LITHUANIAN OUT LOUD

Wed, 1 July 2009

LL0165 – Exam 46
keturiasdešimt šeštas 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!

“out with it!” how are you doing?           papasakokit! kaip jūs gyvenate?
maybe there is somewhere you can
live in Kaunas or Vilnius                         galbūt kur nors galite gyventi Kaune arba Vilniuje
why do you all live here, and I nowhere?  kodėl jūs čia gyvenate, o aš niekur?
do you all live separately?                        ar jūs gyvenate atskirai?
are you all living together?                       ar jūs gyvenate kartu?
you don’t all live together                       jūs negyvenate kartu
why do you not live together?                 kodėl negyvenate kartu?
why do you not live separately?              kodėl negyvenat atskirai?
…and that’s how we live                       …taip ir gyvenam
we live in peace                                      gyvename ramybėje
we live on earth – we live in the universe  mes gyvename pasaulyje
do you live separately?                            ar jūs gyvenat atskirai?
yes, we live separately                            taip, gyvename atskirai
we don’t live in Kaunas                           mes negyvename Kaune
we don’t live together                            mes negyvename kartu
we don’t live downtown                          mes negyvenam miesto centre
jie (m/m or m/f group)
they live in the old building                     jie gyvena sename pastate
they live in the old city                           jie gyvena sename mieste
they live in the old forest                       jie gyvena sename miške
they don’t live in peace                          jie negyvena ramybėje
in the city live about 50,000 inhabitants   mieste gyvena apie penkiasdešimt tukstančių gyventojų
they don’t live in the forest                    jie negyvena miške
they don’t live in the building                 jie negyvena pastate
they don’t live in the city                       jie negyvena mieste
they don’t live in peace                         jie negyvena ramybėje
jos (female group only)
is it true they live well?                          ar tikrai jos gerai gyvena?
they live in the new building                   jos gyvena naujame pastate
they live in the new house                     jos gyvena naujame name
they live in the new village                    jos gyvena naujame kaime
they don’t live anywhere                       jos negyvena bet kur
three students live in the room               kambaryje gyvena trys studentės
they don’t live in a flat                          jos negyvena bute
they don’t live in a house                      jos negyvena name
they don’t live in a dormitory (dorm)     jos negyvena bendrabutyje
(commands)
live!              gyvenk!
live!              gyvenkite!
let’s live!       gyvenkime!
don’t live!     negyvenk!
don’t live!     negyvenkite!
let’s not live! negyvenkime!

Direct download: LL0165.mp3
Category: Language Course -- posted at: 2:22 PM

Comments[6]

Sveiki!

I'm in 50% Lithuanian (unfortunately, I don't speak
Lithuanian yet - but I try to learn it). I live in Poland. I have a short
question to Raminta. I'm going to visit my Lithuanian family in Vilinus and
I would like to know whether there is in Lithuania such a custom consisting
in kissing woman in hand by greetings. As you probably know, it is a typical
and very natural custom in Poland (and Austria too, as far as I know), but I
should like to avoid any unsuitabilities when I will visit my relatives. I
would be grateful for your answer.

Viso gero!

M

posted by: M on Thu, 7/9 10:05 PM EDT

It is considered very polite to kiss a woman on the hand in greeting! It is getting rare to do that today but it still happens. :)

posted by: Raminta on Thu, 7/9 10:08 PM EDT

Hello Raminte and Jack!

I hope you're having a great summer. A note to Raminte: I've been working on my Lithuanian vocabulary, and now I am able to read your book! Obviously I don't know every word, but I can pick up 3/4 of it. I can't read many pages before my concentration flags because my brain is still not used to Lithuanian, but I'm quite happy that I have progressed this far in just under two years. I still can't speak very well, but my comprehension has improved because I stream Lithuanian TV via computer, and of course the reading, which has involved a dictionary marathon these past two years. You write like you're a lawyer by training, as you're very methodical and specific (from what I can tell). I am definitely learning something new in addition to giving my brain a workout!

I"m off to LT on Monday, and will be traveling to Klaipeda/Nida/Palanga later next week. I hope the weather holds!

Best regards,

Letitia Ryjeski

posted by: Letitia Rydjeski on Wed, 7/15 06:27 PM EDT

Hey Letitia! Thanks for the compliment of reading my book. Quite a large task! Good luck with the Lithuanian! :)

posted by: Raminta on Sat, 7/18 08:43 PM EDT

Hello Jack and Raminta,

Thank you ever so much for your podcasts. I never thought I should learn the Lithuanian langauge. My wife is from Klaipeda, we live in Denmark, and I have tried to learn the langauge with so many different books and CD's, but nothing is as cool as your podcasts.

Labai aciu, Emil

posted by: Emil on Thu, 7/23 06:41 AM EDT

Labuka Emilai! Thanks for your comments, we really appreciate them. We're working on creating many new episodes; we just need to find the time. :)

posted by: Jack on Thu, 7/23 10:41 AM EDT

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