Lithuanian Out Loud 0141 - Interviu Su Ingrida Interview With Ingrida

Hi there, I'm Raminta and I'm Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Prašom... According to the Wikipedia page entitled, Russians in Lithuania, most of the present-day Russians in Lithuania are migrants from the Soviet era and their descendants. In Lithuania, Russian emmigration was resisted.  In Latvia and Estonia, less was done to stop it. By 1989 Russians made up 30% of the population in Estonia, while in Latvia, ethnic Latvians made up just 52% of the population. In contrast, in the last Soviet census in 1989, only 9 percent of Lithuania's population were ethnic Russians. Russians who reside in Lithuania live mainly in urban areas. In Vilnius they make up 13% of the population, and 20% in Klaipėda. Kaunas has just 4% ethnic Russians. The town of Visaginas was built for workers at the Ignalina nuclear power plant and therefore has an ethnic Russian majority of 55%. Alright, here is the first in a series of conversations Raminta recorded at a barbecue party.  In the background of these recordings you can hear music from the party, insects, frogs, dogs and passing cars.  These conversations are relaxed, spontaneous and unscripted.  First, you'll hear the conversation between Raminta and Ingrida and then we'll break it down using some examples. Then at the end we'll play the conversation again.  Enjoy!  Enjoy! Viskas….Labas vakaras, Ingrida! Labas vakaras, Raminta! Pirmų pirmiausia paklausiu klausimą ar sutinkate būti įrašyta ir ar informacija gali būti panaudota internete? Gali …projekte "Lithuanian Out Loud" Prašau Ačiū, tai va, Ingrida, kaip manai, kas gyvenime yra laimingesni – vyrai ar moterys? Aš galvoju, kad laimingesnės vis tik moterys yra gyvenime. Moterys? Kodėl taip manot? Todėl, kad jos gali pasiekti daugiau negu vyrai kartais, jos yra išradingesnės, subtilesnės, jautresnės, įdomesnės daugumoje, aišku yra ir vyrų įdomių, na ir daug daugiau tų privalumų yra ištikrųjų, tik reikia būti moteriai protingai, protas nugali viską. Šaunu, ištikrųjų šaunu --- Raminta: Viskas….Labas vakaras, Ingrida! That's it…Good evening, Ingrida! Ingrida: Labas vakaras, Raminta! Good evening, Raminta Raminta: Pirmų pirmiausia paklausiu klausimą ar sutinkate būti įrašyta ir ar informacija gali būti panaudota internete? First of all I will ask a question do you agree to be recorded and can the information be used on the internet? Ingrida: Gali It can Raminta: …projekte "Lithuanian Out Loud" …in the project "Lithuanian Out Loud" Ingrida: Prašau "Go right ahead" Raminta: Ačiū, tai va, Ingrida, kaip manai, kas gyvenime yra laimingesni – vyrai ar moterys? Thanks, so, Ingrida, what do you think, who in life is happier - men or women? Ingrida: Aš galvoju, kad laimingesnės vis tik moterys yra gyvenime. I think that happier, nevertheless, women are in life. Raminta: Moterys? Kodėl taip manot? Women? Why do you think so? Ingrida: Todėl, kad jos gali pasiekti daugiau negu vyrai kartais, jos yra išradingesnės, subtilesnės, jautresnės, įdomesnės daugumoje, aišku yra ir vyrų įdomių, na ir daug daugiau tų privalumų yra ištikrųjų, tik reikia būti moteriai protingai, protas nugali viską. Because they can achieve more than men sometimes, they are more inventive, more subtle, more sensitive, more interesting in the majority, clearly there are interesting men, and there are many more qualities to tell the truth, only it's necessary for women to be clever, intelligence conquers all. Raminta: Šaunu, ištikrųjų šaunu Great, really great vocabulary                                             žodynas all or everything                                    viskas first                                                        pirmas first of all…                                             pirmiausia… to ask                                                     paklausti I will ask…                                              paklausiu… a question                                               klausimas or                                                           ar, arba to meet or to agree                               sutikti to be                                                       būti to record                                                 įrašyti information                                             informacija to be able (can)                                       galėti can be                                                    gali būti to make use of                                        panaudoti the internet                                              internetas on or in the internet                               internete project                                                    projektas in the project                                          projekte so, …where are you from?                     tai va…iš kur jūs esate? sooo, …let's get started!                         