ and Å ilgoji sound the same; they both have the long -oo sound.  For plural genitive we use Å nosinÄ to be grammatically correct. So, letâs go over some examples.  Donât worry about learning every word.  We just want you to learn the genitive plural ending. the car                            maÅinathe cars                           maÅinosthe car factory                 maÅinÅ gamyklathe car production            maÅinÅ gamybathe car company              maÅinÅ kompanija a sculpture                      skulptÅrasculptures                       skulptÅrosthe sculpture museum      skulptÅrÅ muziejussculpture park                 skulptÅrÅ parkas a bee                              bitÄthe bees                          bitÄsthe beeâs hive or beehive  biÄiÅ avilysbeeâs wax                        biÄiÅ vaÅkasbeeâs swarm                    biÄiÅ spieÄius the store                         parduotuvÄthe stores                        parduotuvÄsthe storesâ location           parduotuviÅ vietathe storesâ catalog            parduotuviÅ katalogas woman                           moteriswomen                           moteryswomenâs basketball         moterÅ krepÅiniswomenâs health               moterÅ sveikatawomenâs restroom           moterÅ tualetas a country                        Åalisthe countries                   Åalysthe countriesâ history       ÅaliÅ istorijathe countriesâ culture       ÅaliÅ kultÅrathe countriesâ territory     ÅaliÅ teritorija a rowboat                       valtisboats                              valtysthe boatsâ equipment        valÄiÅ Ärangathe boatsâ workshop        valÄiÅ dirbtuvÄthe boatsâ color               valÄiÅ spalva a daughter                      duktÄdaughters                       dukterysthe daughtersâ family      dukterÅ Åeimathe daughtersâ portrait     dukterÅ portretas sister                              sesuosisters                             seserysthe sistersâ children          seserÅ vaikaithe sistersâ portrait           seserÅ portretas Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Nuostabu!  Wonderful! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Before we get on with todayâs episode itâs time again for AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus! AgnÄ says the idea today is to repeat a sentence that has many similar hard to pronounce sounds as quickly as you can.  In English these are called tongue-twisters. Thanks for sending us this contribution Agne!  It means a lot to us that youâre helping us out.  Take it away, Agne! How quickly could you say that? Geri vyrai geroj girioj gerÄ girÄ gÄrÄ gerdami gyrÄThe good men in a big good forest were drinking delicious kvass (Lithuanian national drink) Geri vyrai geroj girioj gerÄ girÄ gÄrÄ gerdami gyrÄ Itâs easy, isnât it?  But, what about that? ÅeÅios ÅÄsys su ÅeÅiais ÅÄsyÄiaisSix (female) geese with six goslings Donât worry if you donât succeed the first time because most Lithuanians will say it like thatâ Itâs okay, you need just some more practice and soon you will be able to say it like this: ÅeÅios ÅÄsys su ÅeÅiais ÅÄsyÄiais Good luck! PraÅom, Mylimoji!  Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Ramintaâs husband, Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of July which in Lithuanian is Liepa. An old Lithuanian tradition says if you light anything with a candle, a sailor dies.   Why?  Long ago in winter months sailors didnât have much of an income and some sold matches to make ends meet.  So, if you light something with a candle, youâre cheating a poor sailor out of his paycheck. Have you ever heard of this, Dear? pradÄkime, letâs get started In past episodes we practiced a lot of possession using the genitive case or kilmininkas such as the manâs name, vyro vardas or the dogâs water, Åuns vanduo. Today weâll tackle the genitive in the plural such as the childrenâs dog, or a dog which belongs to many children, a childrenâs doctor, or a doctor who treats many children, a childrenâs book, the menâs restroom, the womenâs team, womenâs health. Youâll be happy to know itâs easily learned with little study.  On this episode weâll focus on masculine nouns, feminine nouns on a later episode.Masculine nouns end like thisâ -as changes to âÅ-is changes to âiÅ-ys changes to âiÅ-us changes to âÅ-ius changes to âiÅand -uo changes to âenÅ The most important thing to remember here is that the plural genitive always ends in -ÅBefore we get started, hereâs some new vocabulary.  praÅom pakartotiâ vocabulary â Åodynaswhen doing Åodynas â once slow, once normal speed(here Raminta accidently reads episode notes not meant for the audience) basketball                   krepÅinisbasketball                   krepÅinishealth                         sveikatahealth                         sveikatamusic                         muzikathe music                   muzikatradition                     tradicijatradition                     tradicijaa male doctor             gydytojasthe male doctor          gydytojasa culture                    kultÅrathe culture                 kultÅrahospital                     ligoninÄhospital                     ligoninÄa territory                  teritorijathe territory               teritorijaa history                   istorijathe history                istorijaa system                   sistemaa system                   sistemapie                           pyragasa pie                         pyragasjuice                        sultysjuice                        sultysgroup                       grupÄgroup                       grupÄa school                   mokyklaschool                      mokykladirector                    direktoriusdirector                    direktoriusassociation                asociacijaassociation                asociacijaexhibition                  parodaexhibition                  parodafood                         maistasfood                         maistasbooth                        kasabooth                        kasasanctuary                  ÅventovÄsanctuary                  ÅventovÄthe flu                       gripasthe flu                       gripas Keep in mind that Å nosinÄ and Å ilgoji sound the same; they both have the long -oo sound.  