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[official-lithuania]

winter vocabulary in Lithuanian:

žiema (f, noun) - winter sniegas (m, noun) - snow šaltis (m, noun) - cold snaigė (f, noun) - snowflake varveklis (m, noun) - icicle ledas (m, noun) - ice šarma (f, noun), šerkšnas (m, noun) - hoarfrost šiaurė (f, noun) - North šiaurinis vėjas (m, adj; noun) - Northern wind lytis (f, noun) - icefloe pūga (f, noun) - blizzard šiaurės pašvaistė (f, noun) - aurora borealis

sniego senis (m, noun) - snowman sniego gniūžtė (m; f noun) - snowball pačiūžos (f, noun) - ice skates rogutės (f, noun) - sled slidinėjimas (m, noun) - skiing sniego karas (m, noun) - snow fight ledo čiuožykla (m; f noun) - ice rink slidės (f, noun) - skis

Kalėdos (f, noun) - Yule/Christmas gruodis (m, noun) - December sausis (m, noun) - January vasaris (m, noun) - February Kalėdų senelis (f; m noun) - Santa Claus Kalėdų eglutė (f, noun) - Yule/Christmas tree kūčiukai (m, noun) - Lithuanian Christmas Eve cookies Kūčios (f, noun) - Christmas Eve Nauji metai (m, adj; noun) - New Year Žiemos saulėgrįža (f, noun) - Winter solstice Pusiaužiemis (m, noun) - Midwinter Užgavėnės (f, noun) - the time before Lent

Photo: Audrius Drobnys

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Lithuanian Summer vocab

summer - vasara (f)

June - birželis (m) July - liepa (f) August - rugpjūtis (m)

sun - saulė (f) suntan - įdegis (m) sunflower - saulėgrąža (f) to sunbath - degintis (f) sunstroke - saulės smūgis (m) sunny - saulėta (f) / saulėtas (m) sunlight’s reflection (for ex. from a mirror)* - saulės zuikutis (m)

sea - jūra (f) seaside  - pajūris (m) seashell - kriauklė (f) sea shore - pakrantė (f) wave - banga (f) sand - smėlis (m) sandcastle - smėlio pilis (f) swimming - plaukimas (m) (to swim - plaukti)

vacation - atostogos (always plural!) (f) trip - kelionė (f) picnic - iškyla (f) free time - laisvalaikis (m) adventure - nuotykis (m) bonfire - laužas (m) camp - stovykla (f) tent - palapinė (f) flower - gėlė (f) butterfly - drugelis (f) bee - bitė (f) ladybug - boružė (f)  (commonly called boružėlė) hot - karšta (f) / karštas (m) warm - šilta (f) / šiltas (m) to shine - šviesti to smell nice - kvepėti to enjoy - mėgautis to relax - ilsėtis to be on vacation - atostogauti

*can’t remember the word in English (if it even exists) sorry

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Learning declensions in Lithuanian relying on sheer memorization (learning the endings of cases by heart) can seem difficult and quite boring, so I thought I’d share a small grammar hack with you - it will help to remember the locative case endings.

Locative always ends with -e. Always.

It doesn’t matter which declension it is, or if the word is singular/plural, it will always end with -e!

To remember this rule, there is a small rhyme in Lithuanian that children are taught in elementary school: “Kur kame, kur kame - rašom ‘e’ pabaigoje!” (Where, in where, where, in where - we write ‘e’ in the end!) And although this rhyme might not be of much help for a person learning Lithuanian as their foreign language, remembering that  something like that exists can be useful (? I hope).

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Daugiskaitiniai daiktavardžiai (nouns that are always plural)

Šventės (celebrations): 

vestuvės (f) - wedding

laidotuvės (f) - funeral

krikštynos (f) - christening

Joninės (Rasos) (f) - celebration of summer solstice 

Kalėdos (f) - Christmas

Velykos (f) - Easter 

etc.

Renginiai (events): 

varžybos (f) - a competition 

rungtynės (f) - a match

lenktynės (f) - races / a race

muštynės (f) - a fight 

etc.

Drabužiai (clothes): 

akiniai (m) - glasses 

marškiniai (m) - button-up shirt

kailiniai (m) - fur coat

kelnės (f) - pants

džinsai (m) - jeans

pėdkelnės (f) - tights

Maistas (food): 

lašiniai (m) - flitch

ledai (m) - ice cream

garstyčios (f) - mustard

pietūs (m) - dinner

pusryčiai (m) - breakfast

miltai (m) - flour

prieskoniai (m) - spices

etc.

