Lithuanian Language Lessons -Basic Lithuanian Part 1
Summary
TLDREdgus from Spokanelithuanian.com introduces his method for teaching Lithuanian language to English speakers in an engaging manner. He emphasizes the importance of active participation in learning, offering a free audiobook and PDF with 117 common phrases to enhance spoken skills. The lesson focuses on sentence structure, verb conjugation, and gender agreement in adjectives, encouraging learners to practice by pausing the video and constructing sentences in Lithuanian. Viewers are invited to share their thoughts on this learning approach and anticipate the second part of the lesson.
Takeaways
- 😀 The video is a language lesson by Edgus from spokanelithuanian.com, focusing on teaching Lithuanian to English speakers.
- 📚 Edgus introduces an 'Automatic Lithuanian' method to help learners grasp spoken Lithuanian as used in everyday life.
- 🌐 A free audiobook and PDF book containing 117 common Lithuanian phrases are available for download at www.spokenlithium.com117.
- 🔗 Viewers are encouraged to subscribe to the newsletter for weekly lessons and to receive the free resources.
- 🤓 The learning method requires active participation; viewers should pause and practice translating phrases into Lithuanian.
- 🗣 The lesson emphasizes sentence structure over vocabulary, teaching how to form sentences in Lithuanian.
- 📝 Color coding is used in the script to differentiate between the subject (red) and the action (yellow) in sentences.
- 📖 The script explains the use of the verb 'to be' in Lithuanian, including its infinitive form 'būti' and conjugated form 'esu' for the first person.
- 👤 It is noted that the subject pronoun can often be omitted in Lithuanian due to verb endings indicating the person speaking.
- 📝 The importance of understanding gender agreement in Lithuanian nouns and adjectives is highlighted, with examples provided.
- 🗨 The script covers the formation of questions in Lithuanian, which involves adding 'ar' to the beginning rather than inverting the subject and verb.
- 📚 The lesson also touches on the use of adverbs like 'very' (labai) and the formation of negative sentences by adding 'ne' to the verb.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the 'Automatic Lithuanian' method introduced by Edgus?
-The 'Automatic Lithuanian' method introduced by Edgus aims to help learners acquire Lithuanian language skills more quickly, focusing on spoken Lithuanian as it's used in everyday conversations on the streets.
What type of resource did Edgus create to assist in learning Lithuanian phrases?
-Edgus created an audiobook and a PDF book that learners can download for free, which includes 117 most common Lithuanian language phrases to help with learning the language.
How can viewers access the free audiobook and PDF book?
-Viewers can access the free audiobook and PDF book by visiting the provided link www.spokenlithium.com117 or by clicking on the link in the video description, and then joining the newsletter.
What is the significance of actively participating in the learning process as per Edgus' method?
-Active participation in the learning process, such as pausing the video to answer questions in Lithuanian, helps to reinforce the language structure and vocabulary, making the learning experience more interactive and effective.
How does the Lithuanian language handle the verb 'to be' in the first person singular?
-In Lithuanian, the first person singular form of the verb 'to be' is 'asu', which is used in the nominative case and can often be omitted if the context is clear.
What is the Lithuanian word for 'you' in the singular form?
-The Lithuanian word for 'you' in the singular form is 'tu', which is used for addressing someone informally or a close friend.
How can the word 'happy' change its form based on gender in Lithuanian?
-In Lithuanian, the word 'happy' changes its form to 'lumingus' for masculine gender and 'luminga' for feminine gender, with the endings indicating the gender of the subject.
What is the Lithuanian word for 'here' and how is it used in a sentence?
-The Lithuanian word for 'here' is 'čia'. It can be used in a sentence like 'Aš čia', which means 'I am here'.
How does the structure of a question differ in Lithuanian compared to English?
-In Lithuanian, to form a question with the verb 'to be', the word 'ar' is added to the beginning of the sentence instead of reversing the subject and verb as in English.
What is the Lithuanian word for 'very' and how is it used in an adjective phrase?
-The Lithuanian word for 'very' is 'labai'. It is used in an adjective phrase to emphasize the quality, such as 'protingas labai' meaning 'very smart'.
How does the formation of negative sentences work in Lithuanian?
-In Lithuanian, negative sentences are formed by adding the letter 'n' to the beginning of the verb, such as changing 'esu' to 'nesu' to mean 'I am not'.
What conjunction is used in Lithuanian to connect two grammatical sentences?
-The conjunction used in Lithuanian to connect two grammatical sentences is 'bet', similar to 'but' in English.
