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According to Radio Vilnius: News & Current Affairs Lithuania has the third lowest birthrate in Europe and Lithuania makes the list of the ten nations worldwide with the lowest birthrates.  Naturally it’s difficult for parents to combine childcare with work and daycare isn’t easy to find.  Lithuania has the longest maternity leave coverage in the world.  The childcare giver receives two years off work with full pay supplied by the Lithuanian government.

In Lithuanian you can say “or” using ar or arba or ar or arba or ar or arba

yes or no                                           taip arba ne

England or Lithuania                           Anglija arba Lietuva

either us or your friends                       arba mes arba tavo draugai

a film or a book                                      filmas arba knyga

good or bad                                            geras ar blogas

black or white                                        juodas ar baltas

big or small                                            didelis ar mažas

pretty or ugly                                         gražus ar bjaurus

hot or cold                                             karštas ar šaltas

young or old                                          jaunas ar senas

satiated or hungry                                 sotus ar alkanas

straight or crooked                                 tiesus ar kreivas

war or peace                                         karas arba taika

is this coffee or tea?                               ar tai yra kava ar arbata?

is that cake or pie?                                  ar tai tortas ar pyragas?

is this salt or sugar?                             ar tai druska ar cukrus?

is that milk or cream?                           ar tai pienas ar grietinėlė?

is that a pen or a pencil?                       ar tai rašiklis ar pieštukas?

white wine or red wine?                         baltas vynas ar raudonas vynas?

you can put ar or arba in front the noun

black or white?                                      ar juodas ar baltas?

one or two?                                           ar vienas ar du?

one or two?                                           arba vienas arba du?

now or later?                                          arba dabar arba vėliau?

who is home?  Jolanta or Eglė?               kas yra namuose?  ar Jolanta ar Eglė?

do you have a fawn pug or a black pug? ar tu turi smėlio spalvos mopsą ar juodą mopsą?

either go or stay                                     arba einam arba pasiliekam

choose the past or the future               pasirink, arba praeitis arba ateitis

choose either A or B                               pasirink, arba A arba B

Putvys or Deividas can do it                   Putvys arba Deividas gali tai padaryti

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

Radio Vilnius: News & Current Affairs http://www.lrt.lt/english/news.php?strid=4270804&

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