Sun, 29 June 2008 Hi there, I’m Raminta and I’m Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud. One fascinating location in Vilnius, Lithuania is the Green Bridge or Žaliasis tiltas not far from Pilies gatvė in the old town or senamiestis. There are four old Soviet statues on the bridge, two on the north end, two on the south end. Each statue has a unique theme, peace, youth, agriculture and industry. It’s a great place for a photo. pradėkime, let’s get started Today we do unusual plural nouns. Remember masculine nouns have to be matched to masculine numbers and feminine nouns have to be matched to feminine numbers. sūnus is the Lithuanian word for son and it’s a masculine noun a son sūnus žmogus is the Lithuanian word for person and it’s a masculine noun a person žmogus The word for uncle is unusual – dėdė. This word looks feminine because it has a feminine ending but it’s masculine. an uncle dėdė stotis is the word for station, as in bus station or train station. This noun is unusual because it ends in the letter –s which makes it look masculine but it’s feminine. the station stotis moteris is the Lithuanian word for woman, it‘s unusual because it ends in the letter –s and it‘s feminine the woman moteris duktė is the word for daughter a daughter duktė Šaunu! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Nuostabu! Wonderful! Alright! That’s it for today! Thanks for the download! If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.com
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Sun, 29 June 2008 Exam 22 Hello on the phone klausau
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Sun, 29 June 2008 Exam 21 I’m planning to buy an auto aš planuoju pirkti automobilį to plan planuoti
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Fri, 27 June 2008 Septyni Akmenys Seven Stones Something you have to see in Vilnius are the, Gates of Dawn or Aušros Vartai. Between 1503 and 1522 the city was protected by a wall which included three towers and nine gates. This is the last of the nine gates to survive and it‘s beautiful. dawn aušra --- pradėkime, let’s get started Alrighty! Now let’s continue working on plural nouns but today the nouns are a little unusual. These verbs end in –uo. Remember masculine nouns have to be matched to masculine numbers and feminine nouns have to be matched to feminine numbers. Akmuo is the Lithuanian word for stone. Most nouns that end in –uo are masculine and they have unusual endings in the plural. Thanks to Eglė Ribalkaitė of Klaipėda, Lithuania for reviewing this episode for errors. a stone akmuo dubuo is the word for bowl the bowl dubuo raumuo is the word for muscle the muscle raumuo ruduo is the word for autumn autumn ruduo asmuo is a word that means person a person asmuo šuo is the word for dog the dog šuo sesuo is unusual, it’s the word for sister and it’s the only feminine word that ends in –uo a sister sesuo Coming up we’ll continue with some more unusual nouns in the plural. Alright! That’s it for today! Thanks for the download! If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. The Gate of Dawn – Vilnius, Lithuania http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.com
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Fri, 27 June 2008 Exam 20 to Riga we went by bus į Rygą vykome autobusu
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Fri, 27 June 2008 Exam 19 the constitution is in the museum konstutucija muziejuje
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Wed, 25 June 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. Today we’re in the month of June which in Lithuanian is birželis. Labai ačiū. O, prašom labai – with all my heart! A Danish company distributes a popular beer in Lithuania known as Kalnapilis. Do you like this beer? A lot! No! No, I don’t like beers. I’m not a beer person. Me either. But, I heard that it’s a good beer. Better is Švyturys. Švyturys? Švyturys. Kas yra? (what is it?) Švyturys is the company making beer – Lithuanians. In 2006 this company found itself in the middle of a controversy after it began an advertising campaign featuring Rūpintojėlis wearing headphones and listening to music. Did you see this ad? No, I didn’t sorry! Oh, you missed out. I know, what a loss. Many Lithuanians found the commercialization of a traditional Lithuanian icon to be troubling. After receiving a flood of complaints the advertisements were removed. pradėkime, let’s get started. Okay, I’m ready. Previously we learned how to use the verb turėti – to have. For example, I have a passport – aš turiu pasą, or she has a car – ji turi automobilį. In these examples we have to use the accusative case. Neturėti is the verb – to not have. Here is neturėti conjugated: I don’t have aš neturiu Dėmesio! Attention! This is an important point. When we negate a transitive verb we don’t use the accusative, we use the genitive case or kilmininkas. Let’s do some examples, prašom pakartoti…labai gerai. a passport pasas a question klausimas a problem problema a wife žmona a husband vyras a female friend draugė a house namas automobile automobilis a male friend draugas the room kambarys idea idėja a male doctor gydytojas a female doctor gydytoja father tėvas mother motina museum muziejus television televizorius Oh, how sad. That is sad. Naturally, we can combine neturėti with an infinitive verb… I don’t have to work aš neturiu dirbti Puiku! Excellent! You made it to the end of another episode! Puiku! Alright! That’s it for today! Thanks for the download! If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page.
