Lithuanian Out Loud 0024 - Tu Esi You are

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 existence.  Some people like the park, some people hate it, some people don’t care.  We’re simply saying the park is of interest for some tourists.  Of course millions of people died savagely at the hands of monsters like Lenin and Stalin and no mass murderers should receive a place of honor in any nation.

būti                   verb meaning, “to be"

aš esu               I am

tu esi                you are (familiar)

jis yra               he is

ji yra                she is

jūs esate           you are (formal)

jūs esate           you all are

mes esame       we are

jie yra              they are

jos yra             they are (females)

namas              house

vardas              name

knyga               book

ir                      and

brolis                brother

sesuo                sister

Lithuanian doesn’t use the article, such as “a” or “the.”  We don’t say, “the book,” or “a book,” we simply say, “book.”