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Lithuanian Out Loud 0109 Beg - Valgau Bananus I Eat Bananas - Voicemail 206-202-4745

lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:52:00 GMT

Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud, a lot of flavor, zero calories. Before we start todayâs episode, just wanted to mention a couple of things. As of this recording the Lithuanian basketball team has won four games at the Beijing Olympics and lost none. Could this be the Olympic Games where they win the gold medal? Iâm rooting for Lithuania! Valio, valio, valio!

Photograph: Gaidys (a rooster - a male chicken)
Photographer: unknown (Wikipedia)

Now, hereâs another AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus contribution. AgnÄ says every Lithuanian aged three and older knows this song by heart. I looked for this song on Youtube and added links on the Lithuanian Out Loud blogpage so you can see the song with a video. Click on the links, I think youâll enjoy them. Of course, if you want to see the lyrics to the song, you can read them on the show notes on the blogpage or you can get them off the episode pdf. Labai aÄiÅ, Agne! Youâve created another fantastic contribution! Youâre super!

Du gaideliai (two little roosters)

Du gaideliai, du gaideliai,
Baltus Åirnius kÅlÄ.
Dvi viÅtelÄs, dvi viÅtelÄs
Ä malÅnÄ veÅÄ.
Dvi viÅtelÄs, dvi viÅtelÄs
Ä malÅnÄ veÅÄ.

OÅys malÄ, oÅys malÄ,
OÅka pikliavojo,
O Åi treÄia oÅkytÄlÄ
Miltus nusijojo.
O Åi treÄia oÅkytÄlÄ
Miltus nusijojo.

MusÄ maiÅÄ, musÄ maiÅÄ,
Uodas vandens neÅÄ.
SaulÄ virÄ, saulÄ virÄ,
MÄnesÄlis kepÄ.
SaulÄ virÄ, saulÄ virÄ,
MÄnesÄlis kepÄ.

translation:

Two little roosters, two little roosters
Thrashing white peas
Two little chickens, two little chickens,
Carried them (peas) to the mill.

A goat (male) was grinding, a goat was grinding
A goat (female) was rumpling (very old Lithuanian word)
And the third (of them) - a little goat
Sifted the flower

A fly was mixing, a fly was mixing,
Mosquito carried water,
Sun was cooking, Sun was cooking,
The Moon (cute form) was baking.

Du gaideliai tramvajuje
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=918LSzMrZ5o

Du gaideliai (in Iceland)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnYk0qbVCsw

Du Gaideliai by 'Merkuijus'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm7MBwgEA_4

Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today weâre in the month of August which in Lithuanian is rugpjÅtis.

Lietuvos zoologijos sodas is the only zoo in Lithuania. Itâs located in Kaunas and it has over 2,000 animals and 270 species.

doughnut spurga
bear lokys

According to Radio Vilnius & Current Affairs of February 2008, a woman who was in charge of the animal cages was attacked by a bear that had escaped. Her screams attracted the attention of a man who was in the parking lot and he scared the 70 kilo or 154 pound bear off. The woman was hospitalized.

In early February a zookeeper was gored by a musk ox. The manâs life couldnât be saved.

According to the Associated Press back in May of 2007 three university students climbed into a giraffeâs pen at night. The giraffe defended itself and stomped on 22 year-old Ruta GreiÄiutÄ, breaking her nose and collarbone.

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Back in episode 0059 we introduced the accusative case or galininkas. Today weâll start in on the plural accusative or accusative plural.

To do this letâs introduce a new verb â valgyti â to eat. When you use a transitive verb the object of the sentence is declined using the accusative case or galininkas. For example, I eat the banana. Banana is a singular object that receives the action of the verb, to eat. So, banana is declined using galininkas. You know the verb is transitive when you see the object receives the action of the verb. I open the window â the object, window is receiving the action of the verb, to open. Sonata drives the car. The object â the car is receiving the action of the verb, to drive.

now letâs conjugate valgyti â to eat

I eat                           aÅ valgau
you eat (tu)                 tu valgai
he eats                        jis valgo
she eats                      ji valgo
we eat                        mes valgome
you eat (jÅs)               jÅs valgote
you all eat                  jÅs valgote
they eat (jie)               jie valgo
they eat (jos                jos valgo

Weâve already gone over the accusative singular in previous episodes. Iâm eating an egg is the accusative singular. Iâm eating a single egg. Iâm eating one egg. The egg is the object that receives the action of the verb â to eat.