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Wed, 25 June 2008 Exam 18 what is this? kas tai yra?
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Wed, 25 June 2008 Exam 17 from University Street to Tower Street iš Universiteto gatvės į Bokšto gatvę chameleon chameleonas to jingle džerškėti what is the national symbol of Lithuania? Vytis
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Mon, 23 June 2008 Hey there! I’m Jack and you’re listening listening to Lithuanian Out Loud. Just some notes before today’s episode. Raminta and I just finished some marathon recording sessions in the last three weeks and we recorded 62 episodes – 22 of them are exam episodes. About two weeks ago at a party some Lithuanian friends of ours did some interviews with Raminta. In the interviews Raminta asked them about four questions. Raminta and I plan to create episodes out of these interviews and break them down for you. Here’s a sample of one recording, but without a translation. We’ll do a translation for you in the future. While you’re listening to the recording keep in mind it’s at a party. Raminta is outside on the back porch but you can still hear music in the background. Also, there’s a pond nearby and the frogs are loud, but the audio is good. (Lithuanian conversation about white crows) As of today we have 28 reviews on our iTunes page. Again, thanks to everyone who’s given us one. Of course, our goal is still 50 positive reviews – can anyone help us out with a few more? Please? And, just so you know, we have over 100,000 downloads of our episodes. As a matter of fact, we have over 110,000. How awesome is that? Thanks so much for listening! Hi, this is Bayram from Turkey and you’re listening to Lithuanian Out Loud with Raminta and Jack! Enjoy! Thanks Bayram for the plug! That was awesome of you to do that for us. Thanks so much for taking the time to give us a plug! Now, on with the show! Enjoy! Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today we’re in the month of June which in Lithuanian is birželis. According to the article, “Lithuanian Mythology” written by Gintaras Beresnevičius of the Lithuanian Institute of Culture and Arts, Sovijus kills a magnificent wild boar. Sovijus gets very angry when his nine sons eat the nine spleens of the boar. Sovijus goes to the afterworld in a fit of anger and enters through the ninth gate. In the afterworld one of his sons causes him to sleep and he buries Sovijus in the ground. Sovijus spends a terrible night trying to sleep complaining he was being eaten by slugs and reptiles all night. On the second night Sovijus is put in a tree but all night long he’s bitten and stung by insects. On the third night Sovijus is thrown into a fire and the next morning he reports he slept as sweetly as a baby in a cradle. Starting with that night, Sovijus becomes the master of the dead and he’s responsible for taking the dead into the afterworld. Following the example of Sovijus and his first two nights of attempted sleep, it was obvious that the dead were happier being cremated. This explains the Baltic tradition of cremation prior to the arrival of Christianity. Something else you can see about Baltic tradition in this story is the belief that numbers divisible by three are considered to have magical properties. pradėkime, let’s get started We need to get caught up on some verbs. The good news is that most Lithuanian verbs are regular. Very few are irregular. In episodes 0050 and 0051 we introduced the accusative case or galininkas, if you need a review, just go back and listen again. You have to use the accusative case when an object is receiving the direct action of a verb such as, “I eat the food“ or “he drives the car.