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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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Dec 28, 2008
Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.
According to the free Wikipedia page Romuva; The Quendlinburg Chronicle mentions a missionary Bruno of Querfort, who was killed along with 18 men by Yotvingians because of entering The Holy Forest. This was the first time the name of Lithuania was mentioned in written sources. Lithuanians came to history as very conservative believers of an ancient European pre-Christian faith, they preserved this religion until the 14th and 15th centuries. They happened to be the last non-nomadic people in Europe practicing pristine Indo-European polytheism.
In the 13th century Pope Gregory IX declared crusades against the Baltic peoples. This led to the destruction of the Baltic faith. Grand Duke Mindaugas was Christianized with his family and warriors in 1251 to get recognition from Christian Europe. But, Mindaugas still worshipped pagan deities as the Hyperian Chronicle mentions. He sacrificed to the Supreme God Andajus or Dievas, Perkūnas, Teliavelis, the god of blacksmiths, and Žvorūna, goddess of forests and hunters.
Today we‘ll go over the Lithuanian verb galėti – to be able. Here are galėti and negalėti conjugated in the present tense.
to be able
(can)
galėti
I
can
aš galiu
you
can
tu gali
he
can
jis gali
she
can
ji gali
we
can
mes galime
you
can
jūs galite
you all can
jūs galite
they can (mm/mf)
jie gali
they can
(ff)
jos gali
to not be able (cannot)
negalėti
I cannot
aš negaliu
you cannot
tu negali
he cannot
jis negali
she cannot
ji negali
we cannot
mes negalime
you cannot
jūs negalite
you all cannot
jūs negalite
they cannot (mm/mf)
jie negali
they cannot (ff)
jos negali
vocabulary žodynas
I would like
norėčiau
also
irgi
to read
skaityti
to write
rašyti
to
work
dirbti
if
jei, jeigu
to
leave
išeiti
to
enter
įeiti
to
sing
dainuoti
to
cook
virti
to
dance
šokti
to
do
daryti, padaryti
to
start
pradėti
slow
lėtas
to
hear
girdėti
to
finish
baigti
to
eat
valgyti
to
win
laimėti
to
change
pakeisti
life
gyvenimas
to say, to tell
pasakyti
when?
kada?
why?
kodėl?
to
read
skaityti
a
sentence
sakinys
polite
mandagus
to
trust
pasitikėti
pleasant, nice
malonus
outside
laukas
to
relax
atsipalaiduoti
all
visas
to
rest
pailsėti
dessert
desertas
to
smoke
rūkyti
to
sit
sėdėti
to
write
rašyti
nor
nei
anywhere
bet kur
to
study
mokytis
wonderful
puikus
pork
kiauliena
aš
I can read
aš galiu skaityti
I can write
aš galiu rašyti
I can work
aš galiu dirbti
if I can, you can too
jei aš galiu, gali ir tu
I can’t shut up
negaliu tylėti
I can’t read
negaliu skaityti
I can’t write
negaliu rašyti
I can’t work
negaliu dirbti
tu
can you?
ar gali?
can you speak English?
ar gali kalbėti angliškai?
can you understand French?
ar gali suprasti prancūziškai?
I know that you can do it
aš žinau kad tu tai gali
can you?
ar gali?
yes, I can!
taip, aš galiu
I can’t shut up
negaliu tylėti
yes, I can!
taip, galiu!
you cannot leave
negali išeiti
you cannot enter
negali įeiti
you cannot sing
negali dainuoti
jis
he can cook
jis gali virti
he can dance
jis gali šokti
he can do it
jis gali tai padaryti
he cannot do it
jis negali to padaryti
he cannot cook
jis negali virti
he cannot dance
jis negali šokti
ji
she can start
ji gali pradėti
she can eat very slowly
ji gali valgyti labai lėtai
she can hear
ji gali girdėti
she cannot swim
ji negali plaukti
she cannot eat slowly
ji negali valgyti lėtai
mes
we can do it
mes galime tai padaryti
we can win
galime laimėti
yes we can
taip mes galime
we can’t do it
mes negalime to padaryti
we can’t win
negalime laimėti
no we can’t
ne, mes negalime
jūs
you can change your life
jūs galite pakeisti savo gyvenimą
can you say when?
ar galite pasakyti kada?
can you say why?
ar galite pasakyti kodėl?
now you can start
dabar galite pradėti
can you read this sentence?
ar jūs galite perskaityti šį sakinį?
why can’t you be polite?
kodėl jūs negalite būti mandagus?
why can’t you trust me?
kodėl jūs negalite manimi pasitikėti?
why can’t you be nice?
kodėl jūs negalite būti malonus?
jūs
you all can play outside
jūs visi galite žaisti lauke
you can all relax
jūs visi galite atsipalaiduoti
you can all rest
jūs visi galite pailsėti
you all cannot eat dessert
negalite valgyti deserto
you all cannot smoke here
negalite čia rūkyti
you all cannot sit here
negalite čia sėdėti
jie
they can read and write
jie gali skaityti ir rašyti
they can sit in the coffee shop
jie gali sėdėti kavinėje
they can speak Lithuanian
jie gali kalbėti lietuviškai
they can understand a little English
jie gali truputį suprasti angliškai
they can’t read nor write
jie negali nei skaityti, nei rašyti
they can’t live well in London
jie negali gerai gyventi Londone
they can’t speak Lithuanian
jie negali kalbėti lietuviškai
jos
they can live anywhere
jos gali gyventi bet kur
they can dance well
jos gali puikiai šokti
they can study in the library
jos gali mokytis bibliotekoje
they can sit outside
jos gali sėdėti lauke
they cannot live here
jos negali gyventi čia
they cannot dance well
jos negali gerai šokti
they cannot eat pork
jos negali valgyti kiaulienos
and here is galėti in the imperative
you can!
(tu)
galėk!
we
can!
galėkime!
you can!
(jūs)
galėkite!
you cannot!
(tu)
negalėk!
we
cannot!
negalėkime!
you cannot!
(jūs)
negalėkite!
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