Iâm eating the eggs or Iâm eating two eggs is the accusative plural. The plural object â eggs â are receiving the action of the verb â to eat.

In this episode weâll focus on the accusative plural such as, Iâm eating eggs or heâs eating mushrooms. Here are some of the plural accusative endings. Today weâre going to do only masculine nouns. Words that end inâ

-as change to âus
-is changes to âius
-ys changes to âius
-us changes to âus
-ius changes to âius
-uo changes to âenis

Now letâs make some sentences using valgyti. Keep in mind that in Lithuanian to say aÅ valgau can mean I eat or I am eating, tu eini, you walk or you are walking.

a banana                                    bananas
bananas                                   bananai
the bananas                                bananai
Iâm eating a banana                    aÅ valgau bananÄ
Iâm eating the bananas                 aÅ valgau bananus

Some say Lithuanian is hard. Hmmm. Donât worry if this episode seems difficult. Assuming we keep these podcasts coming for thousands of episodes, we plan to do a single episode for every new verb we introduce. Of course, there are thousands of verbs to cover so youâll get tons of practice just like here with the verb valgyti.

a mushroom                                grybas
the mushrooms                           grybai
are you eating a mushroom?          ar tu valgai grybÄ?
are you eating mushrooms?          ar valgai grybus?

Attention! DÄmesio! Something else to keep in mind when conjugating any verb. You donât need to say âaÅ valgauâ since valgau makes - aÅ - obvious. You can just say, valgau. The word aÅ is not necessary unless you want to use it for emphasis. Same goes for tu valgai, âtuâ isnât necessary â you can simply say, âvalgai,â tu is understood. Valgome is the same, you donât need to say mes. Valgote is also the same, you donât need to say jÅs. In these examples the pronoun is unnecessary.

an egg                                        kiauÅinis
the eggs                                      kiauÅiniai
he is eating an egg                        jis valgo kiauÅinÄ
he is eating eggs                           jis valgo kiauÅinius

a sandwich or hamburger               sumuÅtinis
the sandwiches or hamburgers       sumuÅtiniai
she is eating a sandwich              ji valgo sumuÅtinÄ
sheâs eating hamburgers                 ji valgo sumuÅtinius

an apple                                       obuolys
the apples                                     obuoliai
we are eating an apple                 mes valgome obuolÄ
we are eating the apples                 mes valgome obuolius

a crab                                          krabas
crabs                                           krabai
are you eating a crab?                 ar jÅs valgote krabÄ?
are you eating crabs?                    ar jÅs valgote krabus?

an eel                                          ungurys
the eels                                        unguriai
are you all eating an eel?               ar jÅs valgote ungurÄ?
are you all eating eels?                  ar jÅs valgote ungurius?

a perch                                       eÅerys
the perch (plural)                        eÅeriai
are they eating a perch?                 ar jos valgo eÅerÄ?
are they are eating perch? (plural)   ar jos valgo eÅerius?

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Kaunas Zoo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_Zoo

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Lithuanian Out Loud 0108 Int - Parskridau Kaip Vejas I Flew Like The Wind - Voicemail 206-202-4745

lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:56:00 GMT

Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today weâre in the month of August which in Lithuanian is - rugpjÅtis.

Photograph: The StelmuÅÄ Oak
Photographer: Algirdas Svid

The StelmuÅÄ Oak or in Lithuanian; StelmuÅÄs ÄÅuolas is an oak tree which is growing in the former StelmuÅÄ Manor Park. The oak reaches 23 meters in height and only side branches remain alive. It is believed to be at least 1,500 years old, possibly, as many as 2,000 years old; this makes it the oldest oak in Lithuania and one of the oldest in Europe. However, exact measurements of age are difficult as the inner part of the trunk has been removed. The oak is a nature heritage object in Lithuania and is the best known tree in the country.

pradÄkime, letâs get started

This episode is based on a phone conversation Raminta and I had months ago but weâre only now getting around to putting it together. First, here is the audio from the phone callâ