“ The food, which is the object here, is being eaten, the food is the noun receiving the direct action of the verb – to eat. The food is being eaten. He drives the car. The car, which is the object here, is being driven. The car is the noun that‘s receiving the direct action of the verb, to drive. The car is being driven. To get technical, these are examples of transitive verbs. When using a transitive verb the object receives the action of the subject. Valdas eats the food. The object, food, receives the action of the verb – to eat. So, the object - the food, is declined using the accusative case. Intransitive verbs don‘t require the accusative case. Here are some examples where the accusative isn‘t necessary... I am Lithuanian aš esu lietuvis The accusative is very common in Lithuanian and you‘ll see it a lot in this series. Today we‘ll work on the verb turėti – to have. Such as, “I have a car.” The car is the object which is receiving the action of the verb – to have. The verb turėti uses the accusative case. To create a sentence all you have to do is conjugate the verb turėti and then decline the noun using galininkas. Some say Lithuanian is challenging – could be! :) First, let’s conjugate the verb turėti, prašom pakartoti, please repeat… I have aš turiu vocabulary – žodynas an idea idėja Alright, now let‘s use turėti in some sentences... I have a wife aš turiu žmoną do you have a passport? ar jūs turite pasą? The verb turėti can be combined with an infinitive verb. For example, I have to go, she has to work, or, they have to study. Just conjugate the verb turėti, then add the infinitive verb. I have to go aš turiu eiti Now, just to give you a headache, let‘s make it a little more complicated... do you have to go to Klaipėda? ar jūs turite važiuoti į Klaipėdą? There are a lot of new verbs on this episode. In the future we plan to do an entire episode for each new verb. Šaunu! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Šaunu! Alright! That’s it for today! Thanks for the download! If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. LITHUANIAN MYTHOLOGY by GINTARAS BERESNEVIČIUS http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.com Comments[2] |
Tue, 17 June 2008 Šešioliktas 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’m going from Vilnius to Kaunas aš važiuoju iš Vilniaus į Kauną Comments[5] |
Thu, 12 June 2008 do they like to sing? (all female group) ar joms patinka dainuoti? University Street Universiteto gatvė Comments[2] |
Thu, 12 June 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. Today we’re in the month of June which in Lithuanian is birželis. Europos parkas or Europe’s Park is a 50-hectare open-air museum located 17 km from Vilnius, Lithuania. The museum gives an artistic significance to the geographic center of the European continent (as determined by the French National Geographic Institute in 1989) and presents Lithuanian and international modern art. The museum exhibits more than 90 works from 27 countries, including Armenia, Belarus, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russia, the United States, and Venezuela. Now, here’s Raminta reading the fourth part of the letter, “Justina Amerikoje.” Visa mūsų šeima labai norėtų ir tikisi, kad Justina sugrįš į Lietuvą, o grįžusi į tėvynę pabaigs pradėtas studijas Vilniaus universitetuose. Justina išvykusi į Ameriką ketverius metus. Per šį laikotarpį Lietuvos ekonominė situacija pagerėjo. Manome, jog su savo įgyta patirtimi Lietuvoje ji galėtų susirasti įdomų ir gerai apmokamą darbą. Nicely done. Here it is again, slowly, with a translation. Visa mūsų šeima labai norėtų ir tikisi, kad Justina sugrįš į Lietuvą, o grįžusi į tėvynę pabaigs pradėtas studijas Vilniaus universitetuose. Justina išvykusi į Ameriką ketverius metus. Per šį laikotarpį Lietuvos ekonominė situacija pagerėjo. Manome, jog su savo įgyta patirtimi Lietuvoje ji galėtų susirasti įdomų ir gerai apmokamą darbą. Mūsų šeimos didžiausias noras yra matyti savo dukrą Lietuvoje. examples pavyzdžiai all visas / visa and now, here’s the entire letter read by Raminta… Prieš ketverius metus išlydėjome savo dukrą į Ameriką. Jos tikslas buvo pažinti šią, svajonių šalimi vadinamą, šalį. Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose, mūsų dukra, sutiko žmogų, kurį pamilo ir už jo ištekėjo. Taip ir liko gyventi šioje šalyje su savo vyru, kurio tautybė - amerikietis. Justina dirba, keliauja po šalį. Pažino amerikiečių tradicijas ir jų gyvenimo būdą. Sutiko daug įdomių žmonių. Tačiau, bėgant metams, Justina pradėjo ilgėtis tėvynės ir artimųjų. Ypatingai jai liūdna prieš didžiąsias metų šventes - Kalėdas, Velykas. Justina prisimena laukimą ir ruošimąsi šventėms. Mums taip pat labai jos trūksta. Nors su Justina dažnai bendraujame telefonu, bet to nepakanka, norėtųsi ją matyti dažniau, apkabinti, priglausti. Gaila, kad išvažiavus į Ameriką nutrūko Justinos studijos Lietuvėjos universitetuose. Pritrūko vienerių metų ir Justina būtų gavusi bakalauro diplomą Vilniaus Universitete. Taip pat nutrūko neakivaizdinės studijos Mykolo Romerio Universitete. Justina planavo studijuoti Amerikoje, bet vis nepavyksta suderinti darbo su mokslu. Visa mūsų šeima labai norėtų ir tikisi, kad Justina sugrįš į Lietuvą, o grįžusi į tėvynę pabaigs pradėtas studijas Vilniaus universitetuose. Justina išvykusi į Ameriką ketverius metus. Per šį laikotarpį Lietuvos ekonominė situacija pagerėjo. Manome, jog su savo įgyta patirtimi Lietuvoje ji galėtų susirasti įdomų ir gerai apmokamą darbą. Mūsų šeimos didžiausias noras yra matyti savo dukrą Lietuvoje. Šaunu! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Nuostabu! Wonderful! Alright! That’s it for today! Thanks for the download! If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. Europos parkas http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.com Comments[6] |
Sun, 8 June 2008 Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud. Just a quick note before we get started, we’re up to 27 reviews on our iTunes page. Thanks to everyone who’s taken the time to give us a review, and if you haven’t yet, we’d love to get one from you. Remember, our goal is still 50 positive reviews. sveikas kaip ridikas Thank you dear! Hi everybody, this is Ibrahim from Denmark and Iraq and you are listening to Lithuanian Out Loud with Raminta and Jack, enjoy! Ibrahim, thanks a million for sending us the plug! Shukran, shukran barakalahufiq! Hey! We’re in a new month! June is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. In Lithuanian this month is birželis. According to the Wikipedia page, Lithuanian Calendar, its name comes from the Birch tree which is opening its buds. The birch tree or beržas is a symbol of nature, youth, and fertility. Homes, farms and animals are decorated with birch tree branches. And now, on with the show Raminta and I recorded about two weeks ago, enjoy! Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language, but not too loud, if it’s too loud, it’ll hurt your ears. Vytautas the Great War Museum or Vytauto Didžiojo karo muziejus, is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was opened on 16 February 1936 and named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Vytautas. The museum displays a history of Lithuania and Kaunas from prehistoric times to the present day, as well as an immense collection of weapons through the ages and the tragic but complete wreckage of the plane Lituanica, on which Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas had crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1933. Now, here’s Raminta reading the third part of the letter, “Justina Amerikoje.” Gaila, kad išvažiavus į Ameriką nutrūko Justinos studijos Lietuvos universitetuose. Pritrūko vienerių metų ir Justina būtų gavusi bakalauro diplomą Vilniaus Universitete. Taip pat nutrūko neakivaizdinės studijos Mykolo Romerio Universitete. Justina planavo studijuoti Amerikoje, bet vis nepavyksta suderinti darbo su mokslu. Here it is again, slowly, with a translation. Gaila, kad išvažiavus į Ameriką nutrūko Justinos studijos Lietuvos universitetuose. Pritrūko vienerių metų ir Justina būtų gavusi bakalauro diplomą Vilniaus Universitete. Taip pat nutrūko neakivaizdinės studijos Mykolo Romerio Universitete. Justina planavo studijuoti Amerikoje, bet vis nepavyksta suderinti darbo su mokslu. examples pavyzdžiai it is a pity that gaila kad Šaunu! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Nuostabu! Wonderful! Alright! That’s it for today! Thanks for the download! If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. Lithuanian Calendar Vytautas the Great War Museum http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.com Comments[2] |