Kiti (misc.): 

vartai (m) - gates

durys (f) - doors / a door

klijai (m) - glue

kapinės (f) - cemetery

grindys (f) - floor

metai (m) - years / a year

pinigai (m) - money

etc.

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Some basic tips for sentence structure for @aurelmat!

While in some languages the structure of sentences is extremely important and is not to be changed, in Lithuanian it’s not that limited. However, switching the sentence up can change the tone or even the idea. 

1. subject + verb + noun A simple structure that works like it does in English. I am going home - Aš einu namo. 

2. verb + noun In Lithuanian, subject is not always present in the sentence, because it’s not needed when the subject can be implied (it’s possible because of conjugation). (I) am going home - Einu namo. *If you are translating from English to Lithuanian in your head before saying something, don’t forget to check what the subject in that sentence was in English. Often when ‘it’ is used as subject, it is not translated over to Lithuanian! It’s raining - Lyja not Tai lyja.

3. verb or noun on it’s own If the context is clear (or sometimes even when there is no context) a verb or noun can be all there is to the sentence.  Are you (sg.) going? - Eini? Verb, naturally, means action, but keep in mind that when a noun is used as a sentence, it is assumed that there is some sort of action attached to it - usually when that noun could be used to describe a time or place. It is midnight - (yra) vidurnaktis; It’s summer - (yra) vasara.

4.  verb + subject + noun This structure is used when trying to emphasize the action - what the subject is doing. Used for both questions and statements. Not a very popular structure (if it’s used like this, subject is usually just omitted making it the structure described in 2.) Are you going or not? - Eini tu ar ne?; I’m going to study - Einu aš mokytis.

Of course, not all sentences are made of just verb, subject and noun - extra words meaning time, place, reason, attribute etc. - are added to it. These extras can added in the beginning of the sentence, in the end or even in the middle, separating verb from noun or verb from subject. With these you can go wild (with exceptions, naturally, but you know); but the most basic of sentences were covered here (unless I forgot something, in which case - I’m sorry).

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When traveling, knowing a few phrases for asking basic questions and understanding simple answers can be a lot of help – whether you’re lost, would like to know the time or just want to thank someone for their help!

Getting directions

Kur galėčiau rasti..? – Where could I find..? Kaip nueiti iki..? / Kaip rasti kelią iki..? – How to get to / How to find my way to..? Aš ieškau .. gal žinote, kur tai? – I am looking for … do you where I could find it? Tiesiai / Į kairę / Į dešinę - Forward/Straight / To the left / To the right Pasukite į / pasukite link.. – turn to / turn towards to..

Iki galo – to the end / till you hit the end Gatvė – street Sankryža – intersection

EXAMPLE – Atleiskite, gal žinote, kaip nueiti iki Trijų Kryžių kalno? (Excuse me, do you know how to get to the Hill of Three Crosses?) – Eikite tiesiai šia gatve iki Bernardinų sodo, tuomet parku iki galo. (Go straight this street to the Bernardinai garden and then through the park to the end.)

Asking for information

Gal galite pasakyti..? – Could you tell me..?      ..kiek dabar valandų? – .. what is the time?      ..kiek kainuoja bilietas? – .. how much does the ticket cost?      ..ar šitas autobusas važiuoja į (autobusų/traukinių) stotį? – …can I take this bus to the bus/train station? (not a literal translation!) Pusė / Po /  Be – Half / Past / To  Pusė kainos / Pilna kaina – Half price / Full price Taip / Ne / Nežinau – Yes / No / I don’t know EXAMPLE – Atsiprašau, gal galite pasakyti, kiek dabar valandų? (Excuse me, could you tell me the time?) – Taip, dabar yra pusė dvylikos / dešimt po trijų / be penkiolikos šešios / keturiolika penkiasdešimt trys. (Yes, it’s half twelve (half past eleven) / ten past three /  fifteen to six / two hours and fifty three minutes (pm) ) Keep in mind that in Lithuania we use 24h time instead of 12h, so if you ask for time and the person is being very specific (aka just checked their phone), you will most likely get the time in the format of just numbers like ‘penkiolika dvidešimt devynios’ (‘fifteen twenty nine’) which would be 3:29pm!

