LITHUANIAN OUT LOUD

Raminta is in Moscow this week as a guest of the Lithuanian Embassy digging into the Russian archives for her new book.  Too bad Jack is stuck at home painting the house.  The one thing you need to t…

This week you learn where to party in Vilnius and how to ask for the restroom after drinking too heavily.  On the blogpage you'll find a link for watching Lithuanian television.  We’ll also go throug…

Hey!  It's our first ever intermediate lesson!  What's the name of the largest city on Lithuania's west coast?  Do you pronounce it right?  Raminta's in stitches interviewing Jonas about cars.  Jonas…

Did you know Lithuanians are HIV resistant?  Wow!  Lithuanians are also amongst the tallest people in the world, about half have blonde hair and most Lithuanians have blue eyes.  Who knew?  Listen to…

Are you familiar with the Lithuanian version of Wikipedia?  It's called Vikipedija.  You should take a look.  Even if you're a novice learner of Lithuanian you'll find it interesting.  Take a look at…

Okay everyone!  Here we go!  Every fifth lesson will be a quick response lesson.  Say the Lithuanian Out Loud as fast as you can.  Keep repeating the lesson over and over again until you perfect it. …

In Lithuania make sure you don't point with your index finger, it's considered by some to be rude.  If you really need to point at something just put all your fingers together and motion gently with …

A train that crosses Lithuania but nobody gets on and nobody gets off?  Sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland is the Russian territory known as Kaliningrad.  Since it doesn't have a physical connec…

Vilnius is the capital city of Lithuania but the countryside surrounding the city is still converting to the Lithuanian language. Long ago, Poland claimed Vilnius as a Polish city and they called it …

In Lithuania your pet can talk, but cover your ears!  The only thing they want to talk about on the one day they can form words is the how and when of your death!  This lesson we learn how to say the…

Okay everyone!  Here we go!  Every fifth lesson will be a quick response lesson.  Say the Lithuanian Out Loud as fast as you can.  Keep repeating the lesson over and over again until you perfect it. …

Did you know even Egyptian Pharoahs wore Baltic amber?  It's been all the rage for thousands of years.  It's a cornerstone of Lithuanian culture.  In fact the "Amber Road" was an important trade rout…

In 2002 thousands of skeletons were found at a construction site in a Vilnius suburb.  Who killed so many people and buried them in mass graves?  Listen in and find out.  Today we'll touch on the dif…

Have you ever sat down to have a nice meal of some airships?  No?  We'll explain it in today's lesson.  Not surprisingly, Lithuanians eat in the continental style.  In other words, knife in the right…

Did you know some famous NFL players are Lithuanian?  How about Dick Butkus of the Chicago Bears?  Or Joe Jurevicius?  How about Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts?  Some more basic words we can us…

Every fifth episode will be a quick response lesson.  We'll say the word or phrase in English and you say the Lithuanian Out Loud as fast as you can.  Keep repeating the lesson until you ace it all. …

The president of Lithuania is a Lithuanian American from Chicago, Valdas Adamkus.  In today's lesson we explain how Lithuanian families name their members. 

Stasys Nutautas and Ona Nutautienė had a d…

If you ever visit the home of a Lithuanian family we have some etiquette here for you.  Don't drink too much during your visit or you'll end up like Jack.

Vytautas the Great was a 15th century Grand …

Lithuanian is a very old language and the ability to speak it is a point of pride for any linguist.  The most popular sport in Lithuania is basketball.  Watch the Lithuanians at the next Summer Olymp…

After scouring the internet for podcasts on learning Lithuanian and finding nothing, we decided to create a resource for anyone wanting to learn the language.  Raminta, a native speaker, and her Nort…