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Jun 25, 2010
Kaip Vadinasi Tas Filmas What Is That Film Called
Hi there, I'm Jack. In the last episode, episode 212, we went over tas, ta, tie, tos, etcetera.
In today's episode, that we'll get to in a moment, Romas and Daiva emphasized that even though in Lithuanian they have these words, you would never ask, kas tas? or kas ta? kas šitas? kas šita?, etcetera, when you don't know what something is.
In Lithuanian it's very simple. You would say,
what is this?
kas tai?
what is that?
kas tai?
what are these?
kas tai?
what are those?
kas tai?
You could say, kas tai yra? Or you could even say, kas čia, as in, what is this here? Or, kas ten, what is that there?
what is this here?
kas čia?
what is that?
kas ten?
what are these here?
kas čia?
what are those there?
kas ten?
Got it? It's very simple. If you don't know what something is, just ask,
kas tai?
kas čia?
kas ten?
But, hey, don't learn from my accented Lithuanian. In a moment you'll hear Daiva and Romas repeat all of this. Also, we'll leave a space after the English and before the Lithuanian so you can guess at the pronunciation.
Now I'll play our recording. I asked Daiva to read what I had typed, "kas yra šitas?"
Now we'll start the episode where Daiva is correcting me, telling me you wouldn't ask the question that way. Enjoy the show!
Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Daiva and I'm Romas, and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.
Where are you from, Daiva? I'm from Kaunas. Kaunas! Alright, they speak the best Lithuanian there, I hear.
I'm not sure. That's what I've been told! That's what people from Kaunas told me.
Is it okay if I record you for Lithuanian Out Loud? Yeah. Okay, great.
Today’s episode is a continuation of the last episode. Let’s get started.
Šitas or šita is the word for, this, as in, this near me. Šitas is masculine, šita is feminine. Now, let’s ask the question,
what is this?
kas yra šitas?
but, palauk, no, but palauk, okay, well, I think nobody asks like that, kas yra šitas
nobody would ever ask like this, okay
they ask, kas tai yra
kas tai yra
kas šitas
ne, no
you would never say that?
no, kas tai
really?
you don't have even have to tell like, kas tai yra? - kas tai, kas tai, kas tai, kas tai
well, see, that's a good point to make then
arba kas čia - kas čia
okay, so, you would never really say, kas yra šitas, right? no
you would just say, kas tai yra, yeah, okay
this is a table
tai yra stalas
so, you would never say, šitas stalas, no, not with a question
this is a table
tai yra stalas
so, I am just asking a Lithuanian, what is this, kas šitas, or you just say, kas tai,
kas tai, kas tai
so, I would say, kas tai? uh-huh, tai yra stalas
kas šitas yra - no, kas tai yra, kas tai yra, kas tai
okay, what is this?
kas tai?
what is this?
kas tai yra?
this is a frog
tai varlė
this is a frog
tai yra varlė
what are these?
kas tai yra?
so, in English I would say, what is this, or what are these, but in Lithuanian you would just say, kas tai for what is this or what are these
uh-hmm, or even if somebody is knocking on the door - kas tai? kas tai? kas ten?
what is this?
kas tai?
this is a snake tai gyvatė
tai yra gyvatė
what are these?
kas tai?
these are snakes
tai yra gyvatės
what is this?
kas tai?
this is a turtle
tai yra vėžlys
what are these?
kas tai?
these are turtles
tai yra vėžliai
what is this?
kas tai?
this is a chicken
tai yra višta
what are these?
kas tai?
these are chickens
tai yra vištos
what is this?
kas tai?
this is a puppy
tai yra šuniukas
what are these?
kas tai?
these are puppies
tai yra šuniukai
what is this?
kas tai?
this is rabbit
tai yra triušis
what are these?
kas tai?
these are rabbits
tai yra triušiai
šis or ši is also the word for this, but when asking a question you're simply going to say, kas tai, yeah, or kas tai yra, sure, yeah, kas tai, kas tai, just keep it simple
what is this?
kas tai?
what is this?
kas tai yra?
kas tai, kas tai
kas tai, todėl kad tu Dzūkas (because you are Dzūkas)
kas tai, kas tai
okay, I'm from Kaunas
this is a book
tai yra knyga
what are these?
kas tai?
these are books
tai yra knygos
what is this?
kas tai yra?
this is a shoe
tai yra batas
so, you would say, you would use yra, but you say no (speaking to Romas), you say you would not use yra
kas tai yra?
okay, I'm neutral, I don't care
I'll tell you exactly when you use, kas tai yra
let's say I have a thing in my hand, kas tai yra?
what the heck it is, you know?
you're just saying it for emphasis, uh-huh, right
another thing is, if you're not a very good speaker of the language and I say a word you don't understand, for instance, servetėlė, napkin, servetėlė, kas tai yra? Mmm, okay.
what are these?
kas tai?
those are shoes
tai yra batai
what is this?
kas tai?
this is a spoon
tai yra šaukstas
what are these?
kas tai?
these are spoons
tai yra šaukstai
what is this?
kas tai?
this is a computer
tai yra kompiuteris
what are these?
kas tai?
