Hey!  It's our first ever intermediate lesson!  What's the name of the largest city on Lithuania's west coast?  Do you pronounce it right?  Raminta's in stitches interviewing Jonas about cars.  Jonas likes the color red as much as he likes Soviet people.  Hmmm, does that mean he likes or dislikes red? 

Raminta:
Labas, pas tave...............ai, žodžiu neišeina.  :)

Raminta:
Labas, planuoju pirkti automobilį, norėjau pasiteirauti ką pasiūlytum?
Hi, I’m planning to buy an automobile, I wanted to inquire, what do you advise?

planuoti                                                         to plan
pirkti                                                             to buy
norėti                                                            to want
pasiteirauti                                                    to inquire, to ask
pasiūlyti                                                        to advise

Jonas:
Nu tai mašinų daug yra, daug yra visokių kaip sakant, visokių rūšių, o kokios tu norėtum?
Well, there are a lot of cars, there are many types, like so to say, various grades, so what would you like?

nu – well... what... (a used to fill time while forming a thought)
visoks                                                           sorts, types
kaip sakant… taip sakant…                             “so to say..."
pirma rūšis, pirmos rūšies                                first rate

Raminta:
Norėčiau sportinio automobilio.
I would like a sports car.

Jonas:
Nu sportiniai, aišku, geros mašinos, bet ką aš apie jas galvoju, nu mano amžiui tai jos perkietos yra, bet jaunimui važinėti gal ir yra smagu.  O kokios markės tu norėtum pirkt?
Oh well sport cars, clearly, good cars, but what I think about them, well for my age they are too hard, but for youngsters to ride, maybe it’s cool.  So which brands would you like to buy?

aišku                                                      clearly
galvoti                                                    to think of, to think about
kietas                                                     hard
jaunimas                                                 youth, young people
važinėti                                                  to drive around, to ride about
smagus                                                   pleasant, pleasing

Raminta:
Porsche automobilio, Porsche Carrera.
A Porsche automobile, Porsche Carrera.

Jonas:
Porsche labai brangios yra.
Porsche is very expensive.

brangus                                                        dear, expensive, costly

Raminta:
Brangios, o kokios sportinės mašinos yra pigios?
Expensive, so what sport cars are cheap?

pigus                                                             cheap, low-priced

Jonas:
Nu yra, gal amerikietiškos yra, o pontiakai mačiau yra, yra mazdos, yra tojotos, jos neamerikietiškos, jos japoniškos yra, bet gal jų kokybė kiek geresnė.
Oh well, maybe American (cars) are, Pontiacs I saw are, Mazdas are, Toyotas are, they are not American, they are Japanese, but maybe their quality is better.

matyti                                                           to see
kokybė                                                         quality
geresnis                                                        better

Raminta:
Nežinau, ir dar galvoju apie spalvą, man patinka balta ir smėlio spalva, bet nežinau.  Kokios spalvos tau patinka?
I don't know, and I’m also thinking about color, I like white and sand color, but I don't know.  What colors do you like?

nežinoti                                                       to not know
spalva                                                         color
patikti                                                          to be pleased, to like
baltas                                                          white
smėlis, smėlys                                              sand

Jonas:
Man tai kaip tarybiniam žmogui patinka raudona spalva.
As much as a soviet person I like the color red.

tarybinis                                                       soviet
raudonas                                                      red
raudona spalva                                             red color
žmogus                                                        person

Raminta:
Raudona spalva, oi, o man raudona nepatinka, nes visą vaikystę turėjau raudonus automobilius.
Red color, oh, I don't like red color, because my entire childhood I had red automobiles.

nepatikti                                                   to not be pleased, to not like
vaikystė                                                    childhood

Jonas:
Nu tai reikia pirkt kokia patinka.
So then you need to buy what you like.

Raminta:
Gerai, ačiū už konsultaciją.
Okay, thanks for the consultation.

konsultacija                                               consultation

Jonas:
Nėra už ką.                                         
It's nothing.

