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0. Introduction
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
0. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 2
Support the project ............................................................. 3
Learn more Lithuanian ...................................................... 3
Stay in touch .......................................................................... 3
1. COMMON PHRASES ................................................................. 4
1.1 Friendly greetings ........................................................ 4
1.2 Polite greetings ............................................................. 4
1.3 Friendly farewells ........................................................ 4
1.4 Polite farewells .............................................................. 4
1.5 Small talk ......................................................................... 4
1.6 Saying thanks ................................................................. 4
1.7 Replying to thanks ....................................................... 4
1.8 Apologising and replying .......................................... 4
1.9 At the table ...................................................................... 4
1.10 Toilet ............................................................................... 4
2. EMERGENCIES ......................................................................... 4
3. COMMUNICATING ................................................................... 4
3.1 Understanding ............................................................... 4
3.2 Knowing Lithuanian .................................................... 4
3.3 Speaking and understanding languages ............. 4
3.4 Languages ........................................................................ 4
3.5 Asking to repeat, speak slower or write down 4
3.6 Asking about words and meaning ......................... 4
3.7 Yes and no ....................................................................... 4
3.8 Needed to, allowed and forbidden ........................ 4
3.9 Wanting ............................................................................ 5
3.10 Likes and dislikes....................................................... 5
4. TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF.................................................... 5
4.1 Introducing yourself ................................................... 5
4.2 Telling where you’re from ........................................ 5
4.3 Countries 4.4 Nationalities .................................. 5
4.5 Personal information .................................................. 5
4.6 Occupations .................................................................... 5
4.7 Telling your age............................................................. 5
5. NUMBERS AND TIME ............................................................... 5
5.1 Numbers ........................................................................... 5
5.2 Telling hours .................................................................. 6
5.3 Time of day...................................................................... 6
5.4 Days.................................................................................... 6
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5.5 Days of the week ........................................................... 6
5.6 Timetables ....................................................................... 6
6. GETTING AROUND .................................................................. 6
6.1 Asking about places ..................................................... 6
6.2 Directions ........................................................................ 6
6.3 Modes of transport ...................................................... 6
6.4 Terminals......................................................................... 6
7. EATING ................................................................................... 6
7.1 Meals.................................................................................. 6
7.2 In a café............................................................................. 6
8. PAYING ................................................................................... 7
8.1 Paying in a café .............................................................. 7
8.2 Prices ................................................................................. 7
8.3 Buying tickets ................................................................ 7
8.4 Other places .................................................................... 7
9. IMPORTANT WORDS .............................................................. 7
9.1 Signs ................................................................................... 7
9.2 Personal and possessive pronouns ....................... 7
9.3 Basic question words .................................................. 7
9.4 Yes/no questions .......................................................... 7
10. TEST YOURSELF ................................................................... 7
Answers ................................................................................... 8
SUPPORT THE PROJECT .............................................................. 8
0. I NTRODUCTION
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1. Common phrases 4 Basic Lithuanian Phrases

Padėkite! Help me!
1. C OMMON PHRASES Iškvieskite greitąją. Call the ambulance!
1.1 F RIENDLY GREETINGS Man bloga. I don’t feel well. (‘FOR ME IT’S BAD’)
Labas. Hello. Aš sergu. I’m ill.
Sveikas. Hi. (TO A MAN) (‘HEALTHY’) Man alergija. I have an allergy.
Sveika. Hi. (TO A WOMAN) Man skauda. It hurts. (‘FOR ME IT HURTS’)
Sveiki. Hi. (TO A GROUP) VAISTINĖ Drugstore
LIGONINĖ Hospital
1.2 P OLITE GREETINGS
Labas rytas. Good morning. 3. C OMMUNICATING
Laba diena. Good afternoon.
Labas vakaras. Good evening. 3.1 U NDERSTANDING
Labanakt. Good night. Supratau. I understood.
Nesuprantu. I don’t understand.
