Lithuania (Lithuanian) are mainly discussed In Lithuania.
Understand
Lithuania and Latvia are the last surviving members of the Baltic language family. Historically, the Lithuanian language has received more influences from Poland, where Germanic and Finno-Ugric influences can be observed in Latvia. Lithuania is similar in structure to the Finnish language, and it has a nice and challenging grammar. Mouth sounds familiar from Poland and the Czech Republic are also used in Lithuanian
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Vowels
Lithuanian vowels sound very far, as do Finnish ones. However, there are more vowels, and the missing vowels in Finland are often long.
- ą long a-vowel
- e long e-vowel
- e the short e sounds as ä
- to long i-vowel
- s long u-vowel
- ū a long u-vowel, as in, for example, an English word cool
- y long i-vowel
Consonants
There is nothing complicated in Lithuanian consonants, but mouth sounds and especially their combinations do not fit into the Finnish mouth very easily. You can practice with the word church, church.
- č sounds ts
- š sounds incl
- ž sounds zh, such as g in the English word "giraffe"
Emphasis
The Lithuanian language has an extremely complex weighting system, and weight can be on almost any part of a word. The best way to learn emphasis is to listen to the speech. The tourist should not care about the emphasis. Those interested in the subject should keep in mind that in certain cases, emphasis can determine the meaning of a word.
Grammar
Basic forms
The Lithuanian language makes a distinction between a feminine and a masculine, and, for example, a woman and a man are greeted differently. Defining words tend to bend much like in Finnish. The masculine word usually ends in its basic form "-as, -is, -ius", and the feminine "-a, -e".
Example:
White House - Baltas Namas (Namas is a masculine) Old Knight - Senas riterisCrazy Vilijius - Beprotis Vilijius
Big cow - big cow (cow is feminine) Red Church - Red Church
foreign loanwords are mainly translated into Lithuanian so that their pronunciation remains close to the authentic version. This is often done for the names of actors as well.
golf - golf frisbee - frisbeeTom Hanks - Tom HanksBruce Willis - Bruce Willis
Accusative
Genitive
Travel Glossary
Rudiments
- Good day
- Hello.
- Hi
- Hello.
- How are you?
- How do you live
- Good thanks.
- Thanks, fine.
- What is your name?
- What is your name
- My name is ______ .
- My name is ______.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice.
- Could you / would I ...
- Please.
- Thank you.
- Thanks.
- You're welcome
- Not for what.
- Yes
- Yes.
- No.
- They.
- Sorry (attracting attention)
- I'm sorry.
- Sorry (apology)
- I'm sorry.
- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
- bye
- Goodbye.
- I do not speak English.
- Do you speak english -> Means Do you speak English.
- Do you speak Finnish?
- Do you speak finnish
- Does anyone here speak Finnish?
- Does anyone here speak Finnish?
- Help!
- Save!
- Precautionary!
- Caution!
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
- Good evening.
- Good evening.
- Good night.
- Good Night.
- I do not understand
- I do not understand.
- Where is the toilet?
- Where is the toilet?
Ills
- Let me be at ease!
- Do not touch!
- I call the police.
- Police!
- Stop! Thief!
- I need your help.
- There is an emergency now.
- I'm lost.
- My bag disappeared.
- My wallet disappeared.
- I'm sick.
- I'm sick.
- I'm hurt.
- I need a doctor.
- I need a doctor.
- Can I call?
- Can I call?
Numbers
- 1
- one
- 2
- du
- 3
- three
- 4
- four
- 5
- five
- 6
- six
- 7
- seven
- 8
- eight
- 9
- nine
- 10
- ten
- 11
- Eleven
- 12
- twelve
- 13
- thirteen
- 14
- fourteen
- 15
- fifteen
- 16
- sixteen
- 17
- seventeen
- 18
- eighteen
- 19
- nineteen
- 20
- twenty
- 21
- 2X
- 30
- thirty
- 40
- forty
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 1000
- 2000
- 1,000,000
- 1,000,000,000
- 1,000,000,000,000
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- half
- less
- more
Time
- now
- now
- later
- later
- before
- morning
- afternoon
- evening
- night
Time
The 24-hour clock is hardly used in America.
- at one in the morning
- at two in the morning
- midday
- at 1 p.m.
- at 2 p.m.
- midnight
Duration
- _____ minutes
- _____ hours
- _____ days
- _____ weeks
- _____ month / month
- _____ year / year
Days
- today
- today
- yesterday
- tomorrow
- tomorrow
- this week
- last week
- next week
- Sunday
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
Months
- January
- January
- February
- February
- March
- March
- April
- April
- May
- May
- June
- June
- July
- July
- August
- August
- September
- September
- October
- October
- November
- November
- December
- December
Colors
- black
- black
- white
- white
- gray
- gray
- red
- red
- blue
- yellow
- yellow
- green
- green
- Orange
- violet
- brown
- pink
Transport
Place names
- America
- America
- Canada
- Canada
- Denmark
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Estonia
- Finland
- Finland
- France
- France
- Germany
- Germany
- Japan
- Japan
- Norway
- Norway
- Russia
- Russia
- Spain
- Spain
- Swedish
- Sweden
- U.S.