O mano diena buvo ilga, vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ autobusu, ahhh...., turÄjau vieÅnagÄ KlaipÄdoje, aplankiau brolius, registravau maÅinÄ ir grÄÅau su maÅina Ä VilniÅ, pasiÄmiau iÅ draugÄs ÅunÄ, ir grÄÅau visa pavargus namo.
O, aÅ tokia laiminga, aÅ turiu naujÄ automobilÄ. AÅ laiminga, aÅ dÅiaugiuosi, parskridau kaip vÄjas iÅ KlaipÄdos Ä VilniÅ.
AÅ labai laiminga turÄdama automobilÄ, negaliu sulaukti rytojaus kada galÄsiu vairuoti Ä parkÄ pasivaikÅÄioti su Åuneliu. O rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä Trakus su Antiku ir Dovile.
Lietuviai turi tokiÄ tradicijÄ, nusipirkÄ naujÄ automobilÄ atidaryti Åampano butelÄ ir aplaistyti automobilÄ Åampanu.

Now Raminta will repeat her words slowly with a translation.

O mano diena buvo ilga, vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ autobusu,
Oh my day was long, I went to KlaipÄda by bus,

turÄjau vieÅnagÄ KlaipÄdoje, aplankiau brolius, registravau maÅinÄ ir grÄÅau su maÅina Ä VilniÅ,
I had a stay in KaipÄda, visited my brothers, registered the car and returned with the car to Vilnius,

pasiÄmiau iÅ draugÄs ÅunÄ, ir grÄÅau visa pavargus namo.
took the dog from a girlfriend and returned home all tired.

O, aÅ tokia laiminga, aÅ turiu naujÄ automobilÄ.
Oh, I am so happy to have a new car.

AÅ laiminga, aÅ dÅiaugiuosi, parskridau kaip vÄjas iÅ KlaipÄdos Ä VilniÅ.
I am happy, I rejoice, from KlaipÄda to Vilnius flew like the wind.

AÅ labai laiminga turÄdama automobilÄ, negaliu sulaukti rytojaus kada galÄsiu vairuoti Ä parkÄ pasivaikÅÄioti su Åuneliu.
I am very happy to have a car, canât wait for tomorrow when I can drive to the park with the dog for a walk.

O rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä Trakus su Antiku ir Dovile.
And tomorrow I will go to Trakai with Antik and Dovile.

Lietuviai turi tokiÄ tradicijÄ,
Lithuanians have such a tradition,

nusipirkÄ naujÄ automobilÄ atidaryti Åampano butelÄ ir aplaistyti automobilÄ Åampanu.
after buying a new car they open a bottle of champagne and wet the car with the champagne.