Signs & Announcements

Kita stotelė.. – Next stop.. Paskutinė maršruto stotelė – The last stop Savaitgaliais / Šeštadieniais / Sekmadieniais nedirbame – We are closed on weekends / Saturdays / Sundays Rezervuota – Booked Nemokama / Mokama – Free / Paid Informacija – Information

Polite phrases

Ačiū / Dėkui – Thank you Atsiprašau / Atleiskite – I’m sorry / Excuse me (interchangeable to some point) Prašom – You’re welcome Nėr už ką – Don’t mention it (lit. nothing to thank for)

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🇱🇹Lithuanian Nature Vocab🇱🇹

I have just started learning Lithuanian so I wanted to make a vocabulary list! I included intonation accents because I have no idea what im doing I want to remember tone + stress patterns ect ect, please correct me if anything is wrong!

◌̃ = rising tone  ◌́ = falling tone ◌̀ = stress on short vowel

gamtà (f) = nature žẽmė (f) = land, Earth akmuõ (m) = stone vanduõ (m) = water ùpė (f) = river ẽžeras (m) = lake jū́ra (f) = sea sáulė (f) = sun mėnùlis (m) = moon žvaĩgždės (f.plrl) = stars (žvaigždė̃ in singular) debesìs (m) = cloud lietùs (m) = rain sniẽgas (m) = snow lẽdas (m) = ice pavãsaris (m) = Spring vãsara (f) = Summer ruduõ (m) = Autumn žiemà (f) = Winter ugnìs (f) = fire mẽdis (m) = tree mìškas (m) = forest lãpas (m) = leaf žíedas (m) = flower kálnas (m) = mountain gyvū̃nas (m) = animal élnias (m) = deer bríedis (m) = elk šẽrnas (m) = boar vil̃kas (m) = wolf lokỹs (m) = bear lū́šis (f) = lynx lãpė (f) = fox paũkštis (f) = bird gyvãtė (f) = snake

[gwendolynlerman]

Languages of the world

Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba)

Basic facts

Number of native speakers: 3 million

Official language: Lithuania

Recognized minority language: Poland

Language of diaspora: Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Script: Latin, 32 letters

Grammatical cases: 7

Linguistic typology: fusional, SVO, pro-drop

Language family: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern Baltic

Number of dialects: 2

History

1503 - earliest surviving written text in Lithuanian

1547 - first printed books

1864-1904 - ban on the use of Lithuanian

19th century - first grammar

Writing system and pronunciation

These are the letters that make up the alphabet: a ą b c č d e ę ė f g h i į y j k l m n o p r s š t u ų ū v z ž.

The letters -ą-, -į-, and -ų- once were used to denote nasal vowels. There are no nasal vowels in modern Lithuanian, but the letters remain to denote long sounds.

Acute, grave, and tilde diacritics are used to indicate pitch accents, but only marked in dictionaries and grammars.

Grammar

Nouns have two genders (masculine and feminine), two numbers (singular and plural), and seven cases (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, locative, and vocative).

Adjectives also have a neuter gender. Pronominal adjectives can sometimes act like definite articles, especially before proper names.

Verbs are conjugated for tense, mood (conditional/subjunctive, imperative, indicative, and indirect), person, and number. Lithuanian has the richest participle system of all Indo-European languages, as it has participles derived from all simple tenses in both the active and passive voices.

Dialects

There are two dialects: Highland and Lowland Lithuanian. Highland Lithuanian can be further subdivided into Western, Southern, and Eastern, while Lowland dialects are divided into Western, Northern, and Southern.

Dialects are differentiated by their phonetic and morphological features. Standard Lithuanian is derived mostly from Western Highland dialects.

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New Year’s vocab in Lithuanian

Inspired by @languagesandshootingstars​ list for Hungarian!

Naujieji Metai (m) - New Year Laimingų naujųjų! - Happy New Year! Šventė (f)- celebration Vakarėlis (m) - party Svečiai (m) - guests    Tradicija (f) - tradition Paradas (m) - parade Koncertas (m) - concert Kalba (f) - speech Tostas (m) - toast Šampanas (m) - champagne, sparkling wine Fejerverkai (m) - fireworks Petarda (f) - firecracker Atsiminimas (m) - memory Vidurnaktis (m) - midnight Gruodis (m) - December Sausis (m) -  January Bučinys (m) - kiss

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Lithuanian Autumn Vocab

Inspired by @spraakhexe​ !

