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Lithuanian Out Loud is a podcast series designed for fans of the Lithuanian language. Come along with native Lithuanian author/lawyer Raminta and her North-American husband, Jack. They'll teach you Lithuanian along with tidbits about the history and culture of Raminta's homeland - Lietuva!
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Jul 12, 2008
Hi there! This is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud! Well, a lot has been happening since our last show. Before today’s 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 you’d like to see the internet articles on Lithuanian Out Loud you can see the links on this episode’s notes on our blogpage. A big thanks to Deimantė Doksaitė for interviewing Raminta and me and for writing the story. Labai ačiū, Deimante!
(internet stories on Lithuanian Out Loud)
Lietuviams.com
http://www.lietuviams.com/index.php?user_sub_id=44&itemID=5290
Alfa.lt
http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/c79617
Delfi
http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/emigrants/article.php?id=17653118
Anglija.lt
http://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 – I hope. So, here is Agnė from Vilnius or Agnė iš Vilniaus and her first contribution to the show.
"čiau braške, susitiksim kompote"
Agnė says this phrase is used by a lot by children in Lithuania to say goodbye. The literal translation isn’t really important, it’s 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 – very yummy.
Here is it again, slowly…
čiau braške, susitiksim kompote
čiau braške, susitiksim kompote
čiau braške, susitiksim kompote
čiau braške, susitiksim kompote
Again, Agnė 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.
Agnė 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! It’s super having you here with us.
Okay, enough notes, let’s get on with today’s episode, enjoy!
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Hi there, I’m Raminta and I’m Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.
Today we’re 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, Austėja is the ancient Lithuanian household goddess of bees. Austėja is a goddess of fertility, brides, and growing families. Austėja 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.
pradėkime, let’s get started
Today let’s talk about work. Here’s a Lithuanian proverb:
Kas skaito ir rašo, tas duonos neprašo. He who learns to read and write will not beg for bread.
Most of the time a person’s job has the suffix –tojas or –toja, –ėjas or –ėja, and –ininkas or –ininkė.
Here we’ll list some infinitive verbs and then we’ll list the job title that follows it.
to
work
dirbti
a male
worker
darbininkas
a female
worker
darbininkė
to
farm
ūkininkauti
a male
farmer
ūkininkas
a female
farmer
ūkininkė
to
sing
dainuoti
a male
singer
dainininkas
a female
singer
dainininkė
to
cure
gydyti
a male
doctor
gydytojas
a female
doctor
gydytoja
to
drive
vairuoti
a male driver
vairuotojas
a female driver
vairuotoja
to
write
rašyti
a male
writer
rašytojas
a female
writer
rašytoja
to
help
padėti
a male
assistant
padėjėjas
a female
assistant
padėjėja
to give or to
serve
paduoti
a male
waiter
padavėjas
a female
waiter
padavėja
to
sell
parduoti
a
salesman
pardavėjas
a
saleswoman
pardavėja
The last three professions we purposely put together because they look and sound so similar. It’s worth the effort to memorize these.
padėjėjas
padavėjas
pardavėjas
padėjėja
padavėja
pardavėja
Now some job titles that don’t follow these rules…
to
lead
vadovauti
a male
manager
vadovas
a female
manager
vadovė
to be a lawyer or barrister
advokatauti
a male lawyer or barrister
advokatas
a female lawyer/attorney
advokatė
to
control
kontroliuoti
a male
controller
kontrolierius
a female
controller
kontrolierė
to
direct
direktoriauti
a male
director
direktorius
a female
director
direktorė
Now, just before we finish, let’s combine some of these. To do this we have to use kilmininkas.
a lawyer’s female assistant
advokato padėjėja
an attorney’s male assistant
advokato padėjėjas
a director’s female assistant
direktoriaus padėjėja
a director’s male assistant
direktoriaus padėjėjas
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