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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 23, 2013

LL0281 – Dirbti To Work

 

Hi there, I’m Jack and I am Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.

 

According to the Wikipedia page entitled, The Lipka Tatars, the Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world.  Some descendants of the Mongol Empire settled in Lithuania and were known as the Lipka Tatars.  Since 1569 the Tatars have contributed to every significant Lithuanian military campaign.  Probably the most famous Lipka Tatar was the silver screen actor Charles Bronson. Because of his dark skin he was often cast in the role of either a Mexican-American or Native American.  Today, you can still see the Mongol influence in the faces of many Lithuanians. 

 

The Lipka Tatars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipka_Tatars

 

today we’ll go over the verb dirbti – to work

 

to work

dirbti

 

I work

aš dirbu

 

you work (informal)

tu dirbi

 

he works

jis dirba

 

she works

ji dirba

 

you work (jūs)

jūs dirbate

 

you all work (jūs)

jūs dirbate

 

we work

mes dirbame

 

they work (mm/mf)

jie dirba

 

they work (ff)

jos dirba

 

to not work

nedirbti

 

I do not work

aš nedirbu

 

you don’t work (informal)

tu nedirbi

 

he does not work

jis nedirba

 

she does not work

ji nedirba

 

you do not work (jūs)

jūs nedirbate

 

you all do not work (jūs)

jūs nedirbate

 

we do not work

mes nedirbame

 

they do not work (mm/mf)

jie nedirba

 

they do not work (ff)

jos nedirba

 

infinitive

salesman

pardavėjas

 

saleswoman

pardavėja

 

spring

pavasaris

 

to sit

sėdėti

 

today

šiandien

 

do you want to work? (tu)

ar nori dirbti?

 

do you want to work? (formal)

ar norite dirbti?

 

can you work? (tu)

ar gali dirbti?

 

can you work? (formal)

ar galite dirbti?

 

do you like to work?

ar tau patinka dirbti?

 

I need to work 

man reikia dirbti

 

I want to work as a salesman

noriu dirbti pardavėju

 

I’d like to not work in spring

norėčiau nedirbti pavasarį

 

I want to sit down and not work

noriu sėdėti ir nedirbti

 

I would like to not work today

norėčiau nedirbti šiandien

 

a company

kompanija

 

for the time being

kol kas

 

at this time

šiuo metu

 

I work in the company

aš dirbu kompanijoje

 

I live and work in London for now

gyvenu ir dirbu Londone po kol kas

 

at this time I work in the university

šiuo metu dirbu universitete

 

for the time being I don’t work

kol kas nedirbu

 

I don’t work, I study

nedirbu, studijuoju

 

I don’t work on Tuesday

nedirbu antradienį

 

I don’t work on Tuesdays

nedirbu antradieniais

 

tu

I believe you really work a lot

manau kad tu dirbi tikrai daug

 

where do you work and live?

kur tu dirbi ir gyveni?

 

I work in the city, where do you work?

aš dirbu mieste, o kur dirbi tu?

 

I see that you don’t work a lot

matau kad tu daug nedirbi

 

I believe that you don’t work a lot

manau kad tu dirbi ne daug

 

when don’t you work?

kada nedirbi?

 

jis

Vilius is making a boat

Vilius dirba valtį

 

a cook

virėjas

 

he’s not working as a cook

jis nedirba virėju

 

Antanas works in Poland

Antanas dirba Lenkijoje

 

nowadays he works & lives in England  

šiuo metu jis dirba ir gyvena Anglijoje

 

Ąžuolas works with pleasure

Ąžuolas dirba su malonumu

 

Justas works as a lawyer

Justas dirba advokatu

 

the computer isn’t working

kompiuteris nedirba

 

the telephone isn’t working

telefonas nedirba

 

the car isn't working

mašina nedirba

 

Justas doesn’t work

Justas nedirba

 

is the museum open on Mondays?

ar muziejus dirba pirmadieniais?

 

is the library open on Saturday?

ar biblioteka dirba šeštadienį?

