Lithuanian Out Loud 0064 - Eiti To Go On Foot

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According to the web page Global Lithuanian Net; Cosmology of the Ancient Balts, one of the most important sky gods of the old Lithuanian religion was, as we‘ve mentioned before, Perkūnas, the Lithuanian Thundergod.  He was powerful and could easily be angered.  He was (or is he still?) the cleanser of the Earth from the power of evil.  Perkūnas is stern, bearded and powerfully built and he crosses the skies in a fiery chariot drawn by swift horses or at times he woud ride a single fiery horse.

His head is surrounded by flames.  In one hand he holds lightning bolts and in his other hand a heavy stone axe.  Starting in spring and continuing throughout the year there were nine festivals dedicated to Perkūnas.

Small images of Perkūnas have been found in the Kernavė settlement and in the „Perkūnas House“ in Kaunas.  Some words that spring from his name are:

thunderstorm                                             perkūnija

thunder                                                     perkūninis

and lightning rod                                              perkūnsargis

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hello                                                          klausau

hey, baby, where are you?                          labas, mylimoji, kur esi?

I’m downtown, where are you?                    aš miesto centre, kur tu esi?

I’m in the hotel, I’m walking to downtown    aš viešbutyje, aš einu į miesto centrą

The purpose of this episode is to teach you the verb eiti.  The verb, to go on foot, or, to walk, is eiti.  Let‘s conjugate that in the present tense.  Kaip pasakyti lietuviškai?  How do you say it in Lithuanian? please repeat, prašom pakartoti...

I go (on foot)                                   aš einu

you go (on foot) (familiar)                 tu eini

he walks (on foot)                           jis eina

she goes (on foot)                            ji eina

we go (on foot)                               mes einame

we go (on foot)                               mes einam

you walk (formal)                           jūs einate

you all go (on foot)                          jūs einate

you walk (formal)                            jūs einat

they go (on foot)                             jie eina

they walk (females)                          jos eina

The question, kur tu eini? translates as, where are you going?

Where are you going?                      Kur tu eini?

I’m walking to the park                    Aš einu į parką

I’m in the park                                Aš parke

Where are you going?                      Kur tu eini?

I’m going to the restroom                 Aš einu į tualetą

I’m in the bathroom                         Aš tualete

Where are we going?                        Kur mes einame?

We’re walking to the museum           Mes einame į muziejų

We’re in the museum                      Mes muziejuje

Where are we going?                         Kur mes einam?

We’re walking to the restaurant          Mes einam į restoraną

We’re in the restaurant                      Mes restorane

Where are you going?                       Kur Jūs einate?

I’m going to the store                       Aš einu į parduotuvę

I’m in the store                                Aš parduotuvėje

Where are you going?                      Kur Jūs einat?

I’m going to the room                      Aš einu į kambarį

I’m in the room                               Aš kambaryje

Where is he going?                          Kur jis eina?

He’s going to the theater                   Jis eina į teatrą

He’s in the theater                            Jis teatre

Where is he going?                          Kur jis eina?

He’s going to school                         Jis eina į mokyklą

He’s in the school                            Jis mokykloje

Where are you all going?                   Kur Jūs einate?

We’re going to the pharmacy            Mes einame į vaistinę

We’re in the pharmacy                     Mes vaistinėje

Where are you all going?                   Kur Jūs einat?

We’re going to the hotel                    Mes einam į viešbutį

We’re in the hotel                            Mes viešbutyje

Where is she going?                        Kur ji eina?

She’s going to the hospital                 Ji eina į ligoninę

She’s in the hospital                         Ji ligoninėje

Where is she going?                        Kur ji eina?

She’s going to the coffee shop         Ji eina į kavinę

She’s in the coffee shop                  Ji kavinėje

Where are they going?                     Kur jie eina?

They’re going to the library              Jie eina į biblioteką

They’re in the library                       Jie bibliotekoje

Where are they going?                       Kur jie eina?

They’re going to the bar                   Jie eina į barą

They’re in the bar                             Jie bare

Where are they going? (females)       Kur jos eina?

They’re going to the club (females)   Jos eina į klubą

They’re in the club                          Jos klube

Where are they going? (females)       Kur jos eina?

They’re going downtown (females)   Jos eina į miesto centrą

They’re in downtown                      Jos miesto centre

Note that sometimes we’ve shortened einame to einam and einate to einat.  This happens with many words in spoken Lithuanian.

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COSMOLOGY OF THE ANCIENT BALTS http://www.lithuanian.net/mitai/cosmos/baltai5.htm

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