For plural genitive we use Å nosinÄ to be grammatically correct. So, letâs go over some examples.  Donât worry about learning every word.  We just want you to learn the genitive plural. man                             vyrasmen                             vyraia menâs restroom          vyrÅ tualetasmenâs basketball           vyrÅ krepÅinismenâs health                 vyrÅ sveikata a child                          vaikaschildren                        vaikaithe childrenâs dog          vaikÅ Åuoa childrenâs doctor         vaikÅ gydytojasa childrenâs book           vaikÅ knygaa childrenâs hospital       vaikÅ ligoninÄ an American male          amerikietisthe American males        amerikieÄiaithe Americanâs auto       amerikieÄiÅ automobilisthe Americanâs music     amerikieÄiÅ muzikathe Americanâs history   amerikieÄiÅ istorija a Lithuanian male           lietuvisthe Lithuanians              lietuviaiLithuanianâs history        lietuviÅ istorijaLithuanianâs culture        lietuviÅ kultÅraLithuanian tradition        lietuviÅ tradicija train                             traukinystrains                            traukiniaitrainsâ station or the train station             traukiniÅ stotistrain system                  traukiniÅ sistema So, we think you get the idea.  Here are some more examples. an apple                       obuolysapples                          obuoliaiapple pie                      obuoliÅ pyragasapple juice                   obuoliÅ sultys an actor                       aktoriusactors                          aktoriaithe actorsâ group          aktoriÅ grupÄthe actorsâ school         aktoriÅ mokykla a museum                        muziejusmuseums                         muziejaithe museumsâ director      muziejÅ direktoriusthe museumsâ association  muziejÅ asociacija a stone                         akmuothe stones                     akmenysthe stonesâ location       akmenÅ vietathe stonesâ color           akmenÅ spalva the dog                        Åuothe dogs                       Åunysthe dog exhibition         ÅunÅ parodathe dog park                ÅunÅ aikÅtelÄ automobile                   automobilisautomobiles                 automobiliaithe car club                  automobilÅ klubasthe car museum            automobilÅ muziejus the ticket                      bilietastickets                          bilietaiticket booth                  bilietÅ kasaticket collector              bilietÅ kontrolieriusticket price                   bilietÅ kaina bus                              autobusasbuses                           autobusaithe bus station              autobusÅ stotis a bird                           paukÅtisbirds                            paukÅÄiaibird sanctuary               paukÅÄiÅ ÅventovÄbird flu                         paukÅÄiÅ gripas Åaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Nuostabu!  Wonderful! Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net  http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Hey, hey, hey!  This is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud!  Weâve got some great stuff for you today including an awesome installment of AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus.  But before we get to itâ I forgot to mention on the last episode that we now have free pdf files for every episode of Lithuanian Out Loud on our blogpage.  A pdf file is simply a downloadable print version of our programs.  You can go to the page and download them or get them automatically using iTunes.  If you donât have iTunes on your computer you should get it, itâs completely free. One our listeners is Jim from Delaware.  Jim has created a chat room using Skype and itâs called "Learning to speak Lithuanian for English speakers.â  From what I understand this is a tool that beginner, intermediate and advanced speakers can use to practice Lithuanian.  Jim is inviting native speakers to join the chat room if they like.  Weâll post the web address of Jimâs chat room on the Lithuanian Out Loud blogpage.  Good luck with your project, Jim! Today we have something special for our listeners.  Along with this episode Iâll include a downloadable electronic book that Andrius Repsys of Åiauliai, Lithuania is offering to everyone for free.  This is an awesome professional looking book that you can download to your computer, open and view.  Itâs got tons of interesting facts about Lithuania including pictures, graphics and text.  You have to download it and look at it, you wonât regret taking the time.  Andrius Repsys is an artist from www.qhoto.net and not only has he done a fantastic job with his book, he was kind enough to give Lithuanian Out Loud some free advertising by placing our name on each page of his book.  Labai aÄiÅ, Andriau!  That was a kind gesture. Finally, we have some listeners who are traveling in Lithuania and some who live there.  Weâd like to invite all of you to post your experiences on the Lithuanian Out Loud blogpage.  Have you had any interesting experiences?  Good or bad, doesnât matter.  Have you learned any interesting words or phrases?  How are your travels?  As expected?  Better?  Worse?  Just post your comments on the blogpage.  Our community would love to read them. Alright, now hereâs AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus with an unbelieveable contribution!  Take it away Agne! Hello, I am AgnÄ.  Even if you donât know Lithuanian well, this song could be just the right thing for you to start singing Lithuanian.  Because this song has two voices and one of them is really, really, really simple.  