Lithuanian Out Loud 0283 - Skaityti To Read

Published: Sept. 7, 2013, 9:48 a.m.

LL0283 \u2013 Skaityti To Read\xa0

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today we\u2019ll go over the Lithuanian verb skaityti \u2013 to read

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skaityti is a transitive verb so it requires the accusative case or galininkas

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neskaityti requires the genitive case

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here are skaityti and neskaityti conjugated in the present tense

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to read

skaityti

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I read

a\u0161 skaitau

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you read (tu)

tu skaitai

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he reads

jis skaito

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she reads

ji skaito

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we read

mes skaitome

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you read (formal)

j\u016bs skaitote

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you all read

j\u016bs skaitote

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they read (mm/mf)

jie skaito

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they read (ff)

jos skaito

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to not read

neskaityti

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I don't read

a\u0161 neskaitau

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you don't read (tu)

tu neskaitai

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he doesn't read

jis neskaito

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she doesn't read

ji neskaito

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we don't read

mes neskaitome

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you don't read (formal)

j\u016bs neskaitote

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you all don't read

j\u016bs neskaitote

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they don't read (mm/mf)

jie neskaito

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they don't read (ff)

jos neskaito

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here are some examples of skaityti and neskaityti

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infinitive

I like to read books

man patinka skaityti knygas

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she can write and read the Lithuanian language

ji gali ra\u0161yti ir skaityti lietuvi\u0173 kalba

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do you want to read more?

ar nori skaityti daugiau?

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books better unread

knyg\u0173 geriau neskaityti

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to read through, to peruse, to go over

perskaityti

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I read through that, which I did not have to read

perskai\u010diau tai, ko tur\u0117jau neskaityti

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a\u0161

I rarely read

skaitau retai

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magazine

\u017eurnalas

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I read the magazine People

a\u0161 skaitau \u017eurnal\u0105 \u017dmon\u0117s

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I read newspapers

a\u0161 skaitau laikra\u0161\u010dius

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I read every day

skaitau kiekvien\u0105 dien\u0105

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previously

ank\u0161\u010diau

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now I don\u2019t read because I don\u2019t want to

dabar a\u0161 neskaitau nes nenoriu

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those books, which I don\u2019t read and I won\u2019t read

tai knygos, kuri\u0173 neskaitau ir neskaitysiu

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tu

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you read my thoughts

tu skaitai mano mintis

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which book are you reading?

koki\u0105 knyg\u0105 tu skaitai?

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are you an idiot or do you not read what I wrote you?

ar tu idiotas arba neskaitai k\u0105 a\u0161 tau ra\u0161au?

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literature

literat\u016bra

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tema

theme, subject, topic

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why do you not read the literature on this subject?

kod\u0117l neskaitai literat\u016bros \u0161ia tema?\xa0

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jis

constantly, perpetually, continually

nuolat

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he reads constantly and very much

jis skaito nuolat ir labai daug

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a thought, an idea

mintis

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thoughts

mintys

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he reads our thoughts

jis skaito m\u016bs\u0173 mintis

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a space

erdv\u0117

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even, actually

net

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Naras reads in absolutely all spaces, even in the toilet

Naras skaito absoliu\u010diai visose erdv\u0117se, net tualete

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occupying

okupacin\u0117

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army, troops, military

kariuomen\u0117

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Aleksas is reading the book, \u201cThe Occupying Army in Lithuania\u201d

Aleksas skaito knyg\u0105, \u201eOkupacin\u0117 kariuomen\u0117 Lietuvoje\u201c\xa0

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he does not read what you write

jis neskaito tai k\u0105 tu ra\u0161ai

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he does not read books

jis neskaito knyg\u0173

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ji

she reads, \u201cMergait\u0117s\u201d magazine

ji skaito "Mergait\u0117s" \u017eurnal\u0105

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a diary or journal

dienora\u0161tis

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she reads mother\u2019s diary

ji skaito mamos dienora\u0161t\u012f

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a lecture

paskaita

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Lina reads the lecture

Lina skaito paskait\u0105

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Lina reads the lectures

Lina skaito paskaitas

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Lina does not read the lecture

Lina neskaito paskaitos

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Lina does not read the lectures

