Lithuanian Out Loud 0212 Tai Yra Fontanas That Is A Fountain
Hi there, this is Jack. \xa0
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The reason we haven't published an episode for a few weeks is because my laptop crashed and I lost all the episode plans and all of the upcoming episode recordings; all gone, viskas.\xa0 To complicate the situation, Raminta is in Vilnius and won't be back for a couple of weeks.
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I was stranded without a plan and without any recordings.
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Thankfully, Romas and Daiva offered to help and we recorded a couple of episodes that we threw together at the last minute.\xa0 You'll hear Daiva in the background on this episode but you'll hear more of her on the next one.
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In the recordings you might be able to tell I have a cold.\xa0 My voice is rougher than usual.
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Also, a listener wrote me saying he has created a Facebook page for Lithuanian Out Loud.\xa0 So, if you're interested in Lithuanian Out Loud or Lithuania or the Lithuanian language you can join his group on Facebook.\xa0 Please be aware that this page wasn't created by Raminta nor myself, we don't moderate it and you cannot reach us there.\xa0 But, we think it's a great idea created by one of our fans.\xa0 Thanks!
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Oh, and one other listener asked if we could leave a pause during regular episodes after the English, but before the Lithuanian is spoken.\xa0 She likes to guess on the pronunciation.\xa0 In the past we used to do this but then I started to feel like it made the episodes drag.\xa0 I hate to release boring episodes, but if it helps our listeners, we'll try to do it.\xa0 We'll do it in today's episode so everyone can try to guess at the pronunciation before the native speaker says it.
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Alright, I think that's it for now.\xa0 On today's episode we discuss the Lithuanian words for this, that, these, those and that over there.\xa0 Enjoy the program.\xa0
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Hi there, I\u2019m Jack and I\u2019m Romas and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.
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Samogitia is the latin name for the Lithuanian region of \u017demaitija, literally - lowlands.\xa0 \u017demaitija is one of the five ethnographic regions of Lithuania.
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\u017demaitija is located in western Lithuania.\xa0 The people of \u017demaitija speak \u017demai\u010di\u0173 kalba, a dialect of Lithuanian and the people are called \u017demai\u010diai.
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The most popular tourist destinations in \u017demaitija are Palanga, Kretinga and \u017demai\u010di\u0173 Kalvarija.
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Palanga is famous for its beaches. \xa0
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Kretinga hosts folk music festivals, theatricals, the Kretinga Festival, celebrations on Midsummer Night's Eve (Jonin\u0117s), Mardi Gras (U\u017egav\u0117n\u0117s), and a Manorial Feast. \xa0
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Every July in the city of \u017demai\u010di\u0173 Kalvarija there is a festival called, The Big \u017demai\u010di\u0173 Kalvarija Church Festival . It attracts many tourists from all over Lithuania and abroad. It is one of the few "must visit" locations for Roman Catholics of Lithuania.\xa0
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The coat of arms of \u017demaitija depicts a black bear with silver claws and collar on a red shield topped with a crown.
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\u017demaitija
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samogitia
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Today\u2018s episode became so long we decided to cut it up into two parts.\xa0 Here\u2018s part one...
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Back in episode 51, Margarita said, \u201cvadinasi \u201cDouble coffee.\u201d She was talking about a coffee shop and she said it\u2019s called, Double coffee.\xa0 The word vadinasi translates as, \u201cis named,\u201d for example,
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is named
vadinasi\u2026
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consequently\u2026
vadinasi\u2026
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that is\u2026
vadinasi\u2026
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that means\u2026
vadinasi\u2026
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Be careful with vadinasi.\xa0 I had thought vadinasi could be used like this, what is this called?\xa0 It\u2019s called a dictionary.\xa0 What is that called?\xa0 It\u2019s called a bridge.\xa0 You can\u2019t use vadinasi this way.\xa0 Vadinasi is used when you\u2019re asking what is the name or title of a thing.\xa0 For example, what is the name of the city?\xa0 What is the title of the song? \xa0
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the city is named \u0160iauliai
miestas vadinasi \u0160iauliai
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the song is named \u201cLove\u201d
daina vadinasi \u201eMeil\u0117\u201d
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the country is named Lithuania
\u0161alis vadinasi Lietuva
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Now, if you just want to know the name of an object or a thing, such as a pencil, a table, a chair, etcetera, just ask like this\u2026
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what is it?
kas tai?