It would be like thisâ Tumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasa Actually, this tumbararasa doesnât mean anything.  Itâs just made to keep the rhythm.  Letâs repeat once moreâ Tumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasa Now, you will continue like this and I will add another voice, okay, so you are continuing this fragment of tumbararasa and let Lithuanians do the rest.  Just totally relax, okay?  Letâs start! Tumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasa (etcetera) Äjo senis lauko arti, pasiÄmÄs pypkÄ karÄiÄ     An old man was going to sow a field, taking a bitter tobacco-pipeÄjo senis lauko arti, pasiÄmÄs pypkÄ karÄiÄ     An old man was going to sow a field, taking a bitter tobacco-pipe and after this we need to learn the second part of this song which would be like thisâ Oi lylia oi lylia, oi lylia oi lyliaOi lylia oi lylia, dainuok linksmai Oi lylia oi lylia, oi lylia oi lyliaOi lylia oi lylia, dainuok linksmai Ready to repeat?  Okay, letâs startâone, two, threeâ Oi lylia oi lylia, oi lylia oi lyliaOi lylia oi lylia, dainuok linksmai Oi lylia oi lylia, oi lylia oi lyliaOi lylia oi lylia, dainuok linksmai Oi lylia also means nothing, no meaning, but dainuok linksmai, dainuoti â to sing and linksmai â cheerfully, joyfully.  So, dainuok linksmai would be, sing cheerfully. So, now letâs put together all the song.  Just mixing first part, second part, first part, second part and see what happens.  Ready!  Letâs go! Tumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasaTumba tumbararasa (etcetera) Äjo senis lauko arti, pasiÄmÄs pypkÄ karÄiÄ     An old man was going to sow a field, taking a bitter tobacco-pipeÄjo senis lauko arti, pasiÄmÄs pypkÄ karÄiÄ     An old man was going to sow a field, taking a bitter tobacco-pipe Oi lylia oi lylia, oi lylia oi lyliaOi lylia oi lylia, dainuok linksmai Oi lylia oi lylia, oi lylia oi lyliaOi lylia oi lylia, dainuok linksmai Äjo boba tuo keleliu, rado pypkÄ ant kelmelio     An old woman was going the same way and found a pipe on a stump (diminutive form)Äjo boba tuo keleliu, rado pypkÄ ant kelmelio     An old woman was going the same way and found a pipe on a stump (diminutive form) Oi lylia oi lylia, oi lylia oi lyliaOi lylia oi lylia, dainuok linksmai Oi lylia oi lylia, oi lylia oi lyliaOi lylia oi lylia, dainuok linksmai Oi tu boba nekvailioki, man pypkutÄ atiduoki     Oh, you, old woman, don't tomfool, give me back my tobacco-pipe (diminutive form)Oi tu boba nekvailioki, man pypkutÄ atiduoki     Oh, you, old woman, don't tomfool, give me back my tobacco-pipe (diminutive form) Oi lylia oi lylia, oi lylia oi lyliaOi lylia oi lylia, dainuok linksmai Oi lylia oi lylia, oi lylia oi lyliaOi lylia oi lylia, dainuok linksmai That was super Agne!  What an awesome performance!  Thank you for taking the time to record this, transcribe it for us, send it to us and allow us to share it with the world.  Your contribution is priceless!  AÄiÅ milijonÄ kartÅ.  Thanks a million times. --- Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in the month of July which in Lithuanian is liepa. Okay, I think we all agree that Lithuania is not one of the largest nations in the world.  But, the next time youâre tempted to say Lithuania is a small country, think about this.  Lithuania is larger than Denmark.  Itâs bigger than Taiwan, Netherlands, and Belgium.  So, whenever I hear anyone mention Lithuania is small, I just tell them itâs not that small.  Itâs bigger than Switzerland. Today weâll learn a new declensionâ PradÄkime, letâs get started! Oh!  Good idea, we should get started first! Today weâll learn a new declension.  Itâs called the vocative or Åauksmininkas.  Åaukti is the verb, to shout.  Åauksmininkas is the declension we use when weâre shouting at someone, when weâre speaking to someone, when weâre addressing someone or when we just want to get their attention. Åauksmininkas is not difficult.  The declensions are simple, except for words that end in âas.  So, weâll start with the words that end in âas and the rest will be easy. Romas!                                            Romai!Dominykas!                                      Dominykai!Mindaugas, come here!                      Mindaugai, ateik Äia!Vladas, stay healthy!                          Vladai, bÅk sveikas! Vladas, Vladas, I like this word Vladas.  Pretty name!  But, I donât think itâs Lithuanian.  Vladas - Vladimir, it seems â Russian. If a personâs first or last name ends in âas, then âas changes to âai. Jonas, look there!                              Jonai, ÅiÅrÄkite ten!Vytautas, stop buzzing!                      Vytautai, nustok zysti!  (stop bothering)Good morning Algirdas!                     Labas rytas Algirdai!Good evening ÄÅuolas!                      Labas vakaras ÄÅuolai! If a noun, which is not somebodyâs name ends in âas, it changes to âe.  For example, the word for sir or mister is ponas.  mister                                               ponassir                                                     ponas Letâs get his attention. mister!                                              pone!thank you, sir!                                   aÄiÅ, pone! The word for father is tÄvas. father                                                tÄvasHappy birthday, Father!                      Su gimimo diena, TÄve!Sweet dreams, Father!                        SaldÅiÅ sapnÅ, TÄve!Father!  I love you!  TÄve!                  AÅ tave myliu! Technically, you could talk to a mountain if you like. Good morning, Mountain! Labas rytas, Kalne! Previously we went over professions such as padÄjÄjas - assistant or gydytojas â doctor.  If a noun ends with a suffix such as âtojas or âÄjas then this suffix changes to âtojau and âÄjau. Doctor, I feel bad                              Gydytojau, aÅ jauÄiuosi blogaiDoctor, look here                              Gydytojau, ÅiÅrÄkite ÄiaDriver, where is the restaurant?           