Lithuanian Out Loud 0131 Beg - Prasom Palaukti Please Wait
Prašom Palaukti Please Wait
Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Today we’re in the month of November which in Lithuanian is lapkritis.
According to Wikipedia, Eglė the Queen of Serpents is considered one of the most archaic and best-known Lithuanian fairy tales and the richest in references of Baltic mythology. Over a hundred slightly diverging versions of the plot have been collected. Its multi-layered mythological background has been an interest of Lithuanian and foreign researchers of Indo-European mythology.
Photograph: Grass Snake
Photographer: Funkai1 (Wikipedia)
Eglė is both a popular female name in Lithuania and also a noun meaning spruce tree. The serpents (žaltys) of the tale are grass snakes in Lithuanian, but because they inhabit the sea, the word may mean a mythical water snake.
pradėkime, let’s get started
The Lithuanian word prašom is used a lot. You’ve probably heard it in every episode of Lithuanian Out Loud. We often say, prašom pakartoti. Pakartoti is the infinitive verb which means, to repeat. So, prašom pakartoti translates as, please repeat. You can use it on the street any time you don’t understand what is said. It’s perfect for your lesson with a native Lithuanian speaker.
use this when handing someone something
here you go prašom
here you are prašom
this is for you prašom
thank you ačiū
it’s nothing nėra už ką
it’s nothing nėra už ką
when you say nėra už ką in normal conversation is sounds more like one word
it’s nothing nėra už ką
no sweat nėra už ką
it’s nothing nieko tokio
you’re welcome nieko tokio
no sweat nieko tokio
a friend brings you a drink and says,
here you go prašom
you reply,
thank you ačiū
the waiter says,
it’s nothing nėra už ką
you buy a book and hand the bookseller some money and you say,
here you go prašom
the bookseller says,
thank you dėkoju
and you reply,
it’s nothing nėra už ką
Dėkoju means the same thing as ačiū, it’s a little more formal and more polite. Dėkui means the same as dėkoju.
thank you dėkoju
thank you dėkui
thank you dėkoju
thank you dėkoju
thanks dėkui
thanks dėkui
thank you (formal) dėkui jums
thank you very much labai dėkui
an official at the airport asks for your passport, you pull it out, hand it to her and you say,
here you go prašom
thank you dėkoju
you’re welcome prašom
So, you can say prašom to mean, here you are, or here you go. You can use it to say, you’re welcome. You can also use prašom to invite someone after you’ve opened a door for them.
you open a car door for someone and you say,
please, allow me prašom
thank you dėkoju
you’re welcome prašom
you open your front door and invite a friend in, you say,
please come in prašom
thank you ačiū
it’s nothing nėra už ką
you’re getting on a bus and you stand aside to let an elderly woman board before you,
please, you first prašom
thank you dėkui jums
it’s nothing nėra už ką
if we’re sitting on the bus and a pregnant woman gets on board and has nowhere to sit, you get up and offer her your seat, you say,
please, sit here prašom
thanks dėkui
you’re welcome prašom
now, as we mentioned at the beginning of this episode, we can use prašom combined with the infinitive of a verb. It’s a gentle way of suggesting someone do something. Here are some quick examples…
please, sit down prašom, atsisėsti
please, give (me) prašom, paduoti
please, tell (me) prašom, pasakyti
please, repeat prašom, pakartoti
please, write prašom, rašyti
please, take prašom, paiimti
please, read (me) prašom, paskaityti
please, wait prašom, palaukti
please, listen prašom, klausyti
please, don’t smoke prašom, nerūkyti (rūkyti – to smoke)
please, come in prašom, užeiti
please, eat prašom, valgyti
please, show (me) prašom, parodyti
please, advise (me) prašom, patarti
please, have a seat prašom, prisėsti
please, listen prašom, paklausyti
please, visit prašom, apsilankyti
please, stand up prašom, atsistoti
or, during a language class we might use these…
please, speak Lithuanian prašom kalbėti lietuviškai
please, speak English prašom kalbėti angliškai
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Eglė The Queen of Serpents
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egl%C4%97
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