1.3 F RIENDLY FAREWELLS
Iki. Bye. (‘UNTIL (MEETING)’) 3.2 K NOWING L ITHUANIAN
Viso. Bye. (‘ALL (WELL)’) Aš nemoku lietuvių I can’t speak/understand
Ate. Bye. kalbos. Lithuanian.
Aš užsienietis /
I’m a foreigner. (MALE, FEMALE)
1.4 P OLITE FAREWELLS užsienietė.
Viso gero. Goodbye. (‘ALL WELL’)
Sudie. Goodbye. (‘WITH GOD’) 3.3 S PEAKING AND UNDERSTANDING
Iki pasimatymo. Until next time. (‘UNTIL SEEING’) LANGUAGES
Sėkmės. Good luck. Ar kalbate angliškai? Do (you) speak English?
Aš nesuprantu I don’t understand
1.5 S MALL TALK lietuviškai. Lithuanian.
Kaip sekasi? How are you? (‘HOW IS IT GOING?’) Aš mokausi lietuvių
Gerai. Good. I’m learning Lithuanian.
kalbos.
Neblogai. Not bad.
Normaliai. OK. (‘NORMALLY’) 3.4 L ANGUAGES
O tau? And you? (‘AND FOR YOU?’) Lietuviškai In Lithuanian
Angliškai In English
1.6 S AYING THANKS Rusiškai In Russian
Ačiū. Thank you. Vokiškai In German
Labai ačiū. Thank you very much.
Dėkui. Thanks. 3.5 A SKING TO REPEAT , SPEAK SLOWER OR
WRITE DOWN
1.7 R EPLYING TO THANKS Galite pakartoti? Can (you) repeat?
Prašom. You’re welcome. Ar galite pasakyti lėčiau? Can you say it slower?
Nėra už ką. You’re welcome. (‘ISN’T FOR WHAT (TO THANK)’) Ar galite užrašyti? Can you write it down?
1.8 A POLOGISING AND REPLYING 3.6 A SKING ABOUT WORDS AND MEANING
Atsiprašau. I’m sorry. / Excuse me, … Ką reiškia …? What does ... mean?
Nieko tokio. That’s OK. (‘NOTHING SUCH’) Kas yra …? What is ...?
1.9 A T THE TABLE Kaip lietuviškai …? What’s the Lithuanian for ...?
Į sveikatą. Cheers; Bless you. (‘TO HEALTH’) 3.7 Y ES AND NO
Skanaus. Bon appetite. (‘(WISH YOU) TASTY’) Taip. Yes.
Gero apetito. Bon appetite. Ne. No.
1.10 T OILET 3.8 N EEDED TO , ALLOWED AND FORBIDDEN
Kur tualetas? Where’s the toilet? Reikia. Have to. (‘IT IS NEEDED’)
Man reikia į tualetą. I need to the toilet. Galima. Possible.
Man bloga. I don’t feel well. Negalima. Not allowed.
DRAUDŽIAMA FORBIDDEN
2. E MERGENCIES
GELBĖKITE! HELP ME! (‘RESCUE!’)
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Basic Lithuanian Phrases 5 4. Talking about yourself

3.9 W ANTING Lytis Sex
Noriu … I want ... Amžius Age
Norėčiau … I’d like ... Telefonas Phone No.
Nenoriu. I don’t want. (Tel. nr.)
El. paštas Email
3.10 L IKES AND DISLIKES Adresas Address
Man patinka … I like ... Tautybė Nationality
Man nepatinka … I don’t like … Pilietybė Citizenship
Profesija Job
4. T ALKING ABOUT YOURSELF
4.6 O CCUPATIONS
4.1 I NTRODUCING YOURSELF Aš dirbu. I’m working.
Koks tavo Aš mokausi. I’m studying
What’s your name?
vardas? Aš studentas / studentė. I’m a student. (MALE, FEMALE)
Kuo vardu? What’s your name? Aš atostogauju. I’m on holiday.