Outlines
📚 Introduction to Automatic Lithuanian Learning Method
Edgus introduces his unique method for teaching Lithuanian, emphasizing a practical approach to learning the language as it's spoken on the streets. He offers a free audiobook and PDF to aid in learning common phrases and encourages active participation in the learning process through pausing and practicing in one's head or out loud. The lesson focuses on the structure of the language rather than an extensive vocabulary.
🗣️ Pronouns and Verb 'To Be' in Lithuanian
This section delves into the Lithuanian pronouns 'I' and 'you', and the verb 'to be' in its infinitive form 'būti'. Edgus explains the conjugation for the first and second person singular, highlighting the ability to often omit the subject due to contextual clues in the verb endings. He also introduces the practice of turning sentences into questions by adding 'ar' at the beginning.
🏠 Describing Location and Implying Verbs
Edgus teaches how to express being at a location using 'here' ('čia') and demonstrates sentence construction for 'I am here' and 'You are here'. He points out that in Lithuanian, the verb 'to be' can often be implied and omitted in spoken language, simplifying conversation and allowing for more natural speech patterns.
😊 Talking About Emotions: Happy and Gender Agreement
In this part, Edgus discusses the adjective 'happy' and its gender-specific forms in Lithuanian, 'lumingus' for masculine and 'leminga' for feminine. He illustrates how to construct sentences like 'I am happy' and 'You are happy', taking care to match the adjective's gender with the subject's gender, and the option to omit the verb 'to be' in affirmative sentences.
🧠 Vocabulary Expansion: Smart and Adverbs
Edgus expands the vocabulary by introducing 'smart' with its gendered forms 'protingus' for males and 'protinga' for females. He then introduces the adverb 'very' ('labai') and shows how to construct sentences with adverbs to express 'You are very smart'. The lesson continues to emphasize the importance of gender agreement in adjectives.
🚫 Forming Negative Sentences and Using Conjunctions
This section covers the formation of negative sentences in Lithuanian by adding 'n' to the verb 'to be'. Edgus demonstrates how to say 'I am not very happy' and 'You are not very smart', stressing that the verb 'to be' cannot be omitted in negative sentences. He also introduces the conjunction 'but' ('bet') to join sentences and create more complex expressions.
🔗 Combining Sentences and Encouraging Feedback
Edgus concludes the lesson by showing how to combine learned vocabulary and structures to form complex sentences, such as 'You are very smart, but you are not very happy'. He encourages viewers to provide feedback on the learning method and to look forward to the next part of the lesson. He also reminds viewers to download the free audiobook and PDF for further practice.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Lithuanian Language
💡Spoken Lithuanian
💡Automatic Lithuanian
💡Audiobook and PDF
💡Active Participation
💡Infinitive Form
💡Nominative Case
💡Gender in Lithuanian
💡Imperative Sentence
💡Conjunction 'But'
💡Negative Sentences
Highlights
Introduction of the 'Automatic Lithuanian' method by Edgus from spokanelithuanian.com.
The method aims to teach Lithuanian language to English speakers and vice versa.
A new channel is launched to help learners acquire spoken Lithuanian as used on the streets.
An audiobook and PDF book are available for free download to aid in learning common phrases.
The audiobook allows learners to listen and see phrases, facilitating repetition until they become second nature.
The 'Automatic Lithuanian' method encourages active participation in learning rather than passive viewing.
Learners are instructed to pause and answer in Lithuanian when they recognize words.
The lesson structure uses color coding to differentiate between the subject and the action.
Explanation of the Lithuanian word for 'I' and its usage in the nominative case.
The verb 'to be' in Lithuanian and its conjugation to match the first person singular 'I am'.
Lithuanian language often omits the subject due to verb endings indicating the speaker.
The word for 'you' in Lithuanian and its distinction between singular and plural forms.
Formation of questions in Lithuanian by adding 'ar' instead of subject-verb inversion.
Optional omission of the verb 'to be' in Lithuanian for implied meaning.
Gender agreement in Lithuanian for nouns and adjectives, demonstrated with 'happy'.
Formation of sentences with the adverb 'very' and its placement in Lithuanian.
The use of the conjunction 'but' in Lithuanian and its function in joining sentences.
Formation of negative sentences in Lithuanian by adding 'n' to the verb.
The importance of not omitting the negative verb form for clarity in Lithuanian sentences.
Combining affirmative and negative sentences using 'but' to form complex sentences.
Invitation for feedback on the learning method and an announcement for the next lesson.