my day was long                           mano diena buvo ilga
my day was short                          mano diena buvo trumpa
to go (by means of transportation)   vaÅiuoti
I went to KlaipÄda by bus              vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ autobusu
I went to KlaipÄda by car               vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ maÅina
I went to KlaipÄda by train             vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ traukiniu
I went to KlaipÄda by bicycle          vaÅiavau Ä KlaipÄdÄ dviraÄiu
I went to Vilnius by bus                 vaÅiavau Ä VilniÅ autobusu
I went to Vilnius by car                  vaÅiavau Ä VilniÅ maÅina
a stay, as in a visit                         vieÅnagÄ
to call on, to visit                          aplankyti
I called on my brother                    aplankiau savo brolÄ
I called on my brothers                  aplankiau savo brolius
I called on my mother                  aplankiau savo mamÄ
I called on my father                      aplankiau savo tÄvÄ
I visited my parents                      aplankiau savo tÄvus
I visited my sister                          aplankiau savo seserÄ
I visited my sisters                         aplankiau savo seseris
I returned with my car to Vilnius     grÄÅau su maÅina Ä VilniÅ
to take, to get                               pasiimti
I took from a friend the dog            pasiÄmiau iÅ draugÄs ÅunÄ
to register                                   registruoti
I registered the car                        registravau maÅinÄ
to return, to come back                  grÄÅti
Iâll be back                                   sugrÄÅiu
Iâll be right back                            tuoj su grÄÅiu, tuoj grÄÅiu
to return home                              grÄÅti namo
I returned home                            grÄÅau namo
I returned to Vilnius                       grÄÅau Ä VilniÅ
I returned to KlaipÄda                   grÄÅau Ä KlaipÄdÄ
I returned to Kaunas                    grÄÅau Ä KaunÄ
I returned home all tired                aÅ grÄÅau visa pavargus namo
happy                                           laimingas, laiminga
Iâm happy (male)                         aÅ laimingas
Iâm happy (female)                     aÅ laiminga
so, such                                       toks, tokia
Iâm so happy (male)                    aÅ toks laimingas
Iâm so happy (female)                  aÅ tokia laiminga
that is such a pleasure!                  tai toks malonumas!
joy, happiness                              dÅiaugsmas
Iâm joyful (female)                      aÅ dÅiaugiuosi
Iâm joyful (male)                          aÅ dÅiaugiuosi
a new car                                     naujas automobilis
a new flat                                     naujas butas
a new house                                 naujas namas
a new restaurant                           naujas restoranas
a new coffee shop                         nauja kavinÄ
a new book                                  nauja knyga
a new song                                   nauja daina
a new day                                    nauja diena
to come back flying                       parskristi
I flew back like the wind                parskridau kaip vÄjas
I flew back home like the wind       parskridau kaip vÄjas namo
I canât wait                                   negaliu sulaukti
I canât wait for tomorrow              negaliu sulaukti rytojaus
tomorrow                                     rytoj
tomorrow I will drive to the park    rytoj aÅ vaÅiuosiu Ä parkÄ
tomorrow I will drive to the city      rytoj aÅ vaÅiuosiu Ä miestÄ
tomorrow I will drive to work         rytoj aÅ vaÅiuosiu Ä darbÄ
tomorrow I will drive to Vilnius       rytoj aÅ vaÅiuosiu Ä VilniÅ
tomorrow I will drive to KlaipÄda    rytoj aÅ vaÅiuosiu Ä KlaipÄdÄ
to go for a walk, to go for a stroll    pasivaikÅÄioti
I want to go for a stroll                  aÅ noriu pasivaikÅÄioti
do you want to go for a stroll?        ar nori pasivaikÅÄioti?
would you like to go for a stroll?     ar norÄtum pasivaikÅÄioti?
letâs go for a walk with the dog       pasivaikÅÄiokim su Åuneliu
tomorrow I will travel to KlaipÄda   rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä KlaipÄdÄ
tomorrow I will travel to Vilnius     rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä VilniÅ
tomorrow I will travel to Trakai      rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä Trakus
tomorrow I will travel to Åiauliai     rytoj vaÅiuosiu Ä Åiaulius
tradition                                       tradicija
Lithuanians have such a tradtion     Lietuviai turi tokiÄ tradicijÄ
to buy                                          pirkti, nusipirkti
to open                                       atidaryti
champagne                                   Åampanas
a champagne bottle                        Åampano butelis
to open a champagne bottle           atidaryti Åampano butelÄ
to water,
to wet something in celebration       aplaistyti
to wet an automobile in celebration aplaistyti automobilÄ
to wet an automobile in celebration
with champagne                             aplaistyti automobiliÄ Åampanu

Puiku! Excellent! You made it to the end of another episode! Puiku!

StelmuÅÄ
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelmu%C5%BE%C4%97

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Lithuanian Out Loud 0107 Beg - As Is Prienu I Am From Prienai - Voicemail 206-202-4745

lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:43:00 GMT

Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today weâre in the month of August which in Lithuanian is - rugpjÅtis.

Photograph: The train station of AnykÅÄiai - AnykÅÄiÅ siauruko geleÅinkelio stotis
Photographer: Matasg (Wikipedia)

According to the free encyclopedia Wikipedia page, List of Cities in Lithuania, Lithuania has 103 cities.

The term city is defined by the Parliament of Lithuania as compact areas populated by more than 3,000 people of whom at least two thirds work in the industry or service sector. Those settlements which have a population of less than 3,000 but historically had city status are still considered as towns. Even smaller settlements or villages are called kaimas. Often the official status is not clear and people refer to both towns and villages as gyvenvietÄ which in essence means, settlement. Here are some words on this themeâ

vocabulary - Åodynas

city                   miestas
cities                 miestai
town                 miestelis
towns                miesteliai
village               kaimas
villages              kaimai
to live               gyventi
life                   gyvenimas
settlement         gyvenvietÄ
settlements        gyvenvietÄs

pradÄkime, letâs get started

Long ago we learned how to use the genitive case or kilmininkas in order to express where weâre from. Iâm from Vilnius, aÅ iÅ Vilniaus, sheâs from KlaipÄda, ji yra iÅ KlaipÄdos. Now we know how to use the genitive plural. The fourth largest city in Lithuania is Åiauliai. Åiauliai, like many cities in Lithuania has a plural name. Here are some examplesâ

