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Hi there, I\\u2019m Jack and I\\u2019m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.

Hey!\\xa0 We\\u2019re in a new month!\\xa0 In English the month of April is derived from the latin verb which means, \\u201cto open.\\u201d\\xa0 In the northern hemisphere flowers and trees start to open.

In Lithuanian this month is known as balandis.

Balandis is the Lithuanian word for pigeon.\\xa0 In the month of balandis, the pigeon is starting to build nests and mate.

Since the episode when I asked for some reviews on iTunes we got five new reviews and I\\u2019d like to thank everyone who went to the trouble to give us one.\\xa0 If you use iTunes and if you haven\\u2019t had time yet to give us a review, would you consider doing that for us today?\\xa0 We\\u2019d really appreciate it.\\xa0 Thanks!

Mentioning our statistics for Lithuanian Out Loud isn\\u2019t something we plan to do regularly but we felt like doing it today.\\xa0 March was an amazing month for us.\\xa0 We had over 10,000 downloads and the downloads so far in April have been much stronger.\\xa0 Looks like we\\u2019re heading for another record month.\\xa0 Thanks to all of you for listening.\\xa0 If you\\u2019re listening to this podcast as it\\u2019s released, by the time you hear it we\\u2019ll have over 33,000 downloads of our 67 episode series.\\xa0 We can\\u2019t believe it.\\xa0 Thank you very much.\\xa0

Now, please don\\u2019t forget those iTunes reviews.\\xa0 On with the show, enjoy!

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According to the web page Global Lithuanian Net; \\u201eCosmology of the Ancient Balts,\\u201c an ancient Lithuanian tradition survives to this day.\\xa0 When one sees a new crescent moon, one addresses it as Kunigaik\\u0161tis (a duke) or Dievaitis (young god) and begs for good health.

From my own point of view, I\\u2018ve spoken to some Lithuanians and they\\u2018ve never heard of this tradition so it must survive in some areas and not in others.\\xa0 Raminta, you\\u2018ve never heard of this, right?\\xa0 Oh, not really.\\xa0 No, must be in the country or something, huh?\\xa0 Might be.

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This is our third episode focused on love talk.\\xa0 You can\\u2018t really talk about terms of endearment in Lithuanian without discussing the diminutive.\\xa0 For example, Raminta\\u2018s name, said in an endearing way, could be...

Ramint\\u0117l\\u0117
Ramintut\\u0117
Ramintyt\\u0117
Ramintin\\u0117 \\u2013 not really, not Ramintin\\u0117.

Not - ah, really, but the others are good, Ramint\\u0117l\\u0117, Ramintut\\u0117, Ramintyt\\u0117?\\xa0 Good, they are good, Ramintyt\\u0117, nobody called me ever but it is logical \\u2013 it could be.\\xa0 Ramint\\u0117l\\u0117, Ramintut\\u0117 people called me, my parents call me Ramint\\u0117l\\u0117, Egl\\u0117 calls me Ramintut\\u0117.\\xa0 My grandparents would call me Ramintul\\u0117.\\xa0 Ah, what else, how else could you say it?\\xa0 Ramintukas.\\xa0 Ah, Ramintukas, but this is for a man.\\xa0 Yeah, but they could, some people would say that, Ramintuk-, Kristina would call me Ramintukas.\\xa0 That\\u2019s funny, hmm.

The diminutive is a way of changing a word to express smallness or affection and most languages use diminutives when speaking to children or pets.\\xa0 Of course, you can also use the diminutive in order to be derogatory towards someone.\\xa0 It just depends on what you\\u2019re trying to express.\\xa0 Naturally, on Lithuanian Out Loud we don\\u2019t want to hurt anybody\\u2019s feelings so we\\u2019ll just use the diminutive to express intimacy.\\xa0 From what I can tell, Lithuanians are very fond of the diminutive.\\xa0 They use it a lot, ar ne?\\xa0 (no?)\\xa0 Taip, taip, taip.

According to Antanas Klimas of Lituanas.org, there is no other Indo-European language with more diminutives than Lithuanian.\\xa0 He lists for example;

(brolis - brother) \\u2192 brolelis, broliukas, brolytis, brolu\\u017eis, brolu\\u017e\\u0117lis, brolutytis, broliuk\\u0117lis, brolutaitis, etcetera.

Ah, what do you think about all of that?\\xa0 Oh, I think brolutytis, it\\u2019s \\u2013 it sounds kind of funny \\u2013 brolutytis.\\xa0 It\\u2019s kind of cute but to tell the truth, not so common.\\xa0 It some areas of Lithuania broliuk\\u0117lis as well, brolutytis as well.\\xa0 You know, it\\u2019s common, what kind brolelis, broliukas, brolytis, brolu\\u017eis, brolu\\u017e\\u0117lis, those are common.

Aha, today we\\u2018ll go over feminine words in the diminutive.\\xa0 Note that all suffixes end in the letter -\\u0117

-yt\\u0117
-ut\\u0117
-\\u0117l\\u0117
-el\\u0117
-uk\\u0117
-ul\\u0117
-u\\u017e\\u0117

Au\\u0161ra\\xa0\\xa0Au\\u0161ra is a girl\\u2018s name and it means dawn

Au\\u0161ra plus \\u2013el\\u0117 \\u2192 Au\\u0161rel\\u0117
Au\\u0161ra plus \\u2013ut\\u0117 \\u2192 Au\\u0161rut\\u0117
Au\\u0161ra plus \\u2013yt\\u0117 \\u2192 Au\\u0161ryt\\u0117
Au\\u0161ruk\\u0117
Au\\u0161rul\\u0117
Au\\u0161ru\\u017e\\u0117

Saul\\u0117\\xa0\\xa0Saul\\u0117 is a girl\\u2018s name.\\xa0 Saul\\u0117 is the Lithuanian Sun Goddess.

