Learning Lithuanian
Beginner Lithuanian phrasebook: 18 everyday phrases
18 Lithuanian expressions with clear meanings, notes on politeness, short practice situations and printable cards for everyday use.
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Language, dialects and place names
Song vocabulary, household terms, accented place-name forms and sources for dialect listening.
Culture in the classroom
Lithuanian culture activities for teachers: printable tasks
Three source-reading activities: riddle clues, a sutartinė variant comparison and a feast calendar, with printable cards and optional answer keys.
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Lithuanian folk-song glossary: 30 words explained
Understand 30 Lithuanian folk-song words, including bernelis, pasoga, žalnierėlis and diemedėlis, with contextual explanations and precise LKI sources.
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Old Lithuanian household words: 20 objects and buildings
Understand klėtis, jauja, ubladė, kuodelis and žagrė through 20 sourced vocabulary cards explaining household objects, farm buildings and changes in meaning.
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Lithuanian place names: 50 accent and case cards
Learn 50 Lithuanian place names with verified accent marks and case forms from the LKI dictionary, including how to say where you are and where you are going.
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Listening to Lithuanian dialects: six source dossiers
Choose dialect sources, compare transcripts and distinguish speech areas from cultural regions through six practical dossiers with clear audio availability notes.
Read →A Samogitian reading glossary: 10 words
These words are documented in Girdenis and Pabrėža’s lexical examples. We retain the source spellings, give their standard Lithuanian equivalents, and add short editorial reading notes.
The source does not assign every word to a specific locality. This small selection does not cover every Samogitian subdialect or prescribe a single form for all speakers. The site’s translator follows a traditional Northern Samogitian applied spelling profile, rather than phonetic transcription.
Source: Aleksas Girdenis, Juozas Pabrėža: Žemaičių patarmės, rašybos pagrindai, §38.
bengti
- Standard Lithuanian
- baigti
- English meaning
- to finish
An infinitive: this entry gives the meaning, rather than a complete conjugation.
kiaušis
- Standard Lithuanian
- kiaušinis
- English meaning
- egg
An object name. Recognise the complete word before trying to form other endings.
kušėti
- Standard Lithuanian
- krutėti, judėti
- English meaning
- to stir or move
The source supplies two close Lithuanian equivalents. Choose the translation that fits the sentence.
ledžinga
- Standard Lithuanian
- pačiūža
- English meaning
- ice skate
A singular noun, useful when reading about winter activities.
pylė
- Standard Lithuanian
- antis
- English meaning
- duck
The source entry names a bird. The same written form can also be a standard Lithuanian past-tense form of “to pour”, so context matters.
pleštekė
- Standard Lithuanian
- drugelis, peteliškė
- English meaning
- butterfly
This preserves one spelling listed by the source, which also mentions the variant plestekė.
slinkas
- Standard Lithuanian
- tingus
- English meaning
- lazy
An adjective rather than a noun naming a person. Notice which word it describes in the sentence.
kūlis
- Standard Lithuanian
- akmuo
- English meaning
- stone
The meaning recorded in the Samogitian source. Do not equate it with every similar-looking standard Lithuanian form.
veizėti
- Standard Lithuanian
- žiūrėti
- English meaning
- to look or watch
The source example’s spelling is retained. The translator recognises it even where its generated applied spelling differs.
žambis
- Standard Lithuanian
- žagrė
- English meaning
- ard, a traditional ploughing implement
A traditional implement name. The word alone does not identify the construction of a particular museum object.
Choose a familiar word and read its usage note. The translator helps you explore text; discuss a longer translation intended for publication with a knowledgeable speaker.
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