KitsumiFree basic Lithuanian words
A seven-page printable PDF for your first weeks of Lithuanian: how it sounds, how words work, 253 everyday words and sentences to read aloud.
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What's inside
- How Lithuanian soundsRead as written, nothing silent. č, š and ž, c as ts, j as y, ė, the long vowels y, į, ū and ų, the tails on ą and ę, ie and uo in one beat, and a stress you learn with each word.
- How words workNo articles, masculine and feminine nouns in two colours, how endings change (kava, kavą, kavos, su kava), names that change when you call someone (Jonas, Jonai!), tu or jūs, and būti and dirbti: esu, esi, yra, esame, esate, yra.
- 253 words, then show wordsLabas, sveiki and ačiū, family, numbers, cepelinai, šaltibarščiai and juoda duona, places and verbs. Then oho!, šaunu!, valio! and nieko tokio, what to call people, and ten sentences to read before you check.
How to use it
- Read the sounds page aloud, one row at a time. Keep it next to you while you read the rest.
- Read the grammar page twice. You don't need to learn it, just to notice the two colours, the endings, and how the verb ending changes.
- Learn five words a day. Cover the grey English on the last page, read each sentence aloud, then slide the paper down to check.
- Watch something in Lithuanian with Kitsumi and hover any word you don't know to see what it means.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. It's a free PDF with no sign-up. Print it, keep it and share it.
Is Lithuanian hard to pronounce?
Less than it looks. Lithuanian is read as it's written, and the marks just make a vowel long or turn c, s and z into ch, sh and zh. The stress comes with listening, and you're understood long before it's perfect.
Do I need to learn the cases first?
No. Learn each word in its dictionary form, the way the sheet lists it. The endings come with listening.