ruduo (m) - autumn, fall rugsėjis (m) - September spalis (m) - October lapkritis (m) - November Vėlinės (f) - All Saint’s Eve Padėkos diena (f) - Thanksgiving rudens lygiadienis (m) - autumnal equinox lapas (m) - leaf moliūgų pyragas  (m) - pumpkin pie saldainiai (m) - candy šokoladas (m) - chocolate saldumynai  (m) - sweets, goodies paminklas (m) - gravestone kapinės (f) - graveyard megztinis (m) - sweater kepurė (f) - hat šalikas (m) - scarf pirštinės (f)  - gloves paltas (m) - coat kojinės (f) - socks batai (m) - boots vilna (f) - wool sriuba (f)  - soup arbata (f) - tea mediena (f)  - wood malkos (f) - firewood ugnis (f) - fire dūmai (m) - smoke pelenai (m) - ash židinys (m) - fireplace baidyklė (f)  - scarecrow

(iš)gąsdinti - to scare išpjaustyti - to carve lyti - to rain šalta - cold vėjuota - windy lietinga - rainy, raining saulėta - sunny debesuota  - cloudy šiurpu - spooky baisu - frightening jauku - cozy, comfortable spalvota - colorful

Peršalau - I caught a cold Lyja - It’s raining Krapnoja / lynoja / dulksnoja - It’s drizzling Man labiau patinka debesuotos dienos - I prefer cloudy days

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🌿Plant vocab in Lithuanian🌿

My other Lithuanian vocab lists here!

A plant – augalas (plants - augalai)

A cactus – kaktusas

A rose – rožė

A tree – medis

A leaf – lapas

A petal – žiedlapis

A sunflower - saulėgrąža  🌻

A dandelion – kiaulpienė

Keep reading

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Cozy vocab in Lithuanian

( insp. )

bučinys (m) – kiss

filmas  (m) – movie

kakava (f) – cocoa 

megztinis (m) – sweater

pagalvė (f) – pillow

kava (f) – coffee

kojinės  (f) – socks

knyga  (f) – book

patogumas (m)  – comfort

apklotas (m) – blanket

naktis (f) – night

židinys (m) – fireplace

katė (f) – cat

šiluma  (f) – warmth

žvaigždės  (f) – stars

arbata  (f) – tea

apkabinimas (m) – hug

žvakė  (f) – candle

švelnus/švelni – soft

jautrus/jautri – delicate

saldus/saldi – sweet (literally) mielas/miela – sweet (as in cute)

patogus/patogi – comfortable

šiltas/šilta - warm

bučiuoti – to kiss

apkabinti – to hug

rūpintis– to take care (of smb.)

atsigulti– to lie down

myluoti – to cuddle

skaityti – to read

miegoti – to sleep

ilsėtis – to rest

[kutyozh]

langblr playlists

Hello :)

Listening to music in my target language(s) always helped me a lot with pronunciation, vocabulary and use of language, so i’ve decided to share my spotify playlists that each focus on one language!

Some of them are still under construction and don’t have a lot of songs, but they will grow, I promise!

Links:

German  Spanish  Portuguese  Romanian  Russian  Serbian  Slovene  Lithuanian  Turkish  French  Polish  Hungarian  Ukrainian  Norwegian  Estonian  Arabic  Bulgarian  Korean  Chinese  Finnish

Big playlist with non-English songs only: click here

If the playlist links do not work, this link will lead you to my page!

Note: These playlists are sorted by language, not by country! You might notice different accents!

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300 word list in Lithuanian

Idea (and list!) by @funwithlanguages​ (original)

First Verbs

be - būti

there is - yra

have - turiu (I) / turi (you) / turi (he/she/it/they)  / turime (we) / turite (you pl.)

do - darau (I) / darai (you) / daro (he/she/it/they) / darome (we) / darote (you pl.)

go - vykstu (I) / vyksti (you) / vyksta (he/she/it/they) / vykstame (we) / vykstate (you pl.)

want - noriu (I) / nori (you/he/she/it/they) / norime (we) / norite (you pl.)

can - galiu (I) / gali (you) / gali (he/she/it/they) / galime / galite

need -  turiu (I) / turi (you) / turi (he/she/it/they) / turime (we) / turite (you pl.)

think - galvoju (I) / galvoji (you) / galvoja (he/she/it/they) / galvojame (we) / galvojate (you pl.)

know - žinau (I) / žinai (you) / žino (he/she/it/they) / žinome (we) / žinote (you pl.)

say - sakau (I) / sakai (you) / sako (he/she/it/they) / sakome (we) / sakote (you pl.)

like - mėgstu (I) / mėgsti (you) / mėgsta (he/she/it/they) / mėgstame (we) / mėgstate (you pl.)

speak - kalbu (I) / kalbi (you) / kalba (he/she/it/they) / kalbame (we) / kalbate (you pl.)

learn -  mokausi (I) / mokaisi (you) / mokosi (he/she/it/they) / mokomės (we) / mokotės (you pl.)

understand - suprantu (I) / supranti (you) / supranta (he/she/it/they) / suprantame (we) / suprantate (you pl.)  

