Prašom Palaukti Please Wait

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According to Wikipedia, Eglė the Queen of Serpents is considered one of the most archaic and best-known Lithuanian fairy tales and the richest in references of Baltic mythology. Over a hundred slightly diverging versions of the plot have been collected. Its multi-layered mythological background has been an interest of Lithuanian and foreign researchers of Indo-European mythology.

Photograph: Grass Snake Photographer: Funkai1 (Wikipedia)

Eglė is both a popular female name in Lithuania and also a noun meaning spruce tree. The serpents (žaltys) of the tale are grass snakes in Lithuanian, but because they inhabit the sea, the word may mean a mythical water snake.

pradėkime, let's get started

The Lithuanian word prašom is used a lot. You've probably heard it in every episode of Lithuanian Out Loud. We often say, prašom pakartoti. Pakartoti is the infinitive verb which means, to repeat. So, prašom pakartoti translates as, please repeat. You can use it on the street any time you don't understand what is said. It's perfect for your lesson with a native Lithuanian speaker.

use this when handing someone something

here you go prašom

here you are prašom

this is for you prašom

thank you ačiū

it's nothing nėra už ką

it's nothing nėra už ką

when you say nėra už ką in normal conversation is sounds more like one word

it's nothing nėra už ką

no sweat nėra už ką

it's nothing nieko tokio

you're welcome nieko tokio

no sweat nieko tokio

a friend brings you a drink and says,

here you go prašom

you reply, thank you ačiū

the waiter says, it's nothing nėra už ką

you buy a book and hand the bookseller some money and you say,

here you go prašom

the bookseller says, thank you dėkoju

and you reply, it's nothing nėra už ką

Dėkoju means the same thing as ačiū, it's a little more formal and more polite. Dėkui means the same as dėkoju.

thank you dėkoju

thank you dėkui

thank you dėkoju

thank you dėkoju

thanks dėkui

thanks dėkui

thank you (formal) dėkui jums

thank you very much labai dėkui

an official at the airport asks for your passport, you pull it out, hand it to her and you say,

here you go prašom

thank you dėkoju

you're welcome prašom

So, you can say prašom to mean, here you are, or here you go. You can use it to say, you're welcome. You can also use prašom to invite someone after you've opened a door for them.

you open a car door for someone and you say,

please, allow me prašom

thank you dėkoju

you're welcome prašom

you open your front door and invite a friend in, you say,

please come in prašom

thank you ačiū

it's nothing nėra už ką

you're getting on a bus and you stand aside to let an elderly woman board before you,

please, you first prašom

thank you dėkui jums

it's nothing nėra už ką

if we're sitting on the bus and a pregnant woman gets on board and has nowhere to sit, you get up and offer her your seat, you say,

please, sit here prašom

thanks dėkui

you're welcome prašom

now, as we mentioned at the beginning of this episode, we can use prašom combined with the infinitive of a verb. It's a gentle way of suggesting someone do something. Here are some quick examples…

please, sit down prašom, atsisėsti

please, give (me) prašom, paduoti

please, tell (me) prašom, pasakyti

please, repeat prašom, pakartoti

please, write prašom, rašyti

please, take prašom, paiimti

please, read (me) prašom, paskaityti

please, wait prašom, palaukti

please, listen prašom, klausyti

please, don't smoke prašom, nerūkyti (rūkyti – to smoke)

please, come in prašom, užeiti

please, eat prašom, valgyti

please, show (me) prašom, parodyti

please, advise (me) prašom, patarti

please, have a seat prašom, prisėsti

please, listen prašom, paklausyti

please, visit prašom, apsilankyti

please, stand up prašom, atsistoti

or, during a language class we might use these…

please, speak Lithuanian prašom kalbėti lietuviškai

please, speak English prašom kalbėti angliškai

Puiku! Excellent! You made it to the end of another episode! Puiku!

Eglė The Queen of Serpents http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egl%C4%97

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