Lithuanian Out Loud

LL0260 – Apkepas Pudding   note: In the following episode we have two words for sausage. Gintarė told me dešra is the sausage you might slice up for pizza or chop up for a stew. Dešrelė is more like what Americans would call a hotdog. It’s tubular and you can put one in a hotdog bun in order to eat it.   Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.   This episode is part of a series of programs we'll give you focused on food and drink.  This series will be short, fast and to the point.  Enjoy!   pudding                       apkepas   I like pudding man patinka apkepas   I don't like pudding man nepatinka apkepas   I want pudding  noriu apkepo   I don't want pudding nenoriu apkepo   jelly   želė   I like jelly  man patinka želė   I don't like jelly man nepatinka želė   I want jelly  noriu želė   I don't want jelly nenoriu želė   sausage   dešra   I like sausage  man patinka dešra   I do

LL0259 – Jie Atvyko Motociklais They Arrived On Motorcycles   Hi everybody! Jack is back. It’s been so long since I last published an episode, you must have wondered if you were ever going to hear a new one.   2011 was an amazing year and I was so busy I couldn’t even think of putting together any new episodes. In the past I think we did a pretty good job of not telling you where we were. Did you ever figure it out? I don’t think we gave out many clues. We were recording in Longmont, Colorado in the United States. Longmont is a small town about 35 miles north of Denver.   After a 30-year career as an air traffic controller, I finally retired from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An air traffic control company hired me and I was whisked off to Kansas City, Missouri, then Columbia, South Carolina, Chicago, Illinois, Istanbul, Turkey, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and finally Kabul, Afghanistan.   I controlled air traffic in Kabul for only three months before I had to leave. That was a really tough assignmen

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. This episode is part of a series of programs we'll give you focused on food and drink.  This is a big subject so we'll break it down into bite-sized bits.     This series will be short, fast and to the point.  Enjoy!   salt druska   I like salt man patinka druska   I don't like salt man nepatinka druska   I want salt noriu druskos   I don't want salt nenoriu druskos   greens / veggies žalumynai   I like greens man patinka žalumynai   I don't like greens man nepatinka žalumynai   I want greens noriu žalumynų   I don't want greens nenoriu žalumynų   a cherry       vyšnia   cherries vyšnios   I like cherries man patinka vyšnios   I don't like cherries man nepatinka vyšnios   I want cherries noriu vyšnių   I don't want cherries nenoriu vyšnių   a plum     slyva   plums slyvos   I like plums man patinka slyvos   I don't like plums man nepatinka

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today we'll do another episode based on an article from Vikipedija.  How much can you understand without looking at the translation?  We'll read the article for you three times at the beginning of the episode and three times at the ending.  Enjoy!   Senovės Armėnija - senovinis kultūrinis-istorinis regionas ir civilizacija,  egzistavusi Armėnijos kalnyne, teritorijose, kurios šiuo metu apima rytinę Turkiją,  šiaurės Iraką, Armėniją.    Senovės Armėnija - senovinis kultūrinis-istorinis regionas ir civilizacija,  egzistavusi Armėnijos kalnyne, teritorijose, kurios šiuo metu apima rytinę Turkiją,  šiaurės Iraką, Armėniją.    Senovės Armėnija - senovinis kultūrinis-istorinis regionas ir civilizacija,  egzistavusi Armėnijos kalnyne, teritorijose, kurios šiuo metu apima rytinę Turkiją,  šiaurės Iraką, Armėniją.    now, here's a translation   Senovės Armėnija - senovinis kultū

LL0256 – Egzaminas Exam   This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  Ready, set, go!  Pasiruošti, dėmesio, marš!   I would like to order food to go norėčiau užsisakyti maisto išsinešimui   what you would like? ko pageidausite?   do you have a menu? ar jūs turite valgiaraštį?   sure, here you go  žinoma, štai – paimkite   maybe you’d like something to drink?  gal norėtumėte ko nors išgerti?   no, I will just wait for my order ne, tiesiog palauksiu savo užsakymo   okay, when you will be ready to order the food let me know gerai, kai būsite pasiruošus užsakyti maistą leiskite man žinoti   okay, thank you gerai, ačiū   thank you, please sit down ačiū jums, prašom prisėsti   to order užsakyti   food maistas   to carry out išsinešti   to wish, to desire pageidauti   what do you wish? (tu) ko tu pageidauji?   what do you desire? (tu) ko tu pageidauji?   what do you wish? (formal) ko jūs pageidaujate?  