Vairuotojau, kur restoranas?Driver, are you from Vilnius?              Vairuotojau, ar jÅs esate iÅ Vilniaus? If a word ends in a diminutive such as âukas or âiukas as in the diminutive names Justukas or Petriukas, just drop the âas. Justukas!                                           Justuk!Petriukas!                                          Petriuk! So, there are the words that end in âas.  Big job!  All the rest are simple. Here are the rest of the masculine wordsâ If a word ends in âis the suffix changes to -i!If a word ends in âys the suffix changes to -y!If a word ends in âus the suffix changes to -au!If a word ends in âuo the suffix changes to -enie! Jurgis!                                              Jurgi!Karolis!                                            Karoli!Åaltys!                                              Åalty!Andrius!                                            Andriau!Antonijus!                                         Antonijau! There arenât many words that end in âuo but here are threeâ Person! âas in asmuo                         Asmenie!Stone! âas in akmuo                          Akmenie!Dog! âas in Åuo                                 Åunie! The feminine nouns are extremely easy. If a word ends in âa the suffix changes to -a!If a word ends in âÄ the suffix changes to -e!If a word ends in âis the suffix changes to -ie!If a word ends in âuo the suffix changes to -erie!Sesuo is the only feminine word which ends in -uo Mrs. MalinauskienÄ!                          Ponia Malinauskiene!Good morning, madame                     Labas rytas, poniaRaminta, Iâm hungry                          Raminta, aÅ alkanasAgnÄ, thanks for the help                    Agne, aÄiÅ uÅ pagalbÄDovilÄ, Iâm cold                                 Dovile, man Åalta ÅÄsis is the word for goose.  Antis is the word for a duck.  Weâll use these two words here since theyâre unusual.  They end in the letter âsâ but they are feminine words. Go away goose!                                 Eik Åalin ÅÄsie!Duck!  Eat a little bread!                     Antie! Valgyk truputÄ duonos!Sister, does he speak Lithuanian?         Seserie, ar jis kalba lietuviÅkai?Sister, where is Karolis?                      Seserie kur yra Karolis? Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! 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Exam 26DvideÅimt ÅeÅtas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! first                                                      pirmassecond                                                  antrasthird                                                     treÄiasfourth                                                   ketvirtasfifth                                                      penktassixth                                                     ÅeÅtasseventh                                                 septintaseighth                                                   aÅtuntasninth                                                     devintastenth                                                     deÅimtasMonday                                                pirmadienis slang for Monday â the hard day             sunki dienaTuesday                                                antradienisWednesday                                            treÄiadienisThursday                                               ketvirtadienisFriday                                                    penktadienisSaturday                                                ÅeÅtadienisSunday                                                  sekmadienisto not speak                                            nekalbÄtiI donât speak                                          aÅ nekalbuyou donât speak (familiar)                        tu nekalbihe doesnât speak                                     jis nekalbashe does not speak                                  ji nekalbawe donât speak                                       mes nekalbameyou donât speak                                     jÅs nekalbateall of you donât speak                             jÅs nekalbatethey donât speak (mm/mf)                      jie nekalbathey donât speak (ff)                              jos nekalbaGood luck!                                            sÄkmÄs!I donât speak English                              aÅ nekalbu angliÅkaiI donât speak Chinese                             aÅ nekalbu kiniÅkaiI donât speak Indonesian                         aÅ nekalbu indoneziÅkaiI speak Spanish                                      aÅ kalbu ispaniÅkaiI speak Spanish well                               aÅ gerai kalbu ispaniÅkaiwhat does she speak?                             kaip ji kalba?she speaks Italian                                   ji kalba italiÅkaiI donât speak Italian very well                 aÅ kalbu italiÅkai nelabai geraishe speaks Swahili                                 ji kalba svahiliÅkaishe doesnât speak Swahili                       ji nekalba svahiliÅkaiwe speak Croatian                                 mes kalbame kroatiÅkaiwe speak Croatian well                          mes gerai kalbame kroatiÅkaiwe donât speak Croatian                        mes nekalbame kroatiÅkaidoes he speak Malaysian?                       ar jis kalba malaiziÅkai?what do we speak?                                 kaip mes kalbame?we speak Portuguese                              mes kalbam portugaliÅkaiwe speak Portuguese well                       mes gerai kalbame portugaliÅkaiwe donât speak Portuguese                     mes nekalbam portugaliÅkaipardon me                                             atleiskiteexcuse me                                             atleiskitIâm sorry                                               atsipraÅaudo you speak Arabic?                              