Nov 28, 2007
Hello everybody, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where you learn Lithuanian along with me, the beginner, and where my wife Raminta keeps us all in line. Now, if you’ve been following the last few episodes you know that Raminta’s on the road right now and, honestly, when we started the...
Nov 26, 2007
Beginning at the age of 40, Grand Duke, or High King, Gediminas was ruler of Lithuania from 1316 to 1341. He became the monarch of the Lithuanians 80 years after the Battle of the Sun. Gediminas ruled for 25 years and he inherited lands that included what is now Lithuania as well as parts of Belarus. Gediminas was very...
Nov 25, 2007
Approximately every fifth lesson will be a quick response lesson. We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian - Out Loud! This time we have so much to review, we’re breaking it up into two episodes. Sorry, no more questions, the exam starts...
Nov 25, 2007
Approximately every fifth lesson will be a quick response lesson. We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian - Out Loud! This time we have so much to review, we’re breaking it up into two episodes. Sorry, no more questions, the exam starts...
Nov 19, 2007
Who are the Samogitians? According to the Wikipedia page
entitled, Samogitia, Samogitia or Žemaitija in Lithuanian, is one
of five ethnographic regions in Lithuania. It’s primarily the
western third of Lithuania. The Samogitians were a key factor
during the Battle of the Sun.
In 1236, the invading Livonian...