Mano vardas … My name (is) ...
Malonu Nice to meet you! (‘PLEASANT (TO 4.7 T ELLING YOUR AGE
(susipažinti)! MEET)’) Kiek tau How old are you?
Ir man! Nice to meet you, too! (‘ME TOO!’) metų? (LITERALLY: HOW MANY FOR YOU YEARS?)
Susipažinkite: čia This is ... (USED TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO Man … metai I am ... years old.
… EACH OTHER) (‘MEET: HERE IS…’) (-ų). (LITERALLY: FOR ME (THERE ARE)... YEARS.)
1 Vieni NOTES:
4.2 T ELLING WHERE YOU ’ RE FROM 2 Dveji 1. THESE NUMERALS ARE USED ONLY FOR
YEARS (METAI).
Iš kur tu? Where are you from? 3 Treji 2. IN SPOKEN LITHUANIAN MOSTLY ONLY
Aš iš … I’m from ... 4 Ketveri ‘NORMAL’ NUMBERS (CH. 5.1) ARE USED.
4.3 C OUNTRIES 4.4 N ATIONALITIES 5 Penkeri metai 3. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THESE
6 Šešeri NUMBERS (DVEJI, TREJI…). YOU WILL
Country I’m from ... I’m ... (MALE, FEMALE) KEEP THE LANGUAGE RICH AND SHOW AN
Aš iš ... Aš ... 7 Septyneri EXAMPLE EVEN FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS.
Australia Australijos Australas, australė 8 Aštuoneri 4. IF THE LAST DIGIT OF A NUMBER IS 0
Belarus Baltarusijos Baltarusis, baltarusė 9 Devyneri (OR THE NUMBER IS 10-20), USE METŲ.
China Kinijos Kinas, kinė
Czech Rep.
Denmark
Čekijos
Danijos
Čekas, čekė
Danas, danė 5. N UMBERS AND TIME
Egypt Egiptas Egiptietis, egiptietė
Estonia Estijos Estas, estė 5.1 N UMBERS
France Prancūzijos Prancūzas, prancūzė 1 Vienas 11 Vienuolika
Georgia Gruzijos Gruzinas, gruzinė 2 Du 12 Dvylika
Germany Vokietijos Vokietis, vokietė 3 Trys 13 Trylika
Great Britain Didžiosios Britanijos Britas, britė
Ireland Airijos Airis, airė 4 Keturi 14 Keturiolika
Israel Izraelio Žydas, žydė 5 Penki 15 Penkiolika
Italy Italijos Italas, italė 6 Šeši 16 Šešiolika
Kazakhstan Kazachstano Kazachas, kazachė 7 Septyni 17 Septyniolika
Latvia Latvijos Latvis, latvė
Lithuania Lietuvos Lietuvis, lietuvė
8 Aštuoni 18 Aštuoniolika
Netherlands Nyderlandų Olandas, olandė 9 Devyni 19 Devyniolika
Norway Norvegijos Norvegas, norvegė 10 Dešimt 20 Dvidešimt
Poland Lenkijos Lenkas, lenkė
Russia Rusijos Rusas, rusė 30 Trisdešimt 100 Šimtas
Spain Ispanijos Ispanas, ispanė
40 Keturiasdešimt 1 000 Tūkstantis
Sweden Švedijos Švedas, švedė
Taiwan Taivano Taivanietis, taivanietė 50 Penkiasdešimt 1 000 000 Milijonas
Turkey Turkijos Turkas, turkė 60 Šešiasdešimt
Ukraine Ukrainos Ukrainietis, ukrainietė 70 Septyniasdešimt
USA JAV (Amerikos) Amerikietis, amerikietė 80 Aštuoniasdešimt
4.5 P ERSONAL INFORMATION 90 Devyniasdešimt
Vardas Name Examples with –as nouns*:
Pavardė Surname 21 Dvidešimt vienas euras
Gimimo data Date of birth 22 Dvidešimt du eurai
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6. Getting around 6 Basic Lithuanian Phrases

100 Šimtas eurų 5.6 T IMETABLES
134 Šimtas trisdešimt keturi eurai Darbo dienomis On workdays
*Note: Noun endings change accordingly. If a number ends with the Savaitgaliais On weekends
digit 1, masculine nouns (like euras, centas) keep their ending –as. If
the last digit is 2-9, the ending is –ai. If the last digit is 0, then –ų. Švenčių dienomis On national holidays
Exception: 11-19 always go with -ų.
