Useful Lithuanian phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba), a Baltic language spoken mainly in Lithuania.

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.

Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal

English	lietuvių kalba (Lithuanian)
Welcome	Sveiki atvykę
Hello (General greeting)	Labas Sveikas Sveiki
Hello (on phone)	Alio
How are you?	Kaip sekasi? Kaip tau sekasi?
Reply to 'How are you?'	Ačiu, gerai. O Jums?
Long time no see	Seniai nesimatėm Ilgai nematytas
What's your name?	Kuo tu vardu? (inf) Koks jūsų vardas? (frm)
My name is ...	Mano vardas ...
Where are you from?	Iš kur jūs esate? Iš kur tu esi?
I'm from ...	Aš iš ...
Pleased to meet you	Malonu susipažinti
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Labas rytas
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Laba diena
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Labas vakaras
Good night	Labanakt Labos nakties
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Viso gero
Good luck!	Sėkmės! Geros kloties!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Į sveikatą!
Have a nice day	Geros dienos!
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Gero apetito! Skanaus!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Laimingos kelionės! Geros kelionės!
I understand	Aš suprantu
I don't understand	Aš nesuprantu
Yes	Taip Jo
No	Ne
Maybe	Gal
I don't know	Aš nežinau
Please speak more slowly	Prašom pakartoti lėtai Prašom kalbėti lėčiau
Please say that again	Gal gali pakartoti?
Please write it down	Ar galite užrašyti? Gal galite tai užrašyti?
Do you speak Lithuanian?	Ar kalbate lietuviškai?
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Taip
How do you say ... in Lithuanian?	Kaip lietuviškai pasakyti ...?
Excuse me	Atsiprašau!
How much is this?	Kiek šitas kainuoja? Kiek tai kainuoja?
Sorry	Atsiprašau! Atleiskite!
Please	Prašau
Thank you	Ačiū Dėkoju Labai ačiū
Reply to thank you	Prašom
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Kur yra tualetas?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Šis vyras užmokės už viską
This lady will pay for everything	Ši moteris užmokės už viską
Would you like to dance with me?	Ar norėtum su manim pašokti? Gal norėtum su manim pašokti?
I miss you	Aš pasiilgau tavęs (used between lovers) Man tavęs trūksta (used between other people)
I love you	Aš tave myliu
Get well soon	Sveikite Sveikite greičiau
Bless you! (Said when sb sneezes)	Į sveikatą! (To your health!) Atsiprašau (Excuse me - reply) Ačiū (Thank you - reply)
Go away!	Palikite mane ramybėje!
Leave me alone!	Atstokite! Palikite mane ramybėje!
Help!	Padėkite!
Fire!	Gaisras!
Stop!	Stop!
Call the police!	Iškvieskite policiją! Skambinkite policijai!
Christmas greetings	Linksmų Kalėdų
New Year greetings	Laimingų Naujųjų Metų
Easter greetings	Su šventom velykom! Sveiki sulaukę šventų velykų!
Birthday greetings	Su gimtadieniu Sveikinu gimtadienio proga
Congratulations!	Sveikiname!
My hovercraft is full of eels	Mano laivas su oro pagalve pilnas ungurių
One language is never enough	Vienos kalbos niekada negana Mokėti vieną kalbą neužtenka

Lithuanian recordings by Augustinas Žemaitis, with corrections by Oksana Grajauskaitė and Palmyras Peter Vaitkus

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Links

Other collections of Lithuanian phrases
http://www.debeselis.net/phrases.php
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/lithuanian.shtml
http://www.linguanaut.com/english_lithuanian.htm

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