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. This episode is part of a series of programs we'll give you focused on food and drink.  This is a big subject so we'll break it down into bite-sized bits.     This series will be short, fast and to the point.  Enjoy!   breakfast pusryčiai   I like breakfast man patinka pusryčiai   I don't like breakfast  man nepatinka pusryčiai   I want breakfast  noriu pusryčių   I don't want breakfast nenoriu pusryčių   lunch      pietūs   to eat lunch papietauti   I want to eat lunch noriu papietauti   I don't want to eat lunch nenoriu papietauti   dinner      vakarienė   I want dinner noriu vakarienės   I don't want dinner nenoriu vakarienės   a nectarine                   nektarinas   nectarines nektarinai   I like nectarines    man patinka nektarinai   I don't like nectarines man nepatinka nektarinai   I want a nectarine  noriu nektarino   I don't want a n

This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  Ready, set, go!  Pasiruošti, dėmesio, marš!   yes or no taip arba ne   England or Lithuania Anglija arba Lietuva   either us or your friends arba mes arba tavo draugai   a film or a book filmas arba knyga   good or bad geras arba blogas   black or white juodas arba baltas   big or small didelis arba mažas   pretty or ugly gražus arba bjaurus   hot or cold karštas arba šaltas   young or old jaunas arba senas   satiated or hungry sotus arba alkanas   straight or crooked tiesus arba kreivas   is 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 grietinėlė?   is that a pen or a pencil? ar tai rašiklis ar pieštukas?   war or peace karas arba taika   white wine or red wine? balto vyno ar raudono vyno?  

LL0253 – Mylėti To Love   Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.   Radio Vilnius: News and Current Affairs The Lithuanian government is passing laws in order to gradually do away with the conscription system.  By 2013 the government plans to have no conscripts in the Lithuanian army.  There are approximately 2,000 conscripts in the Lithuanian armed forces.   today we’ll go over the Lithuanian verb mylėti – to love   you wouldn’t use mylėti in the same way you’d use “to love” in English   in general, only use mylėti for animate objects   you wouldn’t say, I love my car, I love football, or I love this shirt   sometimes, mylėti is used for inanimate objects, but only in a romantic or poetic way   mylėti is a transitive verb so it requires the accusative case or galininkas   nemylėti requires the genitive case - kilmininkas   here are mylėti and nemylėti conjugated in the present tense   to love mylėti  

LL0252 – Vilius Nėra Vilius Is Not Here   Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.   According to the latest estimates there are about three and a half million people in Lithuania today.  By 2025 the population is expected to decrease to three million three hundred thousand.  By 2050 Lithuania is projected to have only two million seven hundred thousand.  Wow.   Sixty-seven percent of the population lives in cities.  The ethnic groups of Lithuania are broken down like this; 80% Lithuanian, 8% Russian, 8% Polish, 2% Belarussian, 1% Ukranian and 1% “other.”   When I text Raminta on Skype at a friend’s house I’ll occasionally get a message that says, Ramintos nėra.  When you want to say someone or something is not at home, not in the hotel, not in the restaurant, not at work, etectera, you have to use the genitive case or kilmininkas.   here are some examples;   he is at home jis yra namie   she is at home ji yra na

LL0251 – Pyragas Pie Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.   photograph: obuolių pyragas photographer:Len Rizzi (photographer) National Cancer Institute   This episode is part of a series of programs we'll give you focused on food and drink.     oatmeal or porridge              košė   I like oatmeal man patinka košė   I don't like oatmeal man nepatinka košė   I want oatmeal noriu košės   I don't want oatmeal nenoriu košės   a basket                      krepšys arba pintinė   a fruit basket vaisių pintinė   I want a fruit basket  noriu vaisių pintinės   I don't want a fruit basket nenoriu vaisių pintinės   waffles vafliai   I like waffles man patinka vafliai   I don't like waffles man nepatinka vafliai   I want waffles noriu vaflių   I don't want waffles nenoriu vaflių   pie or cake pyragas   I like pie  man patinka pyragas   I don't like pie  man nepatinka pyragas   I want pie n

