Lithuanian Out Loud 0024 Beg - Tu esi You are

Published: Oct. 20, 2007, 5:28 p.m.

In today’s episode Jack will mention Grūto Parkas near the Lithuanian city of Druskininkai.  By mentioning this controversial park, Jack and I are not commenting on the right or wrong of the park’s existence.  Some people like the park, some people hate it, some people don’t care.  We’re simply saying the park is of interest for some tourists.  Of course millions of people died savagely at the hands of monsters like Lenin and Stalin and no mass murderers should receive a place of honor in any nation.

būti                   verb meaning, “to be"
aš esu               I am
tu esi                you are (familiar)
jis yra               he is
ji yra                she is
jūs esate           you are (formal)
jūs esate           you all are
mes esame       we are
jie yra              they are
jos yra             they are (females)
namas              house
vardas              name
knyga               book
ir                      and
brolis                brother
sesuo                sister

Lithuanian doesn’t use the article, such as “a” or “the.”  We don’t say, “the book,” or “a book,” we simply say, “book.”