Conjunctions

that (as in “I think that…” or “the woman that…”) - depends on situation 

and - ir

or - ar

but - bet

because - nes / todėl kad / kadangi

though - nors / bet

so (meaning “therefore”; e.g. “I wanted it, so I bought it”) - todėl / dėl to

if - jei / jeigu

Prepositions

of -  n/a

to - n/a

from - nuo

in - n/a

at (a place) - n/a

at (a time) - n/a

with - su

about - apie

like (meaning “similar to”) - kaip

for - dėl (for that reason), už (for doing this). [ for you and for a while don’t need a preposition ]

before (also as a conjunction) - prieš

after (also as a conjunction) - po

during - per

Question Words

who - kas?

what - kas? / ką?

where - kur?

when - kada?

why - kodėl?

how - kaip?

how much - kiek?

which - kuris? (m) / kuri? (f)

Adverbs

a lot - daug

a little - mažai

well - gerai

badly - blogai

only - tik / tiktai

also - taip pat / irgi

very - labai

too (as in “too tall”) - per

too much - per daug 

so (as in “so tall”) - koks

so much - kiek daug / tiek daug

more (know how to say “more … than …”) - daugiau [ daugiau.. nei.. ]

less (know how to say “less … than …”) - mažiau [mažiau.. nei.. ]

as … as … (e.g. “as tall as”) - kaip

most - labiausiai

least - mažiausiai

better - geresnis / geresnė [ geriau (feeling better) ]

best - geriausias

worse - blogesnis / blogesnė [ blogiau (feeling worse) ]

worst - blogiausias

now- dabar

then - tada

here - čia

there - ten / tenai

maybe - gal / galbūt

always - visada

usually - paprastai / dažniausiai

often - dažnai

sometimes - kartais [ rarely - retai ]

never - niekada

today - šiandien

yesterday - vakar

tomorrow - rytoj

soon - greitai

almost - beveik

already - jau

still - visdar

even - net 

enough - pakankamai / užtektinai

Adjectives

the, a (technically articles) - n/a

this - šis/šitas

that - tas

good - geras (m) / gera (f)

bad - blogas / bloga

all - viskas

some - kai kas

no - ne

any - bet kuris

many - daug

few - nedaug

most - dauguma

other - kita

same - toks pats

different - kitoks

enough - pakankamai / užtentinai

one - vienas

two - du

a few - keli / kelios

first - pirmas / pirma

next - kitas / kita

last (meaning “past”, e.g. “last Friday”) - praeitas / praeita

last (meaning “final”) - paskutinis / paskutinė

easy - lengvas / lengva

hard - sunkus / sunki

early - anksti (when? ) [ ankstus/ankstyvas (m) / ankstyva (f) - what kind? ]

late - vėlai (when?) [ vėlus/vėlyvas (m) / vėlyva (f) - what kind? ]

important - svarbus / svarbi

interesting - įdomus / įdomi

fun - smagus / smagi

boring - nuobodus / nuobodi

beautiful - gražus / graži

big - didelis / didelė

small - mažas / maža

happy - linksmas / linksma or laimingas / laiminga

sad - liūdnas / liūdna

busy - užsiėmęs / užsiėmusi

excited - nekantraujantis / nekantraujanti

tired - pavargęs / pavargusi

ready - pasiruošęs / pasiruošusi

favorite - mėgstamiausias / mėgstamiausia

new -  naujas / nauja

right (meaning “correct”) - teisingas / teisinga [ teisus / teisi - what kind? ]

wrong - neteisingas / neteisinga or klaidingas / klaidinga [ neteisus / neteisi - what kind? ]

true - tiesa (noun; same word for ‘truth’)

Pronouns

Know them in the subject (“I”), direct object (“me”), indirect object (“to me”), and possessive (“my”) forms.