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that is a lighthouse
tai yra \u0161vyturys
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what is it?
kas tai yra?
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that is a cemetery
tai yra kapin\u0117s
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what is it?
kas tai yra?
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that is a fire station
tai yra gaisrin\u0117
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what is it?
kas tai?
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that is a fountain
tai yra fontanas
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it\u2019s more common in Lithuanian to say, kas tai yra instead of kas tas yra when asking a question
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now let\u2019s go over some ways to say, this, that, these and those in their masculine and feminine forms
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that (masculine singular)
tas\xa0
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those (masculine plural)
tie
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that (feminine singular)
ta
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those (feminine plural)
tos
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this (masculine singular)
\u0161itas
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these (masculine plural)
\u0161itie
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this (feminine singular)
\u0161ita
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these (feminine plural)
\u0161itos
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a word that is synonymous with \u0161itas or \u0161ita is \u0161is or \u0161i
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this (masculine singular)
\u0161is
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these (masculine plural)
\u0161ie
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this (feminine singular)
\u0161i
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these (feminine plural)
\u0161ios
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now the word that describes something distant
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that over there (masculine)
anas
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those over there (masculine)
anie
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that over there (feminine)
ana
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those over there (feminine)
anos
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anas
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anie
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or anos \u2013 there is no such word, nah, nah
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like, how would you say, \u201cthose islands?\u201d
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tos salos
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no, you never say anos
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you never, you\u2019ve never\u2026
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anos salos
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okay
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ah - anos salos \u2013 you could, but we never use it
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anos salos
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yeah, you could use anos salos
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okay, you always have to add for explanation, not this one but that one
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if you want to do that then it will be way, way easier
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yes, well, we\u2019re saying, now the word that describes something like distance
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but they don\u2019t usually use it by itself
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you usually don\u2019t use this word by itself \u2013 anas
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you usually say this \u2013 ne \u0161itas bet anas (not this, but that over there)
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you usually say, ne tie, bet anie (not those, but those over there)
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you say, ne \u0161ita bet ana (not this, but that over there)
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but if you use only one word you use, tas - ta, you know\u2026
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ne tos, bet anos - then it would be fine
(not those, but those over there)
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ne tos, bet anos
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okay, let's do it
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not this one, but that one over there (masculine)
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ne \u0161itas, bet anas\xa0
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not these ones, but those over there (masculine)
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ne \u0161itie, bet anie
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not this one, but that one over there (feminine)
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ne \u0161ita, bet ana
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not these ones, but those over there (feminine)
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ne \u0161itos, bet anos
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it's good? yeah
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okay, alright\u2026
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yeah, it's hardly ever used but that's okay
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but in that case, in this sentence - combination, it is used
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but, you almost never use anos, it's like a word\u2026well, it's used a different way, anos
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(merga - girl)
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anos mergos, ne tos mergos, bet anos
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ne \u0161itos merginos, bet anos merginos
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not these ladies, but those ladies
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oh, good
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okay, or,\xa0
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ne \u0161itos mergait\u0117s, bet anos mergait\u0117s (girls)
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mmm, okay, got it
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ne \u0161ios mergait\u0117s, bet anos
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okay, so, you generally don't use anas, anie, ana, anos, unless you're doing a comparison
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correct
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okay, alright...
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examples
pavyzd\u017eiai
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that (masculine)
tas
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that bicycle
tas dviratis
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that motorcycle\xa0\xa0 \xa0 \xa0
tas motociklas
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that helicopter
tas sraigtasparnis
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I've never heard that word pronounced before - say it again
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sraigtasparnis
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tas changes to tie when describing plural masculine nouns
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those bicycles
tie dvira\u010diai
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those motorcycles
tie motociklai
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those helicopters
tie sraigtasparniai
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that (feminine)
ta
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that day
ta diena
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that idea
ta id\u0117ja
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that book
ta knyga
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ta changes to tos when describing plural feminine nouns
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those days
tos dienos
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those ideas
tos id\u0117jos
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those books
tos knygos
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this (masculine)
\u0161itas
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this truck
\u0161itas sunkve\u017eimis
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sunkve\u017eimis
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and what is this here?