Notes - phone conversation between Raminta and Jack

Planuoju pirkti namą                             I’m planning to buy a house
Aš planuoju pirkti butą                          I’m planning to buy a flat
Aš planuoju važiuoti į Dominikos Respubliką    
                                                           I’m planning to travel to the Dominican Republic
Planuoju vakarėlį                                 I’m planning an evening party
Planuoju eiti į mokyklą                         I’m planning to go to school
Planuoju važiuoti į Maskvą                   I’m planning to go to Moscow
Aš planuoju studijuoti Lietuvoje            I’m planning to study in Lithuania
Aš planuoju dirbti Kaune                      I’m planning to work in Kaunas
Aš planuoju gyventi Klaipėdoje            I’m planning to live in Klaipėda
Man patinka balta...                            I like white...
Man patinka žalia ir geltona spalva       I like green and yellow color
Man patinka mėlyna ir ruda spalva       I like blue and brown color
Ačiū už pagalbą                                  Thanks for the help
Ačiū už viską                                      Thanks for everything

To see Raminta's book, go here:
http://www.versus.lt/Pub/default.aspx?Page=BookDetails&ID=364

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Did you know Lithuanians are HIV resistant?  Wow!  Lithuanians are also amongst the tallest people in the world, about half have blonde hair and most Lithuanians have blue eyes.  Who knew?  Listen to the show to discover more...

labas vakarėlis                      good evening
ką darai?                              what's up?
nieko, o tu?                          nothing, and you?
nieko                                   nothing
kaip sekasi?                          how are you?
ką?                                      what?
kaip sekasi?                          how are you?
neblogai, ačiū, kaip sekasi?    not bad thanks, how are you?
ypatingai gerai, ačiū               especially good, thanks
iki pasimatymo!                    until we see each other again!
iki!                                       see ya!
blogai                                   bad
lik sveikas!                           stay healthy! (to a male)
lik sveika!                             stay healthy! (to a female)

email Raminta and Jack at:  lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net

Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.
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http://www.ccmixter.org/

Are you familiar with the Lithuanian version of Wikipedia?  It's called Vikipedija.  You should take a look.  Even if you're a novice learner of Lithuanian you'll find it interesting.  Take a look at the photos and descriptions.  Vikipedija's address is listed below.  Enjoy!

In today's lesson we learn some new greetings.

Sveika!                   health! (to a female)
Sveikas!                 health! (to a male)
Kas naujo?             what's new?
Nieko                     nothing
Ate!                       bye!
Sveiki!                   health! (to a group)
Sveikos!                 health! (to a female group)
Sveikutė!                health! (diminutive - between girls only)

Check out the Lithuanian version of Wikipedia.  Here's the homepage address:

http://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagrindinis_puslapis

email Raminta and Jack at:  lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net

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Okay everyone!  Here we go!  Every fifth lesson will be a quick response lesson.  Say the Lithuanian Out Loud as fast as you can.  Keep repeating the lesson over and over again until you perfect it.  Good luck!

hi!                                                        labas!
how are you? (familiar)                          kaip gyveni?
how are you? (formal)                           kaip jūs gyvenate?
we                                                       mes
I                                                          aš
I'm doing good                                      aš gyvenu gerai
we're doing good                                   mes gyvename gerai
how are they doing?                               kaip jie gyvena?
they're doing good                                 jie gyvena gerai
how are they doing? (females)                kaip jos gyvena?
they're doing good (females)                   jos gyvena gerai
nice to meet you                                    malonu
nice to meet you too                              taip pat malonu
it's very nice to meet you                        labai malonu
I'm Andrius                                           aš Andrius
I'm Kristina                                           aš Kristina
how ya doin? (familiar)                           kaip gyveni?
very good thanks, and you? (familiar)      labai gerai ačiū, o tu?
how ya doin? (formal)                            kaip jūs gyvenate?
very good thanks, and you? (formal)        labai gerai ačiū, o jūs?
I'm really good too, thanks                      aš taip pat labai gerai, ačiū.

email Raminta and Jack at:  lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net

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In Lithuania make sure you don't point with your index finger, it's considered by some to be rude.  If you really need to point at something just put all your fingers together and motion gently with your hand towards what you want someone to see. 

