Dissecting Lithuanian: Noticing Patterns In The Language

Join me as I ask Dovilė ( / lithuanian_with_dovile ) about some of the patterns I see in the Lithuanian language. From endings for specific occupations to brand names becoming generic terms, I learned a few interesting things about the language (that I'm still learning to speak fluently)!
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[@viva453453]

If you find the "citrinų limonadas" interesting, you will find "kojų rankšluostis" mind blowing ;)

[@RemboUSMC]

As long as you continue to live in Vilnius where there are a lot of English speakers, your journey to learn Lithuanian will take longer than if you had no choice but to speak Lithuanian. If you lived in a more rural area, far from Vilnius or Kaunas, and in a smaller village, your journey to fluent Lithuanian would be much faster.

[@povilzem]

-ine works with nouns. Ligonine=ligon(is)+ine - sick person place. Kavine=kav(a)+ine - coffee place. -ykla works with verbs. Kepykla=kep(ti)+ykla - baking place. Valgykla=valgy(ti)+ykla - eating place.

[@viktoraskesminas8033]

I think parkeris (pen) is from a brand Parker

[@Tar1ff]

Džipas- a Jeep, here is another for you, we call each suv a Jeep

[@watto6926]

The audio sounds funky

[@shemica16]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed! Because OMG it sounds like a robot! Lithuania Explained, are you ok my guy??? You're not abducted or anything? Send a squirrel emoji if you need help!

[@ainaras33]

seems like it is an AI voice

[@watto6926]

@@shemica16 i think its just glitching out

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Yeah, apparently. I tried running my audio file recordings through software than cleans it up and removes background noise. I can't hear the difference but other people can - guess it depends on what speakers/headphones are being used.

[@watto6926]

honestly its fine, Just the beginning in particular sounded little robotic, the rest of the video sounded good to me.@@LithuaniaExplained

[@robertam4058]

There are more Lithuanian words that use popular brand names for common things made by other brands. For example "parkeris" for fountain pen, "džipas" for SUV car, vazelinas for "lip balm", "fotošopas" for any photo editing app.

[@manometras]

Dovilė is from Suvalkija.

[@Laurynas_LTU]

Your Lithuanian is much better than in your last Lithuanian language learning video! You pronounce Lithuanian very technically correctly which makes me think you don't just simply say the way you feel is right but you actually make an effort to pronounce it the way it should be pronounced, if that explanation makes sense... Please publish more LT lang. learning videos! Ačiū! Sėkmės!

[@Kadagiskiai]

Nice. Miegoninė sounds beautiful and skristykla sounds even better than (oro oustas) that we use now. :)

[@manometras]

Skridykla or better skraidykla would be the correct way to make that word. Mokyti - to teach. The -ti is like the to, and you take it away to make mokykla (a school). Mokykla is made from the word mokė (taught). If you would make a word for a school like sktisti > skristykla, when you would make mokytykla from mokyti.

[@erik7999]

Your pronunciation is coming along very nicely man, you're doing well. Miegoninė sounds so goofy actually, cracked me up. 😄 Keep up your good work and have a great Christmas! 🎅 By the way your thumbnails like this are a banger. 😄

[@manometras]

Mieginė or rather miegalinė would be better, but it is miegamasis [kambarys].

[@LaurynasMilinis]

​@@manometras Miegalinė should involve beer.

[@matikramer9648]

​@@LaurynasMilinis 🎉❤🎉

[@Krokas308]

Miegoninė sounds like a better word for viešbutis (hotel).

[@derplerify]

As soon as you speak more and use it more. It will hopefully start to make sense. The logic and feel behind the language will maybe start to fall in place over more time. Just watching this as a litho is crazy as I can imagine how confusing it must be for you. You seem to be doing great though. Huge respect.

[@UtamagUta]

Raštinė sounds more something where monks or scholars used to scribe documents. A stationary store is still called Raštinės priemonės → scribe + tools

[@matikramer9648]

Taip Bet sekretorės kambarys gi turi tą pačią prasmę Ar a paprasta lentelę ant durų su žodžiu "sekretorė" ..... Naujų žodžių "pagimdymas" - mūsų kalbininkų duona..

[@gintarassurblys927]

Tnx for interesting in our language.

[@user-cy5uv8kv9r]

Pleas make a video about chirstmas and new year how people of Lithuania celebrate these events

[@shemica16]

He made it last year.