tai va…pradėkim! so, …how are you?                                 tai va…kaip sekas? to think                                                  manyti life                                                         gyvenimas in life                                                     gyvenime a man                                                     vyras men                                                       vyrai a woman                                              moteris women                                                   moterys happy (masculine singular)                     laimingas happy (masculine plural)                         laimingi happy (feminine singular)                       laiminga happy (feminine plural)                         laimingos happier (masculine singular)                   laimingesnis happier (masculine plural)                     laimingesni happier (feminine singular)                     laimingesnė happier (feminine plural)                       laimingesnės a happy man                                           laimingas vyras a happier man                                       laimingesnis vyras happy men                                             laimingi vyrai happier men                                           laimingesni vyrai a happy woman                                     laiminga moteris a happier woman                                   laimingesnė moteris happy women                                          laimingos moterys happier women                                        laimingesnės moterys to think                                                  galvoti I think                                                    galvoju always, still                                              vis only                                                        tik why do you think so?                             kodėl taip manot? why                                                       kodėl therefore, so, that is why                       todėl that                                                        kad they (women)                                         jos to reach, to attain, to achieve               pasiekti more                                                      daugiau than                                                       negu sometimes                                              kartais inventive                                                išradingas more inventive (feminine plural)             išradingesnės subtle                                                     subtilus more subtle (feminine plural)                 subtilesnės sensitive, delicate, tactful                       jautrus more sensitive (feminine plural)             jautresnės interesting                                               įdomus more interesting                                     įdomesnės majority                                                 dauguma in the majority                                        daugumoje clear                                                      aiškus clearly                                                    aišku clearly there are interesting men           aišku yra vyrų įdomių clearly there are interesting men           aišku yra ir vyrų įdomių note that here "ir" is used for emphasis now…well…                                            na… so, why?                                                 na, kodėl? well, I think that he is happy                 na, aš manau, kad jis yra laimingas oh, I don't know                                     na, aš nežinau many                                                      daug more                                                      daugiau that, this                                                  tas necessary, indespensable                       privalus quality, merit                                          privalumas that quality or merit                               tas privalumas many qualities or merits                         daug privalumų (plural genitive) to tell the truth, really…                         ištikrujų… to need, to require                                 reikėti it is necessary                                         reikia mind, intelligence, wit, intellect             protas clever, sensible                                     protingas an intelligent male cat, clever cat           protingas katinas a clever female cat                                 protinga katė to overcome, to conquer, to defeat       nugalėti intelligence conquers all                         protas nugali viską intelligence conquers everything           protas nugali viską beauty conquers all                               grožis nugali viską truth conquers all                                   tiesa nugali viską Viskas….Labas vakaras, Ingrida! Labas vakaras, Raminta! Pirmų pirmiausia paklausiu klausimą ar sutinkate būti įrašyta ir ar informacija gali būti panaudota internete? Gali …projekte "Lithuanian Out Loud" Prašau Ačiū, tai va, Ingrida, kaip manai, kas gyvenime yra laimingesni – vyrai ar moterys? Aš galvoju, kad laimingesnės vis tik moterys yra gyvenime. Moterys? Kodėl taip manot? Todėl, kad jos gali pasiekti daugiau negu vyrai kartais, jos yra išradingesnės, subtilesnės, jautresnės, įdomesnės daugumoje, aišku yra ir vyrų įdomių, na ir daug daugiau tų privalumų yra ištikrųjų, tik reikia būti moteriai protingai, protas nugali viską. Šaunu, ištikrųjų šaunu Alright!  That's it for today!  Thanks for the download!  If you got anything out of this lesson please leave us a review on our iTunes page. To leave us comments call our voicemail number that's in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud – that's one word, and leave us a message there. 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