Åiauliai
Trakai
Druskininkai
MaÅeikiai
KÄdainiai
BirÅai
Raseiniai
AnykÅÄiai
Prienai
Zarasai
MolÄtai
ÅvenÄionÄliai
Åakiai
ÅalÄininkai

iÅ kur, translates as âfrom where.â

where are you from?        iÅ kur jÅs esate?
where are you from?        iÅ kur tu esi?
where is he from?           iÅ kur jis yra?
where is she from?           iÅ kur ji yra?
where are you all from?    iÅ kur jÅs esate?
where are they from?       iÅ kur jie yra?
where are they from?      iÅ kur jos yra?

Now letâs go over some examples of people saying, Iâm from Åiauliai, Iâm from Druskininkai, or theyâre from Trakai, etcetera.

Where are you from?                         iÅ kur tu esi?
Iâm from Åiauliai                                aÅ iÅ ÅiauliÅ
Where are you from?                         iÅ kur tu esi?
Iâm from Trakai                                 aÅ iÅ TrakÅ
Where are you from?                         aÅ kur jÅs esate?
Iâm from Druskininkai                       aÅ iÅ DruskininkÅ
Where are you from?                        iÅ kur jÅs esate?
Iâm from MaÅeikiai                           aÅ iÅ MaÅeikiÅ
Where is he from?                          iÅ kur jis yra?
Heâs from KÄdainiai                         jis yra iÅ KÄdainiÅ
Where is she from?                           iÅ kur ji yra?
Sheâs from BirÅai                             ji yra iÅ BirÅÅ
Where are you all from?                   iÅ kur jÅs esate?
Sorry, where are we from?                atleiskite, iÅ kur mes esame?
Yes, where are you all from, please?  taip, iÅ kur jÅs esate, praÅom?
Oh, weâre from Raseiniai                 o, mes esame iÅ RaseiniÅ
Where are they from?                       iÅ kur jie yra?
Theyâre from AnykÅÄiai                   jie yra iÅ AnykÅÄiÅ
Where are they from?                      iÅ kur jos yra?
Theyâre from Prienai                       jie yra iÅ PrienÅ
Where are you from?                      iÅ kur jÅs esate?
Iâm from Zarasai                             aÅ iÅ ZarasÅ
Where are you from?                      iÅ kur jÅs esate?
Iâm from MolÄtai                             aÅ iÅ MolÄtÅ
Where are you from?                      iÅ kur jÅs esate?
Iâm from ÅvenÄionÄliai                     aÅ iÅ ÅvenÄionÄliÅ
Where are you from?                      iÅ kur jÅs esate?
Iâm from Åakiai                               aÅ iÅ ÅakiÅ
Where are you from?                       iÅ kur jÅs esate?
Iâm from ÅalÄininkai                         aÅ iÅ ÅalÄininkÅ

Åaunu! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Nuostabu! Wonderful!

List of Cities in Lithuania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_lithuania

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Lithuanian Out Loud 0106 Beg - Skulpturu Parkas Sculpture Park - Voicemail 206-202-4745

lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net — Sun, 3 Aug 2008 20:15:00 GMT

Hi there, Iâm Jack and Iâm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today weâre in a new month! August was named in honor of Augustus Caesar in the year eight before the common era (8 BCE). In Lithuanian this month is rugpjÅtis, named after the word for rye, rugiai and pjauti, to cut. Itâs rye cutting month.

Photograph: Vilnius, Lithuania
Photographer: AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus

Hereâs some food for thought. I remind people not to refer to Lithuania as a former part of the Soviet Union. Calling Lithuania a nation that was once part of the Soviet Union or as the former Soviet Republic Lithuania sounds like Lithuania and Russia went through an amical divorce. Itâs like saying to a Frenchman or Dutchman, hey, arenât you guys formerly part of the Nazi Empire? Nah, donât do it, it wonât make you any new friends.

pradÄkime, letâs get started

In past episodes we practiced a lot of possession using the genitive case or kilmininkas such as the wifeâs name, Åmonos vardas, or EglÄâs husband, EglÄs vyras.