ar jÅs kalbate arabiÅkai?Iâm sorry, I donât speak Arabic very well  atleiskite, aÅ kalbu arabiÅkai nelabai geraido you speak Turkish?                           ar jÅs kalbat turkiÅkai?what do you all of you speak?                 kaip jÅs kalbate?do all of you speak Lithuanian?               ar jÅs kalbat lietuviÅkai?excuse me, I speak very little Lithuanian  atleiskite, aÅ labai maÅai kalbu lietuviÅkaido you all speak English?                        ar jÅs kalbat angliÅkai?do you speak Indonesian?                       ar jÅs kalbate indoneziÅkai?pardon me, no, I donât speak Indonesian  atleiskite, ne, aÅ nekalbu indoneziÅkaithey speak Spanish                                 jie kalba ispaniÅkaithey donât speak Spanish                        jie nekalba ispaniÅkaithey speak Chinese                                 jos kalba kiniÅkaithey donât speak Chinese                        jos nekalba kiniÅkaiexcuse me, I donât speak French             atleiskite, aÅ nekalbu prancÅziÅkaiexcuse me, I donât speak Russian            atleiskite, aÅ nekalbu rusiÅkaiexcuse me, I donât speak Polish               atleiskite, aÅ nekalbu lenkiÅkaiexcuse me, I donât speak English             atleiskite, aÅ nekalbu angliÅkaido they speak French?                           ar jie kalba prancÅziÅkai?do they speak English?                           ar jos kalba angliÅkai?yes, they speak English                          taip, jos kalba angliÅkaido they speak Malaysian?                       ar jos kalba malaiziÅkai?they speak Indonesian                            jos kalba indoneziÅkaibut they donât speak French                   bet jos nekalba prancÅziÅkai

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Hi there!  This is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud!  Well, a lot has been happening since our last show.  Before todayâs episode I want to get you caught up with the latest news.  At least four news portals picked up a news article on Lithuanian Out Loud and we have many new listeners to our podcast.  Also, it looks like some magazines might be doing some stories as well.  Super!  Welcome to all our new listeners! If youâd like to see the internet articles on Lithuanian Out Loud you can see the links on this episodeâs notes on our blogpage.  A big thanks to DeimantÄ DoksaitÄ for interviewing Raminta and me and for writing the story.  Labai aÄiÅ, Deimante! (internet stories on Lithuanian Out Loud) Lietuviams.comhttp://www.lietuviams.com/index.php?user_sub_id=44&itemID=5290 Alfa.lthttp://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/c79617 Delfihttp://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/emigrants/article.php?id=17653118 Anglija.lthttp://www.anglija.lt/straipsniai/naujienos/lietuviai_pasaulyje/nesu_sutikes_lietuvio_kuris_man_butu_nepatikes.html Remember the plug Bayram of Turkey gave us recently?  Well, he just sent me an email.  He was in Vilnius today in a coffee shop working on his computer and he heard a familiar voice.  He went up to the woman and asked her some questions and then gave her a big hug.  Raminta was really surprised someone had recognized her voice while she was chatting with a friend in a Vilnius coffee shop.  What a coincidence!  Thanks for the email Bayram! Today we have a special guest on the show.  Someone who might be contributing something to Lithuanian Out Loud on a regular basis for a long time to come â I hope.  So, here is AgnÄ from Vilnius or AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus and her first contribution to the show. "Äiau braÅke, susitiksim kompote" AgnÄ says this phrase is used by a lot by children in Lithuania to say goodbye.  The literal translation isnât really important, itâs better to learn this as a whole phrase, but for those of you who are curious it means, "goodbye, strawberry, see you in kompotas."  Kompotas is a Lithuanian stewed fruit drink â very yummy. Here is it again, slowlyâ Äiau braÅke, susitiksim kompote Äiau braÅke, susitiksim kompote Äiau braÅke, susitiksim kompote Äiau braÅke, susitiksim kompote Again, AgnÄ says children use this a lot but adults use it as a joke or in order to sound funny.  Try it on your Lithuanian friends. AgnÄ has a few hundred ideas on future contributions to the show and we love having her enthusiasm in our community.  Thanks a million, Agne and welcome to the program!  Itâs super having you here with us. Okay, enough notes, letâs get on with todayâs episode, enjoy! --- Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today weâre in a new month!  July was named for Julius Caesar or Julijus Cezaris who was born in this month.  In Lithuanian this month is liepa, the linden tree, which flowers during this month.  The flowers scent the air, are used to make herbal teas and attract honeybees.  Pretty tree! According to Wikipedia, AustÄja is the ancient Lithuanian household goddess of bees. AustÄja is a goddess of fertility, brides, and growing families. AustÄja is the wife of Bubilas. Bubilas is the household god of bees.  People may have sacrificed honey to Bubilas.  They believed that doing so would make bees swarm better. pradÄkime, letâs get started Today letâs talk about work.  Hereâs a Lithuanian proverb: Kas skaito ir raÅo, tas duonos nepraÅo.  