1. Labas rytas(Or: Laba ryta) — Good morning!
2. Laba diena (Or: Laba, diena) — Good day!
3. Labas vakaras (Or: Laba vakara) — Good evening!
4. Kaip gyvuojate? — How are you? (Plural, politely)
5. Kaip gyvuoji? — How are you? (Familiar)
6. Ačiu, gerai. O kaip jus? — Fine, thank you. And you?
7. Ar jus esate ponas Valys? — Are you Mr. Valys?
8. Ne, aš esu Valaitis, Petras Valaitis. — No, I am Valaitis, Petras Valaitis.
9. Jus esate studentas? — Are you a student?
10. Taip, aš esu studentas. — Yes, I am a student.

NB.
Learn these sentences by heart! Do not try to figure out what
the separate words mean: learn the whole phrase by heart.

NOTES: Labas rytas is used until about 10 AM.
From then, until about 6-8 PM., depending on the time of the year: Laba diena!
After that:
Labas vakaras
One never uses these expressions on taking leave.
Labas! alone can be used as a short 'Hello!', 'Hi!' at any time of the day.

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