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EPISODE · May 25, 2009 · 12 MIN

Lithuanian Out Loud 0162 - Lediniai Tiltai Icy Bridges

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Lediniai Tiltai Icy Bridges Hi there, I'm Jack and I'm Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. On 15 July 1410 Lithuanian soldiers fought in the Battle of Grunwald. The German Teutonic Knights never could get on well with Lithuanians. The Pope in Rome had given the Teutonic Knights carte blanche to invade and conquer Lithuanian and Prussian lands. The Prussians were linguistic and cultural cousins of the Lithuanians. In 1385 Grand Duke Jogaila of Lithuania married Queen Jadwiga of Poland. A few years later in 1409 the Teutonic Knights were trying to control an uprising in a territory they controlled – Samogitia or Žemaitija. Lithuanian Grand Duke Jogaila, who was now by marriage the King of Poland declared that if the Teutonic Germans invaded Lithuania it would mean war. The Teutonic Knights said this was a provocation and declared war. Since Grand Duke Jogaila was now the King of Poland, he gave control of Lithuania to Vytautas the Great. On the 2nd of July 1410 Vytautas the Great of Lithuania and King Jogaila of Poland joined their armies and crossed into Teutonic territory headed for the German castle at Marienburg. The Germans were caught completely by surprise. The German and Lithuanian-Polish forces faced off and fought for many hours. The Germans were slaughtered and the Lithuanian-Polish armies were victorious. The battle was fought on the plains of Grunwald or in Lithuanian – Žalgiris. The battle is known in Lithuania as Žalgirio mūšis. Mūšis is the word for battle. Today Žalgiris is a symbol of resistance to foreign domination over Lithuania. The leading Lithuanian basketball and football teams are called BC Žalgiris and FK Žalgiris to commemorate the battle. --- Today's episode will be a continuation of the last episode on adjectives. Today we'll essentially take the singular adjectives from the last episode and make them plural. the plural of –as changes to –i, the plural of -a changes to –os the plural of –us changes to –ūs, the plural of -i changes to –ios the plural of –is changes to –iai, the plural of -ė changes to –ės small mažas / maža the plural would be… maži / mažos small dogs maži šunys small cats maži katinai small houses maži namai
 small cars maži automobiliai
 small tables maži stalai small countries mažos šalys
 small boats mažos valtys
 small ants mažos skruzdėlės small foxes mažos lapės
 small libraries mažos bibliotekos -soft minkštas / minkšta the plural would be… minkšti / minkštos soft armchairs minkšti foteliai
 soft bags minkšti maišeliai
 soft carpets minkšti kilimai soft cheeses minkšti sūriai
 soft rabbits minkšti kiškiai soft sofas minkštos sofos soft blankets minkštos antklodės soft chairs minkštos kėdės
 soft beds minkštos lovos
 soft pillows minkštos pagalvės -hard kietas / kieta the plural would be… kieti / kietos hard muffins kieti keksai hard cheeses kieti sūriai
 hard stones kieti akmenys
 hard armchairs kieti foteliai
 hard benches kieti suolai hard sofas kietos sofos
 hard chairs kietos kėdės
 hard beds kietos lovos
 hard pillows kietos pagalvės hard buns kietos bandelės -clean švarus / švari
the plural would be… švarūs / švarios clean beaches švarūs pliažai
 clean bowls švarūs dubenys
 clean rooms švarūs kambariai
 clean houses švarūs namai clean bedrooms švarūs miegamieji clean bathtubs švarios vonios
 clean kitchens švarios virtuvės
 clean stoves švarios viryklės clean plates švarios lėkštės clean saucers švarios lėkštutės -cheap pigus / pigi the plural would be… pigūs / pigios cheap bicycles pigūs dviračiai
 cheap cameras pigūs fotoaparatai
 cheap overcoats pigūs paltai cheap pens pigūs tušinukai
 cheap tickets pigūs bilietai cheap dresses pigios suknelės cheap blouses pigios bliuzelės
 cheap jackets pigios striukės
 cheap guitars pigios gitaros
 cheap handbags pigios rankinės -icy ledinis / ledinė
 the plural would be… lediniai / ledinės icy ponds lediniai tvenkiniai icy pools lediniai baseinai icy drinks lediniai gėrimai icy lakes lediniai ežerai
 icy bridges lediniai tiltai icy rivers ledinės upės icy seas ledinės jūros icy streets ledinės gatvės icy puddles ledinės balos icy stairways ledinės laiptinės -silky šilkinis / šilkinė the plural would be… šilkiniai / šilkinės silky skirts šilkiniai sijonai
 silky neckties šilkiniai kaklaraiščiai
 silky sweaters šilkiniai megztiniai
 silky robes šilkiniai chalatai
 silky pillowcases šilkiniai užvalkalai silky dresses šilkinės suknelės silky blouses šilkinės bliuzelės silky blankets šilkinės antklodės silky sheets šilkinės paklodės
 silky headscarves šilkinės skarelės -synthetic sintetinis / sintetinė
 the plural would be sintetiniai / sintetinės synthetic chemicals sintetiniai chemikalai
 synthetic coats sintetiniai paltai
 synthetic furs sintetiniai kailiai
 synthetic sweaters sintetiniai megztiniai
 synthetic ties sintetiniai kaklaraiščiai synthetic blouses sintetinės palaidinukės
 synthetic jackets sintetinės striukės
 synthetic fabrics sintetinės medžiagos
 synthetic gloves sintetinės pirštinės
 synthetic resins sintetinės dervos the adjective didelis is an oddball and it doesn't follow the normal rules -big, heavy, large didelis / didelė
the plural would be dideli / didelės big noises dideli triukšmai
 big houses dideli namai big elephants dideli drambliai big men dideli vyrai
 big mountains dideli kalnai big structures didelės struktūros big countries didelės šalys big sofas didelės sofos big snowflakes didelės snaigės large books didelės knygos Šaunuoliai! Excellent! You made it to the end of another episode! Puiku!

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