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Introduction to Lithuanian: 29

Here's one useful tip:

Whenever you have some English words you don’t know how to say in Lithuanian, try adding as or if that doesn’t work - a.

Your chances of getting understood increase.

That’s how a bank becomes bankas, a theatre becomes teatras, a doctor becomes daktaras.

Since Lithuanian has no articles, and it doesn't have to use is, you should be able to say:

  1. "Where" is "kur", and you just ask "where bank?"
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    Simply "there". Not extremely polite, but good enough.
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    Literally this would be: "hi. where park? there?"
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    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".
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    The word order in this one is "from where you?"
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    Remember to change the ending of "Amerika".
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    Remember the words "dirba" and "studijuoja", and work out their "tu" form through following the ultimate rule. Also, no need to repeat the "tu".
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    You remember that "and" is "ir", right?
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    It's "daktaras" (some vowel change)!
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    Remember that "I have to" is "turiu".
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    Still remember the word "dirba"? Also remember that "ne" goes together with verbs.
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