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PHR ASE BOOK 415
Phrase Book: Lithuanian
In Emergency When? Kada? Kaadaa?
Help! Gelbėkit! Galbekit! Why? Kodėl? Kodel?
Stop! Sustokit! Soostokit! Where? Kur? Koor?
Look out! Atsargiai! Aatsaargyai!
Call a doctor! Kvieskit gydytoją! Kvieskit geedeetoyaa! Useful Phrases
Call an Kvieskit greitąją! Kvieskit greitaayaa! How are you? Kaip sekasi? Kaip sakaasi?
ambulance! Very well, thank Ačiū, labai gerai. Aachyoo, laabai
Call the police! Kvieskit policiją! Kvieskit politsiyaa! you. gerai.
Call the fire Kvieskit gaisrinę! Kvieskit gīsrine! Pleased to meet Malonu susipažinti. Maalonoo
department! you. soosipaazhinti.
Where is the Kur yra artimiausias Koor eeraa See you soon! Iki greito Iki greito
nearest telefonas? artimyowsyaas pasimatymo! paasimaateemo!
telephone? telefonaas? Is there … here? Ar čia yra ...? Ar che eeraa ...?
Where is the Kur yra artimiausia Koor eeraa Where can Kur galiu gauti ...? Koor gaalyoo
nearest hospital? ligoninė? artimyaausyaa I get …? gowti ...?
ligonine? How do you Kaip nuvykti iki ...? Kaip nooveekti
get to …? iki ...?
Communication Essentials How far is …? Koks atstumas iki ...? Koks aatstoomaas
Yes Taip Taip iki ...?
No Ne Ne Do you speak Ar kalbate Ar kaalbaate
Please Prašom Praashom English? angliškai? aanglishkai?
Thank you Ačiū Aachyoo I can’t speak Aš nekalbu Aash nekaalboo
Excuse me Atsiprašau Aatsipraashoa Lithuanian. lietuviškai. lietoovishkai.
Hello Sveiki Sveiki I don’t Aš nesuprantu. Aash nesoopraantoo.
Goodbye Viso gero Viso gero understand.
Good night Labanakt Laabaanaakt Can you Ar galite man Ar gaalite maan
morning rytas reetaas help me? padėti? paadeti?
afternoon popietė popiete Please speak Prašau kalbėti Praashoa kaalbeti
evening vakaras vaakaraas slowly. lėčiau. lechyoa.
yesterday vakar vaakar Sorry! Apgailestauju! Aapgīlestowyoo!
today šiandien shyaandien
tomorrow rytoj reetoy Useful Words
What? Kas? Kaas? big didelis didelis
small mažas maazhaas
hot karštas karshtaas
Guidelines for Prounciation cold šaltas shaaltaas
good geras geraas
Lithuanian has a complicated wan dering accent bad blogas blogaas
gaanaa
gana
enough
that can change whenever a word changes its well gerai gerai
ending, as is seen with “mato matoe” (he/she/it/ open atidarytas aatidareetaas
they see) and “matau matoe” (I see). closed uždarytas oozhdareetaas
left kairė kīre
Diphthongs hold the sound longer than that of a right dešinė dashine
tiesyai
tiesiai
straight
simple vowel: near šalia shaalyaa
ai like “a” in “made” or “i” in “child” far toli toli
au like “ow” in “cow” or “o” in “note” up aukštyn owkshteen
žemyn
zhemeen
down
ei like “a” in “made” early anksti aanksti
ie like “ie” in “sienna” late vėlai velai
ui like “ooey” in “gooey” entrance įėjimas eeyeyimaas
isheyimaas
išėjimas
exit
uo like the word “woe” toilet tualetas tuaaletaas
free/unoccupied laisva/neužimta līsvaa/neoozhimtaa
Vowels have only one sound: free/no charge nemokamai nemokaamai
a like “a” in “father”
e like “e” in “bet” Making a Telephone Call
ę like “a” in “man” Can I call abroad Ar galiu iš čia Ar gaalyoo ish che
ė like “a” in “made” from here? paskambinti paaskaambinti ee
oozhsienee?
į užsienį?
i like “i” in “bit” but before an “a”, “o”, or “u”, it is I would like to Aš norėčiau Aash norechyoa
sounds like the “y” in “canyon” call collect. paskambinti paaskaambinti
y like į abonentui aabonentui
yo saaskītaa.
jo sąskaita.
o like “o” in “boat” local call vietinis pokalbis vietinis pokaalbis
u like “oo” in “wood” I’ll ring back Aš pats vėliau Aash paats velyoa
ą, į, ų, and ū just hold the sound of later. paskambinsiu. paaskaambinsyoo.
Ar gaalyoo paalikti
Ar galiu palikti
Could I leave
a, i, and u longer a message? žinutę? zhinoote?
Could you speak Ar galite kalbėti šiek Ar gaalite kaalbeti
Any consonant before an “e”, “i”, or “y” is palatalized up a little, please? tiek garsiau? shiek tiek garsyoa?
or softened like “n” in “bunion”. Consonants that do
not sound like their English counterparts include: Shopping
c like “ts” in “Betsy” How much is this? Kiek tai kainuoja? Kiek tai kīnuoyaa?
č like “ch” in “chunk” I would like … Aš norėčiau ... Aash norechyoa …
Ar toorite ...?
Do you have …? Ar turite ...?
j like “y” in “yellow” I’m just looking Aš tik žiūriu Aash tik zhyooryoo
š like “sh” in “shot” Do you take Ar priimate Ar priimaate
ž like “s” in “measure” credit cards? kreditines korteles? kreditines korteles?
What time do
Kaadaa
Kada pradedate
g is always hard like in “go” you open? darbą? praadedaate
r is trilled on the tip of the tongue. darbaa?
What time do Kada baigiate Kaadaa
you close? darbą? baigyaate darbaa?
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