He who learns to read and write will not beg for bread. Most of the time a personâs job has the suffix âtojas or âtoja, âÄjas or âÄja, and âininkas or âininkÄ. Here weâll list some infinitive verbs and then weâll list the job title that follows it. to work                      dirbtia male worker             darbininkasa female worker          darbininkÄto farm                       Åkininkautia male farmer             Åkininkasa female farmer          ÅkininkÄto sing                        dainuotia male singer               dainininkasa female singer            dainininkÄto cure                       gydytia male doctor              gydytojasa female doctor           gydytojato drive                       vairuotia male driver               vairuotojasa female driver            vairuotojato write                       raÅytia male writer               raÅytojasa female writer            raÅytojato help                        padÄtia male assistant            padÄjÄjasa female assistant         padÄjÄjato give or to serve        paduotia male waiter               padavÄjasa female waiter             padavÄjato sell                          parduotia salesman                   pardavÄjasa saleswoman               pardavÄja The last three professions we purposely put together because they look and sound so similar.  Itâs  worth the effort to memorize these. padÄjÄjaspadavÄjaspardavÄjas padÄjÄjapadavÄjapardavÄja Now some job titles that donât follow these rulesâ to lead                              vadovautia male manager                 vadovasa female manager              vadovÄto be a lawyer or barrister   advokatautia male lawyer or barrister   advokatasa female lawyer/attorney     advokatÄto control                           kontroliuotia male controller                 kontrolieriusa female controller              kontrolierÄto direct                             direktoriautia male director                   direktoriusa female director                direktorÄ Now, just before we finish, letâs combine some of these.  To do this we have to use kilmininkas. a lawyerâs female assistant    advokato padÄjÄjaan attorneyâs male assistant   advokato padÄjÄjasa directorâs female assistant   direktoriaus padÄjÄjaa directorâs male assistant      direktoriaus padÄjÄjas Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! Alright!  Thatâs it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.To leave us comments call our voicemail number thatâs in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud â thatâs one word, and leave us a message there.If youâd like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com.  If youâd like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  Itâs completely free.  But, if you donât want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends.Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music.Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, weâll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.Iâm Jack and Iâve never met a Lithuanian I didnât like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! 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Exam 25.  DvideÅimt penktas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  Weâll say the word or phrase in English - you say it in Lithuanian â Out Loud!  Itâs too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  PasiruoÅti, dÄmesio, marÅ! to speak                                            kalbÄtiI speak                                              aÅ kalbuyou speak (familiar)                            tu kalbihe speaks                                           jis kalba she speaks                                          ji kalbawe speak                                            mes kalbameyou speak                                           jÅs kalbateyou all speak                                       jÅs kalbatall of you speak                                   jÅs kalbatethey speak (all males / male/fem group) jie kalbathey speak (all females)                        jos kalbaLithuanian                                           lietuviÅkaiEnglish                                                angliÅkaiSpanish                                               ispaniÅkaiMalaysian                                            malaiziÅkaiFrench                                                 prancÅziÅkaiChinese                                               kiniÅkaiRussian                                               rusiÅkaiGerman                                               vokiÅkaiPolish                                                  lenkiÅkaiJapanese                                              japoniÅkaiDutch                                                  olandiÅkaiItalian                                                  italiÅkaiLatvian                                                latviÅkaiSwahili                                                 svahiliÅkaiCroatian                                               kroatiÅkaiPortuguese                                           portugaliÅkaiArabic                                                  arabiÅkaiTurkish                                                turkiÅkaiIndonesian                                            indoneziÅkaiI speak Lithuanian                                 aÅ kalbu lietuviÅkairepeat please                                         praÅom pakartotiI speak English                                      aÅ kalbu angliÅkaiI speak Chinese                                     aÅ kalbu kiniÅkaiI speak Malaysian                                  aÅ kalbu malaiziÅkaiI speak English and Lithuanian                aÅ kalbu angliÅkai ir lietuviÅkaiI speak Spanish and Lithuanian               aÅ kalbu ispaniÅkai ir lietuviÅkaiI speak French and Russian                    aÅ kalbu prancÅziÅkai ir rusiÅkaiI speak Indonesian                                 aÅ kalbu indoneziÅkaido you speak German?                           ar tu kalbi vokiÅkai?do you speak Polish?                              ar tu kalbi lenkiÅkai?do you speak Chinese?                           ar tu kalbi kiniÅkai?does he speak Japanese?                         ar jis kalba japoniÅkai?does he speak Dutch?                             ar jis kalba olandiÅkai?does he speak Indonesian?                      ar jis kalba indoneziÅkai?does she speak Malaysian?                     ar ji kalba malaiziÅkai?come here!                                            ateik Äia!Iâm gonna kill you!                                 aÅ tave uÅmuÅiu!

