Hi there, I'm Raminta and I'm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.

According to the online article, "Purse or Curse: Lithuania Turns To Witch To Pursue Deadbeats," the Lithuanian collection firm, Skolų Išieškojimo Biuras has employed a witch doctor to persuade debtors to pay their debts. No word yet if this is convincing anyone to pay up.

Today we'll continue with examples of the instrumental case or įnagininkas. At the beginning of each group we'll give you some vocabulary.

A preposition, "po" means "under" when used with the instrumental case. "Po" can be used with other cases to mean other things. But, today we're focused on the instrumental case.

In this episode we'll divide the examples into groups based on the noun suffixes.

(-as) a telephone

telefonas

internet

internetas

an airplane

lėktuvas

a motorcycle

motociklas

a fox

lapė

a road

kelias

a president

prezidentas

a rat

žiurkė

to go, to take place

vykti

trash, rubbish

šiukšlės

trash container

šiukšlių konteineris

Austėja is traveling to America by plane

Austėja keliauja į Ameriką lėktuvu

Violeta is driving to Palanga by motorcycle

Violeta važiuoja į Palangą motociklu

we keep company using the phone

bendraujame telefonu

we keep company via the internet

bendraujame internetu

the police are driving down the road

policija važinėja keliu

a rat is under the trash container

žiurkė yra po šiukšlių konteineriu

a snake lives under the bridge

gyvatė gyvena po tiltu

under the house there's a fox

po namu yra lapė

Andrius became president

Andrius tapo prezidentu

the dog is under the table

šuo yra po stalu

(-is) a camel

kupranugaris

a nomad

klajoklis

a river

upė

sidewalk

šaligatvis

to flow

tekėti

bicycle

dviratis

valley

slėnis

to run

bėgti

a cat

katė

to ride

joti

a river flows through the valley

upė teka slėniu

Raminta is running using the sidewalk

Raminta bėga šaligatviu

Evaldas goes via bicycle

Evaldas važiuoja dviračiu

Evaldas goes via the sidewalk

Evaldas važiuoja šaligatviu

the cat is under the armchair

katė yra po foteliu

the nomad rides the camel

klajoklis joja kupranugariu

(-ys) a pond

tvenkinys

a frog

varlė

a horse

arklys

to swim

plaukti

a male pupil

mokinys

an elephant

dramblys

a mouse

pelė

a lighthouse

švyturys

the frog is swimming across the pond

varlė plaukia tvenkiniu

to trust, to rely on

pasikliauti

I am traveling to Poland by way of train

aš važiuoju į Lenkiją traukiniu

Natalija rides a horse to Nida

Natalija į Nidą joja arkliu

A ball rolled under the elephant

kamuolys pasirito po drambliu

Antanas likes being a pupil

Antanui patinka būti mokiniu

the ships rely on the lighthouse

laivai pasikliauja švyturiu

(-us) controller

kontrolierius

director

direktorius

king

karalius

ambassador

ambasadorius

a tram

tramvajus

honey

medus

Algis works as a director

Algis dirba direktoriumi

Algis works as a director

Algis dirba direktorium

the final "i" is often dropped in spoken Lithuanian

Valdemaras works as a controller

Valdemaras dirba kontrolieriumi

Valdemaras works as a controller

Valdemaras dirba kontrolierium

Vilius became king

Vilius tapo karaliumi

Vilius became king

Vilius tapo karalium

Justinas became an ambassador

Justinas tapo ambasadoriumi

Justinas became an ambassador

Justinas tapo ambasadorium

let's go by tram

važiuokime tramvajumi

Justas sweetened the tea with honey

Justas pasisaldino arbatą medumi

the subway is under the museum

metro randasi po muziejumi

there is a storeroom under the museum

sandėlys yra po muziejumi

masculine nouns that end in –uo decline with the suffix –eniu

akmuo changes to akmeniu

a stone

akmuo

a window

langas

to break

išmušti

natural

natūralus

the key

raktas

the insect

vabzdys

Antanas broke the window with a stone

Antanas išmušė langą su akmeniu

we work with natural stone

dirbame su natūraliu akmeniu

the key is under the stone

raktas yra po akmeniu

the insect lives under the stone

vabzdys gyvena po akmeniu

šuo changes to šuniu or šunimi

to leave on foot

išeiti

to stroll around

vaikštinėti

a pillow

pagalvė

I'm leaving for a walk with the dog

išeinu pasivaikščioti su šuniu

I can talk to my dog

Aš galiu kalbėtis su savo šuniu

I'm walking around with the dog

vaikštau su šuniu

the pillow is under the dog

pagalvė po šuniu

I'm leaving with the dog

išeinu su šunimi

I can talk to my dog

galiu kalbėtis su savo šunimi

I'm walking around with the dog

vaikštau su šunimi

how to spend free time with the dog?

kaip praleisti laisvalaikį su šunimi?

vanduo changes to vandeniu or vandenimi

to dilute

atskiesti

to dilute with water

atskiesti vandeniu

vodka

degtinė

to clean

valyti

to swim

plaukti

a boat

valtis

please don't dilute the vodka with water

prašom neskiesti degtinės vandeniu

you can clean it with water

galima tai valyti vandeniu

dolphins can swim underwater

delfinai gali plaukti po vandeniu

the duck swims through water

antis plaukia vandeniu

the boat is under water

valtis po vandeniu

please dilute the vodka using water

prašom atskiesti degtinę vandenimi

you can clean it with water

galima tai valyti vandenimi

drink your medicine with water

užsigerkite vaistus vandenimi

the duck swims through water

antis plaukia vandenimi

Great, on the next episode we'll continue working with more examples of the instrumental case. We'll see you on the next episode! Ate!

Purse or Curse: Lithuania Turns To Witch To Pursue Deadbeats http://jonathanturley.org/2009/01/19/purse-or-curse-lithuania-turns-to-witch-to-pursue-deadbeats/