Lithuanian Out Loud 0121 - Žiūrėti To Look At

Hi there, I'm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Just a quick note before we get started, Agnė iš Vilniaus has honored us with another excellent contribution.  This is probably the best work she's ever done on this podcast.  Thanks for all your hard work Agnė! Also, I did the math and in 13 months we've done over nine episodes of Lithuanian Out Loud a month.  Most of the time I'm trying to put out three or four a week, but I rarely have that much time.  For the next few months we need to cut way back on our frequency.  It's just that we both have many other projects that have been neglected and we need to put some time into them. But, don't worry, we're still working on dozens of episodes on paper and we have about 15 recorded.  So, we aren't quitting, we just need to free up some time for other things.  We're not going to stop, we're just going to slow down the pace a bit.  Once these other projects have been tended to, we'll try to put out dozens of new episodes for you.  Alright, on with the show and here's Agnė.  Take it away, Agnė! Hi, I am Agnė, and welcome back for some more Lithuanian phrases. If you remember, the last few times I taught you some phrases for angry and awful things. So it is time to learn some nicer expressions :) If you want to compliment someone for something which is beautiful or nice, you could say: gražus kaip reta... or graži kaip reta... literally; rare beauty.   You could use it either for a person or for a thing. Also, you can say graži kaip lėlė - as pretty as a doll, but be careful. If you use this in reference to, for example, a woman with too much make-up or a man who's dressed a little too fine, you'll sound sarcastic. Let's learn some words: retas rare (masculine) reta rare (feminine) graži nice, beautiful, pretty (feminine) gražus nice, beautiful, handsome (masculine) viršelis a cover knyga a book žiedas a ring, also - a blossom auksas gold gėlė a flower dukra a daughter dukrelė a daughter, using the diminutive lėlė a doll lėlytė a doll in the diminutive Let's repeat one time slowly: graži kaip lėlė as beautiful as a doll - referring to a feminine noun gražus kaip lėlė as beautiful as a doll - referring to a masculine noun graži kaip reta of a rare beauty, referring to a feminine noun gražus kaip reta of a rare beuaty, referring to a masculine noun Now let's go over some examples: ta mergina graži kaip lėlė that lady is as beautiful as a doll man nepatinka vaikinai gražūs kaip lėlės I don't like guys who are as pretty as dolls.  In English this would loosely translate as, I don't like pretty-boys. These two examples could be used sarcastically, so be careful. But, if you want to use a diminutive form, it could sound like a compliment. For example: tavo dukrelė graži kaip lėlytė your little daughter is as beautiful as a little doll knygos viršelis gražus kaip reta the bookcover is of a rare beauty šitas aukso žiedas gražus kaip reta this golden ring is of a rare beauty diena graži kaip reta the day is of a rare beauty ši gėlė graži kaip reta this flower is of a rare beauty As the word order in the Lithuanian language is not important, you could also say it like this: gražus kaip reta knygos viršelis gražus kaip reta aukso žiedas gražus kaip reta šitas aukso žiedas graži kaip reta diena graži kaip reta gėlė graži kaip reta ši gėlė It just depends on what you want to emphasize more. It will also go together with your intonation, so you can play with it and enjoy :) See you next time! Make your day of a rare beauty! Hi there, I'm Jack and I'm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. According to Wikipedia, the Lithuanian national plant is rue (rūta). A bride traditionally wears a little crown made of rue, which is a symbol of her life as an unmarried young woman. During the wedding the crown is burned, symbolizing the loss of careless childhood and entrance into the world of adulthood. Today we'll go over the Lithuanian verb žiūrėti – to look, to look at, to watch, to stare at, to gaze at.  Some related words are; žiūronai                                      binoculars spyglass, telescope                       žiūronas spectator, onlooker                      žiūrovas, žiūrovė spectators, onlookers                    žiūrovai Here are žiūrėti and nežiūrėti conjugated in the present tense; to look at                                    žiūrėti I look at                                      aš žiūriu you look at                                  tu žiūri he looks at                                  jis žiūri she looks at                                 ji žiūri we look at                                    mes žiūrime you look at (jūs)                           jūs žiūrite you all look at (jūs)                       jūs žiūrite they look at (mm/mf)                   jie žiūri they look at (ff)                           jos žiūri to not look at                               nežiūrėti I don't look at                               