Today weâll tackle the genitive in the plural such as the womenâs restroom, or the restroom of many women, the countriesâ history, as in the history of many countries, the car factory, or the factory which has many cars. Youâll be happy to know itâs easily learned with little study. On this episode weâll focus on feminine nouns.

feminine nouns end like thisâ

-a changes to âÅ
-Ä changes to âiÅ
-is changes to âÅ
-uo changes to âerÅ
and
-Ä (as in duktÄ) changes to -erÅ

The most important thing to remember here is that the plural genitive always ends in -Å

vocabulary - Åodynas

factory                    gamykla
production               gamyba
company                 kompanija
hive                        avilys
wax                        vaÅkas
swarm                    spieÄius
equipment               Äranga
workshop               dirbtuvÄ
association              asociacija
portrait                   portretas
children                  vaikai
catalog                   katalogas

Keep in mind that Å nosinÄ and Å ilgoji sound the same; they both have the long -oo sound. For plural genitive we use Å nosinÄ to be grammatically correct.

So, letâs go over some examples. Donât worry about learning every word. We just want you to learn the genitive plural ending.

the car                            maÅina
the cars                         maÅinos
the car factory                 maÅinÅ gamykla
the car production            maÅinÅ gamyba
the car company             maÅinÅ kompanija

a sculpture                   skulptÅra
sculptures                     skulptÅros
the sculpture museum     skulptÅrÅ muziejus
sculpture park               skulptÅrÅ parkas

a bee                             bitÄ
the bees                          bitÄs
the beeâs hive or beehive biÄiÅ avilys
beeâs wax                        biÄiÅ vaÅkas
beeâs swarm                    biÄiÅ spieÄius

the store                         parduotuvÄ
the stores                        parduotuvÄs
the storesâ location           parduotuviÅ vieta
the storesâ catalog            parduotuviÅ katalogas

woman                           moteris
women                           moterys
womenâs basketball         moterÅ krepÅinis
womenâs health               moterÅ sveikata
womenâs restroom           moterÅ tualetas

a country                        Åalis
the countries                   Åalys
the countriesâ history       ÅaliÅ istorija
the countriesâ culture       ÅaliÅ kultÅra
the countriesâ territory    ÅaliÅ teritorija

a rowboat                       valtis
boats                              valtys
the boatsâ equipment        valÄiÅ Äranga
the boatsâ workshop       valÄiÅ dirbtuvÄ
the boatsâ color               valÄiÅ spalva

a daughter                      duktÄ
daughters                       dukterys
the daughtersâ family      dukterÅ Åeima
the daughtersâ portrait     dukterÅ portretas

sister                              sesuo
sisters                             seserys
the sistersâ children          seserÅ vaikai
the sistersâ portrait           seserÅ portretas

Åaunu! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Nuostabu! Wonderful!

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Lithuanian Out Loud 0105 Beg - Autobusu Stotis The Bus Station - Voicemail 206-202-4745

lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:56:00 GMT

Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud. Before we get on with todayâs episode itâs time again for AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus!

Photograph: lietus lietuvoj... (rain in Lithuania)
Photographer: AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus

AgnÄ says the idea today is to repeat a sentence that has many similar hard to pronounce sounds as quickly as you can. In English these are called tongue-twisters.

Thanks for sending us this contribution Agne! It means a lot to us that youâre helping us out. Take it away, Agne!

How quickly could you say that?

Geri vyrai geroj girioj gerÄ girÄ gÄrÄ gerdami gyrÄ
The good men in a big good forest were drinking delicious kvass (Lithuanian national drink)

Geri vyrai geroj girioj gerÄ girÄ gÄrÄ gerdami gyrÄ

Itâs easy, isnât it? But, what about that?

ÅeÅios ÅÄsys su ÅeÅiais ÅÄsyÄiais
Six (female) geese with six goslings

Donât worry if you donât succeed the first time because most Lithuanians will say it like thatâ

Itâs okay, you need just some more practice and soon you will be able to say it like this:

ÅeÅios ÅÄsys su ÅeÅiais ÅÄsyÄiais

Good luck!

