Lithuanian Out Loud 0252 Beg – Vilius Nėra Vilius Is Not Here

LL0252 – Vilius Nėra Vilius Is Not Here   Hi there, I'm Jack and I'm Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.   According to the latest estimates there are about three and a half million people in Lithuania today.  By 2025 the population is expected to decrease to three million three hundred thousand.  By 2050 Lithuania is projected to have only two million seven hundred thousand.  Wow.   Sixty-seven percent of the population lives in cities.  The ethnic groups of Lithuania are broken down like this; 80% Lithuanian, 8% Russian, 8% Polish, 2% Belarussian, 1% Ukranian and 1% "other."   When I text Raminta on Skype at a friend's house I'll occasionally get a message that says, Ramintos nėra.  When you want to say someone or something is not at home, not in the hotel, not in the restaurant, not at work, etectera, you have to use the genitive case or kilmininkas.   here are some examples;   he is at home jis yra namie   she is at home ji yra namie   he is not at home jo nėra namie   he is not at home jo nėra namuose   she is not at home jos nėra namie   she is not at home jos nėra namuose   Raminta is at home Raminta yra namie   Raminta is not at home Ramintos nėra namie   is Raminta at home? ar Raminta namie?   Raminta is not  Ramintos nėra   is Naras at home? ar Naras namie?   Naras is not at home Naro nėra   is Ingrida at home? ar Ingrida namie?   Ingrida is not Ingridos nėra   in the hotels there are no elevators viešbučiuose nėra liftų   in the hotel there are no available rooms viešbutyje nėra laisvų kambarių   is there coffee here? ar čia yra kavos?   there is no coffee kavos nėra   is there food here? ar čia yra maisto?   there is no food maisto nėra   is there milk here? ar čia yra pieno?   there is no milk pieno nėra   there is no hot coffee! karštos kavos nėra!   there is no beer in heaven alaus danguje nėra   there is no hot water nėra karšto vandens   Šaunuoliai!!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!  Excellent!