I - aš | mane | man | mano

you - tu | tave | tau | tavo

she - ji | ją | jai | jos

he - jis | jį | jam | jo

it - n/a

we - mes | mus | mums | mūsų

you (plural) - jūs | jus | jums | jūsų

they - jie | juos | jiems | jų

Nouns

everything - viskas

something - kažkas

nothing - niekas

everyone - visi

someone - kažkas

no one - niekas

(name of the language you’re studying) Lietuvių kalba

English - Anglų kalba

thing - dalykas (not material) / daiktas (material)

person - asmuo

place - vieta

time (as in “a long time”) - laikas

time (as in “I did it 3 times”) - kartas

friend - draugas (m) / draugė (f)

woman - moteris

man - vyras

money - pinigai

country - šalis

(name of your home country) Lietuva

city - miestas

language - kalba

word - žodis

food - maistas

house - namas

store - parduotuvė

office - biuras

company - kompanija

manager - vadybinikas

coworker - bendradarbis

job - darbas

work (as in “I have a lot of work to do”) - darbas

problem - problema

question - klausimas

idea - idėja

life - gyvenimas

world - pasaulis

day - diena

year - metai

week - savaitė

month - mėnuo

hour - valanda

mother, father, parent - motina, tėvas, tėvas (parent and father can be the same word)

daughter, son, child - dukra, sūnus, vaikas

wife, husband - žmona, vyras

girlfriend, boyfriend - mergina, vaikinas

More Verbs

work (as in a person working) - dirbu (I) / dirbi (you) / dirba (he/she/it/they) / dirbame  (we) / dirbate (you pl.)

work (meaning “to function”, e.g. “the TV works”) - veikia / funkcionuoja

see - matau (I) / matai (you) / mato (he/she/it/they) / matome (we) / matote (you pl.)

use - naudoju (I) / naudoji (you) / naudoja (he/she/it/they) / naudojame (we) / naudojate (you pl.)

should - turėčiau (I) / turėtum (you) / turėtų (he/she/it/they) / turėtume (we) / turėtumėte (you pl.)

believe - tikiu (I) / tiki (you) / tiki (he/she/it/they) / tikime (we) / tikite (you pl.)

practice - treniruojuosi (I) / treniruojiesi (you) / treniruojasi (he/she/it/they) / treniruojamės (we) / treniruojatės (you pl.)

seem - atrodau (I) / atrodai (you) / atrodo (he/she/it/they) / atrodome (we) / atrodote (you pl.)

come - ateinu (I) / ateini (you) / ateina (he/she/it/they) / ateiname (we) / ateinate (you pl.)

leave - išeinu (I) / išeini (you) / išeina (he/she/it/they) / išeiname (we) / išeinate (you pl.)

return - sugrįžtu (I) / sugrįžti (you) / sugrįžta (he/she/it/they) / sugrįžtame (we) / sugrįžtate (you pl.)

give - duodu (I) / duodi (you) / duoda (he/she/it/they) / duodame (we) / duodate (you pl.)

take - imu (I) / imi (you) / ima (he/she/it/they) / imame (we) / imate (you pl.)

bring - atnešu (I) / atneši (you) / atneša (he/she/it/they) / atnešame (we) / atnešate (you pl.)

look for - ieškau (I) / ieškai (you) / ieško (he/she/it/they) / ieškome (we) / ieškote (you pl.)

find - randu (I) / randi (you) / randa (he/she/it/they) / randame (we) / randate (you pl.)

get (meaning “obtain”) - gaunu (I) / gauni (you) / gauna (he/she/it/they) / gauname (we) / gaunate (you pl.)

receive - [same as above]

buy - perku (I) / perki (you) / perka (he/she/it/they) / perkame (we) / perkate (you pl.)

try - bandau (I) / bandai (you) / bando (he/she/it/they) / bandome (we) / bandote (you pl.)

start - pradedu (I) / pradedi (you) / pradeda (he/she/it/they) / pradedame (we) / pradedate (you pl.)

stop (doing something) - nustoju (I) / nustoji (you) / nustoja (he/she/it/they) / nustojame (we) / nustojate (you pl.)

finish - baigiu (I) / baigi (you) / baigia (he/she/it/they) / baigiame (we) / baigiate (you pl.)

continue - tęsiu (I) / tęsi (you) / tęsia (he/she/it/they) / tęsiame (we) / tęsiate (you pl.)

wake up - atsibundu (I) / atsibundi (you) / atsibunda (he/she/it/they) / atsibundame (we) / atsibundate (you pl.)

get up - atsikeliu (I) / atsikeli (you) / atsikelia (he/she/it/they) / atsikeliame (we) / atsikeliate (you pl.)

eat - valgau (I) / valgai (you) / valgo (he/she/it/they) / valgome (we) / valgote (you pl.)

