Jun 30, 2008
Hi there, I’m Raminta and I’m Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.
One fascinating location in Vilnius, Lithuania is the Green Bridge or Žaliasis tiltas not far from Pilies gatvė in the old town or senamiestis. There are four old Soviet statues on the bridge, two on the north end, two on the south end. Each statue has a unique theme, peace, youth, agriculture and industry. It’s a great place for a photo.
pradėkime, let’s get started
Today we do unusual plural nouns. Remember masculine nouns have to be matched to masculine numbers and feminine nouns have to be matched to feminine numbers.
sūnus is the Lithuanian word for son and it’s a masculine noun
a son
sūnus
one son
vienas sūnus
two sons
du sūnūs
three sons
trys sūnūs
five
sons
penki sūnūs
eight sons
aštuoni sūnūs
žmogus is the Lithuanian word for person and it’s a masculine noun
a person
žmogus
one person
vienas žmogus
two people
du žmonės
three people
trys žmonės
six people
šeši žmonės
nine people
devyni žmonės
The word for uncle is unusual – dėdė. This word looks feminine because it has a feminine ending but it’s masculine.
an uncle
dėdė
one uncle
vienas dėdė
two uncles
du dėdės
six uncles
šeši dėdės
four uncles
keturi dėdės
three uncles
trys dėdės
stotis is the word for station, as in bus station or train station. This noun is unusual because it ends in the letter –s which makes it look masculine but it’s feminine.
the station
stotis
one station
viena stotis
two stations
dvi stotys
three stations
trys stotys
nine stations
devynios stotys
four stations
keturios stotys
moteris is the Lithuanian word for woman, it‘s unusual because it ends in the letter –s and it‘s feminine
the woman
moteris
one woman
viena moteris
two women
dvi moterys
five women
penkios moterys
six women
šešios moterys
four women
keturios moterys
duktė is the word for daughter
a daughter
duktė
one daughter
viena duktė
two daughters
dvi dukterys
three daughters
trys dukterys
six daughters
šešios dukterys
four daughters
keturios dukterys
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