Transcripts
[Music]
hello guys this is edgus from
spokanelithuanian.com here with you
today
uh in this lesson i want to show you how
my method automatic lithuanian works
i've been using this method to teach
lithuanian language to teach english
language
so i decided to start a channel
to just
help you learn lithuanian language
faster help you learn spoken lithuanian
the way it's spoken in the streets
okay um so we won't be using in this
first lesson we won't be using many
different words okay i just want you to
learn the structure of the language but
if words and phrases is what you want to
learn
i've created an audio book it's an audio
and pdf book that you can just download
for free
you will find it at this link
www.spokenlithium.com117
phrases or you can just press on the
link somewhere around this video i i'm
sure you will find it and this is an
audio book
and a pdf book okay so you can listen to
the phrases you can watch you can see
the way they're written and you can just
repeat it until these phrases are like a
second nature to you
until you can
uh see these phrases when you're woken
up in the middle of the night okay so if
you want that it's completely free join
my newsletter once you press the link
you will get weekly lessons and you will
get this free audio and pdf book sent
directly to your email
okay so this automatic lithuanian
is a method where you actively
participate
in learning so that means this is not a
video that you just watch and uh like a
simple movie or a tv series
whenever you see
words that you already know and whenever
you see them written in
uh english language
up here right
on the upper part
you have to press pause
and answer
and think through these answers in
lithuanian language okay
this is how you actively participate in
the lesson this is how you learn so you
can do this either in your head or and
if you're not afraid and nobody's
listening to listening to you you can do
this
out loud okay but just actively
participate actively be in this lesson
and you will see how these phrases and
these words
um start to go automatic automatically
right in your head okay so let's start
okay so let's start with a simple one um
i the word i
in lithuanian language is
it basically answers the question who
it's a nominative case um word
and for i you use
right
okay so
the word the verb to be
in the infinitive form in lithuanian
language is but
means to be just basically
roughly
to be because in
english language when we want to make an
infinitive we have the two
this particular word in front of the
in front of the verb
but in lithuanian language we have this
ending t
which gives us indication that this is
an infinitive form that we're talking
about
okay so to be means but
now
if i want to say i am
you see in english language we have this
particular
form of the verb to be which is m
that we use for the first person
singular and it's the same in english in
lithuanian language as well we have this
form which is esso
right
so you say
that means i am
now the difference in lithuanian
language is that
very usually we are able to not use the
subject in this case
us and we can just say asu because the
word itself its ending
gives away that it's the first person
it's me that's talking right when i'm
saying so it means that
not somebody else right so the verb
itself
itself gives away that okay so that's
why we are able not to use it now i want
you to pay attention that in this case
we have the red color for the subject
the one that's doing the action and the
yellow color for
the action that is being done by the
subject and this is the way it's going
to be throughout this lesson so whenever
you see
uh
english version of the sentence i want
you to just pause pause the video if you
have to
and just tell me the lithuanian answer
for yourself if you have to do it do it
in your head if you can if nobody's
listening and you're not afraid do it
out loud but the the thing is you have
to actively participate in this lesson
okay so okay so i am once more would be
either asha
asha
right
okay let's go on
now the word you
in lithuanian language is
to
just to
now the difference between this u that
we have in english language is that
is just a singular
singular second person
word okay
so if you want to say plural
because you can also be plural you all
right
um you have a different word
and it's usually the word that's used
when you want to politely address
somebody but if you if it's just a
friend you can say to which is the word
for you
singular in lithuanian language
okay so
now if you want to say you are
you
are
you are that would be
now you see the difference we had a so
for the first person right and you we
have this
a little bit different ending right for
the word uh um for the form
of to
and as with sur
we can we can use just as si because the
ending already gives away that it's the
second person all right
so you are is either
or just
good
here
here means
cha
cha
the word for here is cha
cha
now how would you say i am here
now this is the part where you press the
pause
and if you're fast
you can answer it without pressing the
pause you know but you have to think it
out you have to understand
the sentence the sentence structure the
way it's uh it has to be said so i am
here would be
now how would you say you are
you are how would you say
you are
to esca right
if we're saying the whole phrase right
we're not just saying the verb but the
whole phrase would be to
assem
good
so how would you say you are here
you are here how would that sound
you are here
now the verb is different right it's not
so anymore
the ending is different
okay so now when it comes to a question
we have this question in english are you
here now we know in english language
when we have the verb to be
we just switch places the subject and
predicate
the one that's doing the action and the
action that's being done so if the um
affirmative sentence would be you are