aš nežiūriu you don't look at                          tu nežiūri he doesn't look at                         jis nežiūri she doesn't look at                        ji nežiūri we don't look at                           mes nežiūrime you don't look at (jūs)                  jūs nežiūrite you all don't look at (jūs)              jūs nežiūrite they don't look at (mm/mf)           jie nežiūri they don't look at (ff)                   jos nežiūri here are some examples using the infinitive of the verb I wan't to watch the film                aš noriu žiūrėti filmą   he can watch this program              jis gali žiūrėti šią programą can't you look?                             ar gali nežiūrėti? we cannot watch this film              negalime nežiūrėti šio filmo we cannot watch this concert         negalime nežiūrėti šio koncerto aš I'm watching the movie                  aš žiūriu filmą I'm looking at the album                  aš žiūriu albumą I'm looking at the mountains            aš žiūriu į kalnus I'm not watching the film                aš nežiūriu filmo I'm not looking at the album            aš nežiūriu albumo I'm not looking at the mountains     aš nežiūriu į kalnus tu where are you looking?                    kur tu žiūri? are you looking at the road?             ar tu žiūri į kelią? are you looking at the photograph?   ar tu žiūri į nuotrauką? are you looking at him?                    ar tu žiūri į jį? are you looking at her?                    ar tu žiūri į ją? you aren't looking at the road          tu nežiūri į kelią you aren't looking at the photo         tu nežiūri į nuotrauką you aren't looking at him, right?       tu nežiūri į jį, taip? jis he is looking at the sea                    jis žiūri į jūrą he is looking at the sky                     jis žiūri į dangų he is looking at the auto                   jis žiūri į automobilį he is not looking at the sea                jis nežiūri į jūrą he is not looking at the sky              jis nežiūri į dangų he is not looking at the auto              jis nežiūri į automobilį ji she is looking at the performance     ji žiūri spektaklį she is looking at the watch                ji žiūri į laikrodį she is looking at the man                 ji žiūri į vyrą she's not looking at the play            ji nežiūri spektaklio she is not looking at the watch          ji nežiūri į laikrodį she is not looking at the man            ji nežiūri į vyrą mes we're looking and we don't see       mes žiūrime ir nematome we're looking at the black sky         mes žiūrime į juodą dangų we're looking at the fox                  mes žiūrime į lapę we're not looking at the corpse        mes nežiūrime į lavoną we're not looking at the blood         mes nežiūrime į kraują we're not looking at the rats            mes nežiūrime į žiurkes jūs you are looking at the trees             jūs žiūrite į medžius are you are looking at the photo?     ar jūs žiūrite į nuotrauką? you are looking at the future            jūs žiūrite į ateitį you're not looking at it                    jūs nežiūrite į tai you're not looking at it seriously      jūs nežiūrite į tai rimtai you are not looking at the photo       jūs nežiūrite į nuotrauką why don't you look at me?             kodėl nežiūrite į mane? jūs (plural as in you all) you often look outside                    jūs dažnai žiūrite į lauką (let's go outside! – einame į lauką! - Raminta says this to her dog, the pug Antik and he goes crazy with excitement when he hears it) you often look at the door               jūs dažnai žiūrite į duris you often look at the window           jūs dažnai žiūrite į langą you don't watch television              jūs nežiūrite televizoriaus you don't look at me                      jūs nežiūrite į mane you never look at me                      jūs niekada nežiūrite į mane jie (m/m or m/f group) they are looking at the stars             jie žiūri į žvaigždes they are looking at the moon            jie žiūri į mėnulį they are not looking at the stars        jie nežiūri į žvaigždes they are not looking at the moon      jie nežiūri į mėnulį they are looking at the tree              jie žiūri į medį they are not looking at the tree        jie nežiūri į medį jos they are looking at the house            jos žiūri į namą they are looking at the spider           jos žiūri į vorą they are looking at the dog              jos žiūri į šunį they are not looking at the house      jos nežiūri į namą they are not looking at the spider     jos nežiūri į vorą they are not looking at the dog         jos nežiūri į šunį imperative look what she's doing!                      žiūrėk, ką ji daro! look at the mountains!                      žiūrėkite į kalnus! let's look at what's going to happen! žiūrėkime kas bus! don't look at the blood!                    nežiūrėk į kraują! don't look at this room!                     nežiūrėkite į tą kambarį! let's not look at this movie!               nežiūrėkime šio filmo! 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