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According to the free Wikipedia page Romuva; The Quendlinburg Chronicle mentions a missionary Bruno of Querfort, who was killed along with 18 men by Yotvingians because of entering The Holy Forest.  This was the first time the name of Lithuania was mentioned in written sources.  Lithuanians came to history as very conservative believers of an ancient European pre-Christian faith, they preserved this religion until the 14th and 15th centuries.  They happened to be the last non-nomadic people in Europe practicing pristine Indo-European polytheism.

In the 13th century Pope Gregory IX declared crusades against the Baltic peoples.  This led to the destruction of the Baltic faith.  Grand Duke Mindaugas was Christianized with his family and warriors in 1251 to get recognition from Christian Europe.  But, Mindaugas still worshipped pagan deities as the Hyperian Chronicle mentions.  He sacrificed to the Supreme God Andajus or Dievas, Perkūnas, Teliavelis, the god of blacksmiths, and Žvorūna, goddess of forests and hunters.

Today we‘ll go over the Lithuanian verb galėti – to be able.  Here are galėti and negalėti conjugated in the present tense.

to be able (can)              galėti

I can                               aš galiu

you can                            tu gali

he can                              jis gali

she can                          ji gali

we can                            mes galime

you can                           jūs galite

you all can                     jūs galite

they can (mm/mf)           jie gali

they can (ff)                    jos gali   to not be able (cannot)   negalėti

I cannot                           aš negaliu

you cannot                     tu negali

he cannot                       jis negali

she cannot                     ji negali

we cannot                     mes negalime

you cannot                       jūs negalite

you all cannot                 jūs negalite

they cannot (mm/mf)     jie negali

they cannot (ff)               jos negali

vocabulary                     žodynas

I would like                     norėčiau

also                                 irgi

to read                           skaityti

to write                         rašyti

to work                            dirbti

if                                    jei, jeigu

to leave                           išeiti

to enter                            įeiti

to sing                            dainuoti

to cook                           virti

to dance                          šokti

to do                              daryti, padaryti

to start                            pradėti

slow                                lėtas

to hear                           girdėti

to finish                          baigti

to eat                             valgyti

to win                            laimėti

to change                        pakeisti

life                                 gyvenimas

to say, to tell                 pasakyti

when?                            kada?

why?                              kodėl?

to read                           skaityti

a sentence                      sakinys

polite                              mandagus

to trust                           pasitikėti

pleasant, nice                 malonus

outside                            laukas

to relax                           atsipalaiduoti

all                                  visas

to rest                             pailsėti

dessert                           desertas

to smoke                        rūkyti

to sit                              sėdėti

to write                          rašyti

nor                                 nei

anywhere                        bet kur

to study                          mokytis

wonderful                       puikus

pork                               kiauliena

aš

I can read                     aš galiu skaityti

I can write                       aš galiu rašyti

I can work                       aš galiu dirbti

if I can, you can too       jei aš galiu, gali ir tu

I can’t shut up               negaliu tylėti

I can’t read                   negaliu skaityti

I can’t write                   negaliu rašyti

I can’t work                     negaliu dirbti

tu can you?                             ar gali?

can you speak English?         ar gali kalbėti angliškai?

can you understand French? ar gali suprasti prancūziškai?

I know that you can do it       aš žinau kad tu tai gali

can you?                                 ar gali?

yes, I can!                             taip, aš galiu

I can’t shut up                         negaliu tylėti

yes, I can!                               taip, galiu!

you cannot leave                     negali išeiti

you cannot enter                   negali įeiti

you cannot sing                       negali dainuoti

jis he can cook                       jis gali virti

he can dance                           jis gali šokti

he can do it                           jis gali tai padaryti

he cannot do it                       jis negali to padaryti

he cannot cook                       jis negali virti

he cannot dance                     jis negali šokti

ji she can start                         ji gali pradėti

she can eat very slowly         ji gali valgyti labai lėtai

she can hear                         ji gali girdėti

she cannot swim                   ji negali plaukti

she cannot eat slowly             ji negali valgyti lėtai

mes we can do it                           mes galime tai padaryti

we can win                             galime laimėti

yes we can                               taip mes galime

we can’t do it                         mes negalime to padaryti

we can’t win                           negalime laimėti

no we can’t                             ne, mes negalime

jūs you can change your life       jūs galite pakeisti savo gyvenimą

can you say when?                 ar galite pasakyti kada?

can you say why?                   ar galite pasakyti kodėl?

now you can start                   dabar galite pradėti

can you read this sentence?   ar jūs galite perskaityti šį sakinį?

why can’t you be polite?         kodėl jūs negalite būti mandagus?

why can’t you trust me?         kodėl jūs negalite manimi pasitikėti?

why can’t you be nice?           kodėl jūs negalite būti malonus?

jūs you all can play outside         jūs visi galite žaisti lauke

you can all relax                     jūs visi galite atsipalaiduoti

you can all rest                       jūs visi galite pailsėti

you all cannot eat dessert     negalite valgyti deserto

you all cannot smoke here     negalite čia rūkyti

you all cannot sit here           negalite čia sėdėti

jie they can read and write           jie gali skaityti ir rašyti

they can sit in the coffee shop jie gali sėdėti kavinėje

they can speak Lithuanian       jie gali kalbėti lietuviškai

they can understand a little English jie gali truputį suprasti angliškai

they can’t read nor write               jie negali nei skaityti, nei rašyti

they can’t live well in London         jie negali gerai gyventi Londone

they can’t speak Lithuanian           jie negali kalbėti lietuviškai

jos they can live anywhere                 jos gali gyventi bet kur

they can dance well                       jos gali puikiai šokti

they can study in the library           jos gali mokytis bibliotekoje

they can sit outside                       jos gali sėdėti lauke

they cannot live here                       jos negali gyventi čia

they cannot dance well                   jos negali gerai šokti

they cannot eat pork                     jos negali valgyti kiaulienos

and here is galėti in the imperative

you can! (tu)                                   galėk!

we can!                                            galėkime!

you can! (jūs)                                  galėkite!

you cannot! (tu)                              negalėk!

we cannot!                                      negalėkime!

you cannot! (jūs)                             negalėkite!

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