here
the question is are you here you and r
just switch places right
now in lithuanian language it's a bit
different
what we do in lithuanian language is we
just add the the word ar
to the beginning of the question
this word ar it's not the same as this r
because this r is a verb now this is
just a
simple question word that we use in the
beginning of a question
in lithuanian language right
so
you see that we have this tu esse cha
which is just a simple affirmative
sentence
we don't change anything we don't uh you
know switch anything play
nothing switches places right
but we have this r in the beginning
and this makes it a question
are you here
without the
in the beginning right
you're just saying
and this is a perfect affirmative
sentence you're saying you are here
now we added ar
and now we have a question it's just
when it comes to pronunciation
uh bear in mind that
r this is the way we say it r r it's
like a pirate saying r all right in
english language but this r
r is used for all
um for all persons right
for all tenses
and this r is not so uh it's not so
heavy it's like a little bit lighter
but
are you here
okay let's move on
now if we want to say are you here
we can do it a little bit differently
we can say
as you probably understood
this
yellow part is optional
it's actually optional because
sometimes
we don't even have to say the verb in
lithuanian language itself because
this verb especially the verb to be it's
implied
it's like you would be saying uh
you hear
and sometimes we can say that in english
language when we when we're speaking
when it's a spoken language but it's not
a correct english but it's a correct
lithuanian language you can just say
artucha and the essay part is implied
you can imply
the verb to be
in lithuanian language
essicha both of these are actually
correct you can see both of them
now let's rehash a little bit so how
would you say i am
in lithuanian
language i am
that would be asha
right
so now over here you're not
uh removing a subpart because without it
there would be just us just i right
there's nothing to imply but now when
you have this word like here in the last
sentence here a place now there's
something to imply you know that i am
here but i'm just saying
right
okay so i am would be asha so
am i here
now how would you ask that
am i here that's a crazy question to ask
right
but sometimes we just have
these crazy questions that we want to
ask so how would how would that be am i
here
that would be
or just
you can skip
the asu part right you can skip this as
so
and just say
both of these are correct
now
in spoken lithuanian language we usually
uh skip on the
sub part
we usually omit
the verb to be because it's it's just
easier that way we're used to implying
the verb to be and we would say like uh
we would say ar ashja
just like that
but it's okay if you're saying
it's fine it's it's a normal sentence
people speak that way it's just
usually we we omit it okay
so am i here once more would be
good let's move on
now the word
happy and i'm
highlighting singular here because
happy singular would be either lumingus
with the ending a s
or li min ga with without yes
and the difference is that lumingus
is a masculine gender and leminga is a
feminine gender
yes we have in lithuanian language we
also have genders right we have genders
for nouns and we have genders for
adjectives which is happy
okay so happy la mingas la minga
i know there are a bunch of these rules
um new rules that i'm dropping on you
but just bear with me because i will
make it as simple as i can you know and
throughout a bunch of these lessons you
will learn these
uh grammar rules that you have to learn
to be able to speak lithuanian but for
now just happy
lumingus if it's a
masculine gender right and la minga if
it's a feminine gender
good
so how would you say i am happy
i am happy now i think the question that
immediately comes to your mind
is whether or not i should say
differently if i'm a
male or a female
and you're right
you would be saying
either asha suleiminghas
ash mingus
or you would be saying asha suli minga
if you are a female i would say ashosuli
mingus because i'm a male
ash
but if you are listening to this and
you're a female you would be saying
li minga and
as i said
we can omit the verb to be and in this
case we would just only be saying
ashley mingas if i'm a male right
masculine
and ashley minga
if i'm a female right that's what i
would be saying
if you want to use the verb to be it's
entirely on you if you want to use it or
not
okay so now how would you say you are
try to remember that okay
try to actively participate in the
lesson as i said
this is the way the method works
you are would be
right
this is what you would say to a friend
someone you know very well because if
it's someone that you don't know you
would be using a different
word i will tell you all about it later
but for now just bear in mind this is
for a very close friend someone you can
address
easily
you are
you are happy
now how would you say this
you are happy
you are happy
you would say that either to esca
limingas to slamming us
or you would say to a silly minga
it depends on this person's gender that
you're talking about
if this person is a male you would say
to esclamingus and if this person is a
female you would say to essiliminga
either one of those but this is just for
singulars right we have also plurals but
for now tu is a singular
word
and
and as always you can omit or skip the
esse word you can say tulemingus
if it's for a female
i am happy
i am happy how would you say i am happy
that would be
asha suleimingas
or asha suleiminga
asha sulimingas liminga or if we're
skipping the eso word ashley mingus
ashley minga
good
smart
also for singular for now we're just
working with singular
words
smart would be
protingus
if it's a male and protinga
if it's a female
protingus protinga
you can see the
the pattern here right we have li mingas
