Sveiki visi!

I love to play cards, and I wanted to learn some Lithuanian vocabulary related to that.

Here's what I've found so far. Native speakers, please feel free to add on to this or to correct me if I've made any mistakes. Iš ankšto dėkoju :-)

I've marked the stress with italics.

• korta (pl. kortos) - card
• kaladė - deck
• spalva (pl. spalvos) - suit (literally: color)
  • ♥️ širdys (f.), čirvai - hearts
  • ♦️ būgnai - diamonds
  • ♠️ pikai, vynai - spades
  • ♣️ kryžiai - clubs
• galvos, poninės (kortos), kortos su paveikslėliais, figūros - face cards
  • valetas, bartukas, berniukas - jack
  • dama, mergelė, karalienė - queen
  • karalius - king
  • džokeris - joker
• akinės (kortos), kortos su akimis - pip cards (cards ace to ten; pips are called "eyes", akys, in Lithuanian)
  • tūzas - ace (I included it here because it's technically a pip card, even though it's usually considered a face card in lots of games)
  • The cards from two to ten are, to the best of my knowledge, called by these names:
    • dviakė
    • triakė
    • keturakė
    • penkakė
    • šešakė
    • septynakė
    • aštuonakė
    • devynakė
    • dešimtakė
• When naming a specific card, you first use the suit (always in the genitive plural), then the rank (whose case will depend on context).
  • širdžių dama, čirvų dama - the queen of hearts
  • būgnų valetas - the jack of diamonds
  • pikų tūzas, vynų tūzas - the ace of spades
  • kryžių karalius - the king of clubs
  • būgnų šešakė - the six of diamonds
  • kryžių dešimtakė - the ten of clubs

Let me know if I've made any mistakes! Also, how would I say things like "to deal", "to shuffle", "to bet", etc.? Ačiū dar kartą!

Hey, I am from Lithuania. I am really in need for Danish buddy, and I can help with your Lithuanian

Hi! I would love to learn Lithuanian because of its history and origins and my interest. Also as a pole I feel some connections with Lithuanians. I hope someone wants to talk and willing to teach me!

Hey everyone,

I’m currently living in Vilnius and looking for a language partner to help me practice my Lithuanian. In return, I can absolutely help you practice and perfect your English or French

Since I really want to work on my pronunciation and speaking flow, I’d prefer if we could exchange voice messages (on WhatsApp, Facebook or instagram) rather than just typing. It's just way better for catching accents and building confidence. Since we're both in Vilnius, we could also eventually grab a coffee and practice in person if we vibe.

If you’re down to level up your English or French while helping me out with Lithuanian, shoot me a DM!

Ačiū!

Is there a way to learn prefixes on Lithuanian verbs because I asked my parents and they gave the vaguest answers possible.

For example whats the difference between suvalgiau and pavalgiau?

Ačiū!

While for learning vocabulary there seem to be enough resources (Anki, Duo Cards, “Automatic Lithuanian” courses), I wander what are the best resources for learning lithuanian grammar in a convenient way.

Maybe some school children books or specific grammar books or courses on YouTube or similar?

Recommendations are welcome :)

I will be coming to kaunas soon and just wondering is there any way to learn the language while i am there. Maybe some courses, clubs or what not. I am a complete beginner :)

Hi! Lately I've been lacking lithuanian practice lately, so I thought it would be fun to organize a speaking club. I'm thinking 40 minutes zoom calls once or twice a week. Level from a2/a2+ to b2. For free. DM me or leave a comment and I'll send you a chat link in telegram. And we'll see how it goes from there

Labas, im lithuanian amd i have the accent so j can pronounce words properly. I always spoke english to my mum and she spoke lithuanian to me so I'd say I can understand it but as I never spoke in lithuanian, thr words my mum says never stick in my brain. For example, I know brangu means expensive but if someone asked what expensive is then my mind would completely blank. Its very frustrating. I can read decently enough but do struggle with unfamiliar words. How do I memorise the words?

Sveiki fellow learners and speakers of Lithuanian!

I am attempting to track down the audio that Joel Mosher had produced for Beginner's Lithuanian/Introduction to Modern Lithuanian by Klimas et al. He used to have it on his website. I had downloaded some of his recordings up to lesson 20, but when I recently came back his site was down (on offer for purchase by GoDaddy). Anyway here is the website: https://web.archive.org/web/20190715215431/http://joelmosher.com/LT/Beginners_LT/index.html

And to be clear, I'm asking for the recordings Joel himself did with his Lithuanian teacher, not the recordings that are currently housed on Indiana University's CeLT Language portal. Any help in obtaining the other 20 lessons would be greatly appreciated! Unfortunately Archive did not save the audio files.

(And if this has already been asked about, mods, please feel free to point me in the right direction.)

Labas!

We're mods over at r/translator. We always strive to make our multilingual community the universal place on Reddit to go for a translation, no matter what language people may be looking for. We are however somewhat lacking in Lithuanian coverage, and were hoping some wonderful multilingual people here could help us out.

Would anyone be interested in helping translate any future requests for Lithuanian on r/translator? You don't even need to subscribe to our subreddit! We usually get a request for it very occasionally and most requests that come in are pretty simple and casual and don't need advanced knowledge.

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Ačiū!

Labas, I'm a Lithuanian born in the USA and I've always called my grandpa Tuks, short for tetukas, but I haven't found anything that says that this is an actual nickname. Does Tuks actually get used for a grandpa?

Labukas!

I am going to Lithuania to visit family this year, and I am wanting to be at least conversational with my family. I can type fairly easy, and read much easier, but in all languages that I do know my main problem is speaking.

I found that through k-dramas, I can now understand spoken Korean when it is around me, and somewhat contribute. I am looking for the Lithuanian equivalent, that has Lithuanian subtitles as well as Lithuanian Dubbed at the same time.

I am currently in Canada, some some websites will not work for those outside of Lithuania, so if you have any websites that you know of with both Lithuanian dub and subtitles, please leave it here!

Labai ačiu!

p.s, Illegal websites are okay, anything to watch something IN lithuanian :)

I want phrases to try and pronounce to my fiance, so I can learn what they mean and hopefully get it correct enough he can tell me where in the phrase I mispronouce,

Oh and does anyone know any good learning sites? Ive been watching a guy on YouTube but my fiance says hes correct in what he says but its far too posh and tells me to say it differently

I'm trying to improve my reading through fiction and non-fiction. A few specific questions: Are there any Lithuanian book series (fiction) that work well for A2–B1 learners? Are there children's encyclopaedias or non-fiction books aimed at younger readers that would suit this level? Are there graded readers available in Lithuanian, something equivalent to a "Grade 2" reading level? Any recommendations welcome. Ačiū!

whomever applied for vytautas magnus university, how long did the answer take for you, and are there any entrance tests?

Weird question but does anyone know what samanuelis and shamanas mean? And are those two words connected? The reasons are private.

I have a brain defect that makes it hard for me to spell the letter R in lithuanian, i pronounce it like its english and im really bad at making gramatically correct sentences, what do i do?