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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!
Music: Vieux Farka Toure - Ana {Pocket Remix} by pocketproductions (c) copyright 2007 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/pocketproductions/8916 Ft: Pocket (Richard Jankovich)
Mar 24, 2008
Somebody’s knockin’ on the door, somebody’s ringin’ the
bell.
Okay! Vietininkas?
Vietininkas!
Gerai, hi there! I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to
Lithuanian Out Loud where the lessons are free and you’ve got a
money back guarantee.
Do you remember the word for the month of March in Lithuanian?
…kovas.
According to the Wikipedia page entitled, Vilnius Cathedral or Vilniaus Šv. Stanislovo ir Šv. Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika, Vilnius Cathedral is located at the heart of the old town of Vilnius. Perkūnas, the Lithuanian Thundergod was most likely worshipped at the site where the Cathedral now stands. In 1251 when King Mindaugas allowed himself to be baptized into the Catholic Church, he ordered the original cathedral to be built. After his assassination in 1268 it was again a place of worship for the traditional Lithuanian religion. Over the centuries the Cathedral has seen many fires, renovations, wars, and massive public demonstrations. It’s one of the must sees on any Vilnius vacation.
Šaunu! You’re doing great dear, I love the way you do
Lithuanian Out Loud.
Oh, thank you.
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Today we’ll begin working on how to say where something is located. Here’s just a quick review of the word kur, prašom pakartoti…
where is the
restroom?
kur yra tualetas?
of course, in Lithuanian we can often drop the verb būti, to be.
where is the
restroom?
kur tualetas?
where is the
restaurant?
kur restoranas?
where is
Raminta?
kur Raminta?
where is the
glass?
kur taurė?
where is the coffee
shop?
kur kavinė?
here are some words we’ll use in this episode…
a
tree
medis
a
train
traukinys
the
basement
rūsys
a young
woman
mergina
Kaip Raminta, ne? (like Raminta, no?)
Oh, I’m getting older.
No, to me forever you will be the girl I met at my sister’s
house.
Oh, so sweet of you.
Forever.
I was really young then. Huh?
You are really young now!
Oh, thank you, you know I’m starting to feel old, what is that?
Forget that.
Yeah, oh well. Forget that.
a
bicycle
dviratis
Today we’ll go over the locative case or vietininkas. This
is a relatively easy declension. Every declension here ends
in the letter –e. A prefix is something that is added to the
beginning of a word. A suffix is something added to the end
of a word. Here are the suffixes in vietininkas,
prašom pakartoti, please repeat…
a word that ends in
-as changes to –e
-is changes to –yje
-ys changes to –yje
-us changes to –uje
-a changes to –oje
-ė changes to –ėje
again, we’re only talking about where something is located. We’re not talking about going to someplace. The restaurant is in the city, is the locative. I’m going to the restaurant, is not the locative. I’m in the restaurant, is the locative. The locative declension or vietininkas is only used when talking about where something is located.
let’s go over each suffix from the above list so you can see how it works…
the
park
parkas
in the
park
parke
the
bookstore
knygynas
in the
bookstore
knygyne
the
hotel
viešbutis
in the
hotel
viešbutyje
the
automobile
automobilis
in the
automobile
automobilyje
the
train
traukinys
in the
train
traukinyje
the
room
kambarys
in the
room
kambaryje
the museum
muziejus
in the
museum
muziejuje
Sidney
Sidnėjus
in
Sidney
Sidnėjuje
the
cathedral
katedra
in the
cathedral
katedroje
the coffee
shop
kavinė
in the coffee
shop
kavinėje
the city
square
aikštė
in the city
square
aikštėje
Okay, now let’s ask a question and then answer it. Good luck! Sekmės!
where is the
tree?
kur yra medis?
the tree is in the
city
medis yra mieste
the tree is in
Kaunas
medis yra Kaune
of course, we can easily drop the verb būti, to be.
where is the
tree?
kur medis?
the tree is in the
park
medis parke
where is
Raminta?
kur Raminta?
Raminta is in the
park
Raminta parke
Raminta is in
Akropolis
Raminta Akropolyje
the store is in
Akropolis
parduotuvė Akropolyje
Raminta is in the
hotel
Raminta viešbutyje
the coffee shop is in the
hotel
kavinė viešbutyje
Raminta is in the automobile
Raminta automobilyje
the dog is in the
automobile
šuo automobilyje
where is the
toilet?
kur tualetas?
the toilet is in the
room
tualetas kambaryje
the book is in the
room
knyga kambaryje
the toilet is in the
train
tualetas traukinyje
the Englishwoman is in the
train
anglė traukinyje
the newspaper is in the basement
laikraštis rūsyje
the bird is in the
basement
paukštis rūsyje
where is the
bookstore?
kur knygynas?
the bookstore is in the museum
knygynas muziejuje
the constitution is in the
museum
konstitucija muziejuje
the bookstore is in
Vilnius
knygynas Vilniuje
the museum is in
Vilnius
muziejus Vilniuje
the bookstore is in
Sidney
knygynas Sidnėjuje
the cathedral is in
Sidney
katedra Sidnėjuje
where is the young
woman?
kur mergina?
the young woman is in the school
mergina mokykloje
the bicycle is in the
school
dviratis mokykloje
the pigeon is in the
park
balandis parke
the young woman is in the library
mergina bibliotekoje
the bicycle is in the
library
dviratis bibliotekoje
a young woman is in the cathedral
mergina katedroje
Raminta is in the
cathedral
Raminta katedroje
where is
Raminta?
kur Raminta?
Raminta is in the
street
Raminta gatvėje
the bicycle is in the
street
dviratis gatvėje
Raminta is in the coffee
shop
Raminta kavinėje
the newspaper is in the coffee shop
laikraštis kavinėje
the newspaper is in the
lounge
laikraštis svetainėje
the young woman is in the lounge
mergina svetainėje
the dog is in Cathedral
Square
šuo Katedros aikštėje
Raminta is in Vilnius University
Raminta Vilniaus Universitete
Thank you dear, you know, I think maybe it’s enough your brain is probably getting tired. Maybe you should go to bed.
Oh, a little bit, I need to wash with my hands some clothes.
Thank you very much for doing the recordings dear. You’re
super. You are the best podcaster I know.
Oh, thank you. That’s kind of funny, I am a podcaster
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