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Introduction to Lithuanian: 10

We have words for I and informal you so let’s learn the word for he now:

Lithuanian for he is jis.

If you remove just one letter you get to say she:

Lithuanian for she is ji.

In fact it works exactly the opposite as it does in English: in English you add one letter in the beginning of the word to make he into she, and in Lithuanian you remove one letter from the end of the word jis to do the same thing.

Let’s learn the Lithuanian word for speaks:

Lithuanian for speaks is kalba.

By a strange coincidence, the Lithuanian word for a language is also written kalba. However, it is pronounced differently: the stress is at the end of the word.

Lithuanian for language is kalba.

When you have the word for kalba, you could do a lot of stuff with it. For example, you could say he speaks it because you already know the Lithuanian word for it. But note: in short sentences like these, the word for it sneaks in in the middle, thus the word order becomes he it speaks.

How would you say:

  1. "It" is "tai". Keep the word order "he it speaks".
  2. You do not use "do" in this context, thus the word order is "You speak English?"
  3. Lithuanian is "lietuviškai"
  4. Better not to repeat "aš". Moreover, remember that I speak is "kalbu".
  5. Remember that Spanish is "ispaniškai".
  6. The "i" changes to "ėti".
  7. "She is able" is the same as "she can". To want is "norėti".
  8. Have in mind that "have to" is "turi", and "to speak" is "kalbėti".
  9. Have in mind. again, that "has to" is "turi", and "to speak" is "kalbėti".
  10. 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.
  11. Remember that "to have to" is the same as "to have" - "turėti".
  12. Mind the fact you write "ne" together with the verb, and not as separate words.
  13. Mind the fact you write "ne" together with the verb, and not as separate words.
  14. "No" is the same word as "not".
  15. Better to "keep" tai in the middle.
  16. "I understand" is "suprantu".
  17. Remember that "tai" normally comes in the middle of the two verbs.
  18. "Must" is the same as "have to" (which is also the same as "have") in Lithuanian.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. Keep "ne" joined with the verb.
  22. "To speak" was "kalbėti".
  23. Keep "ne" together with the verb, and think whether the word in the middle is "tai" or "to" in this case.
  24. Remember how "norėti" treats "tai".
  25. Remember that "tai" is normally between the first and the second verb.
  26. "Want to" is one word in Lithuanian. "To speak" is "kalbėti".
  27. 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".
  28. You say questions as statements, except raising your intonation.
  29. Remember the word "studijuoja" and work out its "tu" form through following the ultimate rule.
  30. The order is as follows: "what you there study?"
  31. The order is "what you have?"
  32. "To have" is "turėti".
  33. Remember that "ten" is usually in the middle.
  34. The order in this sentence would be "what you there work?"
  35. "And" is "ir", right?
  36. "Where" is "kur", and you just ask "where bank?"
  37. Simply "there". Not extremely polite, but good enough.
  38. Literally this would be: "hi. where park? there?"
  39. 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".
  40. The word order in this one is "from where you?"
  41. Remember to change the ending of "Amerika".
  42. Remember the words "dirba" and "studijuoja", and work out their "tu" form through following the ultimate rule. Also, no need to repeat the "tu".
  43. You remember that "and" is "ir", right?
  44. It's "daktaras" (some vowel change)!
  45. Remember that "I have to" is "turiu".
  46. Still remember the word "dirba"? Also remember that "ne" goes together with verbs.
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