Tue, 3 June 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. Today we’re in the month of May which in Lithuanian is gegužė. According to Radio Vilnius: News and Current Affairs: Since declaring independence in 1990, Lithuania has lost 10% of its population to emigration. The Lithuanians went primarily to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain. Most of those immigrating to Lithuania are from Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova. Now, here’s Raminta reading the second part of the letter, “Justina Amerikoje.” Tačiau, bėgant metams, Justina pradėjo ilgėtis tėvynės ir artimųjų. Ypatingai jai liūdna prieš didžiąsias metų šventes - Kalėdas, Vėlykas. Justina prisimena laukimą ir ruošimąsi šventėms. Mums taip pat jos labai trūksta. Nors su Justina dažnai bendraujame telefonu, bet to nepakanka, norėtųsi ją matyti dažniau, apkabinti, priglausti. Here it is again, slowly, with a translation. Tačiau, bėgant metams, Justina pradėjo ilgėtis tėvynės ir artimųjų. Ypatingai jai liūdna prieš didžiąsias metų šventes - Kalėdas, Vėlykas. Justina prisimena laukimą ir ruošimąsi šventėms. Mums taip pat jos labai trūksta. Nors su Justina dažnai bendraujame telefonu, bet to nepakanka, norėtųsi ją matyti dažniau, apkabinti, priglausti. examples pavyzdžiai however tačiau Šaunu! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Nuostabu! Wonderful! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.com Comments[6] |
Sat, 31 May 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. Today we’re in the month of May which in Lithuanian is gegužė. Long ago I did a favor for a friend in Lithuania. In return I asked my friend to write a story that I could use on Lithuanian Out Loud. The story is sad but it’s a good example of what many families are going through in Lithuania today. Since 1990 at least 10% of Lithuania’s population has emigrated looking for better jobs in other countries. Naturally, most of these emigrants are the youth of Lithuania. Since Lithuania’s economy is growing rapidly, Lithuanian businesses are having trouble finding employees. This story is about 100 words long so we have to break it up into four episodes. Here’s the first installment. Of course, the name of the person in this story has been changed. Let’s record this normally once, and then we’ll record it slowly – the second time. Okay. ---- Prieš ketverius metus išlydėjome savo dukrą į Ameriką. Jos tikslas buvo pažinti šią, svajonių šalimi vadinamą šalį. Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose, mūsų dukra, sutiko žmogų kurį pamilo ir už jo ištekėjo. Taip ir liko gyventi šioje šalyje su savo vyru kurio tautybė - amerikietis. Justina dirba, keliauja po šalį. Pažino amerikiečių tradicijas ir jų gyvenimo būdą. Sutiko daug įdomių žmonių. Nice. So, now let’s read it sentence by sentence, slowly. Prieš ketverius metus išlydėjome savo dukrą į Ameriką. Jos tikslas buvo pažinti šią, svajonių šalimi vadinamą, šalį. Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose, mūsų dukra, sutiko žmogų, kurį pamilo ir už jo ištekėjo. Taip ir liko gyventi šioje šalyje su savo vyru, kurio tautybė - amerikietis. Justina dirba, keliauja po šalį. Pažino amerikiečių tradicijas ir jų gyvenimo būdą. Sutiko daug įdomių žmonių. examples - pavyzdžiai in front of / ago prieš (+ accusative) Nuostabu! Wonderful! You made it to the end of another episode! Nuostabu! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.com Comments[2] |
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