Lithuanian Out Loud 0131 - Prašom Palaukti Please Wait

Prašom Palaukti Please Wait Hi there, I'm Jack and I'm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today we're in the month of November which in Lithuanian is lapkritis. According to Wikipedia, Eglė the Queen of Serpents is considered one of the most archaic and best-known Lithuanian fairy tales and the richest in references of Baltic mythology. Over a hundred slightly diverging versions of the plot have been collected. Its multi-layered mythological background has been an interest of Lithuanian and foreign researchers of Indo-European mythology. Photograph: Grass Snake Photographer: Funkai1 (Wikipedia) Eglė is both a popular female name in Lithuania and also a noun meaning spruce tree. The serpents (žaltys) of the tale are grass snakes in Lithuanian, but because they inhabit the sea, the word may mean a mythical water snake. pradėkime, let's get started The Lithuanian word prašom is used a lot.  You've probably heard it in every episode of Lithuanian Out Loud.  We often say, prašom pakartoti.  Pakartoti is the infinitive verb which means, to repeat.  So, prašom pakartoti translates as, please repeat.  You can use it on the street any time you don't understand what is said.  It's perfect for your lesson with a native Lithuanian speaker. use this when handing someone something here you go          prašom here you are          prašom this is for you       prašom thank you             ačiū it's nothing           nėra už ką it's nothing           nėra už ką when you say nėra už ką in normal conversation is sounds more like one word it's nothing           nėra už ką no sweat              nėra už ką it's nothing           nieko tokio you're welcome     nieko tokio no sweat               nieko tokio a friend brings you a drink and says, here you go           prašom you reply, thank you              ačiū the waiter says, it's nothing            nėra už ką you buy a book and hand the bookseller some money and you say, here you go           prašom the bookseller says, thank you               dėkoju and you reply, it's nothing           nėra už ką Dėkoju means the same thing as ačiū, it's a little more formal and more polite.  Dėkui means the same as dėkoju. thank you               dėkoju thank you                     dėkui thank you                     dėkoju thank you                     dėkoju thanks                          dėkui thanks                          dėkui thank you (formal)        dėkui jums thank you very much labai dėkui an official at the airport asks for your passport, you pull it out, hand it to her and you say, here you go                 prašom thank you                    dėkoju you're welcome           prašom So, you can say prašom to mean, here you are, or here you go.  You can use it to say, you're welcome.  You can also use prašom to invite someone after you've opened a door for them. you open a car door for someone and you say, please, allow me            prašom thank you                     dėkoju you're welcome            prašom you open your front door and invite a friend in, you say, please come in               prašom thank you                      ačiū it's nothing                    nėra už ką you're getting on a bus and you stand aside to let an elderly woman board before you, please, you first              prašom thank you                      dėkui jums it's nothing                     nėra už ką if we're sitting on the bus and a pregnant woman gets on board and has nowhere to sit, you get up and offer her your seat, you say, please, sit here               prašom thanks                          dėkui you're welcome             prašom now, as we mentioned at the beginning of this episode, we can use prašom combined with the infinitive of a verb.  It's a gentle way of suggesting someone do something.  Here are some quick examples… please, sit down             prašom, atsisėsti please, give (me)             prašom, paduoti please, tell (me)              prašom, pasakyti please, repeat                 prašom, pakartoti please, write                   prašom, rašyti please, take                    prašom, paiimti please, read (me)            prašom, paskaityti please, wait                    prašom, palaukti please, listen                  prašom, klausyti please, don't smoke       prašom, nerūkyti (rūkyti – to smoke) please, come in             prašom, užeiti please, eat                      prašom, valgyti please, show (me)            prašom, parodyti please, advise (me)         prašom, patarti please, have a seat         prašom, prisėsti please, listen                 prašom, paklausyti please, visit                     prašom, apsilankyti please, stand up             prašom, atsistoti or, during a language class we might use these… please, speak Lithuanian prašom kalbėti lietuviškai please, speak English     prašom kalbėti angliškai Puiku!  Excellent!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku! 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