The same rules apply to the word metai (years), BUT when the last
digit is 1, metai is still in plural: vieni metai (1 years), dvidešimt 6. G ETTING AROUND
vieni metai (21 years). 6.1 A SKING ABOUT PLACES
5.2 T ELLING HOURS Kur …? Where (is) ...?
Kada? When? Ar čia …? Is this ...?
Kelintą valandą? At what time? (‘WHICH HOUR?’) Tualetas ten. Toilet (is) there.
At ... o’clock (… valandą): 6.2 D IRECTIONS
1:00 Pirmą 11:00 Vienuoliktą (Tualetas / stotis / (Toilet / station /
2:00 Antrą 12:00 Dvyliktą muziejus) ten. museum) is there.
3:00 Trečią 13:00 Tryliktą Eikite tiesiai. Walk straight.
4:00 Ketvirtą 14:00 Keturioliktą Į dešinę. To the right.
5:00 Penktą 15:00 Penkioliktą Į kairę. To the left.
6:00 Šeštą 16:00 Šešioliktą Atgal. Backwards.
7:00 Septintą 17:00 Septynioliktą
8:00 Aštuntą 18:00 Aštuonioliktą 6.3 M ODES OF TRANSPORT
9:00 Devintą 19:00 Devynioliktą Autobusas Autobusu Bus; by bus
10:00 Dešimtą 20:00 Dvidešimtą Troleibusas Troleibusu Trolleybus; by trolleybus
Examples: pirmą valandą, antrą valandą... Traukinys Traukiniu Train; by train
Keltuvas Keltuvu Funicular; by funicular
8:30 Pusė devynių**
Keltas Keltu Ferry; by ferry
11:30 Pusė dvylikos**
**Here use the numbers from Ch. 5.1 and change endings accordingly:
Laivas Laivu Ship; by ship
i → ių; a → os (exceptions for 1, 2, 3: pusė pirmos, dviejų, trijų). Lėktuvas Lėktuvu Airplane; by plane
Mašina Mašina Car; by car
Pusė – half (to); be – without; po – after.
8:45 Be penkiolikos** aštuonios*** 6.4 T ERMINALS
12:15 Po dvylikos** penkiolika AUTOBUSŲ STOTIS Bus station
***To say the next hour (be penkiolikos ...), use numbers from Ch. 5.1 GELEŽINKELIO STOTIS Railway station
(only these endings change: i → ios; exceptions: 1 – pirma, 2 – dvi). PERKĖLA Ferry
5.3 T IME OF DAY ORO UOSTAS Airport
Ryte In the morning Maršrutas Route
Dieną During the day Stotelė (St.) (Bus, train) stop
Po pietų In the afternoon (AFTER DINNER, OR 12:00) KITA STOTELĖ … Next stop is ...
