Episode description
Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.
Every summer the port city of Klaipėda holds Jūros šventė - The Sea's Festival. Šventė is the Lithuanian word for holiday, feast, or festival. Jūra is the word for the sea.
According to the webpage Kadmusarts, the Sea Festival invites the locals and city guests to enjoy more than 100 events, in which over 600 singers and bands are involved.
Something I’ve found difficult to understand is the word namas and its relatives.
Today we’ll take a few minutes to go over namas, namo, namo, namai, namuose, namie, namų, namui, namams, namą, name!
namas is the word for a house
here is namas in vardininkas, singular
I like this house very much
šitas namas man labai patinka
our house is in Vilnius
mūsų namas yra Vilniuje
here is my house
čia yra mano namas
the house was big
namas buvo didelis
the house is not old
namas nėra senas
he is as big as a house
jis yra didelis kaip namas
she is as big as a house
ji yra didelė kaip namas
a children's home
vaikų namas
namai is namas declined in vardininkas, plural
namai can translate as either houses or home
namai – houses
namai – home
first, let's use namai as in houses
riverside
paupys
houses on the riverside
namai prie paupio
the yellow houses
geltoni namai
the houses are expensive
namai yra brangūs
now, let's use namai meaning home
my home is in Vilnius
mano namai yra Vilniuje
your home is cozy
tavo namai yra jaukūs
I like your home
man patinka jūsų namai
context is important here
some of these sentences could mean either home or houses
namo
is the word that expresses “to home or homewards“ and expresses movement
to accompany
lydėti
to return
sugrįžti
to come back
grįžti
to go on foot
eiti pėsčiomis
I go home
einu namo
I will go home
eisiu namo
I will accompany you home
aš lydžiu tave namo
I go home at night
einu naktį namo
I said, I'm returning home
sakau, aš namo sugrįžau
I'm going back home (I came home)
aš grįžau namo
I'm going home from work
einu namo iš darbo
I went home on foot
grįžau pėsčiomis namo
who is going home?
kas eina namo?
now go home and talk to your husband
dabar eik namo ir pakalbėk su savo vyru
I want to go home!
noriu namo!
(note: at the time of this recording, Gintarė was planning a trip home to Lithuania and she was very excited to get going)
Nežinau kodėl...ah, your family...it will be a party every day I think...um hum...yeah, it’s gonna be great!
namo is the singular genitive of namas and it expresses possession...sweet!
the house's location
namo vieta
the house's color
namo spalva
the house's price
namo kaina
the house's size
namo dydis
the house's appearance
namo pasirodymas
the house's garage
namo garažas
the house's doors
namo durys
namų
is the plural genitive of namas and it expresses possession
many houses
daug namų
several houses
keletas namų
the houses' location or the location of
more than one house
namų vieta
the houses' color or the color of more
than one house
namų spalva
in the following examples we're staying with the plural genitive, namų, but keep in mind that the plural vardininkas of namas is namai
namai can mean houses or it can mean home
so, if we decline namai, home, in the genitive, we get namų
house arrest
namų areštas
home page
namų puslapis
a housekeeper
namų šeiminkinkė
I'm calling from a home telephone
aš skambinu iš namų telefono
he often ran from home
labai dažnai bėgdavo iš namų
This week is house-keeping week.
In Lietuva?
No, in America! Because in the hotel we celebrate house-keeping week and I win prize, one day “I don’t have to go to work - for me - paid.
Congratulations! That’s nice!
Yeah!
That’s a good prize. Wow. Prašom...
namie - at home; means the same as namuose
namie is the locative case
are they at home?
ar jie namie?
are they at home?
ar jos namie?
are you at home?
ar tu namie?
no, I don’t eat at home
ne, namie nevalgau
stay at home until I return with Eglė
būkite namie kol grįšiu su Egle
on weekends he sits at home
savaitgaliais sėdi namie
is she at home?
ar ji namie?
she is not
jos nėra
is he at home?
ar jis namie?
he is not
jo nėra
is Raminta in?
ar Raminta namie?
Raminta is not
Ramintos nėra
is Mindaugas at home?
ar Mindaugas namie?
Mindaugas is not
Mindaugo nėra
is Austėja in?
ar Austėja namie?
Austėja is not
Austėjos nėra
is Justinas at home?
ar Justinas namie?