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Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Well, we made it, here we are at episode 100!  Did you ever think it would happen?  We certainly had our doubts.  Itâs been so difficult for us to keep these programs coming that many times during the series we almost stopped.  As a matter of fact, twice, Iâd decided it was too much and I thought we were finished.  Itâs just such a big job, creating episodes on paper, writing them out, typing them up, rewriting them, retyping them, then finding time to record the episodes, tossing out entire recordings that were too poor to air, editing the recordings, cleaning up audio, moving sound bites around so it all makes sense, adding music, loading it up onto the internet with text and photos.  Itâs such a big time consumer. So, wonder why we do it all for free?  Two major reasons, one, we started the series as a tool for me to learn Lithuanian â and I still need to learn it.  The second reason is our community of listeners and all of your comments, plugs, emails, and new listeners joining the community every day.  Weâve had over 120,000 total downloads and we are breaking 1,500 downloads a day.  What can we say?  You guys are super.  You are one of the major reasons why we continue.  Without you, Lithuanian Out Loud wouldnât exist.  We know you depend on us and so we feel a responsibility to keep the episodes coming.  How could we possibly leave you hanging?  Thanks for being there for us. So, Iâd like to thank all of you for listening and for spending time with us.  Above all, I want to thank the most perfect, the most intelligent, the most beautiful, engaging, interesting, the greatest woman Iâve ever met in my life, my wife Raminta.  Thank you honey, you leave me breathless. Now, hereâs another street recording asking passers-by about Lithuania.  My apologies for the way this one was recorded.  When I found out both guys here were from Spanish speaking countries I couldnât help myself and I started to speak Spanish.  Later, I regretted doing that since most of our community probably doesnât speak Spanish.  But, if you listen closely youâll be able to make out these guys know the answers to all three questions.  Where is Lithuania?  What language do they speak there? What is the capital city? Great! Now, on with episode number 100 which Raminta and I recorded a few weeks ago.  This episode covers the verbs gyventi and negyventi and it will be the pattern weâll follow for future verb introductions.  From here on out weâll introduce a new verb, weâll conjugate the verb, do many examples of the verb in sentences and weâll negate this verb with examples.  Then at the end weâll go over the imperative that we introduced in episode 99.  Now, letâs get started on the next 100 episodes and please, if you can, leave us a review on our iTunes page, we still donât have 50 yet!  Enjoy! Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. According to Wikipedia, the Geographical Center of Europe monument is located in Lithuania.  After an estimation of the boundaries of the continent of Europe in 1989 the French National Geographic Institute determined that the Geographic Center of Europe is located 26 kilometers north of its capital city, Vilnius, near the village of PurnuÅkÄs. A monument, composed by the sculptor Gediminas JokÅbonis and consisting of a column of white granite surmounted by a crown of stars, was erected at the location in 2004. This location is the only one listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the geographical center of Europe. 17 km away lies Europos Parkas, Open Air Museum of the Center of Europe, a sculpture park containing the world's largest sculpture made of TV sets, now partially collapsed. pradÄkime, letâs get started Today weâll go over the verb gyventi â to live.  In episodes 0008 through 0013 we went over some uses of gyventi.  Letâs dig into it some more, here are gyventi and negyventi conjugated in the present tense.  praÅom pakartoti, please repeatâ to live                             gyventiI live                               aÅ gyvenu you live (familiar)            tu gyveni he lives                           jis gyvena she lives                          ji gyvena you live (formal)              jÅs gyvenate you all live                      jÅs gyvenate we live                            mes gyvename they live (mm/mf)            jie gyvena they live (females)             jos gyvena to not live                         negyventiI donât live                       aÅ negyvenuyou donât live (familiar)     tu negyvenihe doesnât live                  jis negyvenashe doesnât live                 ji negyvenawe donât live                    mes negyvenameyou donât live (formal)      jÅs negyvenateyou all donât live               jÅs negyvenatethey donât live (mm/mf)    jie negyvenathey donât live (females)    jos negyvena vocabulary                      ÅodynasChicago                          Äikagalife                                 gyvenimasalways                            visadaone time                         vienÄ kartÄold town                         senamiestisthe country                     uÅmiestisa town                            miestelissmall                              maÅas / maÅawhy                               kodÄlopen air                          laukastogether                          kartuanywhere                        bet kuroutskirts                         pakraÅtystherefore, that is why       todÄl So, somebody can say, kodÄl? â you can say, todÄl!Yeah, if you want to be rude. to pass, to spend             praleistialmost all day                 beveik visÄ dienÄcan                                galito be able                       galÄtiin the open air                 laukeGreat Britain                   DidÅioji Britanijaalso                                irgi, taip patif                                   jei/jeigusomewhere, anywhere     kur norsmaybe                            galbÅtor                                  arbaseparate                          atskirastogether                          kartupeace                             ramybÄin peace                          ramybÄjethe world                        pasaulisold                                 senas/senain the old                        senamethe forest                        miÅkasinhabitant                       gyventojas (gyventoja)city                                miestasdiminutive of city            miestelis miestelis, itâs like a small town?  