eat breakfast (in several languages, this is a verb) - pusryčiauju (I) / pusryčiauji (you) / pusryčiauja (he/she/it/they) / pusryčiaujame (we) / pusryčiaujate (you pl.)

eat lunch - pietauju (I) / pietauji (you) / pietauja (he/she/it/they) / pietaujame (we) / pietaujate (you pl.)

eat dinner - vakarieniauju (I) / vakarieniauji (you) / vakarieniauja (he/she/it/they) / vakarieniaujame (we) / vakarieniaujate (you pl.)

happen - atsitinka (he/she/it/they) [sounds illogical in other forms]

feel - jaučiu (I) / jauti (you) / jaučia (he/she/it/they) / jaučiame (we) / jaučiate (you pl.)

create (aka “make”) - kuriu (I) / kuri (you) / kuria (he/she/it/they) / kuriame (we) / kuriate (you pl.)

cause (aka “make”) - sukeliu (I) / sukeli (you) / sukelia (he/she/it/they) / sukeliame (we) / sukeliate (you pl.)

meet (meeting someone for the first time) - susipažįstu (I) / susipažįsti (you) / susipažįsta (he/she/it/they) / susipažįstame (we) / susipažįstate (you pl.)

meet (meaning “to bump into”) - sutinku (I) / sutinku (you) / sutinka (he/she/it/they) / sutinkame (we) / sutinkate (you pl.)

meet (an arranged meeting) - susitinku (I) / susitinki (you) / susitinki (he/she/it/they) / susitinkame (we) / susitinkate (you pl.)

ask (a question) - klausiu (I) / klausi (you) / klausia (he/she/it/they) / klausiame (we) / klausiate (you pl.)

ask for (aka “request”) - prašau (I) / prašai (you) / prašo (he/she/it/they) / prašome (we) / prašote (you pl.)

wonder - domiuosi (I) / domiesi (you) / domisi (he/she/it/they) / domimės (we) / domitės (you pl.) [there is no literal translation so this is a bit off]

reply - atsakau (I) / atsakai (you) / atsako (he/she/it/they) / atsakome (we) / atsakote (you pl.)

mean - reiškiu (I) / reiški (you) / reiškia (he/she/it/they) / reiškiame (we) / reiškiate (you pl.)

read - skaitau (I) / skaitai (you) / skaito (he/she/it/they) / skaitome (we) / skaitote (you pl.)

write - rašau (I) / rašai (you) / rašo (he/she/it/they) / rašome (we) / rašote (you pl.)

listen - klausau (I) / klausai (you) / klauso (he/she/it/they) / klausome (we) / klausote (you pl.)

hear - girdžiu (I) / girdi (you) / girdi(he/she/it/they) / girdime (we) / girdite (you pl.)

remember - prisimenu (I) / prisimeni (you) / prisimena (he/she/it/they) / prisimename (we) / prisimenate (you pl.)

forget - pamirštu (I) / pamiršti (you) / pamiršta (he/she/it/they) / pamirštame (we) / pamirštate (you pl.)

choose - pasirenku (I) / pasirenki (you) / pasirenka (he/she/it/they) / pasirenkame (we) / pasirenkate (you pl.)

decide - nusprendžiu (I) / nusprendi (you) / nusprendžia (he/she/it/they) / nusprendžiame (we) / nusprendžiate (you pl.)

be born - gimstu (I) / gimsti (you) / gimsta (he/she/it/they) / gimstame (we) / gimstate (you pl.)

die - mirštu (I) / miršti (you) / miršta (he/she/it/they) / mirštame (we) / mirštate (you pl.)

kill - žudau (I) / žudai (you) / žudo (he/she/it/they) / žudome (we) / žudote (you pl.)

live - gyvenu (I) / gyveni (you) / gyvena (he/she/it/they) / gyvename (we) / gyvenate (you pl.)

stay - lieku (I) / lieki (you) / lieka (he/she/it/they) / liekame (we) / liekate (you pl.)

change - keičiu (I) / keiti (you) / keičia (he/she/it/they) / keičiame (we) / keičiate (you pl.)

help - padedu (I) / padedi (you) / padeda (he/she/it/they) / padedame (we) / padedate (you pl.)

send - siunčiu (I) / siunti  (you) / siunčia (he/she/it/they) / siunčiame (we) / siunčiate (you pl.)

study - studijuoju (I) / studijuoji (you) / studijuoja (he/she/it/they) / studijuojame (we) / studijuojate (you pl.)

improve - gerinu (I) / gerini (you) / gerina (he/she/it/they) / geriname (we) / gerinate (you pl.)

hope - tikiuosi (I) / tikiesi (you) / tikisi (he/she/it/they) / tikimės (we) / tikitės (you pl.)

care - rūpinuosi (I) / rūpiniesi (you) / rūpinasi (he/she/it/they) / rūpinamės (we) / rūpinatės (you pl.)