LL0250 – Valentina Neturi Sesers Valentina Does Not Have A Sister Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.     According to the BBC News article, “Lithuanian Ban on Soviet Symbols,” it is now against the law to display flags, emblems, badges or insignia with the swastika or hammer and sickle.  The laws in Lithuania are more strict than recently passed laws in Estonia and Russia is unhappy with these laws.  According to Russia, the Baltic States were liberated by the Soviets from the Nazis in World War II.  Russia objects to equating the hammer and sickle with the swastika.     Lithuanian ban on Soviet symbols http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7459976.stm   Today let’s pick up with the accusative singular and plural and the genitive singular and plural.  This is mostly a practice episode with some new vocabulary.  We'll leave a space after the English so you can attempt to say it in Lithuanian before it's translated.  Go

LL0249 – Egzaminas Exam This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  Ready, set, go!  Pasiruošti, dėmesio, marš!   a building pastatas   buildings pastatai   castle pilis   tower bokštas   church bažnyčia   farm ūkis   fort fortas   factory fabrikas   city miestas   house namas   home namai   apartment butas   lighthouse švyturys   firestation gaisrinė   coal mine anglių kasykla   statue statula   bridge tiltas   fountain fontanas   village kaimas   university universitetas   townhall rotušė   library biblioteka   museum muziejus   cathedral katedra  

LL0248 – Egzaminas Exam This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  Ready, set, go!  Pasiruošti, dėmesio, marš!   hi, a table for two please sveiki, staliuką dviems prašau   what table would you prefer? kokio staliuko norėtumėte?   we will sit down by the table next to the window mes prisėsime prie stalelio esančio prie lango   excellent, have a seat  puiku, prisėskite    immediatetly I will bring a menu tuoj atnešiu meniu   a table for two, please staliuką dviems, prašau   a table, please staliuką, prašau   we will sit down mes prisėsime   next to (plus the genitive case) prie    existing, being, in esantis   in the center of Telšiai is a lake Telšių centre esantis ežeras    do you like the person in the car? ar patinka žmogus esantis mašinoje?   we’re going to the house outside the city važiuojame į namą esantį užmiestyje   a window langas   next to the window prie lango   a table stalas   next

LL0247 – Egzaminas Exam   This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  Ready, set, go!  Pasiruošti, dėmesio, marš!   let’s toast some nations…   for China!  už Kiniją!   for Kenya! už Keniją!   for Indonesia!  už Indoneziją!   for Nigeria!  už Nigeriją!   for Angola!  už Angolą!   for Portugal!  už Portugaliją!   for Croatia!  už Kroatiją!   for France!  už Prancūziją!   for Mexico!  už Meksiką!   for Spain!  už Ispaniją!   for Egypt! už Egiptą!   for Belgium!  už Belgiją!   for Malaysia!  už Malaiziją!   for Sweden!  už Švediją!   for Germany!  už Vokietiją!   for Japan!  už Japoniją!   for Venezuela!  už Venesuelą!   for Finland! už Suomiją!   for Norway! už Norvegiją!   for New Zealand! už Naująją Zelandiją   for Iraq! už Iraką!   for Denmark! už Daniją!   for Turkey! už Turkiją!   for Romania! už Rumuniją!   for Switzerland! už Šveicariją!

LL0246 – Egzaminas Exam   This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  Ready, set, go!  Pasiruošti, dėmesio, marš!   language kalba   languages kalbos   the Lithuanian language lietuvių kalba   the English language anglų kalba   the Chinese language kinų kalba   the Swahili language suahelių kalba   the Indonesian language indonezų kalba   the Portuguese language portugalų kalba   the Spanish language ispanų kalba   the Croatian language kroatų kalba   the French language prancūzų kalba   the Dutch language olandų kalba   the Malaisian language malajų kalba    the Swedish language švedų kalba   the German language vokiečių kalba   the Japanese language japonų kalba   the Finnish language suomių kalba   the Norwegian language norvegų kalba   the Arabic language arabų kalba   the Turkish language turkų kalba   the Danish language danų kalba   the Romanian language rumunų k

