Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today we’re in the month of August which in Lithuanian is - rugpjūtis.

According to the free encyclopedia Wikipedia page, List of Cities in Lithuania, Lithuania has 103 cities.

The term city is defined by the Parliament of Lithuania as compact areas populated by more than 3,000 people of whom at least two thirds work in the industry or service sector.  Those settlements which have a population of less than 3,000 but historically had city status are still considered as towns.  Even smaller settlements or villages are called kaimas.  Often the official status is not clear and people refer to both towns and villages as gyvenvietė which in essence means, settlement.  Here are some words on this theme…

vocabulary - žodynas

city                   miestas

cities                 miestai

town                 miestelis

towns                miesteliai

village               kaimas

villages              kaimai

to live                gyventi

life                   gyvenimas

settlement         gyvenvietė

settlements         gyvenvietės

pradėkime, let’s get started

Long ago we learned how to use the genitive case or kilmininkas in order to express where we’re from.  I’m from Vilnius, aš iš Vilniaus, she’s from Klaipėda, ji yra iš Klaipėdos.  Now we know how to use the genitive plural.  The fourth largest city in Lithuania is Šiauliai.  Šiauliai, like many cities in Lithuania has a plural name.  Here are some examples…

Šiauliai Trakai Druskininkai Mažeikiai Kėdainiai Biržai Raseiniai Anykščiai Prienai Zarasai Molėtai Švenčionėliai Šakiai Šalčininkai

iš kur, translates as “from where.”

where are you from?        iš kur jūs esate?

where are you from?        iš kur tu esi?

where is he from?             iš kur jis yra?

where is she from?           iš kur ji yra?

where are you all from?    iš kur jūs esate?

where are they from?       iš kur jie yra?

where are they from?        iš kur jos yra?

Now let’s go over some examples of people saying, I’m from Šiauliai, I’m from Druskininkai, or they’re from Trakai, etcetera.

Where are you from?                         iš kur tu esi?

I’m from Šiauliai                                aš iš Šiaulių

Where are you from?                         iš kur tu esi?

I’m from Trakai                                 aš iš Trakų

Where are you from?                         aš kur jūs esate?

I’m from Druskininkai                       aš iš Druskininkų

Where are you from?                        iš kur jūs esate?

I’m from Mažeikiai                           aš iš Mažeikių

Where is he from?                              iš kur jis yra?

He’s from Kėdainiai                           jis yra iš Kėdainių

Where is she from?                            iš kur ji yra?

She’s from Biržai                               ji yra iš Biržų

Where are you all from?                     iš kur jūs esate?

Sorry, where are we from?                atleiskite, iš kur mes esame?

Yes, where are you all from, please?   taip, iš kur jūs esate, prašom?

Oh, we’re from Raseiniai                   o, mes esame iš Raseinių

Where are they from?                        iš kur jie yra?

They’re from Anykščiai                     jie yra iš Anykščių

Where are they from?                        iš kur jos yra?

They’re from Prienai                         jie yra iš Prienų

Where are you from?                        iš kur jūs esate?

I’m from Zarasai                             aš iš Zarasų

Where are you from?                        iš kur jūs esate?

I’m from Molėtai                             aš iš Molėtų

Where are you from?                        iš kur jūs esate?

I’m from Švenčionėliai                     aš iš Švenčionėlių

Where are you from?                        iš kur jūs esate?

I’m from Šakiai                               aš iš Šakių

Where are you from?                       iš kur jūs esate?

I’m from Šalčininkai                         aš iš Šalčininkų

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