[@matikramer9648]

You've done well. Please, continue And good luck

[@matikramer9648]

To Lithuania explained - ❤ my pleasure

[@Misterlikeseverythin]

So the thing you are discussing here is mostly priesaga or suffix. In Lithuanian words follow prefix, root, suffix, ending. In primary school we had exercises to make up words using suffixes. People can understand made-up words, because Lithuanian has simple rules. It's the spelling and commas that kill you.

[@dragonltu8349]

it was nice video i can say about my language keep up good work and keep learning and one thing i can say about lithuanian once you understand it more you will notice how similar it is to english language and other ones but of crouse it won't be same way to say it but meaning and phase is pity much very similar, one of many reason why i personaly have easy time with english and many other lithuanian people who speak well atleast i think in that way like some common words are similar to english like internet = internetas and other ones that came from western world stuff are just english word or english similar word + some lithuanian classic ending like one of common i can think of is -as for example words similar computer = komputeris , television = televizija , pc games = kompiuteriniai zaidimai , memes = memai (not so much common in way to say but used sometimes as we use other word to say same thing but you can use it and people who speak english will understand) , freezer = šaldiklis (well it isn't so similar but point is we also use word like cold or to freeze something from base word + some ending to say what device does and call it in that way) , zebra = zebras you get point there is alot of similar words that came from english and stay in lithuanian language / change tiny bit to sound lithuanian and to be more native way to say it once you understand word more you will similarity between language's

[@Mendogology]

That was very interesting! 💚

[@Leitis_Fella]

>Be Lithuanian doge >Smell a Russian >"Barkas! Barkas! Barkas!"

[@Mendogology]

🤣

[@manometras]

I smell a Russian in you now, a russcist.:D

[@Catapillah]

More language updates, please! 😁

[@AbsentasLT]

Parkeris - a pen, parker brand for a pen, the word is aproved by vlkk

[@shemica16]

Also feiris - indų ploviklis. As in dish soap - Fairy. Never heard anyone say indų ploviklis, everyone says feiris.

[@NotBest713]

​@@shemica16interesting, I say indų ploviklis, but I've also heard people say feiris sometimes. maybe it depends on region?

[@rds7516]

@@shemica16 I've only heard dish soap being called 'feiris' a handful of times, I wouldn't say it's too common but it definitely happens.

[@dusytiaa]

I like “miegoninė” much more than “miegamasis”! I will only use miegoninė from now on 😅🤩

[@matikramer9648]

😂

[@manometras]

Wow, both of you are❤❤❤

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

Happy Holidays! Linksmų Švenčių!

[@dovkaupas]

I'm really annoyed by Limonadas, especiall after learning in school that Lemon means Citrina, but I say it anyway, it's rooted to the bone by now lol.

[@adminaccounts807]

Italian limoncelo

[@dice3000]

What about the word "lėktuvas"? It's named after verb "lėkti" 😆

[@justasrandom6609]

some next level stuff

[@NikhilSharma-gu5ev]

Hello dear team please tell me which language level is required for pr in Lithuania A2 or B1???

[@dovile559]

A2 🙂

[@NikhilSharma-gu5ev]

​@@dovile559thanks to shear a valuable information

[@draugami]

(Your voice changed. I don't know if you have a cold, or you are stepping in for our regular host. Or audacity changed something. Your most recent videos have your voice back to normal.)

[@botronas6039]

Is it just me or does this video sound like it was done with AI?

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Yeah, apparently. I tried running my audio file recordings through software than cleans it up and removes background noise. I can't hear the difference but other people can - guess it depends on what speakers/headphones are being used.

[@botronas6039]

@@LithuaniaExplained Yeah sounded a little weird

[@RaisonDetre96]

Once you realize how formulaic and logically patterned Lithuanian is, you being to understand how non-formulaic and irregular English is!

[@NikhilSharma-gu5ev]

I think Lithuanian should overcome this language barrier so that international exposure can reach this country and make more development and people's lives be happy. Not in citizenship but in pr

[@matikramer9648]

As lithuanian I can say we really have much more of " international " words than you probably know Almost entire sections of the letters C, F and H in lithuanian dictionary are from other languages... And it happened long ago, long before Lithuania regained her independence the second time...

[@VidasSadauskas]

Wrong. To eat too much is not prisivalgyti but persivalgyti.