Episode description
LL0252 – Vilius Nėra Vilius Is Not Here
Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.
According to the latest estimates there are about three and a half million people in Lithuania today. By 2025 the population is expected to decrease to three million three hundred thousand. By 2050 Lithuania is projected to have only two million seven hundred thousand. Wow.
Sixty-seven percent of the population lives in cities. The ethnic groups of Lithuania are broken down like this; 80% Lithuanian, 8% Russian, 8% Polish, 2% Belarussian, 1% Ukranian and 1% “other.”
When I text Raminta on Skype at a friend’s house I’ll occasionally get a message that says, Ramintos nėra. When you want to say someone or something is not at home, not in the hotel, not in the restaurant, not at work, etectera, you have to use the genitive case or kilmininkas.
here are some examples;
he is at home
jis yra namie
she is at home
ji yra namie
he is not at home
jo nėra namie
he is not at home
jo nėra namuose
she is not at home
jos nėra namie
she is not at home
jos nėra namuose
Raminta is at home
Raminta yra namie
Raminta is not at home
Ramintos nėra namie
is Raminta at home?
ar Raminta namie?
Raminta is not
Ramintos nėra
is Naras at home?
ar Naras namie?
Naras is not at home
Naro nėra
is Ingrida at home?
ar Ingrida namie?
Ingrida is not
Ingridos nėra
in the hotels there are no elevators
viešbučiuose nėra liftų
in the hotel there are no available rooms
viešbutyje nėra laisvų kambarių
is there coffee here?
ar čia yra kavos?
there is no coffee
kavos nėra
is there food here?
ar čia yra maisto?
there is no food
maisto nėra
is there milk here?
ar čia yra pieno?
there is no milk
pieno nėra
there is no hot coffee!
karštos kavos nėra!
there is no beer in heaven
alaus danguje nėra
there is no hot water
nėra karšto vandens
Šaunuoliai!! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Puiku! Excellent!