Labas, aš Douglas (Dennis).                       Hi, I'm Douglas (Dennis).
Labas, aš Raminta, malonu.                       Hi, I'm Raminta, my pleasure.
Taip pat malonu, kaip gyveni?                   My pleasure too, how are you?  (tu)
Labai gerai, ačiū, o tu?                              Very good, thanks, and you?
Aš taip pat labai gerai, ačiū.                        I'm also very good, thanks.

labai = very

o = and ("o" generally indicates a change in subject or the introduction of a new idea into a conversation)

labai malonu                                             very nice to meet you.
Aš Dennis, laba diena.                               I'm Dennis, good day ("hello").
Aš Raminta, labai malonu.                         I'm Raminta, very nice to meet you.
Taip pat labai malonu, kaip jūs gyvenate?   It's also nice to meet you, how are you?
Labai gerai, ačiū, o kaip jūs?                      Very good, thanks, and how are you?
Aš taip pat labai gerai, ačiū.                        I'm also very good, thank you.

Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.
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email Raminta and Jack at:  lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net

A train that crosses Lithuania but nobody gets on and nobody gets off?  Sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland is the Russian territory known as Kaliningrad.  Since it doesn't have a physical connection to Russia, Lithuania allows a train to cross Lithuanian territory but don't expect to be able to buy a ticket.  It's shut tight!  Today we continue working on the verb, gyventi. 

email Raminta and Jack at:  lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net

Kaip jie gyvena?     How are they doing? 
Jie gyvena gerai     They're doing good. 
Kaip jos gyvena?    How are they doing? (all females)
Jos gyvena gerai     They're doing good. (all females)

Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.
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Vilnius is the capital city of Lithuania but the countryside surrounding the city is still converting to the Lithuanian language. Long ago, Poland claimed Vilnius as a Polish city and they called it Vilno.  In this episode we continue working on the verb, gyventi (to live)...

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Aš                                    I
Aš gyvenu                         I live
Aš gyvenu gerai                 I live good
Aš gyvenu gerai                 I'm doing good
Mes                                  we
Mes gyvename                  we live
Mes gyvename gerai          we live good
Mes gyvename gerai          we're doing good

Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.
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In Lithuania your pet can talk, but cover your ears!  The only thing they want to talk about on the one day they can form words is the how and when of your death!  This lesson we learn how to say the word, you.  Important stuff that. 

tu                                   you (familiar)
jūs                                  you (formal)
Kaip gyveni?                    how are you?  ("tu" is implied here)
Kaip tu gyveni?                how are you?  ("tu" used here for emphasis)
Kaip jūs gyvenate?           how are you? 
Kaip jūs gyvenat?             how are you?

Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.
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Hey there!  One of our listeners mentioned in an iTunes review that we could use a pdf supplement.  That listener is correct!  What a great idea!

So, here is a listener suggestion come to life.  These are the show notes for episodes 1-10.

Now, what is a pdf?  This is simply a file that allows you to see the Lithuanian from the episodes in a down-loadable file.  You can download this file by right clicking on the line at the bottom of this entry.  Lithuanian_Out_Loud_1-10_Notes.pdf

Just right click on this line with your mouse and click on "save target as."

Save the file on your computer and then open it whenever you feel like it.

Or, you can just left click on this link and your computer will open the file now.  Of course, you will need Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer to read the file, but Adobe Acrobat is a free program.

Or, you can just download this file through iTunes.  If you have subscribed to Lithuanian Out Loud on iTunes, these files will come to you automatically.

Keep your suggestions coming.  We can't do all of them, but we'll try to do some.

Raminta and Jack :)

Okay everyone!  Here we go!  Every fifth lesson will be a quick response lesson.  Say the Lithuanian Out Loud as fast as you can.  Keep repeating the lesson over and over again until you perfect it.  Good luck!