- United States of America
- Copenhagen
- Copenhagen
- London
- London
- Paris
- Paris
- Peter
- St. Petersburg
- Stockholm
- Stockholm
Bus and train
- How much does a ticket (where) cost?
- How much does a ticket to (city name accusative, e.g. Kaunas or Vilnius) cost?
- One ticket (where), please.
- Please, one ticket to Kaunas / Vilnius / Siauliai.
- Where does this train / bus go?
- Where does the _____ train / bus leave?
- Does this train / bus stop at _____?
- When does the _____ train / bus leave?
- When are we _____
- ssa? : Which hour will we be at (city name in accusative)? Note that you will receive the answer as a serial number, e.g.
Instructions
- How do I get _____ ?
- ... to the train station?
- ... to the bus station?
- ... to the airport?
- ... downtown?
- ... a hostel?
- ... to a _____ hotel?
- ... US / Canadian / Australian / British Consulate?
- Where is a lot ...
- ... hotels?
- ... restaurants?
- ... bars?
- ... attractions?
- Can you show on the map?
- Street
- Turn left.
- Turn right.
- left
- right
- ahead
- per _____
- _____ is over
- before _____
- Beware of _____.
- intersection
- north
- South
- east
- west
- rise
- downhill
Taxi
- Taxi!
- _____, thank you.
- How much does it cost to go _____
- There, thank you.
Accommodation
- Do you have any vacancies?
- How much would there be room for one / two people?
- Does the room come with ...
- ... sheets?
- ...bathroom?
- ...phone?
- ...TV?
- Can I see the room first?
- Do you have anything quieter?
- ... bigger?
- ... cleaner?
- ...cheaper?
- I'll take it.
- I will stay _____ nights.
- Can you suggest another hotel?
- Do you have a safety box?
- ... safety boxes?
- Is breakfast / dinner included in the price?
- What time is breakfast / dinner?
- Please clean my room.
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- I'd like to log out.
Monetary
- Do you accept euros?
- Do you accept American dollars?
- Can I pay with credit card?
- Can you exchange money?
- Where can I exchange money?
- Can you exchange traveler's checks?
- Where can I exchange traveler's checks?
- What is the exchange rate?
- Where is
Eating
- Table for one / two please.
- Menu, please?
- Can I see the kitchen?
- Do you have local specialties?
- I am vegetarian.
- I don't eat pork.
- I don't eat beef.
- Can you make it light?
- meal of the day
- à la carte
- breakfast
- lunch
- supper
- May I have _____.
- May I have something with _____.
- chicken
- beef
- reindeer
- fish
- herring
- Baltic herring
- ham
- sausage
- cheese
- lay eggs
- salad
- bread
- toast
- noodles
- rice
- beans
- May I have a glass _____?
- May I have a cup of _____?
- May I have a bottle of _____?
- coffee
- tea
- juice
- soda water
- water
- beer
- red / white wine
- May I have _____?
- salt
- pepper
- butter
- Excuse me, waitress?
- I'm ready.
- Delicious.
- Can you clear the table?
- Check please.
Bars
- Do you sell alcohol?
- Do you have table service?
- One beer / two beers please.
- Glass of red / white wine please.
- One pint please.
- One bottle please.
- _____-_____, thank you.
- whiskey
- vodka
- rum
- water
- soda water
- tonic water
- orange juice
- cola
- Do you have snacks?
- One more, please.
- Second round, please.
- What time do you close?
Shopping
- Do you have this in my size?
- How much does this cost?
- It is too expensive.
- How about _____?
- expensive
- cheap
- I can't afford it.
- I don't want that.
- You're cheating on me.
- I'm not interested.
- Good, I'll take it.
- Can I have a plastic bag?
- Do you also send goods (abroad)
- I need...
- ... toothpaste.
- ... toothbrush.
- ... tampons.
- ... soap.
- ... shampoo.
- ... painkiller.
- ... a flu medicine.
- ... stomach medicine.
- ... razor blade.
- ... umbrella.
- ... sunscreen.
- ... postcard.
- ... stamps.
- ... batteries.
- ... stationery.
- ... a pen.
- ... books in Finnish.
- ... Finnish language magazines.
- ... a Finnish-language newspaper.
- ... English-Finnish dictionary.
Driving
- I would like to rent a car.
- Can I get insurance?
- stop
- one-way
- give way / 'triangle'
- no parking
- speed limit
- gas station
- petrol
- Diesel
Bureaucracy
- I have not done anything wrong.
- It was a misunderstanding.
- Where are you spending me?
- Am I under arrest?
- I am a Finnish citizen.
- I want to talk about Finland / EU
- with the embassy:
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
- Can I just pay the fines now?