Justinas is not
Justino nėra
Rimantas works at home
Rimantas dirba namie
Audronė works at home
Audronė dirba namie
Valentina works at home
Valentina dirba namie
Justas works at home
Justas dirba namie
do you keep your dog at home?
ar laikote namie šunį?
if you’re at home we can talk
jei esate namie galime pakalbėti
at home we have a family member
namie turime šeimos narį
namuose - at home; means the same as namie
do you have a computer at home?
turite kompiuterį namuose?
Lina has one dog at home, called Filas
Lina namuose turi vieną šunį, vardu Filas
make yourself at home!
jauskis kaip namuose!
nowadays Antanas lives at home
šiuo metu Antanas gyvena namuose
you can make yourself at home
galite laikyti namuose
are there animals at home?
ar gyvūnai namuose?
name
in the house / in a house
he lives in her house
jis gyvena jos name
Eglė lives in this house
Eglė gyvena šiame name
nobody lives in the house
niekas negyvena name
it's immediately clear who lives in this house
iš karto aišku, kas šiame name gyvena
the Brazilian lives in the red house
Brazilas gyvena raudoname name
the Lithuanians work in the house
Lietuviai dirba name
namą is the accusative singular of namas
namą
go to your house
eik į savo namą
the driver went to the house
vairuotojas nuėjo į namą
I want to sell my house
noriu pirkti savo namą
I'm planning to buy a house
planuoju pirkti namą
I'm planning to paint my house
planuoju dažyti savo namą
let's go to the new house
važuokime į naują namą
I love the house
aš myliu namą
I love the yellow house
aš myliu geltoną namą
I love the blue house
aš myliu mėlyną namą
I love the red house
aš myliu raudoną namą
I love the white house
aš myliu baltą namą
the nominative singular of house is namas, the nominative plural is namai
so, if the word for home, namai is declined in the accusative, it changes to namus
namus
go to your home!
eik į savo namus!
go home, okay?
eik į namus, gerai?
I'll go home
aš eisiu į namus
time to go!
kelkis ir eik!
get up and go!
kelkis ir eik!
time for you to go home
kelkis ir eik į savo namus
I'll go home with you
eisiu pas tave į namus
I'll go straight home
eisiu tiesiai į namus
home flower delivery in Vilnius
gėlių pristatymas į namus Vilniuje
nothing is better than home
nieko nėra geriau už namus
namu is the singular instrumental of namas
under the house is a large basement (cellar)
po namu yra didelis rūsys
under the house is a huge garage
po namu yra didžiulis garažas
I have not only a garage under the house, but parking on the street
turiu ne tik garažą po namu, bet ir parkingą gatvėje
namais is the plural instrumental of namas
Lietuva has become my second home, here I feel very well
Lietuva tapo mano antraisiais namais, čia jaučiuosi labai gerai
a fan (as in a football fan)
aistruolis / aistruolė
The Vilnius Town Hall Square has become the home for football fans
Vilniaus Rotušės aikštė tampa futbolo aistruolių namais
here is Vitalija’a photo with her house
čia Vitalijos nuotrauka su jos namais
here is the dative case or naudininkas singular and plural
singular - namui
a roof
stogas
the house needs a new roof
namui reikia naujo stogo
to heat / to warm
šildyti
how much energy does a house need to be heated?
kiek energijos reikia namui šildyti?
material
medžiaga
to insulate
apšiltinti
how much material does a house need to be insulated?
kiek medžiagos reikia namui apšiltinti
plural - namams
everything for your home!
viskas jūsų namams
a piece of furniture
baldas
furniture (plural)
baldai
an office
biuras
furniture and chairs for the home or office
baldai ir kėdės namams arba biurams
a boiler
katilas
a heater
šildytuvas
a radiator
radiatorius
biolers, heaters, and radiators for your home
katilai, šildytuvai, ir radiatoriai jūsų namams
a small house or a cottage would be called namelis
a cabin, a cottage
namelis
a house on wheels
namelis ant ratų
a tree house
namelis medyje
in the city center stands an old cottage
miestelio centre stovi senas namelis
the cottage is built from oak
namelis pastatytas iš ąžuolo
in the small house
namelyje
who lives in the small house?
kas namelyje gyvena?
I live in a small house in the suburbs
aš gyvenu namelyje priemiestyje
and finally, some miscellaneous examples
a stay-at-home
namisėda
members of the household
namiškis / namiškė / namiškai
a house or home
naminis
a cabana
namukas
homemade
namų darbo
homespun
namie austas
a domestic animal
naminis gyvulys
a lodge, cabin, or cottage
namelis
Šaunuoliai! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Puiku! Excellent!
Jūros šventė