atsiprašau                                      I'm sorry
nieko tokio                                    don't mention it
lietuviškai                                      Lithuanian (lietuviškai is not capitalized)
skanaus                                         bon apetit or buen provecho
ačiū, skanaus                                 thanks, bon apetit
ar skanu?                                       is it tasty?
taip skanu, ačiū                              yes tasty, thanks
kaip                                               how
labas, kaip gyveni?                         hi, how ya doing?
gerai, ačiū                                     good, thanks
gyventi                                         verb meaning "to live"
kaip gyvena Sandra?                     how's Sandra doing?
Sandra gyvena gerai                      Sandra is doing good
kaip gyvena Andrius?                    how's Andrius doing?
Andrius gyvena gerai                     Andrius is doing good
kaip gyvena Kristina?                    how's Kristina doing?
Kristina gyvena gerai                     Kristina is doing good
kaip jis gyvena?                            how's he doing?
jis gyvena gerai                             he's doing good
kaip ji gyvena?                             how's she doing?
ji gyvena gerai                              she's doing good
labas rytas                                    good morning
laba diena                                     good day
labas vakaras                                good evening
labuka, labukas                             cute hello
malonu                                        nice to meet you
taip pat malonu                             nice to meet you too
taip                                              yes
ne                                                no
ačiū                                             thank you
prašom                                        you're welcome
viso gero                                      goodbye

Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.
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http://www.ccmixter.org/

Sveiki!

Thanks everybody for listening to our lessons.  It makes us feel good that we can offer you a resource for learning Lithuanian.

If you have any comments, critiques, or suggestions please leave us a note in the comments section of this page.

Also, if you'd like to send us something in Lithuanian that you'd like to have featured on the show, just send us a .wav file or an .mp3 file and we'll try to incorporate it in an episode.  Or, if you'd like to send us a voice file with comments we'll try to use it in an episode as well. 

Send the files to lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net

Keep in mind every fifth lesson (Episodes 5, 10, 15, 20, etc.) will be a "quick response" lesson.  So, study hard, Episode 10 will be available very soon.  Also, if you have an iPod, you can subscribe to Lithuanian Out Loud on iTunes and get the newest episodes automatically.

Well, feel free to make copies of the episodes and pass them along to friends on a cd; we're anxious to hear your comments and we'll see you on the next episode! 

I'm Jack, and I've never met a Lithuanian I didn't like!  Viso gero!  :)

Did you know even Egyptian Pharoahs wore Baltic amber?  It's been all the rage for thousands of years.  It's a cornerstone of Lithuanian culture.  In fact the "Amber Road" was an important trade route between Lithuania and Rome in ancient Europe.  Here are some words and phrases featured in today's lesson...

gintaras                                   amber
gyventi                                    verb meaning "to live" 
Kaip gyveni?                           How are you living?  ("tu")
Kaip gyveni?                           How are you doing? 
Kaip gyvena Andrius?              How's Andrius doing? 
Kaip gyvena Sandra                How's Sandra doing? 
Kaip gyvena Austėja?              How's Austėja doing?
Sandra gyvena gerai                Sandra is doing good. 
Kaip gyvena Vytis?                 How's Vytis doing? 
Vytis gyvena gerai                  Vytis is doing good. 
Kaip gyvena Kristina?             How's Kristina doing? 
Kristina gyvena gerai              Kristina is doing good. 
Kaip gyvena Antik?                How's Antik doing?  (Antik is a dog)
Antik gyvena gerai                 Antik is doing good. 
Kaip jis gyvena?                    How's he doing? 
Jis gyvena gerai                    He's doing good. 
Kaip ji gyvena?                     How's she doing? 
Ji gyvena gerai                      She's doing good.

Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.
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In 2002 thousands of skeletons were found at a construction site in a Vilnius suburb.  Who killed so many people and buried them in mass graves?  Listen in and find out.  Today we'll touch on the differences between formal and familiar speech.

Labas, kaip gyveni?                 How are you doing?
Gerai, ačiū                              good, thanks

Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.
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Have you ever sat down to have a nice meal of some airships?  No?  We'll explain it in today's lesson.  Not surprisingly, Lithuanians eat in the continental style.  In other words, knife in the right hand, fork in the left.  This episode we go over Lithuanian used during a meal. 

Skanaus                        bon apetit
Gero apetito                  bon apetit
Ar skanu?                     is it tasty?
Taip, skanu, ačiū           yes, it's tasty, thanks. 

Ar indicates a question which has a yes or no answer.

Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.
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http://www.ccmixter.org/