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.   This episode is part of a series of programs we'll give you focused on food and drink.   yogurt                   jogurtas   I like yogurt man patinka jogurtas   I don't like yogurt man nepatinka jogurtas   I want yogurt noriu jogurto   I don't want yogurt nenoriu jogurto   fruit yogurt  vaisinis jogurtas   I like fruit yogurt man patinka vaisinis jogurtas   I don't like fruit yogurt man nepatinka vaisinis jogurtas   I want fruit yogurt noriu vaisinio jogurto   I don't want fruit yogurt nenoriu vaisinio jogurto   a grapefruit           greipfrutas   grapefruit (plural) greipfrutai   I like grapefruit man patinka greipfrutai   I don't like grapefruit man nepatinka greipfrutai   I want a grapefruit  noriu greipfruto   I don't want a grapefruit nenoriu greipfruto   sauce padažas   I like sauce man patinka padažas   I don't like sauce man nepati

This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  It’s too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  Pasiruošti, dėmesio, marš!   On today’s exam, first we’ll give the masculine and then the feminine version.   I’m Chinese aš kinas   I’m Chinese aš kinė   I’m Kenyan aš esu kenietis   I’m Kenyan aš esu kenietė   I’m Indonesian aš esu indonezietis   I’m Indonesian aš esu indonezietė   I’m Nigerian aš nigerietis   I’m Nigerian aš nigerietė   I’m Angolan aš angolietis   I’m Angolan aš angolietė   I’m Portuguese aš portugalas   I’m Portuguese aš portugalė   I’m Croatian aš kroatas   I’m Croatian aš kroatė   I am French aš prancūzas   I am French aš prancūzė   I’m Mexican aš meksikietis   I’m Mexican aš meksikietė   I’m Spanish aš ispanas   I’m Spanish aš ispanė   I’m Belgian aš esu belgas   I’m Belgian esu belgė   I’m Malaysian esu malaizietis   I’m Malaysian esu malaizietė   I am

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.   According to the Wikipedia page Knygnešiai, between 1866 and 1904 Russian authorities instituted a Lithuanian press ban in Lithuania.  The Russians attempted to replace the Lithuanian alphabet with the Russian or cyrillic alphabet.   The Lithuanian people responded with knygnešiai a combination of the word knyga – book and the verb nešti – to carry.   Knygnešiai – were people who smuggled printed materials from Lithuania minor and the United States into Lithuanian speaking areas of Imperial Russia.  The knygnešiai, or singular: knygnešys, became a symbol of the resistance of the Lithuanians against Russification.   When caught, knygnešiai were punished by fines, banishment, and exile, including deportation to Siberia.  Some were shot while crossing the border into Lithuania.   Knygnešiai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knygne%C5%A1iai   In previous episodes we learned how

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. This episode is part of a series of programs we'll give you focused on food and drink.  This is a big subject so we'll break it down into bite-sized bits.  Every episode in this series will go over 10 words in Lithuanian.  This series will be short, fast and to the point.  Enjoy!   bread                         duona   I'd like bread         norėčiau duonos   I don't want bread nenoriu duonos   coffee       kava   I'd like coffee norėčiau kavos   I don't want coffee nenoriu kavos   milk pienas   I'd like milk norėčiau pieno   I don't want milk nenoriu pieno   tea arbata   I'd like tea norėčiau arbatos   I don't want tea nenoriu arbatos   juice       sultys   I'd like juice norėčiau sulčių   I don't want juice nenoriu sulčių   toast skrebutis   I'd like toast norėčiau skrebučio   I don't want toast nenoriu skrebučio   sausage      

Hi there, I’m Gintarė and I’m Jack, and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.   In August of 2010, the chief of the Vilnius Mounted Police was arrested in Belarus after illegal drugs were found in his car.  Chief of Police, Laimonas Bankauskas, claims the drugs were planted by the KGB in order to recruit him as a spy. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has asked leaders in Belarus for a prompt and impartial investigation into the case.     KGB Releases Lithuanian Police Officer http://democraticbelarus.eu/node/9600 today we’ll go over the Lithuanian verb bandyti – to try, to try to do something   bandyti requires the accusative case or galininkas   nebandyti requires the genitive case   here are bandyti and nebandyti conjugated in the present tense   to try  bandyti   I try  aš bandau   you try (tu)  tu bandai   he tries  jis bando   she tries  ji bando   we try  mes bandome   you try (formal)  jūs bandote   you all try