Kaip pasakyti lietuvi\\u0161kai?\\xa0 How do you say it in Lithuanian?

Saul\\u0117 plus \\u2013el\\u0117 \\u2192 Saulel\\u0117
Saul\\u0117 plus \\u2013ut\\u0117 \\u2192 Saulut\\u0117
Saul\\u0117 plus \\u2013yt\\u0117 \\u2192 Saulyt\\u0117
Add:
Saulu\\u017e\\u0117
Saulu\\u017e\\u0117l\\u0117
Sauluk\\u0117
Saulul\\u0117
Saulukyt\\u0117
Sauluk\\u0117l\\u0117
Saulu\\u017eut\\u0117

Ah, labai gerai, and what do you think about this?\\xa0 It looks okay or what?\\xa0 It looks really cute.\\xa0 I think it\\u2018s nice in the Lithuanian language and we really use a lot of words like this.\\xa0 Hmm, Saulu\\u017eut\\u0117, Sauluk\\u0117l\\u0117, yeah, it\\u2018s not so common \\u2013 some of them \\u2013 like from Saul\\u0117.\\xa0 Saulu\\u017e\\u0117 would be very common.\\xa0 Saulu\\u017e\\u0117l\\u0117 \\u2013 very common.\\xa0 Sauluk\\u0117 not so much in some areas of Lithuania.\\xa0 Saulut\\u0117 very, very common.\\xa0 Saulut\\u0117 very common.\\xa0 Oh others, Saulukyt\\u0117, Sauluk\\u0117l\\u0117, Saulu\\u017eut\\u0117 not so common, it\\u2018s from some areas of Lithuania.

Ah, okay, great.\\xa0 Now here are feminine nouns with more than two syllables.\\xa0 For example...

Svajon\\u0117\\xa0\\xa0Svajon\\u0117 is a girl\\u2018s name.\\xa0 Svajon\\u0117 means dream.

Svajon\\u0117 plus \\u2013\\u0117l\\u0117 \\u2192 Svajon\\u0117l\\u0117
Svajon\\u0117 plus \\u2013ut\\u0117 \\u2192 Svajonut\\u0117
Svajon\\u0117 plus \\u2013yt\\u0117 \\u2192 Svajonyt\\u0117
Svajonuk\\u0117
Svajonul\\u0117
Svajonu\\u017e\\u0117

And what do you think?\\xa0 Some of them like I said \\u2013 Svajon\\u0117l\\u0117 you could say, but not Svajonut\\u0117, not Svajonyt\\u0117, not Svajonuk\\u0117 \\u2013 we would not use those.\\xa0 Maybe Svajon\\u0117l\\u0117 you could say that but not others so common.\\xa0 Maybe even people would look if you would say like Svajonuk\\u0117 would look strange at you, you know.\\xa0 Okay, okay.

Aust\\u0117ja\\xa0\\xa0Aust\\u0117ja is a girl\\u2019s name.\\xa0 Aust\\u0117ja is the Lithuanian Goddess of Bees.

Aust\\u0117ja plus \\u2013\\u0117l\\u0117 \\u2192 Aust\\u0117j\\u0117l\\u0117
Aust\\u0117ja plus \\u2013ut\\u0117 \\u2192 Aust\\u0117jut\\u0117
Aust\\u0117ja plus \\u2013yt\\u0117 \\u2192 Aust\\u0117jyt\\u0117

And what do you think about those?\\xa0 Oh, you know my brother\\u2018s daughter is Aust\\u0117ja.\\xa0 I would call her Austukas.\\xa0 Really?\\xa0 Or Austyt\\u0117.\\xa0 But those are cute.\\xa0 Very rare I would say to her like \\u2013 Aust\\u0117ja.\\xa0 Almost never.\\xa0 Almost never, hmm.\\xa0 Maybe when she gets married.\\xa0 Maybe when she will get older.

So, you would never say Austel\\u0117.\\xa0 Austel\\u0117 \\u2013 we would say \\u2013 my mother called Austel\\u0117 but it\\u2018s not maybe correct \\u2013 Austel\\u0117 \\u2013 she called.\\xa0 Ah, so going back to Svajon\\u0117, so you would never say Svajonel\\u0117 \\u2013 no never.\\xa0 But you see, with names it\\u2018s a little bit different in Lithuania, sometimes it might not make sense but people can put it together.\\xa0 Just for fun.\\xa0 Yeah, yeah.

Of course, not just names use the diminutive.\\xa0 There are thousands of examples.

ma\\u0161ina is the word for machine or car
ma\\u0161in\\u0117l\\u0117 is the word for typewriter
banda is a small loaf of bread
bandel\\u0117 is a roll or a bun
dovana is a gift
dovan\\u0117l\\u0117 is a small gift
grandin\\u0117 is a chain
grandin\\u0117l\\u0117 is a small chain

\\u0160aunu!\\xa0 Great!\\xa0 You made it to the end of another lesson!\\xa0 \\u0160aunu!
Oh, thank you dear, such a nice job.\\xa0 Oh, thank you, such a cute lesson.\\xa0 It\\u2019s kind of cute, I like this, it\\u2019s very cute.\\xa0 Cutie, cutie, cutie.

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