 

ji

Eglė works with computers

Eglė dirba su kompiuteriais

 

Elena works with a telephone

Elena dirba su telefonu

 

Edita works with people

Edita dirba su žmonėmis

 

is the coffee shop open on Sunday?

ar kavinė dirba sekmadienį?

 

the coffee shop doesn’t work on Sunday

kavinė nedirba sekmadienį

 

Eglė isn’t working

Eglė nedirba

 

Elena doesn’t work with a telephone

Elena nedirba su telefonu

 

Edita doesn’t work with people

Edita nedirba su žmonėmis

 

jūs

for a trifle

pusvelčiui

 

a kiosk

kioskas

 

do you work in the city?

ar jūs dirbate mieste?

 

where do you work?

kur jūs dirbate?

 

you work for a mere trifle

jūs dirbate pusvelčiui

 

why don’t you work in the kiosk?

kodėl nedirbate kioske?

 

why don’t you work in Lithuania?

kodėl nedirbate Lietuvoje?

 

Kodėl nedirbate Lietuvoje? Poquito dinero. 

 

(Here your hosts share an inside joke. Gintarė wasn’t working in Lithuania because there was little pay, or in Spanish, “little money.”)

 

why don’t you work where you live?

kodėl nedirbate kur gyvenate?

 

jūs (plural)

also

irgi

 

summer

vasara

 

do you all work in Klaipėda?

ar jūs dirbate Klaipėdoje?

 

do you also work in the summer?

ar jūs vasarą irgi dirbate ?

 

do you work with stone?

ar jūs dirbate su amkeniu?

 

do you all work with stone?

ar jūs dirbate su amkenimi?

 

why don’t you all work in Kaunas?

kodėl nedirbate Kaune?

 

by the way, why don’t you work?

tiesa, kodėl nedirbate?

 

why at this time do you not work?

kodėl šiuo metu nedirbate?

 

mes

the largest

didžiausas

 

children

vaikai

 

sometimes

kartais

 

often

dažnai

 

we work with the largest banks

mes dirbame su didžiausiais bankais

 

we work a lot with children

daug dirbame su vaikais

 

we live and work in Amsterdam

gyvename ir dirbame Amsterdame

 

we work in Šiauliai

mes dirbame Šiauliuose

 

we don’t work in Šiauliai

mes nedirbame Šiauliuose

 

sometimes we don’t work

kartais nedirbame

 

we often don’t work

dažnai nedirbame

 

jie

factory

gamykla

 

workshop

dirbtuvė

 

hospital

ligoninė

 

they work in the factory

jie dirba gamykloje

 

they work in the workshop

jie dirba dirbtuvėje                                                   

 

they work in the city

jie dirba mieste

 

they work in the hospitals

jie dirba ligoninėse

 

they don’t work in hospitals

jie nedirba ligoninėse

 

they don’t work in the factory

jie nedirba gamykloje

 

they don’t work in the workshop

jie nedirba dirbtuvėje

 

they don’t work in the city

jie nedirba mieste

 

jos

an hour

valanda

 

hours

valandos

 

a slave

vergė

 

amber

gintaras

 

the weekend

savaitgalis

 

lunch time

pietų metu

 

in vain, for nothing, uselessly

veltui

 

they work many hours

jos dirba daug valandų

 

they work like slaves

jos dirba kaip vergės

 

they work with amber

jos dirba su gintaru

 

of course, they don’t work on weekends

žinoma, jos nedirba savaitgaliais

 

of course, they don’t work during lunch

žinoma, jos nedirba pietų metu

 

of course, they don’t work in vain

žinoma, jos nedirba veltui

 

now here’s dirbti in the imperative

 

work and travel in Greece! (tu)

dirbk ir keliauk Graikijoje!

 

go and work! (jūs)

eikite ir dirbkite!

 

let’s work together! (mes)

dirbkime kartu!

 

don’t work in Palanga, work at home! (tu)

nedirbk Palangoje, dirbk namuose!

 

don’t work on Friday! (jūs)         

nedirbkite penkdtadienį!

 

let’s not work on the car! (mes)

nedirbkime prie mašinos! 

 

Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!