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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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Aug 10, 2008
Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today we’re in the month of August which in Lithuanian is - rugpjūtis.
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 gyvenvietė which in essence means, settlement. Here are some words on this theme…
vocabulary - žodynas
city
miestas
cities
miestai
town
miestelis
towns
miesteliai
village
kaimas
villages
kaimai
to
live
gyventi
life
gyvenimas
settlement
gyvenvietė
settlements
gyvenvietės
pradėkime, let’s get started
Long ago we learned how to use the genitive case or kilmininkas in order to express where we’re from. I’m from Vilnius, aš iš Vilniaus, she’s from Klaipėda, ji yra iš Klaipėdos. Now we know how to use the genitive plural. The fourth largest city in Lithuania is Šiauliai. Šiauliai, like many cities in Lithuania has a plural name. Here are some examples…
Šiauliai
Trakai
Druskininkai
Mažeikiai
Kėdainiai
Biržai
Raseiniai
Anykščiai
Prienai
Zarasai
Molėtai
Švenčionėliai
Šakiai
Šalčininkai
iš kur, translates as “from where.”
where are you
from?
iš kur jūs esate?
where are you
from?
iš kur tu esi?
where is he
from?
iš kur jis yra?
where is she
from?
iš kur ji yra?
where are you all from?
iš kur jūs esate?
where are they from?
iš kur jie yra?
where are they from?
iš kur jos yra?
Now let’s go over some examples of people saying, I’m from Šiauliai, I’m from Druskininkai, or they’re from Trakai, etcetera.
Where are you
from?
iš kur tu esi?
I’m from
Šiauliai
aš iš Šiaulių
Where are you
from?
iš kur tu esi?
I’m from Trakai
aš iš Trakų
Where are you
from?
aš kur jūs esate?
I’m from
Druskininkai
aš iš Druskininkų
Where are you
from?
iš kur jūs esate?
I’m from
Mažeikiai
aš iš Mažeikių
Where is he
from?
iš kur jis yra?
He’s from
Kėdainiai
jis yra iš Kėdainių
Where is she
from?
iš kur ji yra?
She’s from
Biržai
ji yra iš Biržų
Where are you all
from?
iš kur jūs esate?
Sorry, where are we
from?
atleiskite, iš kur mes esame?
Yes, where are you all from, please?
taip, iš kur jūs esate, prašom?
Oh, we’re from
Raseiniai
o, mes esame iš Raseinių
Where are they
from?
iš kur jie yra?
They’re from
Anykščiai
jie yra iš Anykščių
Where are they
from?
iš kur jos yra?
They’re from
Prienai
jie yra iš Prienų
Where are you
from?
iš kur jūs esate?
I’m from
Zarasai
aš iš Zarasų
Where are you
from?
iš kur jūs esate?
I’m from
Molėtai
aš iš Molėtų
Where are you
from?
iš kur jūs esate?
I’m from
Švenčionėliai
aš iš Švenčionėlių
Where are you
from?
iš kur jūs esate?
I’m from
Šakiai
aš iš Šakių
Where are you
from?
iš kur jūs esate?
I’m from
Šalčininkai
aš iš Šalčininkų
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