Phrases

hello - labas / sveiki 

goodbye - viso gero / iki / viso

thank you - ačiū

you’re welcome - prašom

excuse me (to get someone’s attention) - atsiprašau

sorry - atsiprašau

it’s fine (response to an apology) - nieko tokio

please - prašau

yes - taip

no - ne

okay - gerai

My name is - mano vardas (yra) …

What’s your name? - koks tavo vardas? / kuo tu vardu?

Nice to meet you - malonu susipažinti

How are you? - kaip sekasi?

I’m doing well, how about you? - gerai, o jums? (formal) /  gerai, o tau? (informal)

Sorry? / What? (if you didn’t hear something) - atsiprašau? (formal) / ką? (informal)

How do you say ______? - kaip pasakyti…?

What does ______ mean? - ką reiškia … ?

I don’t understand - aš nesuprantu 

Could you repeat that? - gal galėtumėte pakartoti? (formal) / gal gali pakartoti? (informal)

Could you speak more slowly, please? - gal galėtumėte kalbėti lėčiau? (formal) / gali kalbėti lėčiau? (informal)

Well (as in “well, I think…”) - na

Really? - tikrai? / rimtai?

I guess that - manyčiau

It’s hot. (talking about the weather) - karšta

It’s cold. (talking about the weather) - šalta

[jointpainturtle]

[kikistudiesthings]

I recently read How to Win at College by Cal Newport, and it has super helpful tips for college, so I thought I would share the complete list of chapters/tips.  I recommend this for anyone in college or going to college!  I will bold my favorites :)

Don’t do all your reading

Create a Sunday ritual

Drop classes every semester

Start long-term projects the day they are assigned

Make your bed

Apply to ten scholarships a year

Build study systems

Befriend a professor

Become a club president

Read a newspaper every day

Do one thing better than anyone else you know

Avoid daily to-do lists

Learn to give up

Never nap

Sign up for something your first week

Always be working on a “Grand Project”

Take art history and astronomy

Blow the curve once a term

Ask one question at every lecture

Jump into research as soon as possible

Pay your dues

Study in fifty-minute chunks

Schedule your free time

Dress nicely for class

Decorate your room

Start studying two weeks in advance

Write outside of class

Eat alone twice a day

Find an escape

Take hard courses early on

Don’t study in your room

Don’t study in groups

Join an honors program

Do schoolwork every day

Attend guest lectures

Exercise five days a week

Stay in touch

Tack on an extra major or minor

Meet often with your advisor

Don’t get a normal job

Use three days to write a paper

Don’t undersleep, don’t oversleep

Relax before exams

Make friends your #1 priority

Don’t binge drink

Ignore your classmates’ grades

Seek out phenomenal achievers

Learn to listen

Never pull an all-nighter

Laugh every day

Use high-quality notebooks

Keep a work-progress journal

Seek out fun

Inflate your ambition

Get involved in your major department

Care about your grades, ignore your GPA

Always go to class

Set arbitrary deadlines

Eat healthy

Volunteer quietly

Write as if going for a Pulitzer

Attend political rallies

Maximize your summers

Choose goals, explore routes

Don’t take breaks between classes

Don’t network

Publish Op-Eds

Use a filing cabinet

Find a secret study space

Study with the Quiz-and-Recall Method

Empty your in-box

Relax before sleep

Start fast, end slow

Spend a semester studying abroad

“Don’t have no regrets”

I hope you find some of these helpful!! I might make this a series and elaborate on each tip from the book while adding my own perspective.  Good luck everyone, you’ve got this!

[survivlng]

LANGUAGE LEARNING TIP

I have been watching television/listening to music in my target lang as part of my immersion™ and I have found that, instead of focusing really hard on hearing a couple of words I know, it’s better to just relax and let the words flow.

For me, it’s a really hard habit to break. But if you just try it, you will start to hear words and phrases that you know and you aren’t missing further info that you would have if you were still stuck trying to translate the word you recognise. You will find that as time passes, the words will translate almost automatically.

Don’t focus. Just watch/listen. Like you do in your native lang.