Lina neskaito paskait\u0173

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Lina does not read often

Lina neskaito da\u017enai

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mes

an answer

atsakymas

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answers

atsakymai

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we read the answer

mes skaitome atsakym\u0105

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we read the answers

mes skaitome atsakymus

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we don\u2019t read the answer

mes neskaitome atsakymo

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we don\u2019t read the answers

mes neskaitome atsakym\u0173

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the bible

biblija

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the koran

koranas

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the talmud

talmudas

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we read the bible

mes skaitome biblij\u0105

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we read the koran

mes skaitome koran\u0105

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we read the talmud

mes skaitome talmud\u0105

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j\u016bs

correctly

teisingai

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incorrectly

neteisingai

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to think, believe, suspect

manyti

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Antanas, I think you are reading this question incorrectly

Antanai, manau kad, j\u016bs skaitote \u0161\u012f klausim\u0105 neteisingai

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a joke, anecdote, funny story

anekdotas

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Naras, I don\u2019t think you are reading this anecdote correctly

Narai, nemanau kad, j\u016bs skaitote \u0161\u012f anekdot\u0105 teisingai

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a textbook

vadov\u0117lis

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a text

tekstas

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Art\u016bras, I think you are reading this text correctly

Art\u016brai, manau kad, j\u016bs skaitote \u0161\u012f tekst\u0105 teisingai

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Agn\u0117, I think you are not reading the textbook correctly

Agne, manau kad, j\u016bs neskaitote vadov\u0117lio teisingai

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Audra, I think you are reading the textbook correctly

Audra, manau kad, j\u016bs skaitote vadov\u0117l\u012f teisingai

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j\u016bs (plural)

a newspaper

laikra\u0161tis

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newspapers

laikra\u0161\u010diai

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are you all reading the magazine?

ar j\u016bs skaitote \u017eurnal\u0105?

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do you all read magazines and newspapers?

ar j\u016bs skaitote \u017eurnalus ir laikra\u0161\u010dius?

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generally, mostly, for the most part

da\u017eniausiai

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the news

naujienas

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where do you all mostly read the news?

kur da\u017eniausiai j\u016bs skaitote naujienas?

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what do you all mostly read?

k\u0105 da\u017eniausiai j\u016bs skaitote?

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do you all, for the most part, read in the coffee shop?

ar j\u016bs da\u017eniausiai skaitote kavin\u0117je?

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jie

they read everything and don\u2019t know anything

jie skaito visk\u0105 ir nieko ne\u017eino

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they read everything she writes

jie skaito visk\u0105 k\u0105 ji ra\u0161o

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available

prienamas / prienama

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they read everything available

jie skaito visk\u0105 prienam\u0105

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I don\u2019t understand, do they not read, or what?

nesuprantu, ar jie neskaito, ar kas?

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so, you can say this?

yeah

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ar tu idiotas ar kas?

yeah

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aaaah, that\u2019s funny

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easy

lengvas / lengva

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easier

lengviau

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they don\u2019t read books, because reading newspapers is easier

jie neskaito knyg\u0173, nes laikra\u0161\u010dius skaityti yra lengviau

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jos

they read various magazines

jos skaito \u012fvairius \u017eurnalus

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they read everything

jos skaito visk\u0105

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good

geras / gera

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better

geriau

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than - used as a conjugation between words or ideas

negu

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a boy, a child, a youngster

berniukas

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boys, children, youngsters

berniukai

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they read better than boys

jos skaito geriau negu berniukai

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imperatives

read! (tu)

skaityk!

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let\u2019s read!\xa0

skaitykime!

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read! (j\u016bs)\xa0

skaitykite!

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don\u2019t read! (tu)

neskaityk!

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let\u2019s not read!\xa0

neskaitykime!

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don\u2019t read! (j\u016bs)

neskaitykite!

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read the book!

skaityk knyg\u0105!

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read the books!

skaityk knygas!

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read the question!

skaityk klausim\u0105!

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read the questions!

skaityk klausimus!

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don\u2019t read this book!

neskaityk \u0161itos knygos!

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don\u2019t read this text!

neskaityk \u0161io teksto!

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don\u2019t read this!

neskaityk \u0161ito!

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