Lithuanian Out Loud 0144 Beg - Arba Or
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In Lithuanian you can say “or” using ar or arba
or ar
or arba
or ar
or arba
yes or no taip arba ne
England or Lithuania Anglija arba Lietuva
either us or your friends arba mes arba tavo draugai
a film or a book filmas arba knyga
good or bad geras ar blogas
black or white juodas ar baltas
big or small didelis ar mažas
pretty or ugly gražus ar bjaurus
hot or cold karštas ar šaltas
young or old jaunas ar senas
satiated or hungry sotus ar alkanas
straight or crooked tiesus ar kreivas
war or peace karas arba taika
is this coffee or tea? ar tai yra kava ar arbata?
is that cake or pie? ar tai tortas ar pyragas?
is this salt or sugar? ar tai druska ar cukrus?
is that milk or cream? ar tai pienas ar grietinėlė?
is that a pen or a pencil? ar tai rašiklis ar pieštukas?
white wine or red wine? baltas vynas ar raudonas vynas?
you can put ar or arba in front the noun
black or white? ar juodas ar baltas?
one or two? ar vienas ar du?
one or two? arba vienas arba du?
now or later? arba dabar arba vėliau?
who is home? Jolanta or Eglė? kas yra namuose? ar Jolanta ar Eglė?
do you have a fawn pug or a black pug? ar tu turi smėlio spalvos mopsą ar juodą mopsą?
either go or stay arba einam arba pasiliekam
choose the past or the future pasirink, arba praeitis arba ateitis
choose either A or B pasirink, arba A arba B
Putvys or Deividas can do it Putvys arba Deividas gali tai padaryti
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