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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)

 

Oct 21, 2008

Trisdežimt antras 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!

and so                                                    
taip ir

to stay                                                    
likti

and so she stayed                                  
taip ir liko

she stayed to live in America                
ji liko gyventi Amerikoje

she stayed to live in Lithuania           
ji liko gyventi Lietuvoje

husband                                                
vyras

wife                                                          
žmona

she stayed to live with her husband
ji liko gyventi su savo vyru

he stayed to live with his wife                    
jis liko gyventi su savo žmona

stay healthy                                           
lik sveikas

stay healthy                                           
lik sveika

in this country                                          
šioje šalyje

nationality                                                
tautybė

her nationality – Lithuanian                         
jos tautybė – lietuvė

her nationality – French                             
jos tautybė – prancūzė

his nationality – Russian                            
jo tautybė – rusas

his nationality – Spanish                            
jo tautybė – ispanas

to work                                                   
dirbti

edge, border, territory, land                  
kraštas

Justina travels all over the country       
Justina keliauja po šalį

country                                                    
šalis

Justina works and travels                          
Justina dirba ir keliauja

to travel                                                
keliauti

to travel all over the land                       
keliauti po visą kraštą

to drive around, to ride about                    
važinėti

around, about, all over                               
po (+ accusative)

I’m riding around Vilnius                           
važinėju po Vilnių

I’m driving around Lithuania                      
važinėju po Lietuvą

I’m riding about the city                            
važinėju po miestą

a village, the countryside                      
kaimas

I drive all over the countryside              
važinėju po kaimą

I’m riding all over Europe                           
važinėju po Europą

we’re driving all over Vilnius                      
važinėjame po Vilnių

to stroll about, to walk about                
vaikštinėti

I’m walking all over the park                
vaikštinėju po parką

I’m walking all over the streets             
vaikštinėju po gatves

I’m walking all over downtown                   
vaikštinėju po miesto centrą

who / which                                          
kuria

and so he stayed in England                  
taip ir liko Anglijoje

and so she stayed in Italy                       
taip ir liko Italijoje

she is getting to know the country        
ji susipažįsta su šalimi

I’m getting to know the country            
aš susipažįstu su šalimi

In Lithuania I met a lot of interesting people
Lietuvoje sutikau daug įdomių žmonių

in Latvia she met a lot of interesting people
Latvijoje ji sutiko daug įdomių žmonių

in Estonia he met a lot of interesting people
Estijoje jis sutiko daug įdomių žmonių

life                                                          
gyvenimas

their                                                      

character                                                
būdas

bad temper                                             
blogas būdas

good temper                                          
geras būdas