Lithuanian Out Loud

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today we’re in a new month!  August was named in honor of Augustus Caesar in the year eight before the common era (8 BCE).  In Lithuanian this month is rugpjūtis, named after the word for rye, rugiai and pjauti, to cut.  It’s rye cutting month. Here’s some food for thought.  I remind people not to refer to Lithuania as a former part of the Soviet Union.  Calling Lithuania a nation that was once part of the Soviet Union or as the former Soviet Republic Lithuania sounds like Lithuania and Russia went through an amical divorce.  It’s like saying to a Frenchman or Dutchman, hey, aren’t you guys formerly part of the Nazi Empire?  Nah, don’t do it, it won’t make you any new friends. pradėkime, let’s get started In past episodes we practiced a lot of possession using the genitive case or kilmininkas such as the wife’s name, žmonos vardas, or Eglė’s husband, Eglės vyras. Today we’ll tackle the