Lithuanian Out Loud 0083 - Justina Amerikoje Gaila Justina In America It Is A Pity

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sveikas kaip ridikas sveikas kaip ridikas

Thank you dear!

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Hey!  We’re in a new month!  June is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter.  In Lithuanian this month is birželis.  According to the Wikipedia page, Lithuanian Calendar, its name comes from the Birch tree which is opening its buds.  The birch tree or beržas is a symbol of nature, youth, and fertility.  Homes, farms and animals are decorated with birch tree branches.

And now, on with the show Raminta and I recorded about two weeks ago, enjoy!

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language, but not too loud, if it’s too loud, it’ll hurt your ears. 

Vytautas the Great War Museum or Vytauto Didžiojo karo muziejus, is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was opened on 16 February 1936 and named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Vytautas. The museum displays a history of Lithuania and Kaunas from prehistoric times to the present day, as well as an immense collection of weapons through the ages and the tragic but complete wreckage of the plane Lituanica, on which Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas had crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1933.

Now, here’s Raminta reading the third part of the letter, “Justina Amerikoje.”

Gaila, kad išvažiavus į Ameriką nutrūko Justinos studijos Lietuvos universitetuose. Pritrūko vienerių metų ir Justina būtų gavusi bakalauro diplomą Vilniaus Universitete. Taip pat nutrūko neakivaizdinės studijos Mykolo Romerio Universitete. Justina planavo studijuoti Amerikoje, bet vis nepavyksta suderinti darbo su mokslu.

Here it is again, slowly, with a translation.

Gaila, kad išvažiavus į Ameriką nutrūko Justinos studijos Lietuvos universitetuose. It is a pity that when she left to America Justina’s studies in the Lithuanian universities ceased.

Pritrūko vienerių metų ir Justina būtų gavusi bakalauro diplomą Vilniaus Universitete. She lacked one more year and Justina would have gotten a bachelor’s diploma in the Vilnius University.

Taip pat nutrūko neakivaizdinės studijos Mykolo Romerio Universitete. They also terminated her correspondence studies in the Mykolas Romeris University.

Justina planavo studijuoti Amerikoje, bet vis nepavyksta suderinti darbo su mokslu. Justina was planning to study in America but always fails to reconcile work with studies.

examples pavyzdžiai

it is a pity that                                   gaila kad

it’s a pity                                          gaila

what a pity!                                      kaip gaila!

it is a great pity                                 labai gaila

to leave                                            išvažiuoti

to cease                                            nutrūkti

to not be enough, to lack                   pritrūkti

Sonata’s and my friendship ended      nutrūko mano ir Sonatos draugystė

our communication ceased                 nutrūko mūsų bendravimas

the job ended                                    darbas nutrūko

the trip ended                                   kelionė nutrūko

to receive, to get                               gauti

to receive a gift                                gauti dovaną

she lacked two more years                jai pritrūko dvejų metų

he lacked three more years                jam pritrūko trejų metų

diploma                                           diplomas

bachelor’s diploma                           bakalauro diplomas

will be                                              būtų

studies                                             studijos

university                                        universitetas

in the university                               universitete

in the Lithuanian universities              Lietuvos universitetuose

in the Vilnius university                    Vilniaus universitete

universities                                      universitetai

in the universities                             universitetuose

in the Vilnius universities                  Vilniaus universitetuose

also                                                 taip pat

correspondence courses                    neakivaizdiniai kursai

to plan                                             planuoti

to study                                           studijuoti

America                                          Amerika

in America                                     Amerikoje

but                                                 bet

always                                           vis / visada

to fail                                            nepavykti

to coordinate, to reconcile                suderinti

work                                             darbas

study                                            mokslas

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Lithuanian Calendarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_calendar

Vytautas the Great War Museum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vytautas_the_Great_War_Museum

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