ÿþ <html> <head> <title></title> <script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.authpro.com/cgi-bin/auth.fcgi?user=thelithuanians&action=pp"> </script> </head> <body> <h4> <a href=" http://www.thelithuanians.com/media/school.html ">[RETURN]</a><br> </h4> <p> <h2> LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE<BR> AUDIO LESSONS </h2> <p> <BR> <B> <h3> CONVERSATION </h3> </b> <P> <b> <A HREF=" http://www.thelithuanians.com/media/mp3s/LS303conversation.mp3 ">CLICK to hear AUDIO</A> </b> <BR> <p> <TABLE BORDER="10"> <TR> <TH>IN A RESTAURANT</TH> <TH>VALGYKLOJE</TH> </TR> <TR> <TD> 1. What do you wish to eat?</TD><TD> Ko jus norite valgyti?</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> 2. Please give me some milk and bread.</TD><TD> Pra&#154;au man duoti pieno ir duonos.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> 3. And a cup of coffee, too. </TD><TD> Taip pat ir puoduka kavos. </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> 4. Something to drink? </TD><TD> Ko nors gerti?</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> 5. Yes. Please bring me a bottle of beer.</TD><TD> Taip. Pra&#154;au man atne&#154;ti buteli alaus.</TD> <TR> <TD>6. Do you want [some] soup, too?</TD><TD> Ar jus taip pat norite sriubos?</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> 7. No, thank you. I never eat soup.</TD><TD> A&#269;iu, ne. A&#154 niekuomet nevalgau sriubos.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> 8. The bill, please </TD><TD> Pra&#154;au saskaita.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> 9. Here you are. One dollar. </TD><TD> Pra&#154;au. Vienas doleris.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> 10. Thank you. Good bye</TD><TD>A&#269;iu. Sudie(u).</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> <b>NOTES:</b> Item number<br> <p> 1. <b> ko</b> 'of what' is genitive.<br> 2. <b> pieno, kavos</b>  partitive genitive: 'some of . . .'<br> 3. <b> puodukas</b>, actually diminutive of <b>puodas</b> 'pot, kettle'.<br> 7. With <b>niekuomet</b> 'never', <b>nieko</b> 'nothing', <b>niekur</b> 'nowhere' a double negative <br> is used;<b> sriubos</b> is also a genitive: the direct object of a negated verb <br> must be in the genitive case, rather than the accusative.<br> <p> <p> <h4> <a href="http://www.thelithuanians.com/media/school.html ">[RETURN]</a><br> </h4> <p> <br> <p> <h4> <a href="mailto:info@thelithuanians.com"> <strong>info@thelithuanians.com</strong></a></font></div> </h4> <p> <p> <h5> &#169 Web site created and maintained by Raymond Balta<br> </h5> </body> </html>