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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)

 

Sep 5, 2008

Dvidešimt aštuntas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  It’s too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  Pasiruošti, dėmesio, marš!

I have a question                                       
aš turiu klausimą

I speak a little Lithuanian, and you?            
aš truputį kalbu lietuviškai, o tu?

I speak Lithuanian well                              
aš kalbu lietuviškai gerai

but you know that, I speak a little English
bet žinai ką, aš truputį kalbu angliškai

a little Russian, a little Russian, yes, a little
šiek tiek rusiškai, šiek tiek rusiškai, taip, šiek tiek

but my brother speaks Russian well           
o mano brolis kalba labai gerai rusiškai.

does your brother speak English?              
ar tavo brolis kalba angliškai?

my brother speaks a little English              
mano brolis kalba truputį angliškai

a little, a little                                           
truputį, truputį

let’s get started                                         
pradėkime

a little                                                       
truputį

I speak a little                                          
aš truputį kalbu

I speak a little Lithuanian                          
aš truputį kalbu lietuviškai

I speak a little Spanish                              
aš truputį kalbu ispaniškai

I speak a little German                             
aš truputį kalbu vokiškai

I speak a little Italian                                 
aš truputį kalbu itališkai

I speak a little Indonesian                         
aš truputį kalbu indoneziškai

I speak a little Chinese                             
aš truputį kalbu kiniškai

he speaks a little Russian                          
jis truputį kalba rusiškai

he speaks a little Polish                            
jis truputį kalba lenkiškai

he speaks a little French                           
jis truputį kalba prancūziškai

he speaks a little Indonesian                      
jis truputį kalba indoneziškai

he speaks a little Dutch                            
jis truputį kalba olandiškai

he speaks a little Chinese                           
jis truputį kalba kiniškai

I understand a little Portuguese                 
aš truputį suprantu portugališkai

I understand a little Croatian                      
aš truputį suprantu kroatiškai

I understand a little Swahili                      
aš truputį suprantu svahiliškai

I understand a little Lithuanian                  
aš truputį suprantu lietuviškai

I understand a little Chinese                     
aš truputį suprantu kiniškai

she understands a little English                   
ji truputį supranta angliškai

she understands a little Dutch                   
ji truputį supranta olandiškai

she understands a little Japanese               
ji truputį supranta japoniškai

she understands a little German                
ji truputį supranta vokiškai

a little                                                    
šiek tiek

I understand, a little                                
aš suprantu – šiek tiek

I understand Lithuanian, a little                
aš suprantu lietuviškai – šiek tiek

I speak Lithuanian, a little                       
aš kalbu lietuviškai – šiek tiek

I speak a little Lithuanian                         
aš šiek tiek kalbu lietuviškai

I speak only a little Lithuanian                 
aš kalbu lietuviškai, tik šiek tiek

I speak German, a little                            
aš kalbu vokiškai – šiek tiek

I speak Japanese, only a little                   
aš kalbu japoniškai, tik šiek tiek

I speak Russian, a little                            
aš kalbu rusiškai – šiek tiek

he speaks a little Dutch                            
jis šiek tiek kalba olandiškai

he speaks a little English                           
jis šiek tiek kalba angliškai

he speaks Lithuanian, a little                     
jis kalba lietuviškai – šiek tiek

he speaks Swahili, a little                         
jis kalba svahiliškai – šiek tiek

I understand German, a little                    
aš suprantu vokiškai – šiek tiek

I understand Spanish, a little                    
aš suprantu ispaniškai – šiek tiek

I understand Indonesian, a little                 
aš suprantu indoneziškai – šiek tiek

I understand a little Dutch                        
aš šiek tiek suprantu olandiškai

I understand a little French                       
aš šiek tiek suprantu prancūziškai

I understand a little Chinese                      
aš šiek tiek suprantu kiniškai

she understands Polish, only a little           
ji supranta lenkiškai, tik šiek tiek

she understands Russian, a little                
ji supranta rusiškai – šiek tiek

she understands Italian, only a little           
ji supranta itališkai, tik šiek tiek

she understands only a little Croatian         
ji tik šiek tiek supranta kroatiškai

I understand a little Portuguese                 
aš šiek tiek suprantu portugališkai

almost or nearly                                      
beveik

everything                                              
viskas

I understand almost everything                 
aš suprantu beveik viską