Yes, like PapilÄ. dormitory (dorm)             bendrabutis okay, now letâs use these verbs in some examples examples - pavyzdÅiai infinitiveI can live in Lithuania                      aÅ galiu gyventi LietuvojeI like living in Kaunas                      man patinka gyventi KauneI want to live in KlaipÄda                 aÅ noriu gyventi KlaipÄdojeis there anywhere to live?                 ar yra kur gyventi?why not live better?                         kodÄl negyventi geriau?one can live or not live here             galima gyventi arba negyventi Äiawhy not live your life in Lithuania?   kodÄl negyventi savo gyvenimo Lietuvoje? aÅI live in Chicago               aÅ gyvenu ÄikagojeIâm living in Lithuania       aÅ gyvenu LietuvojeI am living life                  aÅ gyvenu gyvenimÄI am living my life             aÅ gyvenu savo gyvenimÄI donât live in Vilnius         aÅ negyvenu VilniujeIâm not living my life        negyvenu savo gyvenimoIâm not living in Chicago   negyvenu Äikagoje tuI live in Kaunas, do you also live in Kaunas? (tu) aÅ gyvenu Kaune, ar tu taip pat gyveni Kaune?I see that you are living well as always! (tu)         matau kad gyveni, kaip visada gerai!you only live one time (tu)                                 gyveni tik vienÄ kartÄwhere do you live now? (tu)                              kur tu gyveni dabar?where do you live? (tu)                                      kur tu gyveni?you donât live here                                            tu negyveni Äiawhy donât you live in the old town?                    kodÄl negyveni senamiestyje? jiswhere is he living? Vilnius? KlaipÄda?        kur jis gyvena? Vilniuje? KlaipÄdoje?heâs living in Europeâs center â Lithuania   jis gyvena Europos centre â LietuvojeLithuania is Europeâs center                      Lietuva yra Europos centrashe lives outside of town                            jis gyvena uÅmiestyjehe lives in town                                        jis gyvena miestelyjehe lives in the small town                          jis gyvena maÅame miestelyjehe doesnât live well                                  jis negyvena geraihe doesnât live in town                             jis negyvena miestelyjehe doesnât live in the small town               jis negyvena maÅame miestelyje jishe is living her life                                  ji gyvena savo gyvenimÄshe lives in Vilniusâ outskirts therefore her dogcan spend almost all day in the open air                                                             ji gyvena Vilniaus pakraÅtyje todÄl jos Åunys beveik visÄ dienÄ gali praleisti laukesheâs living excellent â so far                   ji gyvena puikiai - kol kasshe lives not far                                      ji gyvena netolishe lives in Great Britain                         ji gyvena DidÅiojoje Britanijojeshe doesnât live bad                                ji negyvena blogaiDaiva doesnât live in Russia                     Daiva negyvena RusijojeRenata doesnât live here                          Renata negyvena Äia jÅs (singular)how are you doing?                                kaip gyvenat?not bad, thanks, and you?                       neblogai gyvenu, aÄiÅ, o kaip jÅs?thanks, Iâm also not bad                          aÄiÅ, aÅ irgi neblogai gyvenuwhere do you live?                                  kur jÅs gyvenate?do you live in Ireland?                             ar jÅs gyvenate Airijoje?if you are living in China - speak Chinese  jei jÅs gyvenate Kinijoje â kalbÄkite kiniÅkaiwhy are you living in Canada?                 kodÄl jÅs gyvenate Kanadoje?you donât live outside                             jÅs negyvenate laukewhy do you not live in Canada?               kodÄl jÅs negyvenate Kanadoje? jÅs (plural)âout with it!â how are you doing?            papasakokit!  kaip jÅs gyvenate?maybe there is somewhere you can live in Kaunas or Vilnius                          galbÅt kur nors galite gyventi Kaune arba Vilniuje why do you all live here, and I nowhere?  kodÄl jÅs Äia gyvenate, o aÅ niekur?do you all live separately?                       ar jÅs gyvenate atskirai?are you all living together?                      ar jÅs gyvenate kartu?you donât all live together                       jÅs negyvenate kartuwhy do you not live together?                 kodÄl negyvenate kartu?why do you not live separately?              kodÄl negyvenat atskirai? mesdo we live only one time?                        gyvenam tik vienÄ kartÄ?âand thatâs how we live                        âtaip ir gyvenamwe live in peace                                      gyvename ramybÄjewe live on earth â we live in the universe  mes gyvename pasaulyjedo you live separately?                            ar jÅs gyvenat atskirai?yes, we live separately                            taip, gyvename atskiraiwe donât live in Kaunas                          mes negyvename Kaunewe donât live together                             mes negyvename kartuwe donât live downtown                         negyvenam miesto centre jie (m/m or m/f group)they live in the old building              &