Vakare In the evening
7. E ATING
5.4 D AYS
Vakar Yesterday 7.1 M EALS
Šiandien Today Pusryčiai Breakfast
Rytoj Tomorrow Pietūs Dinner (AROUND 12:00)
Vakarienė Supper
5.5 D AYS OF THE WEEK
Day of the week On … Abbreviation 7.2 I N A CAFÉ
1 Pirmadienis Pirmadienį Pr MENIU Menu
2 Antradienis Antradienį A Sriubos Soups
3 Trečiadienis Trečiadienį T Karšti patiekalai Main courses
4 Ketvirtadienis Ketvirtadienį K Užkandžiai Snacks
5 Penktadienis Penktadienį P Salotos Salad(s)
6 Šeštadienis Šeštadienį Š Desertai Desserts
7 Sekmadienis Sekmadienį S Gėrimai Beverages
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Basic Lithuanian Phrases 7 8. Paying

Kava Coffee
Arbata Tea Mes We Mūsų Our
Dienos pietūs Daily special (SOUP + MAIN COURSE) Jūs You (PLURAL) Jūsų Your (PLURAL)
Jie They (MALES)
Jų Their
Skanu. It’s delicious. Jos They (FEMALES)
Neskanu. It’s not tasty. If you’re talking to someone who is much older or in a higher
position, you have to change tu (you, singular) to Jūs (you,
8. P AYING plural) and tavo (your, singular) to Jūsų (your, plural). E.g.
Koks Jūsų vardas? – What is your name? Kiek Jums metų? –
8.1 P AYING IN A CAFÉ How old are you?
Atneškite sąskaitą. Can I have the bill? (BRING
THE BILL) 9.3 B ASIC QUESTION WORDS
Ar galima sumokėti Can I pay with credit Kas? Who; what?
kortele? card? Kada? When?
Kur? Where?
8.2 P RICES Kiek? How much/many?
Brangu. It’s expensive. Kaip? How?
Man per brangu! It’s too expensive for me!
Pigu. It’s cheap. 9.4 Y ES / NO QUESTIONS
TO ASK A YES/NO QUESTION, ADD THIS WORD TO
NEMOKAMAI For free Ar …? THE BEGINNING OF A SENTENCE
AKCIJA Discount (IN SHOPS)
Ar galima? (Is it) allowed?
Kiek kainuoja? How much does it cost?
Ar tavo vardas
(Is) your name Jonas?
8.3 B UYING TICKETS Jonas?
Kada prasideda? When does it begin? Ar tu –
(Are) you a student?
Kada išvažiuoja …? When does ... leave? studentas?
Ar yra nuolaida vaikams / Is there a discount for
studentams / children / students / 10. T EST YOURSELF
pensininkams? seniors? Answers are given in the next page.
Pusė. Half (the price) 1 Say hi to a friend.
BILIETŲ NĖRA No tickets available 2 Wish good luck.
No seats (rooms) 3 Ask where the toilet is.
VIETŲ NĖRA
available 4 Say that you don’t feel well.
5 Say that you’re ill.
8.4 O THER PLACES 6 Say that you don’t understand what someone
PARDUOTUVĖ Shop said to you.
PREKYBOS CENTRAS Supermarket 7 Say that you’re a foreigner.
BANKAS Bank 8 Ask the person if he/she speaks English.
VALIUTOS KEITYKLA Currency exchange 9 Say that you’re learning Lithuanian.
VIEŠBUTIS Hotel 10 Ask if the person can write down:
MOTELIS Motel a) the address (adresą).
b) the phone number (numerį).
9. I MPORTANT WORDS 11 Ask what gatvė means.
9.1 S IGNS 12 Introduce yourself.
UŽDARYTA Closed 13 Someone has introduced themselves, say that
ATIDARYTA Open it’s nice to meet them.
UŽIMTA Reserved (occupied) 14 Say which country you’re from.
NEVEIKIA Not working 15 Say if you’re working, studying or on holiday.
NERŪKYTI No smoking 16 Say your age.
17 Ask ‘what time?’ (which hour).
9.2 P ERSONAL AND POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS 18 Ask if this (here) is the bus station.
Aš I Mano My 19 Say ‘It’s delicious’.
Tu You Tavo Your (PLURAL) 20 Ask if you can pay with the credit card.
Jis He Jo His 21 Ask for the bill in a café.
Ji She Jos Her 22 Ask how much something costs.
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