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senis
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senis
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old man
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oh, okay, yeah
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oh, sniego senis
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right, okay
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sniego senis besmegenis
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what is that?
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that means the snowman, no brain
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no brain snowman
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that's a common saying? \xa0
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yeah
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sniego senis besmegenis
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when would you use that?
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sometimes you don't say sniego senis
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what are you doing outside?
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we say, "I'm building besmegenis"
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but sometimes besmegenis is used for teasing somebody, you know, did something, stupid, like\u2026
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besmegenis - brainless
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ah, okay, alright
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this snowman
\u0161itas sniego senis
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this moped
\u0161itas mopedas
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\u0161itas changes to \u0161itie when describing plural masculine nouns
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these trucks
\u0161itie sunkve\u017eimiai
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these snowmen
\u0161itie sniego seniai
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these mopeds
\u0161itie mopedai
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this (feminine)
\u0161ita
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this fence
\u0161ita tvora
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this parrot
\u0161ita pap\u016bga
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this fork
\u0161ita \u0161akut\u0117
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these (feminine)
\u0161itos
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these fences
\u0161itos tvoros
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these parrots
\u0161itos pap\u016bgos
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these forks
\u0161itos \u0161akut\u0117s
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this (masculine)
\u0161is
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this truck
\u0161is sunkve\u017eimis
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this snowman
\u0161is sniego senis
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this moped
\u0161is mopedas
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these (masculine)
\u0161ie
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these trucks
\u0161ie sunkve\u017eimiai
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these snowmen
\u0161ie sniego seniai
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these mopeds
\u0161ie mopedai
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this (feminine)
\u0161i
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this fence
\u0161i tvora
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this parrot
\u0161i pap\u016bga
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this fork
\u0161i \u0161akut\u0117
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these (feminine)
\u0161ios
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these fences
\u0161ios tvoros
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these parrots
\u0161ios pap\u016bgos
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these forks
\u0161ios \u0161akut\u0117s
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that over there (masculine)
anas
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not this but that over there (masculine)
ne \u0161is, bet anas
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not this mountain, but that mountain
ne \u0161is kalnas, bet anas kalnas
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not this forest, but that forest
ne \u0161is mi\u0161kas, bet anas mi\u0161kas
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not this, but that cloud
ne \u0161is, bet anas debesis
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those over there (masculine)
anie
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not these, but those over there (masculine)
ne \u0161itie, bet anie
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not these mountains, those mountains over there
ne \u0161ie kalnai, bet anie kalnai
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not these forests, but those forests over there
ne \u0161ie mi\u0161kai, bet anie mi\u0161kai
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not these clouds, those clouds
ne \u0161ie debesys, bet anie debesys
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that one over there (feminine)
ana
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not this one, that one over there (feminine)
ne \u0161i, bet ana
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not this hill, but that hill
ne \u0161i kalva, bet ana kalva
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not this island, but that island
ne \u0161i sala, bet ana sala\xa0
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not this storm, that storm
ne \u0161i audra, bet ana audra
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because there are two different storms, okay
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this happened today, actually, this happened today
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yeah, tornadoes
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kaip pasakyti, tornado, lietuvi\u0161kai?
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tornadas
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those over there (feminine)
anos
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not these, but those over there (feminine)
ne \u0161itos, bet anos
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not these hills, those hills
ne \u0161itos, bet anos kalvos
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not these islands, but those islands
ne \u0161itos, bet anos salos
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not these storms, but those storms
ne \u0161itos, bet anos audros
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Alright, that\u2019s the end of part one of this topic.\xa0 On the next episode we\u2019ll pick up here.\xa0 Thanks, Romai.\xa0 A\u010di\u016b tau.