PraÅom, Mylimoji! Hi there, Iâm Raminta and Iâm Ramintaâs husband, Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today weâre in the month of July which in Lithuanian is Liepa.

An old Lithuanian tradition says if you light anything with a candle, a sailor dies. Why? Long ago in winter months sailors didnât have much of an income and some sold matches to make ends meet. So, if you light something with a candle, youâre cheating a poor sailor out of his paycheck.

Have you ever heard of this, Dear?

pradÄkime, letâs get started

In past episodes we practiced a lot of possession using the genitive case or kilmininkas such as the manâs name, vyro vardas or the dogâs water, Åuns vanduo.

Today weâll tackle the genitive in the plural such as the childrenâs dog, or a dog which belongs to many children, a childrenâs doctor, or a doctor who treats many children, a childrenâs book, the menâs restroom, the womenâs team, womenâs health.

Youâll be happy to know itâs easily learned with little study. On this episode weâll focus on masculine nouns, feminine nouns on a later episode.
Masculine nouns end like thisâ

-as changes to âÅ
-is changes to âiÅ
-ys changes to âiÅ
-us changes to âÅ
-ius changes to âiÅ
and
-uo changes to âenÅ

The most important thing to remember here is that the plural genitive always ends in -Å
Before we get started, hereâs some new vocabulary.
praÅom pakartotiâ

vocabulary â Åodynas
when doing Åodynas â once slow, once normal speed
(here Raminta accidently reads episode notes not meant for the audience)

basketball                   krepÅinis
basketball                   krepÅinis
health                         sveikata
health                         sveikata
music                         muzika
the music                   muzika
tradition                     tradicija
tradition                     tradicija
a male doctor             gydytojas
the male doctor          gydytojas
a culture                    kultÅra
the culture                 kultÅra
hospital                     ligoninÄ
hospital                     ligoninÄ
a territory                  teritorija
the territory               teritorija
a history                   istorija
the history                istorija
a system                   sistema
a system                   sistema
pie                           pyragas
a pie                         pyragas
juice                        sultys
juice                        sultys
group                       grupÄ
group                       grupÄ
a school                   mokykla
school                      mokykla
director                   direktorius
director                   direktorius
association               asociacija
association                asociacija
exhibition                  paroda
exhibition                 paroda
food                         maistas
food                        maistas
booth                     kasa
booth                       kasa
sanctuary                 ÅventovÄ
sanctuary                  ÅventovÄ
the flu                       gripas
the flu                       gripas

Keep in mind that Å nosinÄ and Å ilgoji sound the same; they both have the long -oo sound. For plural genitive we use Å nosinÄ to be grammatically correct.

So, letâs go over some examples. Donât worry about learning every word. We just want you to learn the genitive plural.

man                             vyras
men                             vyrai
a menâs restroom          vyrÅ tualetas
menâs basketball           vyrÅ krepÅinis
menâs health                 vyrÅ sveikata

a child                          vaikas
children                        vaikai
the childrenâs dog          vaikÅ Åuo
a childrenâs doctor         vaikÅ gydytojas
a childrenâs book           vaikÅ knyga
a childrenâs hospital       vaikÅ ligoninÄ

an American male          amerikietis
the American males        amerikieÄiai
the Americanâs auto       amerikieÄiÅ automobilis
the Americanâs music     amerikieÄiÅ muzika
the Americanâs history   amerikieÄiÅ istorija

a Lithuanian male          lietuvis
the Lithuanians              lietuviai
Lithuanianâs history       lietuviÅ istorija
Lithuanianâs culture        lietuviÅ kultÅra
Lithuanian tradition        lietuviÅ tradicija

train                             traukinys
trains                            traukiniai
trainsâ station or
the train station           traukiniÅ stotis
train system                  traukiniÅ sistema

So, we think you get the idea. Here are some more examples.

