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LL0252 \\u2013 Vilius N\\u0117ra Vilius Is Not Here
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Hi there, I\\u2019m Jack and I\\u2019m Gintar\\u0117 and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.
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According to the latest estimates there are about three and a half million people in Lithuania today.\\xa0 By 2025 the population is expected to decrease to three million three hundred thousand.\\xa0 By 2050 Lithuania is projected to have only two million seven hundred thousand.\\xa0 Wow.
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Sixty-seven percent of the population lives in cities.\\xa0 The ethnic groups of Lithuania are broken down like this; 80% Lithuanian, 8% Russian, 8% Polish, 2% Belarussian, 1% Ukranian and 1% \\u201cother.\\u201d
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When I text Raminta on Skype at a friend\\u2019s house I\\u2019ll occasionally get a message that says, Ramintos n\\u0117ra.\\xa0 When you want to say someone or something is not at home, not in the hotel, not in the restaurant, not at work, etectera, you have to use the genitive case or kilmininkas.
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here are some examples;
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he is at home
jis yra namie
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she is at home
ji yra namie
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he is not at home
jo n\\u0117ra namie
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he is not at home
jo n\\u0117ra namuose
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she is not at home
jos n\\u0117ra namie
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she is not at home
jos n\\u0117ra namuose
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Raminta is at home
Raminta yra namie
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Raminta is not at home
Ramintos n\\u0117ra namie
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is Raminta at home?
ar Raminta namie?
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Raminta is not\\xa0
Ramintos n\\u0117ra
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is Naras at home?
ar Naras namie?
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Naras is not at home
Naro n\\u0117ra
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is Ingrida at home?
ar Ingrida namie?
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Ingrida is not
Ingridos n\\u0117ra
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in the hotels there are no elevators
vie\\u0161bu\\u010diuose n\\u0117ra lift\\u0173
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in the hotel there are no available rooms
vie\\u0161butyje n\\u0117ra laisv\\u0173 kambari\\u0173
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is there coffee here?
ar \\u010dia yra kavos?
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there is no coffee
kavos n\\u0117ra
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is there food here?
ar \\u010dia yra maisto?
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there is no food
maisto n\\u0117ra
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is there milk here?
ar \\u010dia yra pieno?
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there is no milk
pieno n\\u0117ra
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there is no hot coffee!
kar\\u0161tos kavos n\\u0117ra!
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there is no beer in heaven
alaus danguje n\\u0117ra
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there is no hot water
n\\u0117ra kar\\u0161to vandens
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\\u0160aunuoliai!!\\xa0 Great!\\xa0 You made it to the end of another episode!\\xa0 Puiku!\\xa0 Excellent!
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