LITHUANIAN OUT LOUD

Labas everybody!  This is Jack, and I’m Raminta, and you’re listening to Lithuanian Out Loud, the world’s first Lithuanian language lessons in a podcast series! 

So, what’s new in Lithuania today?  A…

When you greet a Lithuanian at his or her house, flat or say the front door of a restaurant, whatever you do, don’t shake hands across the threshold of the doorway.  Yeah, that one surprised me too b…

Hello everybody, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where you learn Lithuanian along with me, the beginner, and where my wife Raminta keeps us all in line.  Now, if you’ve been foll…

Beginning at the age of 40, Grand Duke, or High King, Gediminas was ruler of Lithuania from 1316 to 1341. He became the monarch of the Lithuanians 80 years after the Battle of the Sun.  Gediminas rul…

Approximately every fifth lesson will be a quick response lesson.  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian  -  Out Loud!  This time we have so much to review, we’re break…

Approximately every fifth lesson will be a quick response lesson.  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian  -  Out Loud!  This time we have so much to review, we’re break…

Who are the Samogitians?  According to the Wikipedia page entitled, Samogitia, Samogitia or Žemaitija in Lithuanian, is one of five ethnographic regions in Lithuania.  It’s primarily the western thir…

In August of 2007, Denmark and Lithuania removed their combat troops from Iraq.  The Lithuanians were withdrawn from the southern city of Basra where they’d been under Danish command.  Over 750 Lithu…

According to the Wikipedia page entitled, Forest Brothers, the Forest Brothers or Miško Broliai were Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian partisans who waged guerrilla warfare against the Soviet Occupat…

In Lithuanian, veidas, means “face."  Are you familiar with the popular Lithuanian magazine called Veidas?  It’s amazingly similar to the U.S. magazines Time and Newsweek, bursting with full color ph…

Just how similar are the Baltic States to one another?  Not as much as one might think. The Baltic States are Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.  For starters all three speak different languages and they…

According to Wikipedia, in the ancient Lithuanian religion, Perkūnas is the Lithuanian God of thunder, the God of the sky, the Lord of rain, mountains, oak trees and storms.  Quite a powerful god ind…

Have you ever looked at the ten litas or dešimt litų bank note, seen the pilots and the airplane and wondered what it’s all about?  The pilots are Lithuanian national heroes (Steponas Darius and Stas…

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In 2003, in front of international reporters, a Lithuanian ex-President said that he was as calm as a Belgian.  This caused quite a stir in Belgium.  This is a common saying in Lithuania but Belgians…

Our friend writes…”There are no words in Lithuanian for boyfriend or girlfriend.  Lithuanians refer only to the words “draugas,” which means a male friend and “draugė,” which means female friend.  Bu…

In today’s episode Jack will mention Grūto Parkas near the Lithuanian city of Druskininkai.  By mentioning this controversial park, Jack and I are not commenting on the right or wrong of the park’s e…

Botswana and Brazil come aboard for Lithuanian lessons!  No lie?  Today we go over some expressions a Lithuanian makes when she/he is surprised.  Oho!  Wow!  Raminta is finally on her way back home a…

Akropolis Mall north of Vilnius is a must see attraction, but if you buy something, make sure it's what you want; it's very difficult to return gifts.  Akropolis was Lithuania's first super-mall.  It…

Oho!  Approximately every fifth lesson will be a quick response lesson.  We'll say the word or words in English, you respond in Lithuanian - Out Loud.  We know you've been studying hard so this will …