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Hi there!\xa0 This is Jack and welcome back to another episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.\xa0 So, what month is it?\xa0 Do you remember?\xa0 I\u2019ll give you a moment\u2026it\u2019s Sausis or the dry month, also known as January.\xa0 Before we get to the lesson that Raminta and I recorded a couple months ago, I wanted to get you caught up on some things.\xa0 First off, Raminta and I recorded some episodes today and I think we\u2019ve finally hit on a system that will really improve the audio quality of the shows.\xa0 So, as soon as we get through the next couple of episodes, you can expect the fuzzy audio or buzzing sounds to disappear.\xa0 That\u2019s such a relief!

Donna, a listener in Longmont, Colorado, a town 30 miles north of Denver, Colorado in the United States,\xa0is looking for a native Lithuanian speaker with whom she can practice.\xa0 If anyone who\u2019s listening knows of a candidate, please let Raminta and I know and we\u2019ll forward the information to Donna.\xa0 Of course, Donna is willing to pay for your time.\xa0 As a matter of fact, if anyone around the world is in a similar situation, just let us know and we\u2019ll be happy to announce it on an upcoming episode.

Now here\u2019s something that\u2019s really exciting!\xa0 Have you noticed that you can download daily podcasts of Lithuanian radio and television on iTunes?\xa0 Just download the free program iTunes at iTunes.com, it\u2019s completely free.\xa0 Open iTunes on your computer and in the search window type \u201clietuvos" or l,i,e,t,u,v,o,s.\xa0 Then in the blue window that pops up, click on podcasts.\xa0 On the screen that comes up you\u2019ll see 30 different programs.\xa0 Now, go to the bottom of the page and in the lower right hand corner you\u2019ll see a button that\u2019s labeled, \u201cmore results."\xa0 Click on that and you\u2019ll see 30 more shows.\xa0 After a quick glance I count 128 audio radio shows and television video shows.\xa0 It\u2019s amazing!\xa0 There are news programs, detective mysteries, children\u2019s television shows, music, and much, much more.\xa0 Of course, being a beginner, I don\u2019t understand much of it but I love to listen to a show while I\u2019m studying.\xa0 I\u2019m a big believer in learning through passive listening as well as active study.\xa0 Remember, you don\u2019t need an iPod to listen to podcasts, you can download it all on iTunes for free and listen on your computer!\xa0 You have to check this stuff out, it\u2019s awesome!\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0

Those of you who listen to Lithuanian Out Loud on an iPod know very well the problems we\u2019ve had trying to put Lithuanian alphabet characters in the lyrics or text section of the podcast.\xa0 We\u2019ve tried many different approaches to fixing it but nothing worked.\xa0 So, sadly, we\u2019ll just forgo embedding the episode text in the podcast until iPod is able to support Lithuanian alphabet characters.\xa0 Sorry about that, but if the software can\u2019t handle it, it seems like a waste of time to do it.\xa0 Okay, I think that\u2019s it.\xa0 On with the show we recorded a few weeks ago\u2026

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Hi everybody!\xa0 This is Jack and I\u2019m Raminta and you\u2019re listening to Lithuanian Out Loud, the world\u2019s first Lithuanian language lessons in a podcast series!
According to the Wikipedia page entitled, Baltic Air Policing, the Baltic air-policing mission is a NATO air defense designed to guard the airspace over the three Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Since March 2004, when the Baltic States joined NATO, alliance nations have policed the airspace over the area on a three to four-month rotation from Lithuania's First Air Base at Zokniai/\u0160iauliai International Airport, near the northern city of \u0160iauliai.
Usual deployments consist of four fighter aircraft with between 50 and 100 support personnel.
To date the nations of Belgium, Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands, Germany, United States, Poland, Turkey, Spain, and France have all patrolled the Baltic skies from the base in \u0160iauliai.\xa0 Sounds like a fun job!\xa0

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Today we\u2019ll go over a couple of very useful words.\xa0 In Lithuanian there\u2019s a word that
means, one can or it\u2019s possible or may I?
For example, I\u2019m at a friend\u2019s house, we\u2019re drinking wine and I reach for the bottle to refill my glass.\xa0 I say, may I? or can I?

galima?\xa0\xa0\xa0may I?
galima!\xa0\xa0\xa0you may!
galima?\xa0\xa0\xa0can I?
galima!\xa0\xa0\xa0you can!

galima can be used whenever you want to ask to do something and your intent is clear to the person with whom you\u2019re speaking.\xa0 For example\u2026

you want to take somebody\u2019s photo, you hold up the camera and say\u2026

galima?\xa0\xa0\xa0may I?

you want to look at a book on a coffee table, you reach for it and say\u2026

galima?\xa0\xa0\xa0can I?

you\u2019re eating with a good friend and you think her french fries look tasty.\xa0 You meekly reach towards them and say\u2026

galima?\xa0\xa0\xa0can one?

but, hey, what if the answer\u2019s no?\xa0 Then the response might be\u2026

negalima\xa0\xa0no, you can\u2019t take my photo
negalima\xa0\xa0no, you can\u2019t look at my book
negalima\xa0\xa0no, you can\u2019t have any of my fries

your dog is barking and you yell at it and say,

negalima!

or, you try walking in the wrong door at the theater and the doorman yells at you\u2026

negalima!

Hey, Lithuanian is easy!