these are computers tai yra kompiuteriai
what is that?
kas tai yra?
that is a dog
tai šuo
what are those?
kas tai yra?
those are dogs
tai yra šunys
what is that?
kas tai?
that is a cat
tai yra katė
what are those?
kas tai?
those are cats
tai yra katės
what is that?
kas tai?
that is a bull
tai yra jautis
what are those?
kas tai?
those are bulls
tai yra jaučiai
what is that?
kas tai?
that is a cow
tai yra karvė
what are those?
kas tai?
those are cows
tai yra karvės
what is that?
kas tai?
that is an elephant
tai yra dramblys
what are those?
kas tai?
those are elephants
tai yra drambliai
what is that?
kas tai?
that is a monkey
tai yra beždžionė
what are those?
kas tai?
those are monkeys
tai yra beždžionės
You're a monkey!
I'm not a monkey!
Anas or ana is the word for, that over there, or that far away. Anas is masculine, ana is feminine.
not this but that, you could say
ne šitas, bet anas
Now, let’s go over some examples using vadinasi. The Lithuanian word kaip means, “as” or it can be used as in the following examples…
what is the name of this store?
kaip vadinasi ši parduotuvė?
this store is named, The Wolf's Fang
ši parduotuvė vadinasi, Vilko iltis
what is the name of this coffee shop?
kaip vadinasi ši kavinė?
this coffee shop is named, The Coffee Cup
ši kavinė vadinasi, Kavos puodelis
what is this town called?
kaip vadinasi šitas miestelis?
this town is called Papilė
šitas miestelis vadinasi Papilė
what is this village called?
kaip vadinasi šitas kaimas?
this village is called Žiliai
šitas kaimas vadinasi Žiliai
this newspaper is called, "Lithuania’s Morning"
šitas laikraštis vadinasi “Lietuvos Rytas”
this river is named Nemunas
šita upė vadinasi Nemunas
this mountain is called Everest
šitas kalnas vadinasi Everestas
this restaurant is called Laima’s Inn
šis restoranas vadinasi, Laimos smuklė
this hotel is called The Klaipėda Hotel
šis viešbutis vadinasi, Viešbutis Klaipėda
this coffee shop is called
Saudrė ši kavinė vadinasi, Saudrė
what is that film called?
kaip vadinasi tas filmas?
I don’t know what it’s called
aš nežinau kaip vadinasi
what is this song called?
kaip vadinasi šita daina?
I don’t know what it’s called
aš nežinau kaip vadinasi
what is this festival called?
kaip vadinasi tas festivalis?
I don’t know what it’s called
aš nežinau kaip vadinasi
what is this melody called?
kaip vadinasi šita melodija?
I don’t know what it’s called
nežinau kaip vadinasi
what is this program called?
kaip vadinasi ši programa?
I don’t know ką aš žinau?
but, isn't it more like, ką aš žinau?
ką aš žinau?
ką aš žinau?
ką aš žinau?
ką aš žinau? if you want to be mean, like, ką aš žinau?
ką aš žinau?
good, I like it, good
uhhh, what are some other ways you could say, "I don't know."
aš nežinau
nežinau
just, nežinau
nežinau
aš nežinau
ką aš žinau?
or, Dievas žino, God knows
Velnias žino, Devil knows
ką aš žinau? is slang for, “I don’t know.” Until this episode I thought it was one word, ką aš žinau.
what is this called?
kaip tai vadinasi?
what is this called?
kaip tai vadinasi?
this is called The Lord of the Rings
tai vadinasi, Žiedų valdovas
what is this called?
kaip tai vadinasi?
this is called the Mona Lisa
tai vadinasi, Mona Liza
what is that called?
kaip tai vadinasi?
that is called the Statue of Liberty
tai vadinasi Laisvės statula
this is called The Taj Mahal
tai vadinasi Tadžmahalas
this is called Švyturys
tai vadinasi Švyturys
this is called The Colosseum
tai vadinasi Koliziejus
this is called Big Ben
tai vadinasi Big Benas
this is called The Eiffel Tower
tai vadinasi Eifelio bokštas
this is called The Amazon River
tai vadinasi Amazonės upė
this is called The Druskininkai Forest
tai vadinasi Druskininkų miškas
this is called The Grand Canyon
tai vadinasi Didysis kanjonas
this is a big university,
tai yra didelis universitetas,
it’s called Klaipėda University
jis vadinasi Klaipėdos universitetas
maybe you know what that is called?
gal žinai kaip tai vadinasi?
no, I have no idea
ne, neįsivaizduoju
neturiu žalio supratimo (I haven't the greenest understanding/idea - I haven't the foggiest idea)
ne, žalio supratimo is like slang
what is that bus station called?
kaip vadinasi ta stotelė?
that is called a Minke whale
tai vadinasi Mažasis ruožuotis
what is the name of that university?
kaip vadinasi tas universitetas?
it’s called Oxford
tai vadinasi Oxfordas
what is the name of that city?
kaip vadinasi tas miestas?
it’s named York
tai vadinasi Jorkas
Šaunuoliai!
Šaunuoliai! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Šaunuoliai!