Lithuanian Out Loud 0018 Int - Spalva Color

Published: Sept. 24, 2007, 3:08 a.m.

Hey!  It's our first ever intermediate lesson!  What's the name of the largest city on Lithuania's west coast?  Do you pronounce it right?  Raminta's in stitches interviewing Jonas about cars.  Jonas likes the color red as much as he likes Soviet people.  Hmmm, does that mean he likes or dislikes red? 

Raminta:
Labas, pas tave...............ai, žodžiu neišeina.  :)

Raminta:
Labas, planuoju pirkti automobilį, norėjau pasiteirauti ką pasiūlytum?
Hi, I’m planning to buy an automobile, I wanted to inquire, what do you advise?

planuoti                                                         to plan
pirkti                                                             to buy
norėti                                                            to want
pasiteirauti                                                    to inquire, to ask
pasiūlyti                                                        to advise

Jonas:
Nu tai mašinų daug yra, daug yra visokių kaip sakant, visokių rūšių, o kokios tu norėtum?
Well, there are a lot of cars, there are many types, like so to say, various grades, so what would you like?

nu – well... what... (a used to fill time while forming a thought)
visoks                                                           sorts, types
kaip sakant… taip sakant…                             “so to say..."
pirma rūšis, pirmos rūšies                                first rate

Raminta:
Norėčiau sportinio automobilio.
I would like a sports car.

Jonas:
Nu sportiniai, aišku, geros mašinos, bet ką aš apie jas galvoju, nu mano amžiui tai jos perkietos yra, bet jaunimui važinėti gal ir yra smagu.  O kokios markės tu norėtum pirkt?
Oh well sport cars, clearly, good cars, but what I think about them, well for my age they are too hard, but for youngsters to ride, maybe it’s cool.  So which brands would you like to buy?

aišku                                                      clearly
galvoti                                                    to think of, to think about
kietas                                                     hard
jaunimas                                                 youth, young people
važinėti                                                  to drive around, to ride about
smagus                                                   pleasant, pleasing

Raminta:
Porsche automobilio, Porsche Carrera.
A Porsche automobile, Porsche Carrera.

Jonas:
Porsche labai brangios yra.
Porsche is very expensive.

brangus                                                        dear, expensive, costly

Raminta:
Brangios, o kokios sportinės mašinos yra pigios?
Expensive, so what sport cars are cheap?

pigus                                                             cheap, low-priced

Jonas:
Nu yra, gal amerikietiškos yra, o pontiakai mačiau yra, yra mazdos, yra tojotos, jos neamerikietiškos, jos japoniškos yra, bet gal jų kokybė kiek geresnė.
Oh well, maybe American (cars) are, Pontiacs I saw are, Mazdas are, Toyotas are, they are not American, they are Japanese, but maybe their quality is better.

matyti                                                           to see
kokybė                                                         quality
geresnis                                                        better

Raminta:
Nežinau, ir dar galvoju apie spalvą, man patinka balta ir smėlio spalva, bet nežinau.  Kokios spalvos tau patinka?
I don't know, and I’m also thinking about color, I like white and sand color, but I don't know.  What colors do you like?

nežinoti                                                       to not know
spalva                                                         color
patikti                                                          to be pleased, to like
baltas                                                          white
smėlis, smėlys                                              sand

Jonas:
Man tai kaip tarybiniam žmogui patinka raudona spalva.
As much as a soviet person I like the color red.

tarybinis                                                       soviet
raudonas                                                      red
raudona spalva                                             red color
žmogus                                                        person

Raminta:
Raudona spalva, oi, o man raudona nepatinka, nes visą vaikystę turėjau raudonus automobilius.
Red color, oh, I don't like red color, because my entire childhood I had red automobiles.

nepatikti                                                   to not be pleased, to not like
vaikystė                                                    childhood

Jonas:
Nu tai reikia pirkt kokia patinka.
So then you need to buy what you like.

Raminta:
Gerai, ačiū už konsultaciją.
Okay, thanks for the consultation.

konsultacija                                               consultation

Jonas:
Nėra už ką.                                         
It's nothing.

Notes - phone conversation between Raminta and Jack

Planuoju pirkti namą                             I’m planning to buy a house
Aš planuoju pirkti butą                          I’m planning to buy a flat
Aš planuoju važiuoti į Dominikos Respubliką    
                                                           I’m planning to travel to the Dominican Republic
Planuoju vakarėlį                                 I’m planning an evening party
Planuoju eiti į mokyklą                         I’m planning to go to school
Planuoju važiuoti į Maskvą                   I’m planning to go to Moscow
Aš planuoju studijuoti Lietuvoje            I’m planning to study in Lithuania
Aš planuoju dirbti Kaune                      I’m planning to work in Kaunas
Aš planuoju gyventi Klaipėdoje            I’m planning to live in Klaipėda
Man patinka balta...                            I like white...
Man patinka žalia ir geltona spalva       I like green and yellow color
Man patinka mėlyna ir ruda spalva       I like blue and brown color
Ačiū už pagalbą                                  Thanks for the help
Ačiū už viską                                      Thanks for everything

To see Raminta's book, go here:
http://www.versus.lt/Pub/default.aspx?Page=BookDetails&ID=364

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