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Introduction to Lithuanian: 1

Sveiki! Welcome to this Lithuanian course. We’ll introduce some Lithuanian to you, and then ask you to write certain things in Lithuanian. You’ll need to type in the answers before moving on. Moreover, this course has audio, and you can hear the pronunciation of the Lithuanian words and sentences whenever you click on the audio icon next to them, and also when you answer questions correctly.

The Lithuanian word for it is tai.

Lithuanian for Lithuania is Lietuva.

There is a Lithuanian word for is but you can and sometimes do skip it. That’s what we’ll do in the next phrases. How would you thus skip the word for is and say (type your answer below):

  1. You need to type in the answer and hit Enter to move next. This one should be easy if you read the lesson. Try: "Tai Lietuva".
  2. Remember that Lithuanian skips the word "is".
  3. Remember to change the ending of the word "Lietuva" as described.
  4. You skip the word "am" in Lithuanian too.
  5. Skip the word "are".
  6. Remember to skip the word "are". "Where" is "kur".
  7. Remember to skip the word "am", and adjust the ending "a" to "os".
  8. Did you remember to adjust the ending?
  9. It's "taip".
  10. "It" is "tai". Keep the word order "he it speaks".
  11. You do not use "do" in this context, thus the word order is "You speak English?"
  12. Lithuanian is "lietuviškai"
  13. Better not to repeat "aš". Moreover, remember that I speak is "kalbu".
  14. Remember that Spanish is "ispaniškai".
  15. The "i" changes to "ėti".
  16. "She is able" is the same as "she can". To want is "norėti".
  17. Have in mind that "have to" is "turi", and "to speak" is "kalbėti".
  18. Have in mind. again, that "has to" is "turi", and "to speak" is "kalbėti".
  19. Except for the question mark, it is the same as last sentence. After all, "May" is the same as "can", and word order does not change in questions in Lithuanian.
  20. Remember that "to have to" is the same as "to have" - "turėti".
  21. Mind the fact you write "ne" together with the verb, and not as separate words.
  22. Mind the fact you write "ne" together with the verb, and not as separate words.
  23. "No" is the same word as "not".
  24. Better to "keep" tai in the middle.
  25. "I understand" is "suprantu".
  26. Remember that "tai" normally comes in the middle of the two verbs.
  27. "Must" is the same as "have to" (which is also the same as "have") in Lithuanian.
  28. Remember to change "tai" to "to", and keep it in the middle. Also remember that "ne" is joined together with the verb as one word.
  29. Again, remember to change "tai" to "to", and keep it in the middle. Also remember that "ne" is joined together with the verb as one word.
  30. Keep "ne" joined with the verb.
  31. "To speak" was "kalbėti".
  32. Keep "ne" together with the verb, and think whether the word in the middle is "tai" or "to" in this case.
  33. Remember how "norėti" treats "tai".
  34. Remember that "tai" is normally between the first and the second verb.
  35. "Want to" is one word in Lithuanian. "To speak" is "kalbėti".
  36. It should be split into "I have to" + "it" + "not to have". Then "have to" is one word, and so is "not to have". Also remember the rule about "tai" changing to "to".
  37. You say questions as statements, except raising your intonation.
  38. Remember the word "studijuoja" and work out its "tu" form through following the ultimate rule.
  39. The order is as follows: "what you there study?"
  40. The order is "what you have?"
  41. "To have" is "turėti".
  42. Remember that "ten" is usually in the middle.
  43. The order in this sentence would be "what you there work?"
  44. "And" is "ir", right?
  45. "Where" is "kur", and you just ask "where bank?"
  46. Simply "there". Not extremely polite, but good enough.
  47. Literally this would be: "hi. where park? there?"
  48. The word for "not" is "ne". While "ne" does join verbs (becoming "neturėti"), it does NOT join nouns, thus you will be saying literally "it not park".
  49. The word order in this one is "from where you?"
  50. Remember to change the ending of "Amerika".
  51. Remember the words "dirba" and "studijuoja", and work out their "tu" form through following the ultimate rule. Also, no need to repeat the "tu".
  52. You remember that "and" is "ir", right?
  53. It's "daktaras" (some vowel change)!
  54. Remember that "I have to" is "turiu".
  55. Still remember the word "dirba"? Also remember that "ne" goes together with verbs.
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