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Hi there, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.\\xa0 Today we\\u2019re in a new month!\\xa0 In Latin Decem means ten.\\xa0 December was the tenth month in the old Roman calendar.\\xa0 Later, when January and February were added it became the 12th month but retained its old name.\\xa0 In Lithuanian this month is gruodis from the word gruodas which roughly translates as \\u201cfrozen mud clod.\\u201d\\xa0 In this month the mud choked dirt roads are made passable again as the ground freezes.

According to a Baltic Times article entitled, \\u201cCity of Women,\\u201d there are 20% more women in Vilnius, Lithuania than men.\\xa0 This is due to suicides, alcoholism, and men going to other countries to find work.\\xa0 The article also states Lithuania has the highest number of road fatalities of all European countries.

lab\\u0105 dien\\u0105
good day

lab\\u0105 dien\\u0105
good day

nor\\u0117tum\\u0117m staliuk\\u0105 dviems pra\\u0161au
we would like a table for two, please

trys \\u017emon\\u0117s?
three persons?

ne, tik du
no, just two

bet reik\\u0117s penkiolika minu\\u010di\\u0173 palaukti
but it\\u2019s necessary for fifteen minutes to wait

gerai, palauksim
okay, we\\u2019ll wait

koks J\\u016bs\\u0173 vardas?
what is your name?

K\\u0161anyt\\u0117
K\\u0161anyt\\u0117

K\\u0161anyt\\u0117, gerai mes pakviesim jus kai staliukas bus paruo\\u0161tas
K\\u0161anyt\\u0117\\u2026okay, we\\u2019ll call you when your table will be ready\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0

o gal turite vietos prie baro?
oh, maybe you have room at the bar?

\\u017einoma, J\\u016bs galite atsis\\u0117sti prie baro ir jums nereik\\u0117s laukti
sure, you can sit at the bar and you won\\u2019t have to wait

puiku, mes taip ir padarysime ir i\\u0161gersime taur\\u0119 vyno
great, we\\u2019ll do that and drink a glass of wine

puiku, pra\\u0161om
excellent, please

a\\u010di\\u016b
thanks

City of Women \\u2013 Baltic Times
http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/c80708

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