an apple                       obuolys
apples                          obuoliai
apple pie                     obuoliÅ pyragas
apple juice                   obuoliÅ sultys

an actor                      aktorius
actors                          aktoriai
the actorsâ group          aktoriÅ grupÄ
the actorsâ school         aktoriÅ mokykla

a museum                      muziejus
museums                        muziejai
the museumsâ director      muziejÅ direktorius
the museumsâ association muziejÅ asociacija

a stone                         akmuo
the stones                     akmenys
the stonesâ location       akmenÅ vieta
the stonesâ color          akmenÅ spalva

the dog                       Åuo
the dogs                       Åunys
the dog exhibition         ÅunÅ paroda
the dog park                ÅunÅ aikÅtelÄ

automobile                   automobilis
automobiles                 automobiliai
the car club                  automobilÅ klubas
the car museum            automobilÅ muziejus

the ticket                      bilietas
tickets                          bilietai
ticket booth                  bilietÅ kasa
ticket collector              bilietÅ kontrolierius
ticket price                   bilietÅ kaina

bus                              autobusas
buses                           autobusai
the bus station              autobusÅ stotis

a bird                           paukÅtis
birds                            paukÅÄiai
bird sanctuary               paukÅÄiÅ ÅventovÄ
bird flu                         paukÅÄiÅ gripas

Åaunu! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Nuostabu! Wonderful!

Puiku! Excellent! You made it to the end of another episode! Puiku!

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Lithuanian Out Loud 105 Notes

lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:03:00 GMT

Click here to download the show notes for episodes 105:

Lithuanian_Out_Loud_105_Notes.pdf

Lithuanian Out Loud 0104 Beg - Sauksmininkas Vocative Case - Voicemail 206-202-4745

lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:56:00 GMT

Hey, hey, hey! This is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud! Weâve got some great stuff for you today including an awesome installment of AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus. But before we get to itâ

Photograph: Neman River Bank, Lithuania
Photographer: Rahnieda (Wikipedia)

I forgot to mention on the last episode that we now have free pdf files for every episode of Lithuanian Out Loud on our blogpage. A pdf file is simply a downloadable print version of our programs. You can go to the page and download them or get them automatically using iTunes. If you donât have iTunes on your computer you should get it, itâs completely free.

One our listeners is Jim from Delaware. Jim has created a chat room using Skype and itâs called "Learning to speak Lithuanian for English speakers.â From what I understand this is a tool that beginner, intermediate and advanced speakers can use to practice Lithuanian. Jim is inviting native speakers to join the chat room if they like. Weâll post the web address of Jimâs chat room on the Lithuanian Out Loud blogpage. Good luck with your project, Jim!

Today we have something special for our listeners. Along with this episode Iâll include a downloadable electronic book that Andrius Repsys of Åiauliai, Lithuania is offering to everyone for free. This is an awesome professional looking book that you can download to your computer, open and view. Itâs got tons of interesting facts about Lithuania including pictures, graphics and text. You have to download it and look at it, you wonât regret taking the time. Andrius Repsys is an artist from www.qhoto.net and not only has he done a fantastic job with his book, he was kind enough to give Lithuanian Out Loud some free advertising by placing our name on each page of his book. Labai aÄiÅ, Andriau! That was a kind gesture.

Finally, we have some listeners who are traveling in Lithuania and some who live there. Weâd like to invite all of you to post your experiences on the Lithuanian Out Loud blogpage. Have you had any interesting experiences? Good or bad, doesnât matter. Have you learned any interesting words or phrases? How are your travels? As expected? Better? Worse? Just post your comments on the blogpage. Our community would love to read them. Alright, now hereâs AgnÄ iÅ Vilniaus with an unbelieveable contribution! Take it away Agne!

Hello, I am AgnÄ. Even if you donât know Lithuanian well, this song could be just the right thing for you to start singing Lithuanian. Because this song has two voices and one of them is really, really, really simple. It would be like thisâ

Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa

Actually, this tumbararasa doesnât mean anything. Itâs just made to keep the rhythm. Letâs repeat once moreâ

Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa

Now, you will continue like this and I will add another voice, okay, so you are continuing this fragment of tumbararasa and let Lithuanians do the rest. Just totally relax, okay? Letâs start!

Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa
Tumba tumbararasa (etcetera)

Äjo senis lauko arti, pasiÄmÄs pypkÄ karÄiÄ
An old man was going to sow a field, taking a bitter tobacco-pipe
Äjo senis lauko arti, pasiÄmÄs pypkÄ karÄiÄ
An old man was going to sow a field, taking a bitter tobacco-pipe

and after this we need to learn the second part of this song which would be like thisâ