the a s ending is for male
the simple a ending is for female those
are the endings that we have for now
right protingas
protinga
we have different endings by the way but
just for now i chose similar
uh adjectives with similar endings so
that it would be easier for you to just
grasp these two
so we have smart protingas protinga
good
you are smart now how would you say that
again press pause if you have to
think about it
think through it
and tell me well tell it to yourself but
just
do it
you are smart
now that would be tu es protingas
or tu ese tu es protinga
to ese pratinga now we can omit the s
part and can say
tu protingas
tu protinga
to protingas tu protinga that is without
the
s part
and just remember the a s ending is for
male and the a ending without the s is
for female
good
now we have our first adverb which is
very
very and very is
la bay
this is how you pronounce the word very
you would say
so okay how would you say
you are very smart how would you put
together a sentence like that
you are very smart
you are very smart
would be
okay
and as always
i will repeat it until you uh learn it
uh that we can omit the verb to be we
can say it without a si part right we
can say it without this yellow word we
can say tulabe protingas
tulabe pratinga
okay
either one you can say it both ways
good
now if you want to say you are
and you are not now in english language
we're just
adding the word not
to
all of these forms of the verb to be
we have
are is am just saying
am not is not are not or we are
contracting it if we want to
now
those are
different kinds of words um when it
comes to
lithuanian language but they're kind of
similar because we're just basically
adding one letter
uh to the to the front of the ver of the
word of the verb basically
so your the the positive sentence the
affirmative sentence would be to esca
but the negative sentence would be to
se
to nesse which is basically at the end
letter n to the beginning and we're
saying
positive
negative
okay
to
now let's see what happens with other
person with another person we have i am
positive sentence right affirmative
sentence and we have i am not
we have negative sentence
right
okay
so this is what happens
we have the affirmative sentence
we just added the
n letter to the front of the word
okay
you can see the pattern
now how would you say i am not very
happy
you know all the words
you just have to press pause or if
you're fast maybe you've already
answered
how would how would this question go how
would the sentence go i'm sorry i am not
very
happy
that would be
ashness
if you are male
or
ash
if you're a female
ashnesso
now the thing is when you have this
negative verb
nessu instead of so which is positive
you cannot skip it you cannot omit it
because if you're just saying ashley
mingus without this yellow nesu
word
how would i know whether or not it's
positive or negative
yeah so we can only omit it if it's a
positive sentence it makes it into a
positive sentence an affirmative
sentence
but
ashness
we have to use
word here because we want to emphasize
that it's a negative sentence
okay
good
how would you say you are not very smart
again press pause if you have to think
about the
answer
you are not very smart you are not
very smart
that would be tu necesingas
or tu nescilla protinga
either one of those depends on the
gender
right
you are not very smart
good
now the word for but a conjunction
a word that joins usually two
grammatical sentences together
is
bet
we have but
in english language and we have bet
in lithuanian it's like making a bet
betting on something right
bat bat
this is the lithuanian version of this
word
so how would you say
you are very smart
but
you are not very happy
sometimes that can happen right
you are very smart but you are not
very happy
press pause if you have to think about
all the words that we just learned you
know all the words you can make this
long sentence
you just have to think about it
you are very smart but you are not
very happy
would be
protingas protinga
bet
tu nesilla belemingas or la minga
tu essila be protingas
because we can't change it right if if
we have protingas here
we have to have luminous here and
similarly if we have protinga
then we have liminga here
so once again two virgins either tu
escila protingas
bet nacilla
another thing that we have to pay
attention to
is that
in the first sentence in the first part
because it's affirmative
we can skip or emit esse and we can say
protingas
nese is the word that has to be here
because it
emphasizes that it's a negative sentence
okay
so there you have it we can already make
these
long sentences
with just these words that we have
learned today okay
okay guys so this was the first part of
this
one big automatic lithuanian lesson that
i wanted to share with you this is a
trial list and a first lesson
so be sure to look for for the part two
of this of this lesson
and let me know in the comments does
this seem like a good way of learning a
language does this seem like a good way
of learning a lithuanian language
maybe you've tried something before i
want to know all your thoughts that you
have on this so make sure that you share
your thoughts with me in the comments
and as i said before
i will repeat myself a little bit if you
haven't downloaded the free
audiobook and the pdf book 117
most common lithuanian language phrases
do that now press the link below this
video or enter this link that you see
here on the screen
and you will be
directed to my newsletter where you can
enter your email
download this book and you will get it
directly into your email box okay
so
yeah
as i said
be sure to look for part two
comment and tell me whether or not this
looks like a good way of learning
lithuanian language for you and thank
you for watching thank you for your
attention and i hope i will see you in
the next lesson bye
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